Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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 Souza 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 4 × 100 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 Guiaro, Ronaldo, 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

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 4 × 400 m 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

1. First Round — Defeated Nemo Bahari (Indonesia), 12-3
2. Second Round — Lost to Lorenzo Aragon (Cuba), 6-16

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

Agnaldo Nunes

1. First Round — Defeated Henry Kunsi (Papua New Guinea), 11-11 (referee decision)
2. Second Round — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 1-11

Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)

Zely Ferreria

1. First Round — Lost to Francis Barrett (Ireland), 7-32

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

Jorge Silva

1. First Round — Lost to Rival Cadeau (Seychelles), 7-22

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Ricardo Rodríguez

1. First Round — Defeated Bob Gasio (Western Samoa), 11-4
2. Second Round — Lost to Rhoshii Wells (United States), 2-16

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

Daniel Bispo

1. First Round — Defeated Adnan Khaddour (Syria), 9-4
2. Second Round — Defeated Jean-Louis Mandengue (France), referee stopped contest in first round
3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Thomas Ulrich (Germany), 7-14

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

1. Heat – 22.68
2. Swim-off – 22.71
3. Final – 22.29 (→ Bronze Medal)

Gustavo Borges

1. Heat – 22.86
2. B-Final – 22.92 (→ 13th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Fernando Scherer

1. Heat – 49.79
2. Final – 49.57 (→ 5th place)

Gustavo Borges

1. Heat – 49.17
2. Final – 49.02 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Gustavo Borges

1. Heat – 1:49.00
2. Final – 1:48.08 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Luiz Lima

1. Heat – 3:56.43 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Luiz Lima

1. Heat – 15:24.16 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Rogério Romero

1. Heat – 56.94 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Rogério Romero

1. Heat – 2:03.49
2. B-Final – 2:03.20 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

André Teixeira

1. Heat – 55.23 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Fernando Scherer, Alexandre Massura, André Cordeiro, and Gustavo Borges

1. Heat – 3:20.21
2. Final – 3:18.30 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Cassiano Leal, Luiz Lima, Fernando Saez, and André Teixeira

1. Heat – 7:28.82 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Gabrielle Rose

1. Heat – 57.16 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Gabrielle Rose

1. Heat – 1:01.22
2. B-Final – 1:01.39 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Gabrielle Rose

1. Heat – 2:18.99 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Fernando Meligeni

1. First round — Defeated Stefano Pescosolido (Italy) 6-4 6-2
2. Second round — Defeated Albert Costa (Spain) 7-6 6-4
3. Third round — Defeated Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 7-6 4-6 8-6
4. Quarter Finals — Defeated Andrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 6-7 7-5 6-3
5. Semi Finals — Lost to Sergi Bruguera (Spain) 6-7 2-6
6. Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Leander Paes (India) 6-3 2-6 4-6

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

Gilson Bernardo

Nalbert Bitencourt

Giovane Gávio

Antonio Carlos Gouveia

Mauricio Lima

Fabio "Pinha" Marcelino

Marcelo Negrão

Cassio Leandro Pereira

Max Pereira

Alexandre Samuel

Carlos Schwanke

Paulo André Silva

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

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

Fernanda Venturini

Head Coach: Bernardo Rezende