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Brazil at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBRA
NOCBrazilian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Mexico City
Competitors76 (73 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerJoão Gonçalves Filho
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Brazil competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 76 competitors, 73 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 13 sports. Brazilians won three medals at 1968 Summer Olympics. The bronze medal obtained by sailors Reinaldo Conrad and Burkhard Cordes and the bronze medal won by boxer Servílio de Oliveira were the first medals in their sports. Nelson Prudêncio obtained a silver medal and carried on the nation's tradition of good results in Men's Triple Jump.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1968 Summer Olympics medal table

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nelson Prudêncio Triple jump 16.46 4 Q 17.27 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Maria Cipriano High jump 1.74 9 Q 1.71 11
Combined events – Pentathlon
Athlete Event 80H SP HJ LJ 200 m Final Rank
Aída dos Santos Result 11.6 12.41 1.59 5.50 24.9 4578 20
Points 948 882 934 873 941

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round

Group B

Qualified for the semifinals
Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 7 0 642 408 +234 14
 Brazil 6 1 561 418 +143 13
 Mexico 5 2 493 443 +50 12
 Poland 4 3 473 504 −31 11
 Bulgaria 3 4 456 478 −22 10
 Cuba 2 5 514 532 −18 9
 South Korea 1 6 453 530 −77 8
 Morocco 0 7 355 634 −279 7
13.10.1968
Brazil  98–52  Morocco
14.10.1968
Brazil  75–59  Bulgaria
15.10.1968
Mexico  53–60  Brazil
16.10.1968
Poland  51–88  Brazil
18.10.1968
South Korea  59–91  Brazil
19.10.1968
Cuba  68–84  Brazil
20.10.1968
Soviet Union  76–65  Brazil

Semifinal

22.10.1968
Brazil  63–75  United States

Bronze medal

25.10.1968
Soviet Union  70–53  Brazil

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Servilio de Oliveira Flyweight BYE  Engin Yadigar (TUR)
W 3-2 		 Joseph Destimo (GHA)
W 5-0 		 Ricardo Delgado (MEX)
L 0-5 		did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Expedito Alencar Welterweight BYE  Tadesse Gebregiorgis (ETH)
W RSC-1 		 Manfred Wolke (GDR)
L 0-5 		did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Show jumping

Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Jump-off Rank
Lucia Faria Rush du Camp Individual 7,25 8 Q 19,25 12 19,25 — 12
Jose Fernandez Cantal 23,25 33 did not advance
Nelson Pessoa Filho Pass Op 8,00 9 Q 24,00 16 24,00 — 16
Lucia Faria
Jose Fernandez
Nelson Pessoa Filho 		See above Team 138,00 7 — 7

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1968.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Elimination round I Elimination round II Repechage round I Repechage round II Repechage Final Final
Result Rank Result Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Result Rank
Darío Amaral Men's épée 1-4 6 did not advance
Carlos Couto 3-2 4 Q 4-2 2 Q  Polzhuber (AUT) did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro 2-3 5 did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro
Darío Amaral
José Maria Pereira
Carlos Couto 		Team epee  Italy (ITA)
L 2-14
 Great Britain (GBR)
L 6-8 		3 did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

First round

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
 Japan 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Brazil 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Spain 1 – 0 Brazil
Fernández 77' Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Abraham Klein Israel
Brazil 1 – 1 Japan
Ferretti 9' Report Watanabe 83'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: George Lamptey Ghana
Brazil 3 – 3 Nigeria
Ferretti 50'
Olumodeji 59' (o.g.)
Tião 65'		 Report Olayombo 10' 41'
Anieke 19'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn Ethiopia

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Harri Klein
Edgard Gijsen 		Double scull 7:16.70 5 R NT 2 Q 7:17.08 5 Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1968 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
Jörg Bruder Finn 7 13 4 8 DNF 42 12 18 14 20 12 18 7 13 90 9
Reinaldo Conrad
Burkhard Cordes 		Flying Dutchman 14 20 7 13 4 8 3 5.7 3 5.7 10 16 1 0 48.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Erik Schmidt
Axel Schmidt 		Star 18 24 8 14 17 23 17 23 3 5.7 2 3 3 5.7 74.4 7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Two male shooters represented Brazil in 1968.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Durval Guimarães 50 m pistol 524 55
50 m rifle, prone 589 39
Edmar de Salles 50 m rifle, three positions 1077 55
50 m rifle, prone 590 34

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
José Aranha 100 metre freestyle 56.8 4 did not advance
César Filardi 100 metre backstroke 1:04.6 5 did not advance
José Fiolo 100 metre breaststroke 1:09.5 1 Q 1:08.6 3 Q 1:08.1 4
200 metre breaststroke 2:42.1 5 did not advance
João Lima Neto 100 metre butterfly 1:02.3 5 did not advance
César Filardi
José Fiolo
João Lima Neto
José Aranha 		4 × 100 metre medley relay 4:11.1 6 did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Soviet Union 9 8 1 17 26 8 3.250 464 326 1.423
2  Japan 9 7 2 16 24 6 4.000 430 258 1.667
3  Czechoslovakia 9 7 2 16 22 15 1.467 454 417 1.089
4  East Germany 9 6 3 15 22 12 1.833 449 374 1.201
5  Poland 9 6 3 15 18 11 1.636 371 281 1.320
6  Bulgaria 9 4 5 13 16 17 0.941 379 385 0.984
7  United States 9 4 5 13 15 18 0.833 383 414 0.925
8  Belgium 9 2 7 11 6 24 0.250 239 417 0.573
9  Brazil 9 1 8 10 8 25 0.320 357 469 0.761
10  Mexico 9 0 9 9 6 27 0.222 289 474 0.610
Source:[citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Belgium  3–1  Brazil 15–7 16–14 9–15 15–6   55–42
16 Oct Soviet Union  3–1  Brazil 11–15 15–2 15–9 15–9   56–35
17 Oct United States  3–0  Brazil 15–12 15–7 15–10     45–29
19 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–2  Brazil 15–12 15–10 13–15 13–15 15–9 71–61
20 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  Brazil 15–8 18–16 15–3     48–27
21 Oct Poland  3–0  Brazil 15–12 15–4 15–7     45–23
23 Oct East Germany  3–1  Brazil 15–13 15–7 14–16 15–12   59–48
24 Oct Japan  3–0  Brazil 15–8 15–11 15–12     45–31
25 Oct Brazil  3–1  Mexico 14–16 15–6 17–15 15–8   61–45

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 12 6 6 0 0 39 14 +25
2.  Soviet Union 10 6 5 0 1 43 18 +25
3.  United States 7 6 3 1 2 37 36 +1
4.  Cuba 7 6 3 1 2 31 35 –4
5.  West Germany 4 6 2 0 4 33 34 –1
6.  Spain 1 6 0 1 5 20 37 –17
7.  Brazil 1 6 0 1 5 22 51 –29
United States  10 – 5  Brazil
Cuba  9 – 2  Brazil
West Germany  10 – 5  Brazil
Spain  6 – 6  Brazil
Hungary  8 – 2  Brazil
Soviet Union  8 – 2  Brazil

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Luiz de Almeida 75 kg 137.5 8 115.0 15 155.0 15 407.5 13

References

  1. ^ "Brazil at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico
Brazil at the Olympics
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