Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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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)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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]

Medalists

Athletics

Men

Field events

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

Women

Field events

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

Combined events – Pentathlon

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
	Points	948	882	934	873	941

Basketball

Preliminary round

Group B

Qualified for the semifinals

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

Semifinal

Bronze medal

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		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

Equestrian

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Final
			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

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1968.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Elimination round I	Elimination round II	Repechage round I	Repechage round II	Repechage Final	Final
		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

Football

First round

Group B

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

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Rowing

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		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

Sailing

Open

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
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

Shooting

Two male shooters represented Brazil in 1968.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Durval Guimarães	50 m pistol	524	55
	50 m rifle, prone	589	39
Edmar de Salles	50 m rifle, three positions	1077	55
	50 m rifle, prone	590	34

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
José Aranha	100 metre freestyle	56.8	4	did not advance
César Filardi	100 metre backstroke	1:04.6	5	did not advance
José Fiolo	100 metre breaststroke	1:09.5	1 Q	1:08.6	3 Q	1:08.1	4
	200 metre breaststroke	2:42.1	5	did not advance
João Lima Neto	100 metre butterfly	1:02.3	5	did not advance
César Filardi José Fiolo João Lima Neto José Aranha	4 × 100 metre medley relay	4:11.1	6	did not advance

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

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

Water polo

Preliminary round

Group A

	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

• 14 October 1968

United States	10 – 5	Brazil

• 15 October 1968

Cuba	9 – 2	Brazil

• 19 October 1968

West Germany	10 – 5	Brazil

• 20 October 1968

Spain	6 – 6	Brazil

• 21 October 1968

Hungary	8 – 2	Brazil

• 22 October 1968

Soviet Union	8 – 2	Brazil

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Military Press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Luiz de Almeida	75 kg	137.5	8	115.0	15	155.0	15	407.5	13

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database