Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 225 (159 men, 66 women) in 19 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Joaquim Cruz | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 25 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 9 |
Total 15 |
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Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 225 athletes - 159 men, 66 women - competed in 18 sports. The country set a record with both 15 medals - only matched in 2008 - and 3 golds - surpassed in 2004 with five. The games were also the first in which Brazilian women won medals with the all-Brazilian beach volleyball final between Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (who won gold) and Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel.
Medalists
Gold
- Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva — Volleyball, Women's Beach Volleyball
- Marcelo Ferreira and Torben Grael — Sailing, Men's Star class
- Robert Scheidt — Sailing, Men's Laser class
Silver
- Maria Angelica, Janeth Arcain, Roseli Gustavo, Silvinha, Hortência Marcari Oliva, Alessandra Oliveira, Claudia Maria Pastor, Adriana Santos, Cintia Santos, Maria Paula Silva, Leila Sobral, and Marta de Sooza Sobral — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
- Gustavo Borges — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel — Volleyball, Women's Beach Volleyball
Bronze
- Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva, and Arnaldo da Silva — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay
- Luiz Felipe de Azevedo, André Johannpeter, Alvaro Miranda Neto, and Rodrigo Pessoa — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
- Henrique Guimarães — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
- Aurélio Miguel — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
- Aldair, Amaral, Bebeto, Danrlei, André Luiz, Flavio Conceição, Juninho Paulista, Luizão, Marcelinho Paulista, Narciso, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Savio, Dida, Ze Elias, and Zé Maria — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
- Fernando Scherer — Swimming, Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Gustavo Borges — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Ana Ida Alvares, Leila Barros, Ericleia Bodziak, Hilma Caldeira, Ana Paula Connelly, Marcia Fu Cunha, Virna Dias, Ana Moser, Ana Flavia Sanglard, Hélia Souza, Sandra Suruagy, and Fernanda Venturini — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
- Lars Grael and Kiko Pellicano — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
- Edgar de Oliveira
- Heat — 3:40.70 (→ did not advance)
- Joaquim Cruz
- Heat — 3:45.32 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Adalberto García
- Heat — 14:28.64 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400m Relay
- Sanderlei Parrela, Valdinei da Silva, Everson Teixeira, and Eronilde de Araujo
- Heat — 3:02.51
- Semi Final — 3:03.46 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Everson Teixeira
- Heat — 48.52s
- Semi Final — 48.28s
- Final — 48.57s (→ 7th place)
- Eronilde de Araujo
- Heat — 48.52s
- Semi Final — 48.45s
- Final — 48.78s (→ 8th place)
- Cleverson Silva
- Heat — 51.23s (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
- Clodoaldo do Carmo
- Heat — 8:51.78 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Douglas de Souza
- Qualification — 7.61m (→ did not advance)
- Nelson Ferreira
- Qualification — 7.76m (→ did not advance)
- Marcio da Cruz
- Qualification — 7.12m (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Luiz Antonio dos Santos — 2:15.55 (→ 10th place)
- Vanderlei De Lima — 2:21.01 (→ 47th place)
- Diamantino dos Santos — 2:26.53 (→ 73rd place)
Women's 800 metres
- Luciana Mendes
- Heat — 2:00.25 (→ 16th place; did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Solange de Souza — 2:56.23 (→ 39th place)
- Carmem de Oliveira — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Triple Jump
- Maria Aparecida
- Qualification — 13.38m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
- Elisângela Adriano
- Qualification — 16.49m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Rogelio de Brito
- First Round — Defeated Nemo Bahari (Indonesia), 12-3
- Second Round — Lost to Lorenzo Aragon (Cuba), 6-16
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Agnaldo Nunes
- First Round — Defeated Henry Kunsi (Papua New Guinea), 11-11 (referee decision)
- Second Round — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 1-11
Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Zely Ferreria
- First Round — Lost to Francis Barrett (Ireland), 7-32
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- Jorge Silva
- First Round — Lost to Rival Cadeau (Seychelles), 7-22
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
- Ricardo Rodríguez
- First Round — Defeated Bob Gasio (Western Samoa), 11-4
- Second Round — Lost to Rhoshii Wells (United States), 2-16
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
- Daniel Bispo
- First Round — Defeated Adnan Khaddour (Syria), 9-4
- Second Round — Defeated Jean-Louis Mandengue (France), referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Thomas Ulrich (Germany), 7-14
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Hernandes Cuadri
- Final — 1:14:12 (→ 35th place)
- Valdir Lermen
- Final — 1:14:48 (→ 36th place)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
- Marcio Ravelli
- Final — 2:45:16 (→ 27th place)
- Ivanir Lopes
- Final — 2:53:29 (→ 35th place)
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Fernando Scherer
- Heat – 22.68
- Swim-off – 22.71
- Final – 22.29 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Gustavo Borges
- Heat – 22.86
- B-Final – 22.92 (→ 13th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Fernando Scherer
- Heat – 49.79
- Final – 49.57 (→ 5th place)
- Gustavo Borges
- Heat – 49.17
- Final – 49.02 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Gustavo Borges
- Heat – 1:49.00
- Final – 1:48.08 (→
Silver Medal)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Luiz Lima
- Heat – 3:56.43 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Luiz Lima
- Heat – 15:24.16 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Rogério Romero
- Heat – 56.94 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Rogério Romero
- Heat – 2:03.49
- B-Final – 2:03.20 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- André Teixeira
- Heat – 55.23 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Fernando Scherer, Alexandre Massura, André Cordeiro, and Gustavo Borges
- Heat – 3:20.21
- Final – 3:18.30 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
- Cassiano Leal, Luiz Lima, Fernando Saez, and André Teixeira
- Heat – 7:28.82 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Gabrielle Rose
- Heat – 57.16 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Gabrielle Rose
- Heat – 1:01.22
- B-Final – 1:01.39 (→ 14th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Gabrielle Rose
- Heat – 2:18.99 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- Fernando Meligeni
- First round — Defeated Stefano Pescosolido (Italy) 6-4 6-2
- Second round — Defeated Albert Costa (Spain) 7-6 6-4
- Third round — Defeated Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 7-6 4-6 8-6
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Andrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 6-7 7-5 6-3
- Semi Finals — Lost to Sergi Bruguera (Spain) 6-7 2-6
- Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Leander Paes (India) 6-3 2-6 4-6
Volleyball
Men's Indoor Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Argentina (1-3)
- Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
- Defeated Poland (3-0)
- Defeated United States (3-0)
- Defeated Cuba (3-0)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Yugoslavia (2-3)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Cuba (3-0) → 5th place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães
Men's Beach Competition
- Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto — 9th place overall
- Zé Marco de Melo and Emanuel Rego — 9th place overall
Women's Indoor Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Bernardo Rezende
See also
References
- (Portuguese) Official website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
- (English) sports-reference
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