Brazil_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics
Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1] Brazil won three medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Brazil won its first gold medal since its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Quick Facts Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 97 (92 men and 5 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mário Jorge da Fonseca |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Adhemar Ferreira da Silva won the men's triple jump. Adhemar broke the Olympic record four times and the world record twice in the event. Gold medal favorite and incumbent world recorder Adhemar broke the record for the first time in his second jump, with 16.12m. In the fifth, the Brazilian reached his best mark, 16.22m, a new world mark, 24 cm ahead of the Soviet Leonid Shcherbakov, who won the silver medal.
José Telles da Conceição won the bronze medal in men's high jump with a jump of 1,98 m; together with the gold medal won by Adhemar, those were the first medals won by Brazilians at Athletics in the Olympic Games.
Tetsuo Okamoto became the first Brazilian swimmer to win an Olympic medal, the bronze at the men's 1500 metre freestyle.
Further information: 1952 Summer Olympics medal table
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Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Wilson Carneiro | 400 m hurdles | 56.0 | 2 Q | 59.4 | 6 | did not advance | |||
| Argemiro Roque | 400 m | 49.05 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | 1:54.1 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| José da Conceição | High jump | 1.87 | 10 Q | 1.98 |  |
| Triple jump | 14.46 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Geraldo de Oliveira | Long jump | 6.71 | 23 | did not advance | |
| Triple jump | 14.64 | 10 Q | 14.95 | 7 | |
| Ary de Sá | Long jump | 7.24 | 6 Q | 7.23 | 4 |
| Adhemar da Silva | Triple jump | 15.32 | 1 Q | 16.22 WR |  |
| Hélcio da Silva | Pole vault | 3.60 | 25 | did not advance | |
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- Women
- Track & road events
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Deyse de Castro | 200 m | 25.0 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Helena de Menezes | 100 m | 12.5 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Wanda dos Santos | 80 m hurdles | 11.3 | 2 Q | — | 11.4 | 5 | did not advance | ||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Deyse de Castro | High jump | — | 1.50 | 12 | |
| Helena de Menezes | Long jump | 5.33 | 24 | did not advance | |
| Wanda dos Santos | 5.35 | 21 | did not advance | ||
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Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main tournament
Group 3
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 196 | +43 | 6 |
 Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 179 | +5 | 5 |
 Philippines |
3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 221 | −29 | 4 |
 Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 220 | −19 | 3 |
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Quarterfinals
The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification.
Quarterfinals group B
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 166 | +80 | 6 |
 Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 195 | −5 | 5 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 155 | +22 | 4 |
 Chile |
3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 256 | −97 | 3 |
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Semifinals
Finals
Team Roster
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Pedro Galasso | Featherweight |  Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN)L 3-0 |
 Lech Drogosz (POL)L 0-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Celestino Pinto | Light-Welterweight |  Salomon Carrizales (VEN)L 1-2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Alexandre Dib | Welterweight |  Victor Jörgensen (DEN)L TKO-2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Light-Middleweight | BYE |  Sören Danielsson (SWE)W KO-3 |
Boris Tishin (URS) L 0-3 |
did not advance | 5 | ||
| Nelson de Paula Andrade | Middleweight |  Mátyás Plachy (HUN)W 2-1 |
 Vasile Tiță (ROU)L DSQ-2 |
did not advance | ||||
| Lucio Grotone | Light-Heavyweight | BYE |  Bjarne Lingås (NOR)W 2-1 |
Antonio Pacenza (ARG) L 0-3 |
did not advance | 5 | ||
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Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||||
| Richard Arie | 10 m platform | 59.40 | 28 | did not advance | |||||
| Milton Busin | 3 m springboard | 67.97 | 8 Q | 87.94 | 6 | 155.91 | 6 | ||
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Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Eventing
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||||
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| Final | ||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Pericles Cavalcanti | Destino | Individual | 175.50 | 9 | DSQ | AC | DNF | AC | DNF | AC | ||
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Show jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | ||||
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| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Jump-off | Rank | |||
| Renyldo Ferreira | Bibelot | Individual | 12.50 | 32 | 8.00 | 13 | 20.50 | — | 23 |
| Eloy de Menezes | Biguaj | 4.00 | 2 | 4.00 | 4 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 4 | |
| Alvaro de Toledo | Eldorado | 16.00 | 33 | 12.00 | 21 | 28.00 | — | 31 | |
| Renyldo Ferreira Eloy de Menezes Alvaro de Toledo |
See above | Team | 28.50 | 4 | 28.00 | 5 | 56.50 | — | 4 |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Five fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1952.
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Preliminary round
More information 5–1, Netherlands ...
| Brazil | 5–1 |  Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Humberto  25' Larry 33' (pen.), 36' Jansen 81' Vavá 86' |
Report | Van Roessel 15' |
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- First round
More information 2–1, Luxembourg ...
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- Quarter-finals
More information West Germany, 4–2 (a.e.t.) ...
West Germany  | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Schröder 75', 96' Klug 89' Zeitler 120' |
Report | Larry 12' Zózimo 74' |
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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Riding (show jumping) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Shooting (25 m rapid-fire pistol) |
Swimming (300 m freestyle) |
Running (4000 m) |
Total points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | ||||
| Aloysio Borges | Men's | 29 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 113 | 21 |
| Eric Marques | 43 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 28 | 135 | 29 | |
| Eduardo de Medeiros | 22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 10 | |
| Aloysio Borges Eric Marques Eduardo de Medeiros |
Team | 94 | 42 | 70 | 34 | 73 | 313 | 6 |
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Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Brazil had three male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Francisco Furtado Harry Mosé João Maio |
Coxed pair | 8:19.0 | 4 R | 8:05.5 | 3 | did not advance | |||
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Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Open
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht | Finn | 19 | 269 | 9 | 594 | 2 | 1247 | 13 | 434 | 17 | 318 | 5 | 849 | 3711 | 9 | ||
| Wolfgang Edgard Richter Peter Mangels Francisco Antonio Felici Italo Osoldi |
Dragon | 12 | 252 | 4 | 729 | 11 | 290 | 6 | 553 | 10 | 331 | 4 | 729 | 2884 | 7 | ||
| Tacariju de Paula Cid de Oliveira Nascimento |
Star | 11 | 382 | 4 | 821 | 13 | 309 | 12 | 344 | 15 | 247 | 15 | 247 | 2350 | 12 | ||
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Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Eight shooters represented Brazil in 1952.
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Manoel Braga | 300 m rifle, three positions | 962 | 27 |
| Guilherme Cavalcanti | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 547 | 28 |
| Antônio Guimarães | 300 m rifle, three positions | 932 | 31 |
| Severino Moreira | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1122 | 27 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 398 | 8 | |
| Jorge de Oliveira | 50 m pistol | 522 | 19 |
| Álvaro dos Santos Filho | 513 | 33 | |
| Pedro Simão | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 543 | 38 |
| Harvey Dias Villela | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1113 | 32 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 385 | 48 | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aram Boghossian | 100 metre freestyle | 1:02.0 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Ricardo Esperard | 400 metre freestyle | 5:09.5 | 6 | did not advance | |||
| João Gonçalves Filho | 100 metre backstroke | 1:09.7 | 3 Q | 1:09.7 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Adhemar Grijó Filho | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:47.6 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Ilo da Fonseca | 100 metre backstroke | 1:09.9 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Haroldo Lara | 100 metre freestyle | 1:01.2 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Octavio Mobiglia | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:46.1 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Tetsuo Okamoto | 400 metre freestyle | 4:46.1 | 1 Q | 4:46.2 | 4 | did not advance | |
| 1500 metre freestyle | 19:05.6 | 1 Q | — | 18:51.3 | | ||
| Fernando Pavan | 100 metre backstroke | 1:09.1 | 3 Q | 1:10.2 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Sylvio dos Santos | 1500 metre freestyle | 19:26.8 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Haroldo Lara Sylvio dos Santos Aram Boghossian João Gonçalves Filho |
4 x 200 metre freestyle | 9:09.0 | 4 | did not advance | |||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | 400 metre freestyle | 5:26.9 | 3 Q | 5:28.5 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Edith de Oliveira | 100 metre backstroke | 1:20.0 | 4 | did not advance | |||
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Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Qualifying round
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Preliminary round
Group D
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 |
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 |
 South Africa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 4 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 3 |
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Silvino Robin | 82.5 kg | 107.5 | 13 | 100.0 | 19 | 137.5 | 16 | 345.0 | 16 |
| Bruno Barabani | 90 kg | 97.5 | 19 | 112.5 | 8 | 145.0 | 9 | 355.0 | 14 |
| Valdemar de Silveira | +90 kg | 112.5 | 12 | 110.0 | 9 | 140.0 | 11 | 362.5 | 12 |
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- "Brazil at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brazil Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2018.