Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Adhemar Ferreira da Silva — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
Bronze
- José Telles da Conceição — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Tetsuo Okamoto — Swimming, Men's 1.500m Freestyle
Athletics
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group C)
- Defeated Canada (57-55)
- Defeated Philippines (71-52)
- Lost to Argentina (56-72)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Defeated Chile (75-44)
- Lost to Soviet Union (49-54)
- Lost to United States (53-57)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated France (49-44)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to Chile (49-58) → 6th place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Manoel Pitanga
Boxing
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Milton Busin
- Final — 155.91 points (→ 6th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1952.
Football
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Eduardo de Medeiros
- Aloysio Borges
- Eric Marques
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
References
- ^ "Brazil at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
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