Brazil at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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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 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

.

Gold

  • Lars Sigurd Bjorkström
    Lars Sigurd Björkström
    Lars Sigurd Björkström is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the Tornado class.-References:...

     and Alexandre Welter
    Alexandre Welter
    Alexandre Welter is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the Tornado Class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow., alongside Lars Sigurd Bjorkstrom.-References:*...

     — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
  • Marcos Soares
    Marcos Soares
    Marcos Soares is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Eduardo Penido at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-1980 Olympics:The gold medal in the 470 class was quite a surprise...

     and Eduardo Penido
    Eduardo Penido
    Eduardo Henrique Gomes Penido is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Marcos Soares at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....

     — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition

Bronze

  • João Carlos de Oliveira
    João Carlos de Oliveira
    João 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
  • Ciro Marques, Jorge Fernandes
    Jorge Fernandes (swimmer)
    Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980....

    , Djan Madruga and Marcus Mattioli
    Marcus Mattioli
    Marcus Laborne Mattioli is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, alongside Jorge Fernandes, Cyro...

     — Swimming, Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay

Archery
Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery range, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The archery schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. Two archery events were contested: men's individual and women's individual...

In its first Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent one woman and one man.

Women's Individual Competition:
  • Arci Kempner — 2186 points (→ 26th place)


Men's Individual Competition:
  • Renato Emilio — 2264 points (→ 27th place)

Athletics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

Men's 100 metres
  • Nelson dos Santos
  • Heat — 10.51
  • Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance)

  • Katsuhiko Nakaya
  • Heat — 10.72
  • Quarterfinals — 10.70 (→ did not advance)

  • Milton de Castro
  • Heat — 10.74 (→ did not advance)


Men's 800 metres
  • Agberto Guimarães
    Agberto Guimarães
    Agberto Conceição Guimarães is a former Brazilian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s...

  • Heat — 1:48.2
  • Semifinals — 1:46.9
  • Final — 1:46.2 (→ 4th place)


Men's 4x400 metres Relay
  • Paulo Roberto Correia, Antonio Dias Ferreira, Agberto Guimarães
    Agberto Guimarães
    Agberto Conceição Guimarães is a former Brazilian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s...

    , and Geraldo José Pegado
  • Heat — 3:04.9
  • Final — 3:05.9 (→ 5th place)


Men's 400 m Hurdles
  • Antonio Dias Ferreira
  • Heat — 50.14
  • Semifinals — 52.31 (→ did not advance)


Men's High Jump
  • Claudio da Matta Freire
  • Qualification — 2.05 m (→ did not advance)


Men's Long Jump
  • João Carlos de Oliveira
    João Carlos de Oliveira
    João Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump....

  • Qualification — 7.78 m
  • Final — did not start (→ no ranking)


Men's Triple Jump
  • João Carlos de Oliveira
    João Carlos de Oliveira
    João Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump....

  • Qualification — 16.62 m
  • Final — 17.22 m (→ Bronze Medal)


Women's Pentathlon
  • Conceição Geremias
    Conceição Geremias
    Conceição Aparecida Geremias is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from Brazil, who won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. She is a three-time Olympian.-Achievements:-References:...

     — 4263 points (→ 14th place)
    1. 100 metres — 14.33s
    2. Shot Put — 13.16m
    3. High Jump — 1.71m
    4. Long Jump — 5.97m
    5. 800 metres — 2:18.90

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (72-70)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (88-101)
  • Defeated India (137-64)
  • Semi Final Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Cuba (94-93)
  • Lost to Spain (81-110)
  • Defeated Italy (90-77)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (95-96) → 5th place
  • Team Roster:
  • André Ernesto Stoffel
  • Luiz Gustavo de Lage
  • José Carlos Santos Saiani
  • Milton Setrini
  • Wagner Machado da Silva
  • Marcos Abdalla Leite
    Marcos Leite
    Marcos Antônio Abdalla "Marquinhos" Leite is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He represented Brazil in three Olympic Games and four FIBA World Championship competitions.-Early international career:...

  • Gilson Trindade de Jesus
  • Marcel Ramon de Souza
  • Adilson de Nascimento
  • Marcelo Vido
  • Oscar Schmidt
    Oscar Schmidt
    Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...

  • Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães

Boxing
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  • Sidnei dal Rovere
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Narendra Poma (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round
  • Third Round — Defeated Leoul Nearaio (Ethiopia) on points (5-0)
  • Quarter Finals — Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski
    Krzysztof Kosedowski
    Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union...

     (Poland) on points (0-5)


Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
  • Jaime Franco
  • First Round — Lost to Anthony Willis (Great Britain) on points (0-5)


Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
  • Francisco de Jesus
    Francisco de Jesus
    Francisco de Jesus is a retired boxer from Brazil, who competed in the men's light-middleweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s....

  • First Round — Defeated Mbemba Camara (Guinee) on points (5-0)
  • Second Round — Defeated Leo Vainonen (Finland) on points (5-0)
  • Third Round — Lost to Armando Martínez
    Armando Martínez
    Armando Martínez Limendu is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final....

     (Cuba) on points (0-5)


Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
  • Carlos Fonseca
    Carlos Fonseca (boxer)
    Carlos Antunes Fonseca is a retired boxer from Brazil, who competed in the men's middleweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s....

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Mark Kaylor (Great Britain) on points (1-4)

Diving
Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool, from 20 to 28 July , comprising 67 divers from 23 nations.-Medal summary:...

Men's Springboard
  • Milton Jorge Braga
  • Preliminary Round — 451.17 points (→ 22nd place, did not advance)


Men's Platform
  • Milton Jorge Braga
  • Preliminary Round — 373.06 points (→ 20th place, did not advance)

Swimming
Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Swimming as usual was one of the three Aquatics disciplines at the 1980 Summer Olympics--the other two being Water Polo and Diving. The swimming competition consisted of 26 events: 13 for men and 13 for women. It was held in the Swimming Pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex between July 20 and...

Men's 100m Freestyle
  • Ciro Marques
  • Heats — 53,00 (→ did not advance)
  • Jorge Fernandes
    Jorge Fernandes (swimmer)
    Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980....

  • Heats — 52,51
  • Semi-Finals — 52,91 (→ did not advance)


Men's 200m Freestyle
  • Ciro Marques
  • Heats — 1.54,59 (→ did not advance)
  • Jorge Fernandes
    Jorge Fernandes (swimmer)
    Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980....

  • Heats — 1.54,32 (→ did not advance)
  • Marcus Mattioli
    Marcus Mattioli
    Marcus Laborne Mattioli is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, alongside Jorge Fernandes, Cyro...

  • Heats — 1.54,39 (→ did not advance)


Men's 400m Freestyle
  • Djan Madruga
  • Final — 3.54,15 (→ 4th place)


Men's 400m Individual Medley
  • Djan Madruga
  • Final — 4.26,81 (→ 5th place)


Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
  • Jorge Fernandes
    Jorge Fernandes (swimmer)
    Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980....

    , Marcus Mattioli
    Marcus Mattioli
    Marcus Laborne Mattioli is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, alongside Jorge Fernandes, Cyro...

    , Ciro Marques, and Djan Madruga
  • Final — 7.29,30 (→ Bronze Medal)


Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Rômulo Arantes, Sergio Pinto Ribeiro, Claudo Mamede Kestener, and Jorge Fernandes
    Jorge Fernandes (swimmer)
    Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980....

  • Final — 3.53,23 (→ 8th place)

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (2-3)
  • Lost to Romania (1-3)
  • Defeated Libya (3-0)
  • Defeated Poland (3-2)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-0)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated Yugoslavia (3-2) → 5th place
  • Team Roster
  • João Alves Granjeiro
  • Mario Xando Oliveira Neto
  • Antonio Gueiros
  • José Montanaro
  • Antonio Carlos Moreno
  • Renan Dal Zotto
    Renan Dal Zotto
    Renan Dal Zotto known as Renan is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.He was born in São Leopoldo....

  • William Carvalho Silva
  • Amauri Ribeiro
    Amauri Ribeiro
    Amauri Ribeiro known as Amauri is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

  • Bernardo Rocha Rezende
  • Jean Luc Rosat
  • Deraldo Wanderley
  • Bernard Rajzman
    Bernard Rajzman
    Bernard 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...




Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Hungary (2-3)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
  • Lost to Romania (2-3)
  • Classification Match
  • 7th/8th place: Defeated Romania (3-0) → 7th place
  • Team Roster
  • Denise Porto Mattioli
  • Ivonette Das Neves
  • Lenice Peluso Oliveira
  • Regina Vilela Santos
  • Fernanda Emerick Silva
  • Paula Rodrigues Mello
  • Maria Isabel Alencar
  • Eliana Maria Aleixo
  • Maria Castanheira
  • Jacqueline Cruz Silva
  • Vera Helena Mossa
  • Rita Cassia Teixeira
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