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.
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
José Telles da Conceição — Athletics, Men's High Jump
Tetsuo Okamoto — Swimming, Men's 1.500m Freestyle
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
Men's 3m Springboard
Milton Busin
Final — 155.91 points (→ 6th place)
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
Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952.
Individual
Eduardo de Medeiros
Aloysio Borges
Eric Marques
Team
Eduardo de Medeiros
Aloysio Borges
Eric Marques
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
