Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (Portuguese)
in Atlanta
Competitors	225 (159 men, 66 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer	Joaquim Cruz
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 3 9 15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 225 athletes - 159 men, 66 women - competed in 18 sports. The country set a record with both 15 medals - only matched in 2008 - and 3 golds - surpassed in 2004 with five. The games were also the first in which Brazilian women won medals with the all-Brazilian beach volleyball final between Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (who won gold) and Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel.

Medalists

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

Results by event

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

Cycling

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

Volleyball

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

See also

• Brazil at the 1995 Pan American Games

References

• (Portuguese) Official website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
• (English) sports-reference