Brazil_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics

Brazil at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Brazil at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Seoul
Competitors	160 (127 men, 33 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer	Walter Carmona
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports. Brazilians conquered 6 medals in Seoul, but only one gold medal.

Quick Facts Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...

Aurelio Miguel Fernandez became the first Brazilian judoka to win a gold medal. He defeated Marc Meiling from West Germany in men's 95 kg category.

The previous Olympic champion runner Joaquim Cruz won the silver medal in men's 800 metres.

Men's Brazil Olympic football team was silver medalist led by Romário and Bebeto. They lost the final by 2 - 1 at extra time against Soviet Union

Robson Caetano was the first Brazilian sprinter to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the men's 200 metres.

The other two bronze medals were obtained in sailing. Together with Nelson Falcão, Torben Grael won the medal at Star class. It was Torben Grael's second olympic medal. Torben's brother Lars Grael and Clinio Freitas obtained the bronze at Tornado class.^[1]

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"Brazil at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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"1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

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Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	2	0	2
Athletics	14	6	20
Basketball	12	0	12
Boxing	3	–	3
Cycling	8	0	8
Diving	0	1	1
Equestrian	3	1	4
Fencing	4	0	4
Football	16	–	16
Gymnastics	1	1	2
Judo	7	–	7
Rowing	10	0	10
Sailing	14	2	16
Shooting	2	2	4
Swimming	11	4	15
Synchronized swimming	–	3	3
Table tennis	2	0	2
Tennis	2	1	3
Volleyball	12	12	24
Weightlifting	2	–	2
wrestling	2	–	2
Total	127	33	160

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Total score
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Score	Seed	Score	Seed
Jorge Azevedo	Individual	1191	62	Did not advance
Renato Emilio	Individual	1225	43	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
José Luíz Barbosa	800 m	1:46.32	2 Q	1:46.20	3 Q	1:44.99	3 Q	1:46.39	6
José Luíz Barbosa	1500 m	3:44.46	33	Did not advance
Jailto Bonfim	100 m	10.75	5	Did not advance
Joaquim Cruz	800 m	1:47.16	1 Q	1:46.10	1 Q	1:44.75	2 Q	1:43.90
Joaquim Cruz	1500 m	3:40.92	3 q	—		DNS		Did not advance
Adauto Domingues	3000 m steeplechase	8:32.77	5 Q	—		8:35.05	11	Did not advance
Agberto Guimarães	800 m	1:48.49	5	Did not advance
Sérgio de Menezes	400 m	DNF		Did not advance
Marcelo Palma	20 km walk	—						1:31:42	45
Ivo Rodrigues	Marathon	—						2:26:27	56
Diamantino dos Santos	Marathon	—						2:25:13	48
Arnaldo da Silva	100 m	10.44	2 Q	10.25	2 Q	10.32	5	Did not advance
Robson da Silva	100 m	10.37	1 Q	10.24	2 Q	10.24	4 Q	10.11	5
Robson da Silva	200 m	21.12	1 Q	20.41	1 Q	20.28	2 Q	20.04
Gerson de Souza	400 m	45.90	1 Q			Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Abcélvio Rodrigues	Triple jump	15.13	35	Did not advance
Jorge da Silva	Triple jump	15.95	22	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Angélica de Almeida	Marathon	—						2:43:40	44
Maria Magnólia Figueiredo	200 m	23.71	2 Q	23.67	6	Did not advance
Maria Magnólia Figueiredo	400 m	51.74	1 Q	51.32	5	Did not advance
Soraya Telles	800 m	2:02.48	3 Q	—		2:01.86	6	Did not advance
Tânia Miranda Suzete Montalvão Soraya Telles Maria Magnólia Figueiredo	4 × 400 m	3:36.81	4	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Conceição Geremias	Result	14.23	1.71	12.95	25.50	5.50	39.64	2:24.02	5508	22
Conceição Geremias	Points	946	867	724	841	700	660	770	5508	22

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Brazil men's	Men's tournament	Canada W 125–109	China W 130–108	United States L 87–102	Egypt W 138–85	Spain L 110–118	3 Q	Soviet Union L 105–110	Puerto Rico W 104–86 (Class. 5–8)	Canada W 106–90 (Class. 5/6)	5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	485	302	+183	10	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	5	4	1	484	435	+49	9
3	Brazil	5	3	2	590	522	+68	8
4	Canada	5	2	3	479	455	+24	7
5	China	5	1	4	433	527	−94	6	9th–12th classification round
6	Egypt	5	0	5	338	568	−230	5	9th–12th classification round

Brazil	125–109	Canada
Scoring by half: 56–45, 69–64

Brazil	130–108	China
Scoring by half: 72–61, 58–47

Brazil	87–102	United States
Scoring by half: 55–63, 32–39

Brazil	138–85	Egypt
Scoring by half: 66–38, 72–47

Brazil	110–118	Spain
Scoring by half: 57–61, 53–57

Soviet Union	110–105	Brazil
Scoring by half: 53–58, 57–47
Pts: Kurtinaitis 24 Rebs: Sabonis 9 Asts: Sabonis, Tarakanov, Volkov 2		Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Israel 11 Asts: Maury 5

Brazil	104–86	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 51–39, 53–47
Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Schmidt 9 Asts: Guerrinha 7		Pts: E. de León 19 Rebs: E. de León 10 Asts: Cruz 2

Brazil	106–90	Canada
Scoring by half: 43–39, 63–51
Pts: Schmidt 41 Rebs: Pipoka 17 Asts: Villas Boas, Schmidt 2		Pts: Triano 29 Rebs: Hatch 10 Asts: Yearwood 3

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
Joilson Santana	Bantamweight	Phetsmone Sonnavanh (LAO) W 5–0	Slimane Zengli (ALG) L 0–5	Did not advance
Wanderley Oliveira	Welterweight	Dimus Chisala (ZAM) L RSC-2	Did not advance
Peter Silva	Light middleweight	Charles Mahlalela (SWZ) W 5–0	Rey Rivera (PUR) L KO-1	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Cássio Freitas	Men's road race	4:32:56	20
Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo		4:32:56	63
Marcos Mazzaron		4:32:56	66
Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo César Daneliczen Cássio Freitas Marcos Mazzaron	Team time trial	2:07:11.7	18

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Antônio Silvestre	Individual pursuit	5:02.07	20	Did not advance
Clóvis Anderson Paulo Jamur Fernando Louro Antônio Silvestre	Men's team pursuit	4:38.21	19	Did not advance

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification						Final
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Rank
André Johannpeter	Heartbreaker	Individual	29.00	46	39.00	36	68.00 Q	38	9.50	25	Did not advance
Christina Johannpeter	Societao		6.00	67	AC	DNF	AC	DNF	Did not advance
Paulo Stewart	Platon		27.50	47	AC	DNF	AC	DNF	Did not advance
Vitor Teixeira	Going		46.00	29	67.50	7	113.50 Q	16	8.75	24	Did not advance
André Johannpeter Christina Johannpeter Paulo Stewart Vitor Teixeira	See above	Team	—						40.00	10 Q	35.00	9	75.00	8

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	9	1	+8	6
2	Australia	3	2	1	2	3	−1	4
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	2	4	4	0	2
4	Nigeria	3	0	3	1	8	−7	0

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
George Rebello	Division II	13	19.0	23	~~29.0~~	23	29.0	9	15.0	13	19.0	13	19.0	17	23.0	124.0	16
Jorge Zarif Neto	Finn	19	25.0	17	23.0	18	24.0	16	22.0	~~YMP~~	~~21.0~~	11	17.0	13	19.0	126.0	19
Carlos Wanderley Bernardo Arndt	470	7	13.0	9	15.0	~~DSQ~~	~~36.0~~	19	25.0	6	11.7	13	19.0	1	0.0	83.7	10

Athlete	Event	Preliminary				Final
Athlete	Event	Technical	Free	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Paula Carvalho	Solo	82.517	83.80	166.317	15	Did not advance
Érika MacDavid Eva Riera	Duet	83.425	87.60	171.025	12	Did not advance

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	4	1	9	14	4	3.500	248	190	1.305	Semifinals
2	Brazil	5	4	1	9	14	7	2.000	296	225	1.316	Semifinals
3	Sweden	5	2	3	7	9	11	0.818	220	262	0.840	5th–8th semifinals
4	Bulgaria	5	2	3	7	7	9	0.778	190	194	0.979	5th–8th semifinals
5	Italy	5	2	3	7	7	11	0.636	203	222	0.914	9th–12th semifinals
6	South Korea	5	1	4	6	5	14	0.357	200	264	0.758	9th–12th semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Sep	Sweden	3–2	South Korea	10–15	5–15	15–12	17–15	15–4	62–61
18 Sep	Brazil	3–0	Italy	15–7	15–4	17–15			47–26
18 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Bulgaria	15–7	15–9	15–8			45–24
19 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Sweden	15–8	15–7	16–14			46–29
19 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	Italy	15–7	15–8	15–6			45–21
19 Sep	South Korea	3–2	Brazil	19–17	15–8	6–15	11–15	15–12	66–67
22 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Bulgaria	13–15	15–6	15–12	15–12		58–45
22 Sep	Italy	3–2	Sweden	9–15	15–6	12–15	15–12	15–3	66–51
22 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	South Korea	15–6	15–7	15–13			45–26
24 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Sweden	15–6	13–15	15–0	15–12		58–33
24 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	South Korea	15–7	15–10	15–8			45–25
24 Sep	Soviet Union	3–1	Italy	15–9	15–9	12–15	15–12		57–45
26 Sep	Italy	3–0	South Korea	15–10	15–7	15–5			45–22
26 Sep	Brazil	3–2	Soviet Union	12–15	9–15	15–8	15–11	15–6	66–55
26 Sep	Sweden	3–0	Bulgaria	15–11	15–12	15–8			45–31

Brazil_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics

Medalists

Competitors

Archery

Athletics

Basketball

Men's tournament

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Track

Diving

Equestrianism

Show jumping

Fencing

Individual

Team

Football

Men's team

Preliminary round (Group D)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold-medal match

Team Roster

Gymnastics

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary round

Semifinals

Bronze-medal match

Team roster

Women's Team Competition

Preliminary round

5th–8th-place semifinals

5th-place match

Team roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Peru	3	3	0	6	9	4	2.250	177	142	1.246	1st–4th semifinals
2	China	3	2	1	5	8	4	2.000	161	132	1.220	1st–4th semifinals
3	United States	3	1	2	4	5	8	0.625	140	167	0.838	5th–8th semifinals
4	Brazil	3	0	3	3	3	9	0.333	126	163	0.773	5th–8th semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	China	3–0	United States	15–9	15–5	15–7			45–21	Report
20 Sep	Peru	3–0	Brazil	15–11	15–11	15–3			45–25	Report
23 Sep	Brazil	2–3	United States	16–14	5–15	13–15	15–12	7–15	56–71	Report
23 Sep	China	2–3	Peru	15–13	13–15	15–7	12–15	14–16	69–66	Report
25 Sep	China	3–1	Brazil	2–15	15–7	15–12	15–11		47–45	Report
25 Sep	Peru	3–2	United States	12–15	9–15	15–4	15–5	15–9	66–48	Report

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool								Final round
Athlete	Event	Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Round 7 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Floriano Spiess	−100 kg	Uwe Neupert (GDR) L 0–4	Fred Solovi (SAM) W 11–7	Leri Khabelov (URS) L 0–4	—				6	Did not advance