- Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Brazil
games=1996 Summer
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gold=3
silver=3
bronze=9
total=15Brazil competed at the1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,United States .Medalists
Brazil finished in 25th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and 15 medals overall.
Gold
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Sandra Pires andJackie Silva — Volleyball, Women's Beach Volleyball*
Marcelo Ferreira andTorben Grael — Sailing, Men's Star class*
Robert Scheidt — Sailing, Men's Laser classSilver
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Maria Angelica ,Janeth Arcain ,Roseli Gustavo ,Silvinha , Hortência Marcari Oliva,Alessandra Oliveira ,Claudia Maria Pastor ,Adriana Santos ,Cintia Santos ,Maria Paula Silva ,Leila Sobral , andMarta de Sooza Sobral — Basketball, Women's Team Competition*
Gustavo Borges — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle*
Monica Rodrigues andAdriana Samuel — Volleyball, Women's Beach VolleyballBronze
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Robson da Silva ,Edson Ribeiro ,André Domingos , andArnaldo da Silva — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay*
Luiz Felipe de Azevedo ,André Johannpeter ,Alvaro Miranda Neto , andRodrigo Pessoa — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition*
Henrique Guimarães — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)*
Aurelio 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 , andFernanda Venturini — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition*
Lars Grael andKiko Pellicano — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team CompetitionResults by event
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 , andEronilde 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 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
*Elisangela Adriano :* Qualification — 16.49m (→ did not advance)
=Boxing=Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
*Rogelio de Brito
*# First Round — DefeatedNemo Bahari (Indonesia), 12-3
*# Second Round — Lost toLorenzo Aragon (Cuba), 6-16Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
*Agnaldo Nunes
*# First Round — DefeatedHenry Kunsi (Papua New Guinea), 11-11 (referee decision)
*# Second Round — Lost toHocine Soltani (Algeria), 1-11Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
*Zely Ferreria
*# First Round — Lost to Francis Barrett (Ireland), 7-32Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
*Jorge Silva
*# First Round — Lost toRival Cadeau (Seychelles), 7-22Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
* Ricardo Rodríguez
*# First Round — DefeatedBob Gasio (Western Samoa), 11-4
*# Second Round — Lost toRhoshii Wells (United States), 2-16Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
*Daniel Bispo
*# First Round — DefeatedAdnan Khaddour (Syria), 9-4
*# Second Round — DefeatedJean-Louis Mandengue (France), referee stopped contest in first round
*# Quarterfinals — Lost toThomas Ulrich (Germany), 7-14
=Cycling=Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
*Hernandes Quadri :* 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
*# Heat – 22.68
*# Swim-off – 22.71
*# Final – 22.29 (→ Bronze Medal)*
Gustavo Borges
*# Heat – 22.86
*# B-Final – 22.92 (→ 13th place)Men's 100 m Freestyle
*Fernando Scherer
*# Heat – 49.79
*# Final – 49.57 (→ 5th place)*
Gustavo Borges
*# Heat – 49.17
*# Final – 49.02 (→ Bronze Medal)Men's 200 m Freestyle
*Gustavo Borges
*# Heat – 1:49.00
*# Final – 1:48.08 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 400 m Freestyle
*Luiz Lima
*# Heat – 3:56.43 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 1500 m Freestyle
*Luiz Lima
*# Heat – 15:24.16 (→ did not advance, 11th place)Men's 100 m Backstroke
*Rogerio Romero
*# Heat – 56.94 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Men's 200 m Backstroke
*Rogerio Romero
*# Heat – 2:03.49
*# B-Final – 2:03.20 (→ 15th place)Men's 100 m Butterfly
*André Teixeira
*# Heat – 55.23 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
*Fernando Scherer ,Alexandre Massura ,André Cordeiro , andGustavo Borges
*# Heat – 3:20.21
*# Final – 3:18.30 (→ 4th place)Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
*Cassiano Leal ,Luiz Lima ,Fernando Saez , andAndré Teixeira
*# Heat – 7:28.82 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
*Gabrielle Rose
*# Heat – 57.16 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)Women's 100 m Butterfly
*Gabrielle Rose
*# Heat – 1:01.22
*# B-Final – 1:01.39 (→ 14th place)Women's 200 m Individual Medley
*Gabrielle Rose
*# Heat – 2:18.99 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
=Tennis=Men's Singles Competition
*Fernando Meligeni
*# First round — DefeatedStefano Pescosolido (Italy) 6-4 6-2
*# Second round — DefeatedAlbert Costa (Spain) 7-6 6-4
*# Third round — DefeatedMark Philippoussis (Australia) 7-6 4-6 8-6
*# Quarter Finals — DefeatedAndrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 6-7 7-5 6-3
*# Semi Finals — Lost toSergi Bruguera (Spain) 6-7 2-6
*# Bronze Medal Match — Lost toLeander Paes (India) 6-3 2-6 4-6Men'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 Gavio :*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
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Roberto Lopes andFranco Neto — 9th place overall
*Zé Marco de Melo andEmanuel Rego — 9th place overallWomen'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
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