Brazil at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Brazil
competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
, Canada
. 79 competitors, 72 men and 7 women, took part in 48 events in 12 sports.
Men's 200 metres
Men's 5.000 metres
Men's High Jump
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's épée
Men's Middleweight
Men's Half-Heavyweight
Flying Dutchman
Soling
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. 79 competitors, 72 men and 7 women, took part in 48 events in 12 sports.
Bronze
- João Carlos de OliveiraJoão Carlos de OliveiraJoão Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump....
— Athletics, Men's Triple Jump - Reinaldo ConradReinaldo ConradReinaldo Conrad is a Brazilian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
and Peter FickerPeter FickerPeter Ficker is a Brazilian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class with Reinaldo Conrad at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
— Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
Athletics
Men's 100 metres- Ruy da Silva
- Qualification — 13th place (→ did not advance to finals)
Men's 200 metres
- Ruy da Silva
- Final —20.84 (→ 5th place)
Men's 5.000 metres
- José Andrade da Silva
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's High Jump
- Iraja Chedid Cecy
- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- João Carlos de OliveiraJoão Carlos de OliveiraJoão Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump....
- Qualification — 7.87m
- Final — 8.00m (→ 5th place)
Men's Triple Jump
- João Carlos de OliveiraJoão Carlos de OliveiraJoão Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump....
- Qualification — 16.81m
- Final — 16.90m (→ Bronze Medal)
Fencing
One male fencer represented Brazil in 1976.Men's épée
Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 22 to 23 1976. 64 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...
- Arthur RibeiroArthur RibeiroArthur Ribeiro is a Brazilian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the individual épée at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Football
- Preliminary Round
- Brazil - East Germany 0-0
- Brazil - Spain 2-1
- Quarterfinals
- Brazil - Israel 4-1
- Semifinals
- Brazil - Poland 0-2
- Bronze Medal match
- Brazil - USSR 0-2
- Team Roster
- (1) CarlosCarlos Roberto GalloCarlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
- (2) Rosemiro
- (3) Tecão
- (4) EdinhoEdino Nazareth FilhoEdinho, real name Edino Nazareth Filho, was a football player from Brazil. He played central defender with Fluminense Football Club, Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and with the Brazilian national team...
- (5) Júnior
- (6) Alberto
- (7) Marinho
- (8) Batista
- (9) Eudes
- (10) Erivelto
- (11) Santos
- (12) Mauro
- (13) Julinho
- (14) Chico Fraga
- (15) Jarbas
- (16) Edval
- (17) Zé Carlos
- Coach: Cláudio CoutinhoCláudio CoutinhoCláudio Pêcego de Moraes Coutinho was a Brazilian football manager that coached Brazil from 1977 to 1980 and Los Angeles Aztecs in 1981...
Judo
Men's Half-Middleweight- Roberto MachussoRoberto MachussoRoberto Zablith Machusso is a retired competitive judoka from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada.He twice claimed a medal at the Pan American Games, in 1975 and 1979...
Men's Middleweight
- Carlos MottaCarlos MottaFor the boxer from Guatemala with the same name see Carlos Motta Carlos Eduardo Santos Motta is a retired competitive judoka from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada...
Men's Half-Heavyweight
- Carlos Pacheco
Sailing
FinnFinn (dinghy)
The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki...
- Claudio Bierkarck
- Final: 54.7 pts (→ 4th place)
Flying Dutchman
Flying Dutchman (dinghy)
thumbthumbThe Flying Dutchman is a 20-foot one-design high-performance two-person monohull racing dinghy. Developed in the early 1950s, its large sail area per unit weight allow it to plane easily when sailing upwind. The boat utilizes a trapeze harness for the crew and hiking straps for the...
- Reinaldo ConradReinaldo ConradReinaldo Conrad is a Brazilian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
and Peter FickerPeter FickerPeter Ficker is a Brazilian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class with Reinaldo Conrad at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com... - Final: 51.8 pts (→ Bronze Medal)
Soling
Soling
A Soling is a class of open keelboat designed by Jan Linge of Norway in 1965. In 1968, it was chosen from among many other boats to be the men's triple-handed boat for the 1972 Olympics...
- Gastão d'Avila, Vicente d'Avila, Andreas Wengert
- Final: 81.4 pts (→ 10th place)
Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle- Djan Madruga
- Final — 3:57.18 (→ 4th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Djan Madruga
- Final — 15:19.84 (→ 4th place)
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...
- Heats — 1:06.18
- Semi Final — 1:06.38 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Defeated Italy (3-2)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (2-3)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated Italy (3-0) → Seventh place
- Team Roster
- Bebeto de Freitas
- Sergio Danilas
- Alexandre Abeid
- Eloi Lacerda
- Antonio Carlos Moreno
- Bernard RajzmanBernard RajzmanBernard Rajzman is a former Brazilian volleyball player. He is Jewish, and was born in Rio de Janeiro. He was enshrined in the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2005...
- Willian Carvalho da Silva
- Celso Kalache
- Suiço Rosat
- Fernando Roscio
- Paulo Peterle
- José Roberto GuimarãesJosé Roberto GuimarãesJosé Roberto Lages Guimarães is a Brazilian former volleyball player and current coach. He known as Zé Roberto. He is coaching for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. He played volleyball between years 1967-1988 as a professional player and coaching since 1988...
- Head Coaches: Russo Sevciuc and Carlos SoutoCarlos SoutoCarlos Souto is a renowned Argentine advertising executive. He is regarded as one of the leading political advertising executives in his country. He runs the prestigious advertising agency “La Ese”, which has been engaged in political advertising since 1996...