Brazil at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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- Nelson PrudêncioNelson PrudêncioNelson Prudêncio is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won one Olympic silver medal and one bronze during his career.-References:*...
— Athletics, Men's Triple Jump - Chiaki IshiiChiaki Ishiiis a Japanese judoka competing for Brazil and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:...
— Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (93 kg)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAt the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
Men's 100 metres
- Luiz Gonzaga da Silva
- First Heat — 10.63s (→ did not advance)
CyclingCycling at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThe cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
Men's Individual Road Race
- Luiz Carlos Flores — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Miguel Silva Júnior — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Team Competition
- First Round (Group C)
- Lost to Denmark (2-3)
- Drew with Hungary (2-2)
- Lost to Iran (0-1) → did not advance, 13th place over-all
- Team Roster
- Vitor
- Osmar
- Fred
- Terezo
- FalcãoPaulo Roberto FalcãoPaulo Roberto Falcão is a Brazilian head coach and former footballer, currently managing Sport Club Internacional. He is widely considered one of the best players in Internacional and Roma history, and one of the most talented midfielders of all time, especially at his peak in the mid 1980s...
- Celso
- PEDRINHO
- Rubens Galaxe
- Washington
- Roberto Dinamite
- Dirceu
- Nielsen
- Abel BragaAbel BragaAbel Carlos da Silva Braga, also known as Abel Braga or just Abel during his playing days , is a football manager and a former football player...
- Wagner
- Bolívar
- Ângelo
- Pintinho
- Zé Carlos
- Manoel
SwimmingSwimming at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....
Men's 100m Freestyle
- José Diniz Aranha
- Heat — 54.06s
- Semifinals — 53.47s (→ did not advance)
- Ruy Aquino Oliveira
- Heat — 54.26s (→ did not advance)
- Paulo Zanetti
- Heat — 54.97s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Ruy Aquino Oliveira
- Heat — 2:00.48 (→ did not advance)
- Alfredo Machado
- Heat — 2:00.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- José FioloJosé FioloJosé Sylvio Fiolo is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. He is best known for claiming the gold medal in both individual breaststroke events at the 1967 Pan American Games in...
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- José FioloJosé FioloJosé Sylvio Fiolo is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. He is best known for claiming the gold medal in both individual breaststroke events at the 1967 Pan American Games in...
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Ruy Aquino Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, Paulo Becskehazy, and José Diniz Aranha
- Heat — 3:35.84
- Final — 3:33.14 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Alfredo Machado, Ruy Aquino Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, and José Diniz Aranha
- Heat — 8:17.91 (→ did not advance)
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated West Germany (3-2)
- Lost to East Germany (1-3)
- Defeated Romania (3-2)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Lost to Cuba (2-3)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (0-3) → 8th place
- Team Roster
- João Lens
- Delano Couto
- Antônio Carlos Moreno
- Luiz Eymard Coelho
- José Marcelino
- Mário Marcos Procópio
- Bebeto de Freitas
- Russo Sevciuc
- Décio Cattaruzzi
- Alexandre Abeid
- Celso Alexandre Kalache
- Aderval Luis Arvani