IOC code BRA | Competitors 277 in 25 sports | |
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NOC Brazilian Olympic Committee Website www.cob.org.br (Portuguese) Flag bearer Robert Scheidt (opening)
Maurren Maggi (closing) Medals
Ranked 23rd Gold
Silver
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Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB – Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro). Brazil headed to the Beijing Games with its largest Olympic delegation ever, 277 athletes, including a record 132 women. The 16 medals won by Brazil topped the previous medal count record set in 1996, and included the first individual and gold medals by women, by judoka Ketleyn Quadros and jumper Maurren Maggi, respectively. Three of the medals were gold, by Maggi, swimmer César Cielo and the female volleyball team.
Contents
- Archery
- Athletics
- Womens tournament
- Sprint
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Eventing
- Show jumping
- Fencing
- Mens tournament
- Artistic
- Rhythmic
- Handball
- Judo
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
- Indoor
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
Brazil was the 39th nation to enter the Beijing National Stadium during the Olympic opening ceremony, with the presence of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Lula and Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, lobbied for Rio de Janeiro's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sailor Robert Scheidt (1996, 2000 and 2004 medalist) was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and Maurren Maggi, who became the first Brazilian woman to win a gold medal with her victory in Beijing's long jump competition, carried the flag at the closing ceremony.
Archery
Luiz Trainini qualified by placing third at the Pan American Continental Qualification Tournament, held in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 2007.
Athletics
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and da Silva moved up a position.
Women's tournament
The following is the Brazil roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Diving
César Castro qualified a spot to Brazil at the FINA World Championship, while Cassius Duran, Juliana Veloso and Hugo Parisi qualified at the FINA Diving World Cup.
Equestrian
The dressage and eventing teams qualified by taking Bronze Medals at the team Competition at the 2007 Pan American Games, while the jumping team qualified by taking the Gold Medal at the team Competition at the 2007 Pan American Games.
Eventing
# – Indicates that points do not count in team total
Show jumping
* Pessoa was disqualified after his horse Rufus was tested positive of Nonivamide; thus, all of his scores, both individual and team, had dropped towards last place.
Fencing
Men's tournament
Brazil qualified by winning the 2007 South American Youth Championship.
The following is the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Dunga
* Over-aged player.
03 ! Bronze
Women's tournament
Brazil women's national football team is in Group B with Korea DPR, Germany and Nigeria. Brazil (CONMEBOL runner-up, second in the 2006 Sudamericano Femenino) qualified by defeating Ghana (CAF runner-up, second in the qualifying tournament).
The following is the Brazil squad in the women's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Jorge Barcellos
02 ! Silver
Artistic
Diego Hypólito qualified by placing 17th at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the men's team all-around competition, and the women's team qualified by placing 5th at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the women's team all-around competition.
Rhythmic
A group qualified by placing 11th at the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in the group all-around competition.
Handball
Brazil has qualified for both the men's and women's events by winning the 2007 Pan American Games.
Men's tournament
The following is the Brazil roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Jordi Ribera
Women's tournament
The following is the Brazil roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Juan Oliver
Judo
Qualification spots were won at the 2007 World Judo Championships and the Pan-American Judo Union Championships.
Rowing
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Lara Teixeira and Nayara Figueira qualified at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Beijing.
Table tennis
Gustavo Tsuboi, Thiago Monteiro and Mariany Nonaka all qualified at the 18th Latin American Championship.
Indoor
Brazil qualified a team to both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team won all their group matches but one, and advanced to the final round. There, they won both the quarterfinal and the semifinal, but lost the gold medal game, having to settle for the silver medal.
The women's team went through the tournament undefeated, winning all their games, and ultimately becoming the Olympic champions.
Men's tournament
Brazil qualified by winning the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup.
The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Women's tournament
Brazil qualified by being runner-up at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup.
The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Weightlifting
Wellison Silva qualified at the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships.
Wrestling
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