José Ramalho

José Ramalho (born 11 August 1982) is a Portuguese marathon canoeist.

Career Ramalho made his ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships debut in 2009. In December 2019, he was named the technical coordinator at Clube Náutico de Prado. After 12 years, he won his first World Championship gold in 2021 in the K-1 short race with a time of 14:19.85.

In June 2025, he competed at the 2025 Canoe Marathon European Championships and won a gold medal in the K-2, a silver medal in the K-1, and a bronze medal in the K-1 short race. In August 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Games and won bronze medals in the K-1 short race and K-1 events. In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a gold medal in the K-2 event with a time of 1:54:00.62, and a bronze medal in the K-1 short race with a time of 13:47.38. This was his fourth consecutive K-2 championship with Fernando Pimenta.