Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:BRA
Nocname:Brazilian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1996
Website: 
Location:Atlanta
Competitors:225 (159 men, 66 women)
Sports:19
Flagbearer:Joaquim Cruz
Rank:25
Gold:3
Silver:3
Bronze:9
Appearances:auto

Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 225 athletes – 159 men, 66 women – competed in 18 sports. The country set a record with both 15 medals – only surpassed in 2008 – and 3 golds – surpassed in 2004 with five.

In the debutant beach volleyball, several remarkable achievements were earned when it happened the all-Brazilian final between Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (who won gold) and Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel:

Brazil has also won the first medal ever in Equestrian, when the team jumping conquered the bronze medal, marking also the first medal ever in a mixed gender Olympic event.

Summary

After 76 years since the debut of the country at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Brazilian women finally won Olympic medals. That happened for the first time in the all-Brazilians beach volleyball final between Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (who won gold) and Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel. Beach volleyball competitions made its debut at 1996 Summer Olympics.

The other two gold medals were both obtained in Sailing events. Robert Scheidt was gold medalist in the Laser class. Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira won Star class. It was the first medal of Robert Scheidt and the third medal of Torben Grael; both sailors are the onliest Brazilian athletes with the record of five Olympic medals (two of them are gold). Besides the two gold medals, a bronze medal was also obtained in sailing by Torben's brother Lars Grael and Kiko Pellicano in Tornado class.

Brazil women's national basketball team, led by Hortência Marcari, Janeth Arcain and Maria Paula Silva, had a great performance, losing the gold medal match to host country United States women's national basketball team. It was the first medal won by women in Basketball.

The swimmer Gustavo Borges obtained the silver medal in men's 200 metre freestyle and the bronze medal in 100 metre freestyle. The other medal obtained in swimmer was the bronze medal conquered by Fernando Scherer in men's 50 m freestyle.

Brazil women's national volleyball team, finally won its first Olympic medal after a hard bronze medal match against Russia by 3 sets to 2.

At the men's football tournament, the under-23 football team lost a dramatic semifinal to Nigeria by 4–3, after being winning the match by 3 to 0. In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Portugal by 5–0.

At the Judo events, Brazil won two bronze medals. The 1988 Olympic champion Aurélio Miguel obtained a medal in men's 95 kg category, while Henrique Guimarães was the medalist in men's 65 kg category.

The bronze medal obtained by equestrians Luiz Felipe de Azevedo, André Johannpeter, Alvaro Miranda Neto and Rodrigo Pessoa in team jumping was the first of the History of the country not only in Equestrian as also in a mixed gender Olympic event, tough all 4 members of the team were men.

Finally, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva and Arnaldo da Silva obtained for the first time ever a medal in a relay event in Athletics, the bronze in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay.

Medalists

| width=78% align=left valign=top |

MedalNameSportEventDate



Brazil women's national basketball team

Brazil national under-23 football team
Brazil women's national volleyball team
| style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Sailing2013
Volleyball1113
Swimming0123
Basketball0101
Judo0022
Football0011
Athletics0011
Equestrian0011
Total33915
Medals by date
Datebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
20 July0101
21 July0011
22 July0011
23 July0000
24 July0000
25 July0022
26 July0000
27 July1102
28 July0000
29 July1001
30 July0011
31 July1001
1 Aug0011
2 Aug0011
3 Aug0022
4 Aug0101
Total33915
Medals by gender
GenderTotal
Male21710
Female1214
Mixed/Open0011
Total 3 3 9 15

Multiple medallist

The following competitor won several medals at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics31 9 40
Basketball12 12 24
Beach volleyball4 4 8
Boxing6 – 6
Canoeing3 0 3
Cycling8 0 6
Equestrian9 0 8
Football17 16 33
Handball16 0 16
Judo7 5 12
Rowing6 0 6
Sailing12 2 14
Shooting1 0 1
Swimming9 1 10
Table tennis2 2 4
Tennis1 2 3
Volleyball11 12 23
Weightlifting1 – 1
Total 156 65 221

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    André da Silvaalign=left rowspan=3100 m10.2512 Q10.2619Did not advance
    Arnaldo da Silva10.6270Did not advance
    Edson Ribeiro10.3942Did not advance
    Claudinei da Silvaalign=left rowspan=3200 m20.8036 QDid not advance
    Robson da Silva20.6116 Q20.6524Did not advance
    Edson Ribeiro20.6922 Q20.6020Did not advance
    Valdinei da Silvaalign=left rowspan=3400 m46.6139Did not advance
    Osmar dos Santos46.1633Did not advance
    Sanderlei Parrela45.6013 Q45.7223Did not advance
    José Luíz Barbosaalign=left rowspan=2800 m1:46.5815 q1:50.3323Did not advance
    Flávio Godoy1:48.9134Did not advance
    Joaquim Cruzalign=left rowspan=21500 m3:45.3242Did not advance
    Edgar de Oliveira3:40.7030Did not advance
    Adalberto Garcia5000 m14:28.6432Did not advance
    Ronaldo da Costa10000 m29:26.5836Did not advance
    Vanderlei de Limaalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:21:0147
    Diamantino dos Santos2:26:5373
    Luíz Antônio dos Santos2:15:5510
    Pedro Chiamuleraalign=left rowspan=3110 m hurdles13.7022 q13.7727Did not advance
    Walmes de Souza13.8232 Q14.1229Did not advance
    Emerson Perin13.7633Did not advance
    Cleverson da Silvaalign=left rowspan=3400 m hurdles51.2337Did not advance
    Eronilde de Araújo48.523 Q48.458 Q48.788
    Éverson Teixeira48.523 Q48.284 Q48.577
    Clodoaldo do Carmo3000 m steeplechase8:51.7834Did not advance
    André da Silva
    Arnaldo da Silva
    Robson da Silva
    Edson Ribeiro    		4 × 100 m relay38.976 Q38.423 Q38.41
    Valdinei da Silva
    Eronilde de Araújo
    Osmar dos Santos
    Sanderlei Parrela
    Éverson Teixeira    		4 × 400 m relay3:02.514 q3:03.4611Did not advance
    Cláudio Bertolinoalign=left rowspan=320 km walk1:31:0449
    Sérgio Galdino1:25:1426
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Márcio da Cruzalign=left rowspan=3Long jump7.1242Did not advance
    Douglas de Souza7.6133Did not advance
    Nélson Ferreira Júnior7.7627Did not advance
    Messias José Baptistaalign=left rowspan=2Triple jump16.4522Did not advance
    Anísio Silva16.6718Did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Cleide Amaral100 m11.7641Did not advance
    Maria Magnólia Figueiredo400 m52.4124 Q51.9822Did not advance
    Luciana Mendes800 m2:00.2517Did not advance
    Roseli Machado5000 m15:41.6321Did not advance
    Carmen de Oliveiraalign=left rowspan=3Marathon
    Solange de Souza2:56:2360
    Márcia Narloch2:39:3339
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Maria de SouzaTriple jump13.3821Did not advance
    Elisângela AdrianoShot put16.4921Did not advance

    Basketball

    See main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    Classification game 5th-8th place
    5th place game

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Gold medal game

    Boxing

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result
    Rogério DezorziFeatherweight
    W 12-3
    L 16-6    		Did not advance
    Agnaldo MagalhãesLightweight
    W 11-11
    L 11-1    		Did not advance
    Zely dos SantosLight welterweight
    L 32-7    		Did not advance
    Jorge SilvaLight middleweight
    L 22-7    		Did not advance
    José Ricardo RodriguesMiddleweight
    W 11-4
    L 16-2    		Did not advance
    Daniel Andrade JúniorLight heavyweight
    W 9-4
    W RSC
    L 14-7    		Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    AthleteEventRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRank
    Leonardo SelbachMen's C-1216.5124184.5419184.5423
    Gustavo SelbachMen's K-1168.3328162.4823168.3332

    Sprint

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Sebastián CuattrinK-1 500 m1:44.32851:44.2044 Q1:43.0459Did not advance
    K-1 1000 m3:49.30854:02.5271 Q3:44.4435 q3:34.6698

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Valdir LermenTime trial1:14:4836
    Márcio MayRoad racealign=center colspan=2
    Hernandes Quadri JúniorRoad racealign=center colspan=2
    Time trial1:14:1235
    Mauro RibeiroRoad race4:56:5191
    Daniel RogelinRoad racealign=center colspan=2
    Jamil SuaidenRoad racealign=center colspan=2

    Mountain biking

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Ivanir LopesCross-country2:53:2935
    Márcio RavelliCross-country2:45:1627

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Eventing

    AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Artemus de AlmeidaBuryandIndividual51.6015
    Sidney de SouzaAvalaon da Mataalign=left rowspan=4Team208.60161959.602168.20156.256.25–2174.4515
    Luciano DrubiXilena
    Serguei FofanoffKaiser Eden
    André GiovaniniAl do Beto

    Jumping

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 1Jump-off
    PenaltiesPenaltiesTotalPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesPenaltiesRank
    Luiz Felipe de AzevedoCassianaalign=left rowspan=4Individual1782542948Did not advance
    Álvaro de Miranda NetoAspen80.258.25816.25=23 QU4=21648
    André JohannpeterCalei8.254.2512.50820.50=34 QC12181218
    Rodrigo PessoaTomboy1.2501.250.7522 QU4.25=94.25=9
    Luiz Felipe de Azevedo
    Álvaro de Miranda Neto
    André Johannpeter
    Rodrigo Pessoa    		See aboveTeam4.5012.7517.25317.25

    Football

    See main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Summary

    TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Brazil men'sMen's tournament
    L 0–1
    W 3–1
    W 1–0    		1
    W 4–2
    L 3–4
    W 5–0
    Brazil women'sWomen's tournament
    D 2–2
    W 2–0
    D 1–1    		2
    L 2–3
    L 0–2    		4

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Team rosterHead coach: Zagallo
    Group play

    --------

    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Bronze medal match

    Women's tournament

    Team rosterHead coach: José Duarte

    Brazil named a squad of 16 players and 2 alternates for the tournament.[2] During the tournament, Kátia replaced Nilda due to injury.[3]

    Group play--------
  • Semifinal
    • Bronze medal match

    Handball

    See main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Summary

    Men's tournament

    Team roster
    Group play

    --------------------

    Eleventh place game

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Bronze
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result
    Alexandre García-60 kg
    L    		Did not advance
    Henrique Guimarães-65 kg
    W
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    W
    W
    W
    Sebastian Pereira-71 kg
    W
    W
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    L
    Flávio Canto-78 kg
    W
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    Edelmar Zanol-86 kg
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    W
    L    		align=center colspan=2Did not advance
    Aurélio Miguel-95 kg
    W
    W
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    W
    Frederico Flexa+95 kg
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Bronze
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result
    Andrea Berti-48 kg
    L    		Did not advance
    Danielle Zangrando-56 kg
    L    		Did not advance
    Cristiane Parmigiano-61 kg
    L    		Did not advance
    Rosicleia Campos-66 kg
    L    		Did not advance
    L    		Did not advance
    Edinanci da Silva+72 kg
    W
    L    		Did not advance
    W
    L    		Did not advance

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Marcelus dos Santos
    Dirceu Marinho    		Double sculls6:49.923 R6:56.933 SC/D6:52.733 FC6:47.1215
    André Costa
    Oswaldo Kuster Neto
    Alexandre Altair Soares
    Giovanni Valentina    		Quadruple sculls6:36.605 R6:12.865Did not advance

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceScoreRank
    1234567891011
    Yuri TagutiMistral(37)242016322029(37)33CANCAN17429
    Christoph BergmannFinn192915(20)8(21)1916CAN7910
    Rodrigo Amado
    Leonardo Santos    		4702632232418(37)25251218(29)20029
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceScoreRank
    1234567891011
    Christina MattosoMistral19242323(28)(28)282828CANCAN17326
    Marcia PellicanoEurope(19)(20)17169871611131010716
    Mixed
    AthleteEventRaceScoreRank
    1234567891011
    Robert ScheidtLaser2(9)36137211(57)26
    Lars Grael
    Henrique Pellicano    		Tornado(12)(16)18682537343
    Torben Grael
    Marcelo Ferreira    		Star162(7)14(9)263CAN25
    Daniel Glomb
    Edson de Araújo, Jr.
    Marcelo Reitz    		Soling(23)1720(23)1714192319613521

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Men

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthletesEventsHeatFinals
    TimeRankTimeRank
    Gustavo Borges50 m freestyle22.8616 FB22.9212
    100 m freestyle49.173 FA49.02
    200 m freestyle1:49.007 FA1:48.08
    Fernando Scherer50 m freestyle22.687 FA22.29
    100 m freestyle49.798 FA49.575
    Luiz Lima400 m freestyle3:56.4318align=center colspan=2Did not advance
    100 m freestyle15:24.1611align=center colspan=2Did not advance
    Rogério Romero100 m backstroke56.9424align=center colspan=2Did not advance
    200 m backstroke2:03.4917 FB2:03.2015
    André Teixeira100 m butterfly55.2332align=center colspan=2Did not advance
    Fernando Scherer
    Alexandre Massura
    André Cordeiro
    Gustavo Borges    		4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:20.214 Q3:18.304
    Cassiano Leal
    Luiz Lima
    Fernando Saez
    André Teixeira    		4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:28.8210align=center colspan=2Did not advance
    Women
    AthletesEventsHeatFinals
    TimeRankTimeRank
    Gabrielle Rose100 m freestyle57.1623Did not advance
    100 m butterfly1:01.2210 FB1:01.3914
    200 m individual medley2:18.9922Did not advance

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthletesEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Hugo HoyamaSingles
    W 2–0
    W 2–0
    W 2–1    		1 Q
    L 2–3    		Did not advance
    Hugo Hoyama
    Giuliano Peixoto    		Doubles
    L 0–2
    L 1–2
    L 0–2    		4Did not advance
    Women
    AthletesEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Monica Dotialign=left rowspan=2Singles
    L 0–2
    L 0–2
    L 0–2    		4Did not advance
    Lyanne Kosaka
    W 2–0
    W 2–0
    L 0–2    		2Did not advance
    Monica Doti
    Lyanne Kosaka    		Doubles
    L 0–2
    L 0–2
    L 0–2    		4Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Fernando MeligeniMen's singles
    W 6–4, 6–2
    W 7–6, 6–4
    W 7–6, 4–6, 8–6
    W 6–7, 7–5, 6–3
    L 6–7, 2–6
    L 6–3, 2–6, 4–6    		4
    Miriam D'Agostini
    Vanessa Menga    		Women's doubles
    L 2–6, 3–6    		align=center colspan=5Did not advance

    Volleyball

    See main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalsClassification Round 1Classification Round 2Classification Round 3Classification Final 1Classification Final 2SemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Emanuel
    		align=left rowspan=2Men's
    W 1–0
    L 0–1    		Did not advance
    L 0–1    		Did not advance


    W 1–0
    L 0–1    		Did not advance
    L 0–1    		Did not advance

    		align=left rowspan=2Women's
    W 1–0
    W 1–0
    W 1–0
    W 1–0
    W 2–0


    W 1–0
    W 1–0
    L 0–1
    W 1–0
    W 1–0
    L 0–1

    Indoor

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    5th-8th place classification game
    5th place game

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Bronze medal game

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

    See also

    References

    Notes and References

    1. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/BRA/editions/24 Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    2. Web site: Brazil – Squad list . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122003445/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/atlanta1996/teams/team=1882881/index.html . dead . January 22, 2013 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 26 January 2020.
    3. Web site: Technical Report – Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: Brazil . https://web.archive.org/web/20111220053527/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/04/65/oft%5f96%5ftr%5fpart3%5f155.pdf . dead . December 20, 2011 . FIFA.com . . 150 (40 of PDF) . 1996 . 26 January 2020 . Sissi was the team's playmaker, supported by Formiga (right) and Katia (a late addition to the squad as "alternate" for the injured Nilda)..

    This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics".

    Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.