Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Seoul
Competitors	160 (127 men, 33 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer	Walter Carmona
Medals Ranked 24th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 6
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Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports. Brazilians conquered 6 medals in Seoul, but only one gold medal.

Aurelio Miguel Fernandez became the first Brazilian judoka to win a gold medal. He defeated Marc Meiling from West Germany in men's 95 kg category.

The previous Olympic champion runner Joaquim Cruz won the silver medal in men's 800 metres.

Men's Brazil Olympic football team was silver medalist led by Romário and Bebeto. They lost the final by 2 - 1 at extra time against Soviet Union

Robson da Silva was the first Brazilian sprinter to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the men's 200 metres.

The other two bronze medals were obtained in Sailing. Together with Nelson Falcão, Torben Grael won the medal at Star class. It was Torben Grael's second olympic medal. Torben's brother Lars Grael and Clinio Freitas obtained the bronze at Tornado class.

Medalists

Further information: 1988 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Aurelio Miguel Fernandez	Judo	Men's 95 kg	September 30
Silver	Joaquim Cruz	Athletics	Men's 800 metres	September 26
Silver	Men's Brazil Olympic football team Ademir Aloísio Andrade Batista Bebeto Careca André Cruz Edmar Geovani João Paulo Jorginho Milton Neto Romário Cláudio Taffarel Luiz Carlos Winck Ricardo Gomes Mazinho Valdo Filho Zé Carlos	Football	Men's tournament	October 1
Bronze	Robson da Silva	Athletics	Men's 200 metres	September 28
Bronze	Lars Grael Clinio Freitas	Sailing	Tornado class	September 27
Bronze	Torben Grael Nelson Falcão	Sailing	Star class	September 27

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Judo	1	0	0	1
Athletics	0	1	1	2
Football	0	1	0	1
Sailing	0	0	2	2
Total	1	2	3	6

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	1	2	3	6
Female	0	0	0	0
Mixed	0	0	0	0
Total	1	2	3	6

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In its third Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Total score
		Score	Seed	Score	Seed	Score	Seed
Jorge Azevedo	Individual	1191	62	Did not advance
Renato Emilio		1225	43	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
José Luíz Barbosa	800 m	1:46.32	2 Q	1:46.20	3 Q	1:44.99	3 Q	1:46.39	6
	1500 m	3:44.46	33	Did not advance
Jailto Bonfim	100 m	10.75	5	Did not advance
Joaquim Cruz	800 m	1:47.16	1 Q	1:46.10	1 Q	1:44.75	2 Q	1:43.90
	1500 m	3:40.92	3 q	—		DNS		Did not advance
Adauto Domingues	3000 m steeplechase	8:32.77	5 Q	—		8:35.05	11	Did not advance
Agberto Guimarães	800 m	1:48.49	5	Did not advance
Sérgio de Menezes	400 m	DNF		Did not advance
Marcelo Palma	20 km walk	—						1:31:42	45
Ivo Rodrigues	Marathon	—						2:26:27	56
Diamantino dos Santos		—						2:25:13	48
Arnaldo da Silva	100 m	10.44	2 Q	10.25	2 Q	10.32	5	Did not advance
Robson da Silva	100 m	10.37	1 Q	10.24	2 Q	10.24	4 Q	10.11	5
	200 m	21.12	1 Q	20.41	1 Q	20.28	2 Q	20.04
Gerson de Souza	400 m	45.90	1 Q			Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Abcélvio Rodrigues	Triple jump	15.13	35	Did not advance
Jorge da Silva		15.95	22	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Angélica de Almeida	Marathon	—						2:43:40	44
Maria Magnólia Figueiredo	200 m	23.71	2 Q	23.67	6	Did not advance
	400 m	51.74	1 Q	51.32	5	Did not advance
Soraya Telles	800 m	2:02.48	3 Q	—		2:01.86	6	Did not advance
Tânia Miranda Suzete Montalvão Soraya Telles Maria Magnólia Figueiredo	4 × 400 m	3:36.81	4	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Conceição Geremias	Result	14.23	1.71	12.95	25.50	5.50	39.64	2:24.02	5508	22
	Points	946	867	724	841	700	660	770

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Brazil men's	Men's tournament	Canada W 125–109	China W 130–108	United States L 87–102	Egypt W 138–85	Spain L 110–118	3 Q	Soviet Union L 105–110	Puerto Rico W 104–86 (Class. 5–8)	Canada W 106–90 (Class. 5/6)	5

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Team roster

Group play

Quarterfinals

Classification round 5–8

Classification round 5/6

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Joilson Santana	Bantamweight	Phetsmone Sonnavanh (LAO) W 5-0	Slimane Zengli (ALG) L 0-5	Did not advance
Wanderley Oliveira	Welterweight	Dimus Chisala (ZAM) L RSC-2	Did not advance
Peter Silva	Light middleweight	Charles Mahlalela (SWZ) W 5-0	Rey Rivera (PUR) L KO-1	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Cássio Freitas	Men's road race	4:32:56	20
Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo		4:32:56	63
Marcos Mazzaron		4:32:56	66
Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo César Daneliczen Cássio Freitas Marcos Mazzaron	Team time trial	2:07:11.7	18

Track

1000m time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Clóvis Anderson	1000m time trial	1:06.282	10

Points race

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Laps behind	Rank	Points	Laps behind	Rank
Fernando Louro	Points race	10	1	12 Q	0	3	24

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Antônio Silvestre	Individual pursuit	5:02.07	20	Did not advance
Clóvis Anderson Paulo Jamur Fernando Louro Antônio Silvestre	Men's team pursuit	4:38.21	19	Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Angela Ribeiro	3 m springboard	396.51	19	Did not advance

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification						Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Rank
Andrae Johannpeter	Heartbreaker	Individual	29.00	46	39.00	36	68.00 Q	38	9.50	25	Did not advance
Christina Johannpeter	Societao		6.00	67	AC	DNF	AC	DNF	Did not advance
Paulo Stewart	Platon		27.50	47	AC	DNF	AC	DNF	Did not advance
Vitor Teixeira	Going		46.00	29	67.50	7	113.50 Q	16	8.75	24	Did not advance
Andrae Johannpeter Christina Johannpeter Paulo Stewart Vitor Teixeira	See above	Team	—						40.00	10 Q	35.00	9	75.00	8

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.

Men's foil

• Antônio Machado
• Roberto Lazzarini
• Douglas Fonseca

Men's épée

• Antônio Machado
• Douglas Fonseca
• Roberto Lazzarini

Men's team épée

• Régis Avila, Douglas Fonseca, Roberto Lazzarini, Antônio Machado

Men's sabre

• Régis Avila

Football

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Preliminary Round (Group D)

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	6
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	2	3	−1	4
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	2
4	Nigeria	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: FIFA

September 18, 1988

Brazil	4–0	Nigeria

Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon

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September 20, 1988

Australia	0–3	Brazil

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

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September 22, 1988

Brazil	2–1	Yugoslavia

Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon

Quarter-finals

September 25, 1988

Brazil	1–0	Argentina

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 21,800

Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger

Semi-finals

September 27, 1988

Brazil	1–1 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Penalties
	3–2

Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Keith Hackett

Gold medal match

October 1, 1988

Soviet Union	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Dobrovolski 61' (pen.) Savichev 103'		Romário 30'

Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 74,000

Referee: Gérard Biguet (FRA)

Team Roster

• • Claudio Taffarel
  • Zé Carlos
  • Jorginho
  • Luís Carlos Winck
  • André Cruz
  • João Santos Batista
  • Ademir
  • Mazinho
  • Edmar
  • Andrade
  • Careca Souza
  • Milton de Souza Filho
  • Geovani
  • Neto
  • Sergio Donizete
  • Bebeto
  • Aloísio
  • Romário

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Denis Marinho	Single sculls	7:48.33	5 R	7:22.84	3	—		7:22.84	18
Ronaldo de Carvalho Ricardo de Carvalho	Coxless pair	6:45.20	5 R	7:01.00	3 FB	6:54.89	6	7:28.30	10
Angelo Roso Neto Flávio de Melo Nilton Alonaso	Coxed pairs	7:27.68	5 R	NT	4	—		NT	13
Marcos Arantes Fernando Fantoni Oswaldo Kuster Neto Waldemar Trombetta	Coxless four	6:29.61	6 R	NT	5	—		NT	14

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
George Rebello	Division II	13	19.0	23	29.0	23	29.0	9	15.0	13	19.0	13	19.0	17	23.0	124.0	16
Jorge Zarif Neto	Finn	19	25.0	17	23.0	18	24.0	16	22.0	YMP	21.0	11	17.0	13	19.0	126.0	19
Carlos Wanderley Bernardo Arndt	470	7	13.0	9	15.0	DSQ	36.0	19	25.0	6	11.7	13	19.0	1	0.0	83.7	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Cinthia Knoth M Pellicano	470	12	18.0	RET	28.0	16	22.0	14	20.0	RET	28.0	12	18.0	12	18.0	124.0	16

Open

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Alan Adler Marcos Tenke	Flying Dutchman	4	8.0	3	5.7	6	11.7	13	19.0	DSQ	29.0	9	15.0	11	17.0	76.4	7
Lars Grael Clinio Freitas	Tornado	8	14.0	1	0.0	6	11.7	3	5.7	3	5.7	8	14.0	2	3.0	40.1
Torben Grael Nelson Falcao	Star	1	0.0	7	13.0	2	3.0	11	17.0	2	3.0	RET	28.0	8	14.0	50.0
Jose Paulo Dias Jose Augusto Dias Christoph Bergman	Soling	3	5.7	6	11.7	DSQ	27.0	5	10.0	11	17.0	9	15.0	4	8.0	67.4	5

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Delival Nobre	25 m rapid fire pistol	586	24

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Maria Amaral	25 m pistol	579	22
	10 m air pistol	369	31
Tania Fassoni	25 m pistol	569	32
	10 m air pistol	372	27

Open

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Rodrigo Bastos	Trap	137	40	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final A
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
David Castro	400 metre freestyle	4:02.48	33	Did not advance
	1500 metre freestyle	15:57.89	32	Did not advance
Jorge Fernandes	50 metre freestyle	24.40	37	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	52.23	33	Did not advance
Júlio Lópes	100 metre freestyle	1:53.16	30	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:09.62	26	Did not advance
Cristiano Michelena	200 metre freestyle	1:52.34	23	Did not advance
	400 metre freestyle	3:57.79	23	Did not advance
	1500 metre freestyle	15:50.50	26	Did not advance
José Moreira	50 metre freestyle	24.26	33	Did not advance
Emanuel Nascimento	100 metre freestyle	52.41	37	Did not advance
Eduardo de Poli	100 metre butterfly	56.37	26	Did not advance
	200 metre butterfly	2:06.15	34	Did not advance
Renato Ramalho	200 m individual medley	2:10.32	29	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:31.95	24	Did not advance
Wladimir Ribeiro	100 metre butterfly	57.25	32	Did not advance
	200 metre butterfly	2:09.40	36	Did not advance
	100 metre backstroke	59.76	38	Did not advance
	200 metre backstroke	2:11.48	33	Did not advance
Rogério Romero	100 metre backstroke	57.91	20	Did not advance
	200 metre backstroke	2:02.26	8 Q	Did not advance		2:02.28	8
Cícero Tortelli	100 metre breaststroke	1:05.50	37	Did not advance
	200 metre breaststroke	2:28.82	44	Did not advance
Jorge Fernandes Cristiano Michelena Emanuel Nascimento Júlio Lópes	4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	3:28.17	12	Did not advance
Jorge Fernandes Cristiano Michelena Emanuel Nascimento Júlio Lópes	4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	7:32.11	10	Did not advance
Rogério Romero Cícero Tortelli Eduardo de Poli Emanuel Nascimento	4 × 100 metre medley relay	3:53.21	18	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final A
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Patrícia Amorim	200 metre freestyle	2:04.74	25	Did not advance
	400 metre freestyle	4:19.64	24	Did not advance
	800 metre freestyle	8:51.95	21	Did not advance
Adriana Pereira	50 metre freestyle	26.56	17	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	58.53	34	Did not advance
Mônica Rezende	50 metre freestyle	27.44	31	Did not advance
Isabelle Vieira	100 metre freestyle	59.15	37	Did not advance
Adriana Pereira Mônica Rezende Patrícia Amorim Isabelle Vieira	4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	3:56.29	11	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three synchronized swimmers represented Brazil in 1988.

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary				Final
		Technical	Free	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Paula Carvalho	Solo	82.517	83.80	166.317	15	Did not advance
Érika MacDavid Eva Riera	Duet	83.425	87.60	171.025	12	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group Stage	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Claudio Kano	Men's singles	6	Did not advance
Carlos Kawai		7	Did not advance
Claudio Kano Carlos Kawai	Men's doubles	5	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Luiz Mattar	Men's singles	Masur (AUS) L 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 4-6	Did not advance
Luiz Mattar Ricardo Acioly	Men's doubles	—	Matsuoka / Tsuchihashi (JPN) W 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2	Forget / Leconte (FRA) L 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 1-6	Did not advance
Gisele Miró	Women's singles	Kelesi (CAN) L 7–5, 7-5	Maleeva (BUL) L 5-7, 1-6	Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

Pool A

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Sep	Sweden	3–2	South Korea	10–15	5–15	15–12	17–15	15–4	62–61
18 Sep	Brazil	3–0	Italy	15–7	15–4	17–15			47–26
18 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Bulgaria	15–7	15–9	15–8			45–24
19 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Sweden	15–8	15–7	16–14			46–29
19 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	Italy	15–7	15–8	15–6			45–21
19 Sep	South Korea	3–2	Brazil	19–17	15–8	6–15	11–15	15–12	66–67
22 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Bulgaria	13–15	15–6	15–12	15–12		58–45
22 Sep	Italy	3–2	Sweden	9–15	15–6	12–15	15–12	15–3	66–51
22 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	South Korea	15–6	15–7	15–13			45–26
24 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Sweden	15–6	13–15	15–0	15–12		58–33
24 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	South Korea	15–7	15–10	15–8			45–25
24 Sep	Soviet Union	3–1	Italy	15–9	15–9	12–15	15–12		57–45
26 Sep	Italy	3–0	South Korea	15–10	15–7	15–5			45–22
26 Sep	Brazil	3–2	Soviet Union	12–15	9–15	15–8	15–11	15–6	66–55
26 Sep	Sweden	3–0	Bulgaria	15–11	15–12	15–8			45–31

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
30 Sep	Brazil	0–3	United States	3–15	5–15	11–15			19–45

Bronze medal match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
02 Oct	Argentina	3–2	Brazil	15–10	15–17	15–8	12–15	15–9	72–59

Team Roster

• • Mauricio Lima
  • Wagner Rocha
  • Paulo Rose
  • José Montanaro Junior
  • Paulo da Silva
  • Renan dal Zotto
  • William Silva
  • Amauri Ribeiro
  • Antonio Gouveia
  • Domingos Lampariello Neto
  • Leonidio de Pra Filho
  • André Ferreira
• Head Coach: Paulo Freitas

Women's Team Competition

Group B

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	China	3–0	United States	15–9	15–5	15–7			45–21	Report
20 Sep	Peru	3–0	Brazil	15–11	15–11	15–3			45–25	Report
23 Sep	Brazil	2–3	United States	16–14	5–15	13–15	15–12	7–15	56–71	Report
23 Sep	China	2–3	Peru	15–13	13–15	15–7	12–15	14–16	69–66	Report
25 Sep	China	3–1	Brazil	2–15	15–7	15–12	15–11		47–45	Report
25 Sep	Peru	3–2	United States	12–15	9–15	15–4	15–5	15–9	66–48	Report

5th–8th place semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Sep	South Korea	2–3	Brazil	6–15	17–15	15–8	4–15	15–17	57–70	Report

5th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Sep	Brazil	1–3	East Germany	9–15	4–15	15–11	11–15		39–56	Report

Team Roster

• • Kerly Santos
  • Ana Moser
  • Vera Mossa
  • Eliani Costa
  • Ana Richa
  • Dora Castanheira
  • Ana Claudia Ramos
  • Marcia Cunha
  • Ana Lucia Barros
  • Sandra Suruagy
  • Fernanda Venturini
  • Simone Storm
• Head Coach: Jorge de Barros

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Edwaldo Santos	67.5 kg	120.0	17	140.0	17	260.0	17
Emilson Dantas	90 kg	135.0	19	165.0	21	300.0	21

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics