Brazil at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBRA
NOCBrazilian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Berlin
Competitors73 (67 men, 6 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearerSylvio de Magalhães Padilha
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Brazil competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 73 competitors, 67 men and 6 women, took part in 37 events in 9 sports.[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sílvio Magalhães Padilha (flagbearer, and future COB president).

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
José de Almeida 100 m 11.1 3 did not advance
200 m NT did not advance
Antônio de Carvalho 400 m 50.4 5 did not advance
Oswaldo Domingues 100 m NT did not advance
Darcy Guimarães 110 m hurdles NT 4 did not advance
Sylvio Padilha 400 m hurdles 54.2 2 Q — 53.3 3 Q 54.0 5
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Antônio Lira Shot put ? 16 did not advance
Ícaro Mello High jump 1.80 23 did not advance
Alfredo Mendes High jump 1.80 23 did not advance
Assis Naban Hammer throw ? 18 did not advance
Márcio de Oliveira Long jump ? Q 7.05 15

Basketball

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
First round
7 August
Brazil  28–17  Canada
Second round
9 August
Chile  23–18  Brazil
Second consolation round
10 August
Brazil  32–14  Republic of China
Third round
11 August
Poland  33–25  Brazil

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three cyclists, all male, represented Brazil in 1936.

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Dertônio Ferrer Men's road race NT
José Magnani NT
Hermógenes Netto NT

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Brazil in 1936.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lodovico Alessandri Men's foil 1–5 6 did not advance
Moacyr Dunham 0–4 6 did not advance
Ricardo Vagnotti 1–4 5 did not advance
Henrique de Aguilar Men's épée 6–0 1 Q — 5–0 4 Q 2–0 10 did not advance
Moacyr Dunham 0–0 8 did not advance
Ennio de Oliveira 2–0 7 did not advance
Lodovico Alessandri Men's sabre 1–5 6 did not advance
Moacyr Dunham 0–6 8 did not advance
Ennio de Oliveira 0–7 9 did not advance
Moacyr Dunham
Ennio de Oliveira
Ricardo Vagnotti
Lodovico Alessandri 		Team foil  France (FRA)
L 0–16
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
L 7–9 		3 did not advance
Moacyr Dunham
Ricardo Vagnotti
Henrique de Aguilar
Ennio de Oliveira 		Team epee  Germany (GER)
L 6–9
 Canada (CAN)
L 7–8 		3 did not advance
Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hilda von Puttkammer Women's foil 3–3 4 Q — 0–4 6 did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1936.

Men
Athlete Event Riding
(show jumping) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Shooting
(25 m rapid-fire pistol) 		Swimming
(300 m freestyle) 		Running
(4000 m) 		Total points Final rank
Points Points Points Points Points
Guilherme Catramby Filho Men's 1.0 17.5 157 28 36 159.5 36
Rui Duarte 18 15.5 167 23 33 160.0 37
Anísio da Rocha 41,5 18.5 146 39 30 177.5 39

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Brazil had 22 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Celestino de Palma Single sculls 7:37.7 2 R 7:49.7 3 did not advance
Adamor Gonçalves
Paschoal Rapuano 		Double sculls 7:26.3 6 q — 8:30.2 5 did not advance
Afonso de Castro
Eduardo Lehman 		Coxless pair 7:40.2 4 q BYE DNF did not advance
Estevam Strata
José Ramalho
Decio Klettenberg 		Coxed pair 8:13.7 6 q — 9:32.3 5 did not advance
Nelson Ribeiro
Álvaro de Sá Freire
José de Campos
Wilson de Freitas
Henrique Camargo 		Coxed four 7:01.3 2 q — 8:26.0 4 did not advance
Arno Franzen
Maximo Fava
Ernesto Sauter
Alfredo de Baer
Frederico Tadewald
Henrique Kranen
Nilo Franzen
Lauro Franzen
Rodolpho Rath 		Eight 6:33.2 5 R 7:06.1 4 — did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Walter Heuer O-Jolle 21 5 21 5 22 4 14 12 25 1 17 9 23 3 39 24

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Four shooters represented Brazil in 1936.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Manoel Braga 50 metre rifle prone 287 51
Harvey Dias Villela 50 m pistol 515 25
Antônio Guimarães 50 metre rifle prone 292 23
José Mello 296 5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Julius Edgar Arp 200 metre breaststroke 3:02.6 5 did not advance
Ademar Caballero 100 metre backstroke 1:17.0 4 did not advance
Antônio Amaral Filho 100 metre backstroke 1:21.0 7 did not advance
João Havelange 400 metre freestyle 5:31.5 4 did not advance
1500 metre freestyle 22:54.1 5 did not advance
Aluizio Lage 400 metre freestyle 5:18.3 5 did not advance
Isaac Moraes 100 metre freestyle 1:03.5 5 did not advance
Benvenuto Nunes 100 metre backstroke 1:16.9 6 did not advance
Leônidas da Silva 100 metre freestyle 1:03.3 5 did not advance
Antônio Luiz dos Santos 200 metre breaststroke 2:56.8 4 did not advance
Paulo Tarrto 100 metre freestyle 1:02.6 5 did not advance
Manoel Villar 400 metre freestyle 5:18.2 4 did not advance
1500 metre freestyle 21:49.9 5 did not advance
Aluizio Lage
Leônidas da Silva
Manoel Villar
Isaac Moraes 		4 x 200 metre freestyle — 9:42.5 3 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Piedade Coutinho 100 metre freestyle 1:09.4 3 Q 1:09.6 5 did not advance
400 metre freestyle 5:35.5 3 Q 5:42.5 2 Q 5:35.2 5
Maria Lenk 200 metre breaststroke 3:17.2 3 Q 3:17.7 6 did not advance
Helena Salles 100 metre freestyle 1:16.2 6 did not advance
Scylla Venâncio 100 metre freestyle 1:15.1 8 did not advance
400 metre freestyle 6:23.0 5 did not advance
Sieglinda Zigler 100 metre backstroke 1:32.0 8 did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Brazil at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brazil Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany
Brazil at the Olympics
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