Brazil at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 81 (78 men and 3 women) in 13 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Luiz Cláudio Menon | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 41 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 2 |
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Brazil competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 81 competitors, 78 men and 3 women, took part in 44 events in 13 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Brazil finished in 41st position in the final medal rankings, with two bronze medals.
Bronze
- Nelson Prudêncio — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
- Chiaki Ishii — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (93 kg)
Athletics
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Men's 100 metres
- Luiz Gonzaga da Silva
- First Heat — 10.63s (→ did not advance)
Basketball
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Boxing
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Cycling
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Two cyclists represented Brazil in 1972.
- Luiz Carlos Flores — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Miguel Silva Júnior — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Equestrianism
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Football
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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
Judo
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Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Swimming
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Men's 100m Freestyle
- José Aranha
- Heat — 54.06s
- Semifinals — 53.47s (→ did not advance)
- Ruy de Oliveira
- Heat — 54.26s (→ did not advance)
- Paulo Zanetti
- Heat — 54.97s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Ruy de Oliveira
- Heat — 2:00.48 (→ did not advance)
- Alfredo Machado
- Heat — 2:00.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 200m Backstroke
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Men's 100m Butterfly
Men's 200m Medley
Men's 400m Medley
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, Paulo Becskehazy, and José Aranha
- Heat — 3:35.84
- Final — 3:33.14 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Alfredo Machado, Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, and José Aranha
- Heat — 8:17.91 (→ did not advance)
Volleyball
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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
Weightlifting
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References
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