Brazil at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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| Brazil at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: | BRA | |||
| NOC: | Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro external link (Portuguese) |
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| 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles | ||||
| Medals Rank: 19 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 8 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Brazil competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
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[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Joaquim Cruz — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
[edit] Silver
- Douglas Vieira — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg)
- Ricardo Prado — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Ademir, Pinga, Milton Cruz, André Luiz Ferreira, Mauro Galvão, Antonio José Gil, Joâo Leichardt Neto, Augilmar Silva Oliveira, Silvio Paiva, Gilmar Luiz Rinaldi, Paulo Santos, Davi Cortez Silva, Ronaldo Morais Silva, Dunga, Francisco Carlos Vidal, and Carlos Luiz Winck — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
- Daniel Adler, Torben Grael, and Ronaldo Camargo — Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition
- Renan dal Zotto, William Carvalho da Silva, Fernando d'Àvila, Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto, Bernardo Rocha de Rezende, Ruy Campos do Nascimento, Marcus Vinicius Simòes Freire, Domingos Lampariello Neto, José Montanaro, Bernard Rajzman, and Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
[edit] Bronze
- Luis Onmura — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
- Walter Carmona — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
In its second Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent only one man. Veteran Renato Emilio fell drastically in the ranking despite having improved upon his score from 1980 by 99 points.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Renato Emilio — 2363 points (44th place)
[edit] Athletics
- Eloi Schleder — 2:16:35 (→ 23rd place)
Women's 100 metres
- Esmeralda García
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- First Heat — 11.63s
- Second Heat — 11.82s (→ did not advance)
Joaquim Cruz won the gold medal at the 800 meters for men.
[edit] Football
Brazil won the silver medal for men's football, their first ever. Even though Brazil has won more Soccer World Cups than any other country, they have never won a football gold medal at any olympics.
The Brazilian team was entirely made by players of Sport Club Internacional, of Porto Alegre. Amongst them, was 1994 World Cup captain, Dunga.
[edit] Judo
A traditional sport in Brazil, Judo has warranted three medals, for Brazilian men. Two bronze medals, and a silver medal.
[edit] Swimming
Ricardo Prado won a silver medal at the 400m individual medley swimming.
[edit] Volleyball
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Argentina (3-1)
- Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
- Lost to South Korea (1-3)
- Defeated United States (3-0)
- Semi Finals
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- Defeated Italy (3-1)
- Final
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- Lost to United States (1-3) →
Silver Medal
- Lost to United States (1-3) →
- Team Roster
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- Renan dal Zotto
- William Carvalho da Silva
- Fernando d'Àvila
- Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto
- Bernardo Rocha de Rezende
- Ruy Campos do Nascimento
- Marcus Vinicius Simòes Freire
- Domingos Lampariello Neto
- José Montanaro
- Bernard Rajzman
- Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro
[edit] Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Pool B)
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- Brazil — China 0-3 (13-15, 10-15, 11-15)
- Brazil — United States 2-3 (15-12, 15-10, 5-15, 5-15, 12-15)
- Brazil — West Germany 0-3 (9-15, 14-16, 11-15)
- Classification Match
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- 5th-8th place: Brazil — South Korea 1-3 (15-13, 13-15, 9-15, 10-15)
- 7th-8th place: Brazil — Canada 3-0 (15-9, 15-3, 15-8)
- → Seventh place
- Team Roster
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- Vera Mossa Leme
- Fernanda Emerick Silva
- Monica da Silva
- Maria Alencar Salgado
- Heloisa Roese
- Regina Vilela Santos-Uchoa
- Jacqueline Cruz Silva
- Ana Richa
- Sandra Suruagy Lima
- Eliana da Costa
- Luiza Machado
- Ana Alvarez
Head Coach: Enio Figueiredo
[edit] Water polo
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Spain (12-19)
- Lost to United States (4-10)
- Drew with Greece (9-9)
- Final Round (Group E)
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- Lost to Italy (4-13)
- Drew with Canada (10-10)
- Lost to China (9-11)
- Lost to Japan (8-9) → 12th place
Team Roster
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- Roberto Borelli
- Orlando Chaves
- Paulo Abreu
- Carlos Carvalho
- Silvio Manfredi
- Solon Santos
- Ricardo Tonieto
- Eric Tebbe Borges
- Mario Souto
- Mario Sergio Lotufo
- Fernando Carsalade
- Helio Silva
- André Campos
