Brazil at the Olympics

Brazil at the Olympic Games
Flag of Brazil IOC code  BRA NOC Brazilian Olympic Committee Website www.cob.org.br (Portuguese)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Brazil first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920,^[1] and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1928 Games. Brazil has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1992, though to this date no Brazilian athlete has won a medal in winter sports.

Brazilian athletes have won a total of 108 medals, with volleyball, sailing and judo as the top medal-producing sports. 2012 was the year with more medals, 17, and 2004 had the most golds with 5. Furthermore, Vanderlei de Lima, the long-distance runner attacked during the marathon in Athens, has been awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal.

The National Olympic Committee for Brazil is the Brazilian Olympic Committee, and was created in 1914 and recognized in 1935. Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will be the host city of 2016 Summer Olympics. This will be the first time that any country in South America and a lusophonie country will host the games.^[2]

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1920 Antwerp 21 1 1 1 3 15 1924 Paris 12 0 0 0 0 – 1928 Amsterdam Did not participate 1932 Los Angeles 67 0 0 0 0 – 1936 Berlin 73 0 0 0 0 – 1948 London 70 0 0 1 1 34 1952 Helsinki 97 1 0 2 3 24 1956 Melbourne 44 1 0 0 1 24 1960 Rome 72 0 0 2 2 39 1964 Tokyo 61 0 0 1 1 35 1968 Mexico City 76 0 1 2 3 35 1972 Munich 81 0 0 2 2 41 1976 Montreal 81 0 0 2 2 36 1980 Moscow 109 2 0 2 4 17 1984 Los Angeles 151 1 5 2 8 19 1988 Seoul 171 1 2 3 6 24 1992 Barcelona 195 2 1 0 3 25 1996 Atlanta 225 3 3 9 15 25 2000 Sydney 205 0 6 6 12 53 2004 Athens 247 5 2 3 10 16 2008 Beijing 277 3 4 8 15 23 2012 London 258 3 5 9 17 22 2016 Rio de Janeiro 428 Future event 2020 Tokyo Future event Total 23 30 55 108 37

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1992 Albertville 7 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 1 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 1 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 10 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 9 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 5 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 13 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang Future event 2022 Beijing Future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by summer sport    Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Sailing 6 3 8 17 10 Athletics 4 3 7 14 35 Volleyball 4 3 2 9 2 Judo 3 3 13 19 9 Beach volleyball 2 6 3 11 2 Swimming 1 4 8 13 28 Shooting 1 1 1 3 35 Equestrian 1 0 2 3 20 Artistic gymnastics 1 0 0 1 28 Football 0 5 2 7 21 Basketball 0 1 4 5 10 Boxing 0 1 3 4 51 Modern pentathlon 0 0 1 1 19 Taekwondo 0 0 1 1 28 Total 23 30 55 108

Medals by gender Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total Men 18 24 44 86 Women 5 6 11 22

List of medalists

Main article: List of Olympic medalists for Brazil

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won one or more Olympic gold medals and three or more Olympic medals for Brazil.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Robert Scheidt	Sailing	1996–2012	5	M	2	2	1	5
2	Torben Grael	Sailing	1984–2004	6	M	2	1	2	5
3	Marcelo Ferreira	Sailing	1992–2004	4	M	2	0	1	3
4	Dante Amaral	Volleyball	2000–2012	4	M	1	2	0	3
	Gilberto Godoy Filho	Volleyball	2000–2012	4	M	1	2	0	3
	Rodrigo Santana	Volleyball	2004–2012	3	M	1	2	0	3
	Sérgio Santos	Volleyball	2004–2012	3	M	1	2	0	3
8	Emanuel Rego	Beach volleyball	1996–2012	5	M	1	1	1	3
	Ricardo Santos	Beach volleyball	2000–2012	4	M	1	1	1	3
10	César Cielo Filho	Swimming	2008–2012	2	M	1	0	2	3
	Hélia Souza	Volleyball	1992–2008	5	F	1	0	2	3
	Rodrigo Pessoa	Equestrian	1992–2012	6	M	1	0	2	3

Medals won by Brazil between 1896 and 2012.

See also

• Sports in Brazil
• 2016 Summer Olympic Games
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
• Brazil at the Youth Olympics
• Brazil at the Paralympics
• Category:Olympic medalists for Brazil
• Category:Olympic competitors for Brazil

References

1. "Olimpíadas de Antuérpia, 1920 - UOL Esporte". Olimpiadas.uol.com.br. 1920-04-20. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
2. "Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com". Time. 2009-09-25.

External links

• "Brazil". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Brazil". Sports-Reference.com.