Brazil at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Brazil at the Olympic Games

Flag of BrazilFlag bearers
IOC code  BRA
NOC Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro
Website www.cob.org.br (Portuguese)
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Competitors 73 (67 men, 6 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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Brazil competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 73 competitors, 67 men and 6 women, took part in 37 events in 9 sports.[1]

Contents

[edit] Athletics

  • Sílvio Magalhães Padilha (flagbearer, and future COB president): 5th, 400 metre hurdles

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Cycling

  • 3 racers, 100km road race, Men

Henry Achcar

[edit] Fencing

6 fencers, 5 men and 1 woman, represented Brazil in 1936

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

[edit] Modern pentathlon

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Sailing

  • 24th, Olympic Monotype

[edit] Shooting

  • José Salvador Trindade: 5th, 50m rifle

[edit] Swimming

  • João Havelange (future FIFA president): 5th, 1500m. male
  • Piedade Coutinho: 5th, 400m. freestyle female; semifinals, 100m. freestyle female
  • Maria Lenk: semifinals, 200m breaststroke female (but garnished some attention with the butterfly swimming).
  • Scylla Venancio
  • Sieglind Lenk: no finals, 100m backstroke female

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[edit] External links

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