IOC code BRA | Competitors 258 in 24 sports | |
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NOC Brazilian Olympic Committee Website www.cob.org.br (Portuguese) Flag bearer Rodrigo Pessoa (opening)
Esquiva Falcão (closing) Medals
Ranked 22nd Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
3
5
9
17 | ||
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics, excluding the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Brazilian Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro, COB) sent a total of 258 athletes to the Games, 136 men and 122 women, to compete in 24 sports.
Contents
- Delegation
- Archery
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Mens tournament
- Womens tournament
- Boxing
- Slalom
- Sprint
- Cycling
- Road
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Jumping
- Fencing
- Football
- Artistic
- Handball
- Judo
- Modern pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Indoor
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
Brazil left London with a total of 17 Olympic medals (3 gold, 5 silver, and 9 bronze), winning the second largest number of medals at a single games, a performance only surpassed 4 years later in Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was the host country . Four of these medals were awarded to the team in judo and volleyball, three in boxing, and two in swimming. Brazil's team-based athletes proved particularly successful in London, as the indoor volleyball teams and men's football team both won silver medals. The women's volleyball team managed to defend its Olympic title from Beijing. For the first time since 1992, Brazil did not win an Olympic medal in athletics.
Among the nation's medalists were gymnast Arthur Zanetti, and modern pentathlete Yane Marques, who both won Brazil's first Olympic medals in their respective sports. Sailor Robert Scheidt, who took the bronze in London, became one of the most successful Brazilian athletes in history with a total of five Olympic medals, tying his record with Torben Grael. Brothers Esquiva and Yamaguchi Falcão set a historical record, as they each achieved an Olympic medal in men's boxing for the first time since 1968.
With Rio de Janeiro being the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics, a Brazilian segment was performed during the closing ceremony.
Delegation
The Brazilian Olympic Committee selected a team of 258 athletes, 136 men and 122 women, to compete in all sports, except badminton and field hockey; it was the nation's second-largest team sent to the Olympics, failing by only five athletes short of the record in Beijing. There was only a single competitor in archery, slalom canoeing, modern pentathlon, and freestyle wrestling. Brazil also marked its Olympic return in men's basketball after a sixteen-year absence.
The Brazilian team featured three defending champions from Beijing, including long jumper Maurren Maggi and freestyle swimmer César Cielo, who both became the nation's first athletes to win gold in their sporting events. Equestrian show jumper Rodrigo Pessoa, and table tennis player Hugo Hoyama became the second and third Brazilian athlete to compete in six Olympic games. Pessoa, a triple Olympic medalist, was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, three athletes made their fifth Olympic appearance: beach volleyballer and double medalist Emanuel Rego, sailor and multiple-time medalist Robert Scheidt, and football player Formiga. Equestrian eventing rider Serguei Fofanoff, at age 43, was the oldest athlete of the team, while slalom kayaker Ana Sátila was the youngest at age 16.
Other notable Brazilian athletes featured NBA basketball players Leandro Barbosa and Tiago Splitter, taekwondo jin and bronze medalist Natália Falavigna, double New York marathon champion Marílson dos Santos, and medley swimmer and multiple-time Pan American games medalist Thiago Pereira.
Archery
Brazil qualified one archer.
Athletics
Brazilian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
* Reserve
* Reserve
Basketball
Both Brazil's men and women basketball teams qualified for the events.
Men's tournament
The following is the Brazil roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Women's tournament
The following is the Brazil roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
* Iziane Castro Marques was released after indiscipline off the court before the Games. No other athlete has replaced her and the team had only 11 players.
Boxing
Brazil qualified boxers for the following events
Slalom
Brazil qualified boats for the following events
Sprint
Brazil qualified boats for the following events
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Brazil qualified 6 cyclists for the following events
Road
Diving
Brazil qualified three divers for the games
Equestrian
Brazil qualified the full quota in show jumping. Brazil qualified the full quota in eventing and a single athlete in dressage.
Jumping
* Reserve
Fencing
Brazil qualified 3 fencers.
Football
Both Brazil's men and women football teams qualified for the events.
Men's tournament
The following is the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Coach: Mano Menezes
* Over-aged player.
Women's tournament
The following is the Brazil squad in the women's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Coach: Jorge Barcellos
Artistic
Brazil qualified 3 men in the individual all-around and qualified a women's team.
Handball
Brazil qualified for the women's event by winning the 2011 Pan American Games.
Women's tournament
The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Morten Soubak
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Brazil qualified one athlete.
Rowing
Brazil qualified the following boats.
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
Nine Brazilian sailors qualified to compete in London.
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Two Brazilian shooters qualified to compete in London.
Swimming
Brazilian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): Glauber Silva obtained qualification for 100 m butterfly event but was removed from the Olympic team after drawing doping suspension.
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* Reserve
Synchronized swimming
Brazil qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.
Table tennis
Brazil qualified 6 athletes.
Tennis
Brazil qualified four different players in the men's singles and doubles competitions.
Triathlon
Brazils qualified 2 men and 1 woman.
Indoor
The men's team qualified in third place at the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup. The women's team secured a berth after winning the South American qualification.
Men's tournament
The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Bernardo Rezende
Women's tournament
The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães
Weightlifting
Brazil qualified 1 man and 1 woman.
Wrestling
Brazil qualified in the following event.
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