Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the Olympic Games
Flag of Brazil IOC code  BRA NOC Brazilian Olympic Committee Website www.cob.org.br (Portuguese)
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	97 (92 men and 5 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Mario Jorge da Fonseca Hermes
Medals Rank: 24	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 3
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Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Adhemar Ferreira da Silva — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump

Bronze

• José Telles da Conceição — Athletics, Men's High Jump
• Tetsuo Okamoto — Swimming, Men's 1.500m Freestyle

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Main Round (Group C)
  • Defeated Canada (57-55)
  • Defeated Philippines (71-52)
  • Lost to Argentina (56-72)
• Final Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Chile (75-44)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (49-54)
  • Lost to United States (53-57)
• Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated France (49-44)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Chile (49-58) → 6th place
• Team Roster
  • Algodão
  • Angelim
  • João Francisco Bráz
  • Mayr Facci
  • Mário Jorge
  • Ruy de Freitas
  • Sebastião Giménez
  • Godinho
  • Thales Monteiro
  • Almir
  • Alfredo da Motta
  • Raymundo Carvalho
  • Zé Luiz
• Head Coach: Manoel Pitanga

Boxing

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Milton Busin
  • Final — 155.91 points (→ 6th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1952.

Men's épée

• César Pekelman
• Darío Amaral
• Walter de Paula

Men's team épée

• Darío Amaral, César Pekelman, Walter de Paula, Helio Vieira

Men's sabre

• Etienne Molnar

Football

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952.

Individual

• Eduardo de Medeiros
• Aloysio Borges
• Eric Marques

Team

• Eduardo de Medeiros
• Aloysio Borges
• Eric Marques

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Brazil in 1952.

25 m pistol

• Guilherme Cavalcanti
• Pedro Simão

50 m pistol

• Jorge de Oliveira
• Álvaro dos Santos Filho

300 m rifle, three positions

• Alberto Braga
• Antônio Guimarães

50 m rifle, three positions

• Severino Moreira
• Harvey Dias Villela

50 m rifle, prone

• Severino Moreira
• Harvey Dias Villela

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

References

1. "Brazil at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database