Brazil at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	67 (66 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Antonio Pereira Lira
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Brazil competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Brazil returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Background

As the Great Depression had stuck the country, the delegation of 82 athletes travelled in a ship, the Itaquicê, selling coffee along the way to fund the trip. Since the San Pedro authorities charged one dollar for each person who disembarked in the Port of Los Angeles, the organizers only let out of the ship the athletes they felt had a chance to win medals plus swimmer Maria Lenk - the first South American woman to compete in the Olympics - to spend less. Afterwards, the Itaquicê went to San Francisco to sell more coffee, and there the water polo, rowing and athletics competitors got financed and authorized to leave, but 15 athletes still remained on the ship and did not compete.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

13 men competed. The most notable case was Adalberto Cardoso, who hitched a ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles and only arrived at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ten minutes prior to the 10,000 m race he would run. Cardoso competed barefoot and finished last, but was cheered by the audience and earned a special medal.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Adalberto Cardoso	10,000m	N/A						Unknown	13th
Antônio Giusfredi	110 m hurdles	N/A		15.3	5	Did not advance
Armando Bréa	1500 m	N/A				DNF	AC	Did not advance
Carlos dos Reis Filho	400 m hurdles	N/A		55.8	4	Did not advance
Carlos Joel Nelli	Pole vault	N/A						NH	AC
Carlos Woebcken	Decathlon	N/A						DNF	AC
Carmine Giorgi	Hammer throw	N/A						36.45	13th
Clóvis Raposo	Long jump	N/A						6.43	6th
Domingos Puglisi	400 m	50.8	3	50.1	5	Did not advance
	800 m	N/A				1:59.4	6	Did not advance
Heitor Medina	Javelin throw	N/A						58	11th
João Clemente da Silva	Marathon	N/A						3h02:06	19th
José de Almeida	100 m	11.0	2	10.8	4	Did not advance
Lúcio Castro	Pole vault	N/A						3.90	6th
Mario Marques	100 m	11.5	5	Did not advance
Matheus Marcondes	Marathon	N/A						DNF	AC
Nestor Gomes	800 m	N/A				2:00.5	5	Did not advance
	1500 m	N/A				DNF	AC	Did not advance
Ricardo Guimarães	100 m	11.4	4	Did not advance
Sylvio Padilha	110 m hurdles	N/A		15.4	4	Did not advance
	400 m hurdles	N/A		55.1	4	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Brazil made its debut at water polo - but got disqualified after assaulting the officers in its game with Germany.

• Brazil vs. Germany: 3:7
• Brazil vs. United States: 1:6

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• 1932 Olympics Report, Brazilian Olympic Committee