Brazil_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics

Brazil at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Brazil at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Mexico City
Competitors	76 (73 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	João Gonçalves Filho
Medals; Ranked 35th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Brazil competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 76 competitors, 73 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 13 sports. Brazilians won three medals at 1968 Summer Olympics. The bronze medal obtained by sailors Reinaldo Conrad and Burkhard Cordes and the bronze medal won by boxer Servílio de Oliveira were the first medals in their sports. Nelson Prudêncio obtained a silver medal and carried on the nation's tradition of good results in Men's Triple Jump.^[1]

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Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nelson Prudêncio	Triple jump	16.46	4 Q	17.27

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Maria Cipriano	High jump	1.74	9 Q	1.71	11

Athlete	Event	80H	SP	HJ	LJ	200 m	Final	Rank
Aída dos Santos	Result	11.6	12.41	1.59	5.50	24.9	4578	20
Aída dos Santos	Points	948	882	934	873	941	4578	20

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Soviet Union	7	0	642	408	+234	14
Brazil	6	1	561	418	+143	13
Mexico	5	2	493	443	+50	12
Poland	4	3	473	504	−31	11
Bulgaria	3	4	456	478	−22	10
Cuba	2	5	514	532	−18	9
South Korea	1	6	453	530	−77	8
Morocco	0	7	355	634	−279	7

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Servilio de Oliveira	Flyweight	BYE		Engin Yadigar (TUR) W 3-2	Joseph Destimo (GHA) W 5-0	Ricardo Delgado (MEX) L 0-5	did not advance
Expedito Alencar	Welterweight	BYE	Tadesse Gebregiorgis (ETH) W RSC-1	Manfred Wolke (GDR) L 0-5	did not advance

Brazil_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics

Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Athletics

Basketball

Preliminary round

Group B

Semifinal

Bronze medal

Boxing

Equestrian

Show jumping

Fencing

Football

First round

Group B

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Water polo

Preliminary round

Group A

Weightlifting

References

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Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Final
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Jump-off	Rank
Lucia Faria	Rush du Camp	Individual	7,25	8 Q	19,25	12	19,25	—	12
Jose Fernandez	Cantal		23,25	33	did not advance
Nelson Pessoa Filho	Pass Op		8,00	9 Q	24,00	16	24,00	—	16
Lucia Faria Jose Fernandez Nelson Pessoa Filho	See above	Team	138,00	7	—				7

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Elimination round I	Elimination round II	Repechage round I	Repechage round II	Repechage Final	Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Result	Rank
Darío Amaral	Men's épée	1-4	6	did not advance
Carlos Couto		3-2	4 Q	4-2	2 Q	Polzhuber (AUT)	did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro		2-3	5	did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro Darío Amaral José Maria Pereira Carlos Couto	Team epee	Italy (ITA) L 2-14 Great Britain (GBR) L 6-8	3	did not advance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	5
Japan	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
Brazil	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
Nigeria	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Harri Klein Edgard Gijsen	Double scull	7:16.70	5 R	NT	2 Q	7:17.08	5	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		Final rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Jörg Bruder	Finn	7	13	4	8	~~DNF~~	42	12	18	14	20	12	18	7	13	90	9
Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes	Flying Dutchman	14	20	7	13	4	8	3	5.7	3	5.7	10	16	1	0	48.4
Erik Schmidt Axel Schmidt	Star	18	24	8	14	17	23	17	23	3	5.7	2	3	3	5.7	74.4	7

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Soviet Union	9	8	1	17	26	8	3.250	464	326	1.423
2	Japan	9	7	2	16	24	6	4.000	430	258	1.667
3	Czechoslovakia	9	7	2	16	22	15	1.467	454	417	1.089
4	East Germany	9	6	3	15	22	12	1.833	449	374	1.201
5	Poland	9	6	3	15	18	11	1.636	371	281	1.320
6	Bulgaria	9	4	5	13	16	17	0.941	379	385	0.984
7	United States	9	4	5	13	15	18	0.833	383	414	0.925
8	Belgium	9	2	7	11	6	24	0.250	239	417	0.573
9	Brazil	9	1	8	10	8	25	0.320	357	469	0.761
10	Mexico	9	0	9	9	6	27	0.222	289	474	0.610

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Oct	Belgium	3–1	Brazil	15–7	16–14	9–15	15–6		55–42
16 Oct	Soviet Union	3–1	Brazil	11–15	15–2	15–9	15–9		56–35
17 Oct	United States	3–0	Brazil	15–12	15–7	15–10			45–29
19 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Brazil	15–12	15–10	13–15	13–15	15–9	71–61
20 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Brazil	15–8	18–16	15–3			48–27
21 Oct	Poland	3–0	Brazil	15–12	15–4	15–7			45–23
23 Oct	East Germany	3–1	Brazil	15–13	15–7	14–16	15–12		59–48
24 Oct	Japan	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–11	15–12			45–31
25 Oct	Brazil	3–1	Mexico	14–16	15–6	17–15	15–8		61–45

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	12	6	6	0	0	39	14	+25
2.	Soviet Union	10	6	5	0	1	43	18	+25
3.	United States	7	6	3	1	2	37	36	+1
4.	Cuba	7	6	3	1	2	31	35	–4
5.	West Germany	4	6	2	0	4	33	34	–1
6.	Spain	1	6	0	1	5	20	37	–17
7.	Brazil	1	6	0	1	5	22	51	–29