Brazil at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (Portuguese)
in London
Competitors	70 (59 men and 11 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha
Medals Ranked 34th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Brazil competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. 70 competitors, 59 men and 11 women, took part in 41 events in 11 sports.^[1] A Brazilian medal was won for the first time since the country's debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics, with a bronze by the basketball team.

Medalists

Bronze

• Algodão, João Francisco Bráz, Ruy de Freitas, Massinet Sorcinelli, Alfredo da Motta, Affonso Évora, Alberto Marson, Alexandre Gemignani, Marcus Vinícius Dias, and Nilton Pacheco — Basketball, Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Men

• Triple jump - Geraldo Silveira (5th), Adhemar da Silva (8th), Hélio Coutinho da Silva (11th)
• 100m - Hélio da Silva (round 2), Ivan Hausen (round 2), Aroldo da Silva (round 1)
• 200m - Hélio da Silva (semifinals), Rosalvo Ramos (round 2), Ivan Hausen (round 2)
• 400m - Rosalvo Ramos (semifinal)
• 4 × 100 m relay - Rosalvo Ramos, Hélio da Silva, Ivan Hausen, Aroldo da Silva

Women

• Long jump - Gertrudes Morg
• 100m - Elisabeth Müller, Helena de Menezes, Benedita de Oliveira
• 200m - Lucila Pini, Helena de Menezes, Melânia Luz

Basketball

Boxing

• Raúl Zumbano - Lightweight - 3rd round
• Vicente dos Santos - Bantamweight - 1st round

Diving

• Haroldo Mariano (16th springboard)
• Gunnar Kemnitz (21st springboard)
• Milton Busin (11th highboard)

Equestrian

Eventing

• Aëcio Coelho (8th), Renyldo Ferreira (31st), Anísio da Rocha (DNQ)

Ruben Ribeiro Male 37 Equestrianism

Jumping

• Francisco Pontes (10th), Eloy de Menezes (DNQ)

Fencing

Seven fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1948.

Men's foil

• Lodovico Alessandri (round 2)
• Salvatore Scianamea (round 1)

Men's épée

• Mario Biancalana (semifinals)
• Fortunato de Barros (round 1)
• Henrique de Aguilar (round 1)

Men's team épée

• Mario Biancalana, Fortunato de Barros, Henrique de Aguilar, Walter de Paula, Salvatore Scianamea (round 1)

Men's sabre

• Etienne Molnar (round 2)

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1948.

• Aëcio Coelho (30th)
• Aloysio Borges (38th)
• Humberto Bedford (43rd)

Rowing

Sailing

• Swallow, 10th (Victório Ferraz, Carlos Borchers)
• Firefly, 11th (Wolfgang Richter)
• Star Class, 14th (João José Bracony, Carlos Bittencourt Filho)

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Brazil in 1948.

25 metre pistol

• Pedro Simão (30th)
• Álvaro dos Santos Filho (34th)
• Allan Sobocinski (56th)

50 metre pistol

• Silvino Ferreira (28th)
• Álvaro dos Santos Filho (31st)

50 metre rifle

• Antônio Guimarães (13th)
• Manoel Braga (28th)
• João de Faria (45th)

Swimming

Men

• Willy Otto Jordan - 200m breaststroke - 6th place
• Sérgio Rodrigues, Rolf Kestener, Willy Otto Jordan, Aram Boghossian - 4 × 200 m freestyle relay - 8th place
• Hélio Silva - 100m backstroke (semifinals)
• 100m freestyle - Aram Boghossian (semifinals), Plauto Guimarães (round 1), Sérgio Rodrigues (round 1)

Women

• Piedade Coutinho - 400m freestyle (6th place), 100m freestyle (semifinals)
• Eleonora Margarida J. Schimidt, Maria Angélica Leão Costa, Piedade Coutinho e Talita Alencar Rodrigues - 4 × 100 m freestyle relay - 6th place
• Edith de Oliveira - 100m backstroke (first round)

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database