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Brazil competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 76 competitors, 73 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 13 sports. Brazilians won three medals at 1968 Summer Olympics. The bronze medal obtained by sailors Reinaldo Conrad and Burkhard Cordes and the bronze medal won by boxer Servílio de Oliveira were the first medals in their sports. Nelson Prudêncio obtained a silver medal and carried on the nation's tradition of good results in Men's Triple Jump.[1]
Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BRA |
NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 76 (73 men and 3 women) in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | João Gonçalves Filho |
Medals Ranked 35th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
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Athletics edit
- Men
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Nelson Prudêncio | Triple jump | 16.46 | 4 Q | 17.27 |
- Women
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Maria Cipriano | High jump | 1.74 | 9 Q | 1.71 | 11 |
- Combined events – Pentathlon
Athlete | Event | 80H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
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Aída dos Santos | Result | 11.6 | 12.41 | 1.59 | 5.50 | 24.9 | 4578 | 20 |
Points | 948 | 882 | 934 | 873 | 941 |
Basketball edit
Preliminary round edit
Group B edit
Qualified for the semifinals |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 642 | 408 | +234 | 14 |
Brazil | 6 | 1 | 561 | 418 | +143 | 13 |
Mexico | 5 | 2 | 493 | 443 | +50 | 12 |
Poland | 4 | 3 | 473 | 504 | −31 | 11 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 456 | 478 | −22 | 10 |
Cuba | 2 | 5 | 514 | 532 | −18 | 9 |
South Korea | 1 | 6 | 453 | 530 | −77 | 8 |
Morocco | 0 | 7 | 355 | 634 | −279 | 7 |
Semifinal edit
Bronze medal edit
Boxing edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Servilio de Oliveira | Flyweight | BYE | Engin Yadigar (TUR) W 3-2 |
Joseph Destimo (GHA) W 5-0 |
Ricardo Delgado (MEX) L 0-5 |
did not advance | ||
Expedito Alencar | Welterweight | BYE | Tadesse Gebregiorgis (ETH) W RSC-1 |
Manfred Wolke (GDR) L 0-5 |
did not advance |
Equestrian edit
Show jumping edit
Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | ||||
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Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Jump-off | Rank | |||
Lucia Faria | Rush du Camp | Individual | 7,25 | 8 Q | 19,25 | 12 | 19,25 | — | 12 |
Jose Fernandez | Cantal | 23,25 | 33 | did not advance | |||||
Nelson Pessoa Filho | Pass Op | 8,00 | 9 Q | 24,00 | 16 | 24,00 | — | 16 | |
Lucia Faria Jose Fernandez Nelson Pessoa Filho |
See above | Team | 138,00 | 7 | — | 7 |
Fencing edit
Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1968.
- Men
Ranks given are within the pool.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Elimination round I | Elimination round II | Repechage round I | Repechage round II | Repechage Final | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Result | Rank | |||
Darío Amaral | Men's épée | 1-4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||||
Carlos Couto | 3-2 | 4 Q | 4-2 | 2 Q | Polzhuber (AUT) | did not advance | ||||||
Arthur Ribeiro | 2-3 | 5 | did not advance | |||||||||
Arthur Ribeiro Darío Amaral José Maria Pereira Carlos Couto |
Team epee | Italy (ITA) L 2-14 Great Britain (GBR) L 6-8 |
3 | did not advance |
Football edit
First round edit
Group B edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Brazil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Rowing edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Harri Klein Edgard Gijsen |
Double scull | 7:16.70 | 5 R | NT | 2 Q | 7:17.08 | 5 | Did not advance |
Sailing edit
- Open
Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Jörg Bruder | Finn | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 90 | 9 | ||
Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes |
Flying Dutchman | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 48.4 | |||
Erik Schmidt Axel Schmidt |
Star | 8 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5.7 | 74.4 | 7 |
Shooting edit
Two male shooters represented Brazil in 1968.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Durval Guimarães | 50 m pistol | 524 | 55 |
50 m rifle, prone | 589 | 39 | |
Edmar de Salles | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1077 | 55 |
50 m rifle, prone | 590 | 34 |
Swimming edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
José Aranha | 100 metre freestyle | 56.8 | 4 | did not advance | |||
César Filardi | 100 metre backstroke | 1:04.6 | 5 | did not advance | |||
José Fiolo | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:09.5 | 1 Q | 1:08.6 | 3 Q | 1:08.1 | 4 |
200 metre breaststroke | 2:42.1 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
João Lima Neto | 100 metre butterfly | 1:02.3 | 5 | did not advance | |||
César Filardi José Fiolo João Lima Neto José Aranha |
4 × 100 metre medley relay | 4:11.1 | 6 | did not advance |
Volleyball edit
Men's Team Competition edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3.250 | 464 | 326 | 1.423 |
2 | Japan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 430 | 258 | 1.667 |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 454 | 417 | 1.089 |
4 | East Germany | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 449 | 374 | 1.201 |
5 | Poland | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 371 | 281 | 1.320 |
6 | Bulgaria | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | 379 | 385 | 0.984 |
7 | United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 383 | 414 | 0.925 |
8 | Belgium | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 239 | 417 | 0.573 |
9 | Brazil | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 0.320 | 357 | 469 | 0.761 |
10 | Mexico | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 0.222 | 289 | 474 | 0.610 |
Source: [citation needed]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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13 Oct | Belgium | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–7 | 16–14 | 9–15 | 15–6 | 55–42 | |
16 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Brazil | 11–15 | 15–2 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 56–35 | |
17 Oct | United States | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–12 | 15–7 | 15–10 | 45–29 | ||
19 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Brazil | 15–12 | 15–10 | 13–15 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 71–61 |
20 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–8 | 18–16 | 15–3 | 48–27 | ||
21 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–12 | 15–4 | 15–7 | 45–23 | ||
23 Oct | East Germany | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–13 | 15–7 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 59–48 | |
24 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–8 | 15–11 | 15–12 | 45–31 | ||
25 Oct | Brazil | 3–1 | Mexico | 14–16 | 15–6 | 17–15 | 15–8 | 61–45 |
Water polo edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 |
2. | Soviet Union | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 18 | +25 |
3. | United States | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 36 | +1 |
4. | Cuba | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 35 | –4 |
5. | West Germany | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 34 | –1 |
6. | Spain | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 37 | –17 |
7. | Brazil | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 51 | –29 |
- 14 October 1968
United States | 10 – 5 | Brazil |
- 15 October 1968
Cuba | 9 – 2 | Brazil |
- 19 October 1968
West Germany | 10 – 5 | Brazil |
- 20 October 1968
Spain | 6 – 6 | Brazil |
- 21 October 1968
Hungary | 8 – 2 | Brazil |
- 22 October 1968
Soviet Union | 8 – 2 | Brazil |
Weightlifting edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Luiz de Almeida | 75 kg | 137.5 | 8 | 115.0 | 15 | 155.0 | 15 | 407.5 | 13 |
References edit
- ^ "Brazil at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2015.