Brazil competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 81 competitors, 78 men and 3 women, took part in 44 events in 13 sports.
Brazil finished in 41st position in the final medal rankings, with two bronze medals.
Nelson Prudêncio — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
Chiaki Ishii — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (93 kg)
Men's 100 metres
Luiz Gonzaga da Silva
First Heat — 10.63s (→ did not advance)
Two cyclists represented Brazil in 1972.
Individual road race
Luiz Carlos Flores — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Miguel Silva Júnior — did not finish (→ no ranking)
First Round (Group C)
Lost to Denmark (2-3)
Drew with Hungary (2-2)
Lost to Iran (0-1) → did not advance, 13th place over-all
Team Roster
Vitor
Osmar
Fred
Terezo
Falcão
Celso
PEDRINHO
Rubens Galaxe
Washington
Roberto Dinamite
Dirceu
Nielsen
Abel Braga
Wagner
Bolívar
Ângelo
Pintinho
Zé Carlos
Manoel
Four male shooters represented Brazil in 1972.
50 m pistol
Bertino de Souza
Durval Guimarães
Trap
Marcos José Olsen
Túlio Miraglia
Men's 100m Freestyle
José Aranha
Heat — 54.06s
Semifinals — 53.47s (→ did not advance)
Ruy de Oliveira
Heat — 54.26s (→ did not advance)
Paulo Zanetti
Heat — 54.97s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Ruy de Oliveira
Heat — 2:00.48 (→ did not advance)
Alfredo Machado
Heat — 2:00.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Alfredo Machado
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Alfredo Machado
Men's 100m Backstroke
Rômulo Arantes
Men's 200m Backstroke
Rômulo Arantes
Men's 100m Breaststroke
José Fiolo
Men's 200m Breaststroke
José Fiolo
Men's 100m Butterfly
Sérgio Waismann
Men's 200m Medley
Antônio Azevedo
Men's 400m Medley
Antônio Azevedo
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, Paulo Becskehazy, and José Aranha
Heat — 3:35.84
Final — 3:33.14 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Alfredo Machado, Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, and José Aranha
Heat — 8:17.91 (→ did not advance)
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated West Germany (3-2)
Lost to East Germany (1-3)
Defeated Romania (3-2)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Lost to Cuba (2-3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
7th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (0-3) → 8th place
Team Roster
João Lens
Delano Couto
Antônio Carlos Moreno
Luiz Eymard Coelho
José Marcelino
Mário Marcos Procópio
Bebeto de Freitas
Russo Sevciuc
Décio Cattaruzzi
Alexandre Abeid
Celso Alexandre Kalache
Aderval Luis Arvani
