Brazil at the Olympics

Brazil, whose NOK, which was Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro, founded in 1935, took part in the first 1900 Summer Olympics. Since 1920, athletes were on all the summer games (except 1928) posted. Since 1992, Brazil also participates in the Winter Games.

A total of 1734 participants were sent, of which 435 are women. Brazilian athletes won 108 medals in the Summer Games. In Winter Games Brazil went so far from empty.

The first medal won in 1920 the Brazilian marksman Afranio da Costa to the outdoor pistol over 50 meters. First Olympic champion was his teammate Guilherme Paraense, who won the Military pistol over 30 meters. Three athletes have so far won two gold medals, Torben Grael and the sailors Robert Scheidt and the Athlete Adhemar da Silva. Grael and Scheidt are also equipped with five medals, the most successful participants, with Grael two gold, one silver and two bronze medals and Scheidt won two gold, two silver and one bronze medal.

On August 29, 2004 the marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal.

In 1948, with the 13 -year-old swimmer Talita Rodrígues the youngest female athlete part of Brazil. The oldest participant was in 1992 at age 56 Jumping Nelson Pessoa.

With Rio de Janeiro in 2016 for the first time a Brazilian ( and South American ) city to be host of the Olympic Summer Games.

Overview of participants

Summer Games

Winter Games

List of medalists

National Olympic Committee 50 metre pistol 1924 Summer Olympics Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha 1960 Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics Wlamir Marques 1988 Summer Olympics Sandra Pires Rodrigo Pessoa Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Tetsuo Okamoto Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics Servílio de Oliveira Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics Gustavo Borges Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics Jackie Silva Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics Adriana Samuel Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fernando Scherer Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tiago Camilo Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics Adriana Behar Shelda Bede Vicente de Lima Claudinei da Silva Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Emanuel Rego Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Maurren Maggi Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sarah Menezes Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics Thiago Pereira Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics Alison Cerutti Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Beach volleyball Felipe Kitadai Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics Algeria at the Olympics Angola at the Olympics Benin at the Olympics Botswana at the Olympics 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