Brazil at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 73 (67 men, 6 women) in 9 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Brazil competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 73 competitors, 67 men and 6 women, took part in 37 events in 9 sports.[1]
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Sílvio Magalhães Padilha (flagbearer, and future COB president): 5th, 400 metre hurdles
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Three cyclists, all male, represented Brazil in 1936.
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Brazil in 1936.
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1936.
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- 24th, Olympic Monotype
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Four shooters represented Brazil in 1936.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- João Havelange (future FIFA president): 5th, 1500m. male
- Piedade Coutinho: 5th, 400m. freestyle female; semifinals, 100m. freestyle female
- Maria Lenk: semifinals, 200m breaststroke female (but garnished some attention with the butterfly swimming).
- Scylla Venancio
- Sieglind Lenk: no finals, 100m backstroke female
References
- ↑ "Brazil at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- (Portuguese)Brazilian Olympic Committee
- (Portuguese) Duarte, Marcelo. O Guia dos Curiosos: Jogos Olímpicos. ISBN 85-87537-56-3
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