Brazil at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Brazil
games=1976 Summer
competitors=79 (72 men and 7 women)
sports=12
flagbearer=João Carlos de Oliveira
gold=0
silver=0
bronze=2
total=2
rank=36

Brazil competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Medalists

Bronze

* João Carlos de Oliveira — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
* Reinaldo Conrad and Peter Ficker — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's 100 metres
* Ruy da Silva:Qualification — 13th place (→ did not advance to finals)

Men's 200 metres
* Ruy da Silva:Final —20.84 (→ 5th place)

Men's 5.000 metres
* José Andrade da Silva:* Heat — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's High Jump
* Iraja Chedid Cecy:* Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump
* João Carlos de Oliveira:* Qualification — 7.87m:* Final — 8.00m (→ 5th place)

Men's Triple Jump
* João Carlos de Oliveira:* Qualification — 16.81m:* Final — 16.90m (→ Bronze Medal)

=Football=

*Preliminary Round:*Brazil - East Germany 0-0:*Brazil - Spain 2-1
*Quarterfinals:*Brazil - Israel 4-1
*Semifinals:*Brazil - Poland 0-2
*Bronze Medal match:*Brazil - USSR 0-2

*Team Roster:*(1) Carlos :*(2) Rosemiro:*(3) Tecão:*(4) Edinho:*(5) Júnior :*(6) Alberto:*(7) Marinho :*(8) Batista:*(9) Eudes:*(10) Erivelto:*(11) Santos:*(12) Mauro:*(13) Julinho:*(14) Chico Fraga :*(15) Jarbas:*(16) Edval:*(17) Zé Carlos
*Coach: Cláudio Coutinho

=Judo=

Men's Half-Middleweight
*Roberto Machusso

Men's Middleweight
*Carlos Motta

Men's Half-Heavyweight
*Carlos Pacheco

=Sailing=

Finn
*Claudio Bierkarck:*Final: 54.7 pts (→ 4th place)

Flying Dutchman
*Reinaldo Conrad and Peter Ficker:*Final: 51.8 pts (→ Bronze Medal)

Soling
*Gastão d'Avila, Vicente d'Avila, Andreas Wengert :*Final: 81.4 pts (→ 10th place)

=Swimming=

Men's 400m Freestyle
*Djan Madruga Garrido:*Final — 3:57.18(→ 4th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle
*Djan Madruga Garrido:*Final — 15:19.84(→ 4th place)

=Volleyball=

Men's Team Competition

*Preliminary Round (Group B):* Lost to Soviet Union (0-3):* Lost to Japan (0-3):* Defeated Italy (3-2)
*Classification Matches:* 5th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (2-3):* 7th/8th place: Defeated Italy (3-0) → Seventh place
*Team Roster:*Bebeto de Freitas:*Sergio Danilas:*Alexandre Abeid:*Eloi Lacerda:*Antonio Carlos Moreno:*Bernard Rajzman:*Willian Carvalho da Silva:*Celso Kalache:*Suiço Rosat:*Fernando Roscio:*Paulo Peterle:*José Roberto Guimarães
* Head Coaches: Russo Sevciuc and Carlos Souto

References

* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BRA/summer/1976/ sports-reference]
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
* [http://www.cob.org.br/ COB]