Brazil

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 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.

Silver

• Douglas Vieira
  Douglas Vieira
  Douglas Vieira is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic medalist. Among his best sporting achievements is his silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.2010 Douglas played for the Swedish club Kalmar FF-References:...
  
   — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg)

• Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics....
  
   — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Ademir
  Ademir Roque Kaefer
  Ademir Roque Kaefer was a former Brazilian football player.In his career he played for SC Internacional, Toledo, Racing Club , Matsubara, Santo André and Cruzeiro...
  
  , Pinga
  Jorge Luis da Silva Brum
  Jorge Luis da Silva Brum, best known as Pinga is a former Brazilian footballer in central-lateral defender role....
  
  , Milton Cruz, André Luiz Ferreira, Mauro Galvão
  Mauro Galvão
  Mauro Geraldo Galvão is a retired Braziian footballer who played as a sweeper, and a current manager.-Playing career:...
  
  , Antonio José Gil, Joâo Leichardt Neto, Augilmar Silva Oliveira, Silvio Paiva, Gilmar Luiz Rinaldi, Paulo Santos
  Paulo Santos
  Paulo Santos may refer to:*Paulo Santos , Paulo Jorge Silva Santos , Portuguese football goalkeeper*Paulo Futre, Paulo Jorge Santos Futre , former Portuguese football winger...
  
  , Davi Cortez Silva, Ronaldo Morais Silva, Dunga
  Dunga
  Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...
  
  , Francisco Carlos Vidal, and Luiz Carlos Winck
  Luiz Carlos Winck
  Luís Carlos Coelho Winck, was a Brazilian football player born in Portão, Rio Grande do Sul.-Career:Started his successful journey in soccer as a defensive midfielder in Internacional, moving to the right-back position in 1984 by late coach, Ênio Andrade...
  
   — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

• Daniel Adler
  Daniel Adler
  Daniel Adler is a Brazilian sailor. He is Jewish.Adler won a silver medal for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles in yachting, sailing class, in the mixed three-person keelboat, with Torben Grael and Ronaldo Senft...
  
  , Torben Grael
  Torben Grael
  Torben Schmidt Grael is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions. A descendant of Danes, he was taken sailing by his grandfather at five years old on the sailboat Aileen, of the extinct 6 meter class, which was the boat used by the silver medal winning...
  
  , and Ronaldo Camargo — Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition

• 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 da Silva
  William Carvalho da Silva
  William Carvalho da Silva known as William is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Fernando d'Àvila, Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto
  Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto
  Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto known as Xandó is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Bernardo Rocha de Rezende
  Bernardo Rocha de Rezende
  Bernardo Rocha de Rezende known as Bernardinho is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rio de Janeiro....
  
  , Ruy Campos do Nascimento, Marcus Vinícius Simões Freire
  Marcus Vinícius Simões Freire
  Marcus Vinícius Simões Freire known as Marcus Vinícius is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Domingos Lampariello Neto
  Domingos Lampariello Neto
  Domingos Lampariello Neto known as Domingos Maracanã is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  , José Montanaro, 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...
  
  , and Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro
  Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro
  Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro known as Badalhoca is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  ; Volleyball, Men's Team Competition

Bronze

• Luis Onmura
  Luis Onmura
  Luis Onmura is a retired judoka from Brazil. He represented the Brazil at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Onmura claimed the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division , alongside Great Britain's Kerrith Brown.-External links:*...
  
   — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)

• Walter Carmona
  Walter Carmona
  Walter Carmona is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic medalist. He placed 5th at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...
  
   — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)

Archery

Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested in the same format used since 1972. There were two events: men's individual and women's individual. Points were in a format called the double FITA round, which included 288 arrows shot over four days at four different distances: 70 meters, 60...

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)

Athletics

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...

Men's 400 metres

• Gerson Souza
• Heat — 47.02
• Quarterfinals — 46.65 (→ did not advance)

• Evaldo Rosa Silva
• Heat — 47.55 (→ did not advance)

• Wilson David Santos
• Heat — 47.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• José João da Silva
• Heat — 14:03.44 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• José João da Silva
• Qualifying Heat — 29:10.52 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started on 17.00h local time. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in...

• Eloi Schleder
  Elói Schleder
  Eloi Rodrigues Schleder is a former long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he finished in 23rd position, clocking 2:16:35....
  
   — 2:16:35 (→ 23rd place)

Men's Pole Vault

• Tom Hintnaus
• Qualifying Round — 5.35m
• Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Women's 100 metres

• Esmeralda García
  Esmeralda García
  Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas García Silami is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986 in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.-References:**...
  
  
• First Heat — 11.63s
• Second Heat — 11.82s (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Eleonora Mendonca
• Final — 2:52:19 (→ 44th place)

Women's Long Jump

• 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:...
  
  
• Qualification — 6.04 m (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Esmeralda García
  Esmeralda García
  Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas García Silami is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986 in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.-References:**...
  
  
• Qualification — 6.01 m (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• 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:...
  
  
• Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Joaquim Cruz won the gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

 at the 800 meters for men.

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to Australia (72-76)
• Defeated Egypt (91-82)
• Lost to Italy (78-89)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (85-98)
• Lost to West-Germany (75-78)
• Classification Matches
• 9th/12th place: Defeated France (100-86)
• 9th/10th place: Defeated PR China (86-76) → 9th place
• Team Roster
• Nilo Guimarães
• Silvio Malvezi
• Gerson Victalino
• Milton Setrini Junior
• Ricardo Guimarães
• Marcos 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:...
  
  
• Eduardo Galvão
• Marcel Souza
• Adilson 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...
  
  
• Israel Machado
  Israel Machado
  Israel Machado Campelo Andrade is a former basketball player from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Machado was a member of the men's national team that won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, scoring 78 points in seven...
  
  

Football

Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed...

Brazil won the silver medal for men's football, their first ever. Even though Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 has won more Soccer World Cups than any other country, they have never won a football gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

 at any olympics.

The Brazilian team was entirely made by players of Sport Club Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

, of Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

. Amongst them, was 1994 World Cup captain, Dunga

Dunga

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...

.

Judo

Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The Judo competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. With the open division, there were eight competitions, which were restricted to male judoka. Japan returned to the top of the medal count, after boycotting the Moscow games...

A traditional sport in Brazil, Judo has warranted three medals, for Brazilian men. Two bronze medals, and a silver medal.

Swimming

Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus. There was a total of 494 participants from 67 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Ciro Delgado
• Heat — 51.74 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Ronald Menezes
• Heat — 52.49 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• 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....
  
  
• Heat — 1:53.03 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Ciro Delgado
• Heat — 1:53.22 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Marcelo Jucá
• Heat — 3:57.43
• B-Final — 3:58.23 (→ 15th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Marcelo Jucá
• Heat — 15:43.80 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics....
  
  
• Heat — 2:04.46
• Final — 2:03.05 (→ 4th place)

• Djan Madruga
• Heat — 2:05.23
• B-Final — 2:05.33 (→ 12th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Luiz Carvalho
  Luiz Carvalho
  Luiz Francisco Teixeira de Carvalho former breaststroke swimmer for Esporte Clube Pinheiros and the Brazilian National team from 1975 to 1986. Started competitive swimming when he was 10 years old, won his first age-group national title in Curitiba in early 1975...
  
  
• Heat — 1:05.96 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Luiz Carvalho
  Luiz Carvalho
  Luiz Francisco Teixeira de Carvalho former breaststroke swimmer for Esporte Clube Pinheiros and the Brazilian National team from 1975 to 1986. Started competitive swimming when he was 10 years old, won his first age-group national title in Curitiba in early 1975...
  
  
• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Marcelo Jucá
• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics....
  
  
• Heat — 2:07.16 (→ scratched B-final, 17th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics....
  
  
• Heat — 4:23.31
• Final — 4:18.45 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Ciro Delgado, 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 Ronald Menezes
• Heat — 3:27.33 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Ciro Delgado, Marcelo Jucá, Djan Madruga, 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....
  
  
• Heat — 7:30.41 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado
  Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics....
  
  , Luiz Carvalho
  Luiz Carvalho
  Luiz Francisco Teixeira de Carvalho former breaststroke swimmer for Esporte Clube Pinheiros and the Brazilian National team from 1975 to 1986. Started competitive swimming when he was 10 years old, won his first age-group national title in Curitiba in early 1975...
  
  , Marcelo Jucá, and Ciro Delgado
• Heat — 3:53.49 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated Argentina (3-1)
• Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
• Lost to South Korea (1-3)
• Defeated United States (3-0)
• Semi Finals
• Defeated Italy (3-1)
• Final
• Lost to United States (1-3) → Silver Medal
• Team Roster
• 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 da Silva
  William Carvalho da Silva
  William Carvalho da Silva known as William is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Fernando d'Àvila
• Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto
  Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto
  Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto known as Xandó is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Bernardo Rocha de Rezende
  Bernardo Rocha de Rezende
  Bernardo Rocha de Rezende known as Bernardinho is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rio de Janeiro....
  
  
• Ruy Campos do Nascimento
• Marcus Vinicius Simòes Freire
  Marcus Vinícius Simões Freire
  Marcus Vinícius Simões Freire known as Marcus Vinícius is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Domingos Lampariello Neto
  Domingos Lampariello Neto
  Domingos Lampariello Neto known as Domingos Maracanã is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• José Montanaro
• 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...
  
  
• Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro
  Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro
  Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro known as Badalhoca is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Head Coach: Bebeto de Freitas

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Pool B)
• 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
• 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
• Vera Mossa Leme
• Fernanda Emerick Silva
• Monica da Silva
  Mônica da Silva
  Mônica da Silva is a Brazilian/American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. She is best known for her multi-lingual music compositions that span five languages - English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French. Mônica grew up between the U.S. and Belém, Brazil, a city on the Amazon...
  
  
• Maria Alencar Salgado
• Heloisa Roese
• Regina Vilela Santos-Uchoa
• Jacqueline Cruz Silva
• Ana Richa
  Ana Richa
  Ana Maria Richa Medeiros is a retired female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Larissa França.In the 1980s she twice was a member of the Brazilian...
  
  
• Sandra Suruagy Lima
• Eliana da Costa
• Luiza Machado
• Ana Ida Alvares
  Ana Ida Alvares
  Ana Ida Margarida Vieira Alvares is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. She competed in three Summer Olympics for her native South American...
  
  
• Head Coach: Enio Figueiredo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Lost to Spain (12-19)
• Lost to United States (4-10)
• Drew with Greece (9-9)
• Final Round (Group E)
• Lost to Italy (4-13)
• Drew with Canada (10-10)
• Lost to China (9-11)
• Lost to Japan (8-9) → 12th place
• Team Roster
• 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