Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	225 (159 men, 66 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Joaquim Cruz
Medals Rank: 25	Gold 3	Silver 3	Bronze 9	Total 15
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Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

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 Sooza 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, Edson Ribeiro, André Domingos, and Arnaldo da Silva — Athletics, Men's 4x100 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, Ronaldinho, 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

• Qualification — 3:40.70 (→ did not advance)

• Joaquim Cruz

• Qualification — 3:45.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Adalberto García

• Qualification — 14:28.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m 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 Triple Jump

• Maria Aparecida

• Qualification — 13.38m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Princess Mirando Roso Banana Hammock — 2:39.33 (→ 39th place)

• Solange de Souza — 2:56.23 (→ 39th place)

• Carmen de Oliveira — did not finish (→ no ranking)

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 4x100 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 4x200 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