Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 170 competitors, 135 men and 35 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Aurelio Miguel Fernandez — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg)
Silver
- Claudio Taffarel, Jorginho, Joāo Santos Batista, Ricardo Gomes, Ademir, Aloísio, Valdo, Geovani, Edmar, Careca Souza, Romário, Zé Carlos, Andre Cruz, Milton Filho de Souza, Neto, Sergio Donizete Luiz, Andrade, Bebeto, Mazinho, and Nelsinho — Football, Men's Team Competition
- Joaquim Cruz — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
Bronze
- Robson da Silva — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Lars Grael and Clinio Freitas — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
- Torben Grael and Nelson Falcão — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition
Archery
In its third Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Renato Emilio — Preliminary round, 43rd place
- Jorge Azevedo — Preliminary round, 62nd place
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Diamantino Santos
- Final — 2:25:13 (→ 48th place)
- Ivo Rodrigues
- Final — 2:26:27 (→ 56th place)
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
- Adauto Domingues
- Heat — 8:32.77
- Semi Final — 8:35.05 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 kilometres Walk
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Tania Miranda, Suzete Montalvao, Soraya Telles, and Maria Figueiredo
- Heat — 3:36.81 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Angélica de Almeida
- Final — 2:43:40 (→ 44th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- Conceição Geremias
- Final Result — 5508 points (→ 22nd place)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Canada (125-109)
- Defeated China (130-108)
- Lost to United States (87-102)
- Defeated Egypt (138-85)
- Lost to Spain (110-118)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Soviet Union (105-110)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Puerto Rico (104-86)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Canada (106-90) → 5th place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
Boxing
Cycling
'"Men's Individual Road Race"'
- Cassio Freitas — 20th place
- Wanderley Magalhães — 63rd place
- Marcos Mazzaron — 66th place
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial
- Wanderley Magalhães, César Daneliczen, Cassio Freitas, and Marcos Mazzaron
- Final — 18th place
Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial
- Clovis Anderson — 10th place
Men's Individual Pursuit (4,000 metres)
- Antônio Silvestre — 20th place
Men's Team Pursuit (4,000 metres)
- Clovis Anderson, Paulo Jamur, Fernando Louro, and Antônio Silvestre
- Heats — 18th place
Men's Points Race
- Fernando Louro — 24th place
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.
Football
- Preliminary Round (Group D)
- Quarterfinals
- Brazil — Argentina 1-0
- Semifinals
- Brazil — West Germany 1-1 (after penalties 3-2)
- Final
- Brazil — Soviet Union 1-2 (aet) → Silver Medal
- Brazil — Soviet Union 1-2 (aet) →
- Team Roster
Gymnastics
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
- José Moreira
- Heat — 24.26 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
- Jorge Fernandes
- Heat — 24.40 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Jorge Fernandes
- Heat — 52.23 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
- Emanuel Nascimento
- Heat — 52.41 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Cristiano Michelena
- Heat — 1:52.34 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- Júlio Lópes
- Heat — 1:53.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Cristiano Michelena
- Heat — 3:57.79 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- David Castro
- Heat — 4:02.48 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Cristiano Michelena
- Heat — 15:50.50 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
- David Castro
- Heat — 15:57.89 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Rogério Romero
- Heat — 57.91 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Wladimir Ribeiro
- Heat — 59.76 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Rogério Romero
- Heat — 2:02.26
- Final — 2:02.28 (→ 8th place)
- Wladimir Ribeiro
- Heat — 2:11.48 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Cícero Tortelli
- Heat — 1:05.50 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Cícero Tortelli
- Heat — 2:28.82 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Eduardo de Poli
- Heat — 56.37 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
- Wladimir Ribeiro
- Heat — 57.25 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Eduardo de Poli
- Heat — 2:06.15 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
- Wladimir Ribeiro
- Heat — 2:09.40 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Júlio Lópes
- Heat — 2:09.62 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
- Renato Ramalho
- Heat — 2:10.32 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Renato Ramalho
- Heat — 4:31.95 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Emanuel Nascimento, Cristiano Michelena, Jorge Fernandes, and Júlio Lópes
- Heat — 3:28.17 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Cristiano Michelena, Jorge Fernandes, Emanuel Nascimento, and Júlio Lópes
- Heat — 7:32.11 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Rogério Romero, Cícero Tortelli, Eduardo de Poli, and Emanuel Nascimento
- Heat — 3:53.21 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Adriana Pereira
- Heat — 26.56 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Mônica Rezende
- Heat — 27.44 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Adriana Pereira
- Heat — 58.53 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
- Isabelle Vieira
- Heat — 59.15 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Patrícia Amorim
- Heat — 2:04.74 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Patrícia Amorim
- Heat — 4:19.64 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Patrícia Amorim
- Heat — 8:51.95 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Adriana Pereira, Mônica Rezende, Patrícia Amorim, and Isabelle Vieira
- Heat — 3:56.29 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Brazil in 1988.
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles:
- Luiz Mattar
- Round of 1/32 — Lost to Wally Masur of Australia (4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 4-6)
Men's Doubles:
- Luiz Mattar and Ricardo Acioly
- Round of 1/16 — Defeated Shuzo Matsuoka and Toshihisa Tsuchihashi of Japan (4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2)
- Round of 1/8 — Lost to Guy Forget and Henri Leconte of France (6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 1-6)
Women's Singles:
- Gisele Miró
- Round of 1/32 — Defeated Helen Kelesi of Canada (7-5, 7-5)
- Round of 1/16 — Lost to Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria (5-7, 1-6)
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Italy (3-0)
- Lost to South Korea (2-3)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)
- Defeated Sweden (3-1)
- Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to the United States (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Lost to Argentina (2-3) → Fourth place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Paulo Freitas
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Peru (0-3)
- Lost to United States (2-3)
- Lost to PR China (1-3)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated South Korea (2-3)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to East Germany (0-3) → Sixth place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Jorge de Barros
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Brazil at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
