Brazil at the Olympics
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Brazil first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920,[1] and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1928 Games. Brazil has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1992, though to this date no Brazilian athlete has won a medal in winter sports.
Brazilian athletes have won a total of 108 medals, with volleyball, sailing and judo as the top medal-producing sports. 2012 was the year with more medals, 17, and 2004 had the most golds with 5. Furthermore, a Brazilian athlete has been awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal.
The National Olympic Committee for Brazil is the Brazilian Olympic Committee, and was created in 1914 and recognized in 1935. Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has been elected as host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics in 2009.
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Medal tables[edit]
Medals by Summer Games[edit]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1920 Antwerp | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 1924 Paris | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1928 Amsterdam | did not participate | |||||
| 1932 Los Angeles | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1936 Berlin | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1948 London | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 97 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 1960 Rome | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 76 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| 1972 Munich | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| 1976 Montreal | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| 1980 Moscow | 109 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 151 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 1988 Seoul | 171 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 195 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 225 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 2000 Sydney | 205 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 53 |
| 2004 Athens | 247 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 2008 Beijing | 277 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 London | 258 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 |
| Total | 23 | 30 | 55 | 108 | 37 | |
Medals by Winter Games[edit]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1992 Albertville | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Medals by summer sport[edit]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 30 | 55 | 108 |
Medals by athlete[edit]
In 2004, Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal, a rare honor given by the International Olympic Committee. Until that date, it had been awarded only 9 times.
See also[edit]
- Category:Olympic competitors for Brazil
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
- Brazil at the Paralympics
References[edit]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- "Brazilian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-07.