Brazil at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBRA
NOCBrazilian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Seoul
Competitors160 (127 men, 33 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer Walter Carmona
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports. Brazilians conquered 6 medals in Seoul, but only one gold medal.

Aurelio Miguel Fernandez became the first Brazilian judoka to win a gold medal. He defeated Marc Meiling from West Germany in men's 95 kg category.

The previous Olympic champion runner Joaquim Cruz won the silver medal in men's 800 metres.

Men's Brazil Olympic football team was silver medalist led by Romário and Bebeto. They lost the final by 2 - 1 at extra time against Soviet Union

Robson Caetano was the first Brazilian sprinter to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the men's 200 metres.

The other two bronze medals were obtained in sailing. Together with Nelson Falcão, Torben Grael won the medal at Star class. It was Torben Grael's second olympic medal. Torben's brother Lars Grael and Clinio Freitas obtained the bronze at Tornado class.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1988 Summer Olympics medal table

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 2 0 2
Athletics 14 6 20
Basketball 12 0 12
Boxing 3 – 3
Cycling 8 0 8
Diving 0 1 1
Equestrian 3 1 4
Fencing 4 0 4
Football 16 – 16
Gymnastics 1 1 2
Judo 7 – 7
Rowing 10 0 10
Sailing 14 2 16
Shooting 2 2 4
Swimming 11 4 15
Synchronized swimming – 3 3
Table tennis 2 0 2
Tennis 2 1 3
Volleyball 12 12 24
Weightlifting 2 – 2
wrestling 2 – 2
Total 127 33 160

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In its third Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men.

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Total score
Score Seed Score Seed Score Seed
Jorge Azevedo Individual 1191 62 Did not advance
Renato Emilio 1225 43 Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
José Luíz Barbosa 800 m 1:46.32 2 Q 1:46.20 3 Q 1:44.99 3 Q 1:46.39 6
1500 m 3:44.46 33 Did not advance
Jailto Bonfim 100 m 10.75 5 Did not advance
Joaquim Cruz 800 m 1:47.16 1 Q 1:46.10 1 Q 1:44.75 2 Q 1:43.90 Silver
1500 m 3:40.92 3 q — DNS Did not advance
Adauto Domingues 3000 m steeplechase 8:32.77 5 Q — 8:35.05 11 Did not advance
Agberto Guimarães 800 m 1:48.49 5 Did not advance
Sérgio de Menezes 400 m DNF Did not advance
Marcelo Palma 20 km walk — 1:31:42 45
Ivo Rodrigues Marathon — 2:26:27 56
Diamantino dos Santos — 2:25:13 48
Arnaldo da Silva 100 m 10.44 2 Q 10.25 2 Q 10.32 5 Did not advance
Robson da Silva 100 m 10.37 1 Q 10.24 2 Q 10.24 4 Q 10.11 5
200 m 21.12 1 Q 20.41 1 Q 20.28 2 Q 20.04 Bronze
Gerson de Souza 400 m 45.90 1 Q Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Abcélvio Rodrigues Triple jump 15.13 35 Did not advance
Jorge da Silva 15.95 22 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Angélica de Almeida Marathon — 2:43:40 44
Maria Magnólia Figueiredo 200 m 23.71 2 Q 23.67 6 Did not advance
400 m 51.74 1 Q 51.32 5 Did not advance
Soraya Telles 800 m 2:02.48 3 Q — 2:01.86 6 Did not advance
Tânia Miranda
Suzete Montalvão
Soraya Telles
Maria Magnólia Figueiredo 		4 × 400 m 3:36.81 4 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Conceição Geremias Result 14.23 1.71 12.95 25.50 5.50 39.64 2:24.02 5508 22
Points 946 867 724 841 700 660 770

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Brazil men's Men's tournament  Canada
W 125–109 		 China
W 130–108 		 United States
L 87–102 		 Egypt
W 138–85 		 Spain
L 110–118 		3 Q  Soviet Union
L 105–110 		 Puerto Rico
W 104–86
(Class. 5–8) 		 Canada
W 106–90
(Class. 5/6) 		5

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Team roster

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

Brazil men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
4 Paulinho Villas Boas 25 – (1963-01-26)26 January 1963 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)
PG 5 Guerrinha 29 – (1959-06-21)21 June 1959 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
6 Gerson Victalino 29 – (1959-09-17)17 September 1959 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 7 João Vianna 24 – (1963-11-15)15 November 1963 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 8 Rolando Ferreira 24 – (1964-05-24)24 May 1964 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
9 Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães 18 – (1969-10-04)4 October 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
10 Maury Ponikwar de Souza 26 – (1962-09-02)2 September 1962 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
11 Marcel de Souza 31 – (1956-12-04)4 December 1956 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
12 Luiz de Azevedo 23 – (1964-10-08)8 October 1964 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
C 13 Giant Silva 25 – (1963-07-21)21 July 1963 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)
G/F 14 Oscar Schmidt 30 – (1958-02-16)16 February 1958 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) JuveCaserta Basket Italy
15 Israel Andrade 28 – (1960-01-17)17 January 1960 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 485 302 +183 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 484 435 +49 9
3  Brazil 5 3 2 590 522 +68 8
4  Canada 5 2 3 479 455 +24 7
5  China 5 1 4 433 527 −94 6 9th–12th classification round
6  Egypt 5 0 5 338 568 −230 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
17 September 1988
Brazil  125–109  Canada
Scoring by half: 56–45, 69–64
20 September 1988
Brazil  130–108  China
Scoring by half: 72–61, 58–47
21 September 1988
Brazil  87–102  United States
Scoring by half: 55–63, 32–39
23 September 1988
Brazil  138–85  Egypt
Scoring by half: 66–38, 72–47
24 September 1988
Brazil  110–118  Spain
Scoring by half: 57–61, 53–57
Quarterfinals
26 September 1988
19:30
Soviet Union  110–105  Brazil
Scoring by half: 53–58, 57–47
Pts: Kurtinaitis 24
Rebs: Sabonis 9
Asts: Sabonis, Tarakanov, Volkov 2		 Pts: Schmidt 46
Rebs: Israel 11
Asts: Maury 5
Classification round 5–8
28 September 1988
9:45
Brazil  104–86  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 51–39, 53–47
Pts: Schmidt 46
Rebs: Schmidt 9
Asts: Guerrinha 7		 Pts: E. de León 19
Rebs: E. de León 10
Asts: Cruz 2
Classification round 5/6
30 September 1988
09:45
Brazil  106–90  Canada
Scoring by half: 43–39, 63–51
Pts: Schmidt 41
Rebs: Pipoka 17
Asts: Villas Boas, Schmidt 2		 Pts: Triano 29
Rebs: Hatch 10
Asts: Yearwood 3

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 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
Joilson Santana Bantamweight  Phetsmone Sonnavanh (LAO)
W 5-0 		 Slimane Zengli (ALG)
L 0-5 		Did not advance
Wanderley Oliveira Welterweight  Dimus Chisala (ZAM)
L RSC-2 		Did not advance
Peter Silva Light middleweight  Charles Mahlalela (SWZ)
W 5-0 		 Rey Rivera (PUR)
L KO-1 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Cássio Freitas Men's road race 4:32:56 20
Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo 4:32:56 63
Marcos Mazzaron 4:32:56 66
Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo
César Daneliczen
Cássio Freitas
Marcos Mazzaron 		Team time trial 2:07:11.7 18

Track

1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Clóvis Anderson 1000m time trial 1:06.282 10
Points race
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Laps behind Rank Points Laps behind Rank
Fernando Louro Points race 10 1 12 Q 0 3 24
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Antônio Silvestre Individual pursuit 5:02.07 20 Did not advance
Clóvis Anderson
Paulo Jamur
Fernando Louro
Antônio Silvestre 		Men's team pursuit 4:38.21 19 Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Total Rank
Ângela Ribeiro 3 m springboard 396.51 19 Did not advance

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Show jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank
André Johannpeter Heartbreaker Individual 29.00 46 39.00 36 68.00 Q 38 9.50 25 Did not advance
Christina Johannpeter Societao 6.00 67 AC DNF AC DNF Did not advance
Paulo Stewart Platon 27.50 47 AC DNF AC DNF Did not advance
Vitor Teixeira Going 46.00 29 67.50 7 113.50 Q 16 8.75 24 Did not advance
André Johannpeter
Christina Johannpeter
Paulo Stewart
Vitor Teixeira 		See above Team — 40.00 10 Q 35.00 9 75.00 8

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's épée

Individual

Athlete Event Elimination round Round I Repechage Round I Round II Repechage Round II Round III Repechage Round III Round IV Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Régis Avila Individual sabre 43 Did not advance

Team

Athlete Event Elimination round 1/16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Régis Avila
Douglas Fonseca
Roberto Lazzarini
Antônio Machado 		Team épée  West Germany (FRG)
L 3-9
 United States (USA)
L 1-9 		— 16

Football

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's team

Preliminary round (Group D)

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Brazil 4–0 Nigeria
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Australia 0–3 Brazil
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Brazil 2–1 Yugoslavia
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon

Quarter-finals

Brazil 1–0 Argentina
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 21,800
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger

Semi-finals

Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) West Germany
Penalties
3–2
Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Keith Hackett

Gold-medal match

Soviet Union 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil
Dobrovolski 61' (pen.)
Savichev 103'		 Romário 30'
Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Gérard Biguet (FRA)

Team Roster

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sérgio Pessoa −60 kg BYE  Gilles Pages (MON)
W 1000–0000 		 Kim Jae-yup (KOR)
L 0000–0010 		Did not advance
Ricardo Cardoso −65 kg BYE  Pavel Petřikov (TCH)
L 0000–0010 		Did not advance
Luiz Onmura −71 kg BYE  Wiesław Błach (POL)
W 0010–0000 		 Kerrith Brown (GBR)
L 0000–0001 		Did not advance
Ezequiel Paraguassu −78 kg  Torsten Bréchôt (GDR)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Wálter Carmona −86 kg BYE  West Iqiebor (NGR)
W 1000–0000 		 Akinobu Osako (JPN)
L 0000–0010 		Did not advance
Aurélio Miguel −95 kg —  Dennis Stewart (GBR)
W 0010–0000 		 Bjarni Friðriksson (ISL)
W 0010–0000 		 Juri Fazi (ITA)
W 0100–0000 		 Jiří Sosna (TCH)
W 0100–0000 		BYE  Marc Meiling (FRG)
W 0100–0000
Frederico Flexa +95 kg —  Abderrahim Lahcinia (MAR)
W 1000–0000 		 Elvis Gordon (GBR)
W 1000–0000 		 Grigory Verichev (URS)
L 0000–0010 		Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Denis Marinho Single sculls 7:48.33 5 R 7:22.84 3 — 7:22.84 18
Ronaldo de Carvalho
Ricardo de Carvalho 		Coxless pair 6:45.20 5 R 7:01.00 3 FB 6:54.89 6 7:28.30 10
Ângelo Roso Neto
Flávio de Melo
Nilton Alonso 		Coxed pairs 7:27.68 5 R NT 4 — NT 13
Marcos Arantes
Fernando Fantoni
Oswaldo Kuster Neto
Waldemar Trombetta 		Coxless four 6:29.61 6 R NT 5 — NT 14

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
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
George Rebello Division II 13 19.0 23 29.0 23 29.0 9 15.0 13 19.0 13 19.0 17 23.0 124.0 16
Jorge Zarif Neto Finn 19 25.0 17 23.0 18 24.0 16 22.0 YMP 21.0 11 17.0 13 19.0 126.0 19
Carlos Wanderley
Bernardo Arndt 		470 7 13.0 9 15.0 DSQ 36.0 19 25.0 6 11.7 13 19.0 1 0.0 83.7 10
Women
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
Cinthia Knoth
M Pellicano 		470 12 18.0 RET 28.0 16 22.0 14 20.0 RET 28.0 12 18.0 12 18.0 124.0 16
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
Alan Adler
Marcos Tenke 		Flying Dutchman 4 8.0 3 5.7 6 11.7 13 19.0 DSQ 29.0 9 15.0 11 17.0 76.4 7
Lars Grael
Clinio Freitas 		Tornado 8 14.0 1 0.0 6 11.7 3 5.7 3 5.7 8 14.0 2 3.0 40.1 Bronze
Torben Grael
Nelson Falcao 		Star 1 0.0 7 13.0 2 3.0 11 17.0 2 3.0 RET 28.0 8 14.0 50.0 Silver
Jose Paulo Dias
Jose Augusto Dias
Christoph Bergman 		Soling 3 5.7 6 11.7 DSQ 27.0 5 10.0 11 17.0 9 15.0 4 8.0 67.4 5

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Delival Nobre 25 m rapid fire pistol 586 24
Women
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Maria Amaral 25 m pistol 579 22
10 m air pistol 369 31
Tania Fassoni 25 m pistol 569 32
10 m air pistol 372 27
Open
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Rodrigo Bastos Trap 137 40 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final B Final A
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
David Castro 400 metre freestyle 4:02.48 33 Did not advance
1500 metre freestyle 15:57.89 32 Did not advance
Jorge Fernandes 50 metre freestyle 24.40 37 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 52.23 33 Did not advance
Júlio Lópes 100 metre freestyle 1:53.16 30 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:09.62 26 Did not advance
Cristiano Michelena 200 metre freestyle 1:52.34 23 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle 3:57.79 23 Did not advance
1500 metre freestyle 15:50.50 26 Did not advance
José Moreira 50 metre freestyle 24.26 33 Did not advance
Emanuel Nascimento 100 metre freestyle 52.41 37 Did not advance
Eduardo de Poli 100 metre butterfly 56.37 26 Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:06.15 34 Did not advance
Renato Ramalho 200 m individual medley 2:10.32 29 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:31.95 24 Did not advance
Wladimir Ribeiro 100 metre butterfly 57.25 32 Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:09.40 36 Did not advance
100 metre backstroke 59.76 38 Did not advance
200 metre backstroke 2:11.48 33 Did not advance
Rogério Romero 100 metre backstroke 57.91 20 Did not advance
200 metre backstroke 2:02.26 8 Q Did not advance 2:02.28 8
Cícero Tortelli 100 metre breaststroke 1:05.50 37 Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke 2:28.82 44 Did not advance
Jorge Fernandes
Cristiano Michelena
Emanuel Nascimento
Júlio Lópes 		4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:28.17 12 Did not advance
Jorge Fernandes
Cristiano Michelena
Emanuel Nascimento
Júlio Lópes 		4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 7:32.11 10 Did not advance
Rogério Romero
Cícero Tortelli
Eduardo de Poli
Emanuel Nascimento 		4 × 100 metre medley relay 3:53.21 18 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final B Final A
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Patrícia Amorim 200 metre freestyle 2:04.74 25 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle 4:19.64 24 Did not advance
800 metre freestyle 8:51.95 21 Did not advance
Adriana Pereira 50 metre freestyle 26.56 17 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 58.53 34 Did not advance
Mônica Rezende 50 metre freestyle 27.44 31 Did not advance
Isabelle Vieira 100 metre freestyle 59.15 37 Did not advance
Adriana Pereira
Mônica Rezende
Patrícia Amorim
Isabelle Vieira 		4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:56.29 11 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three synchronized swimmers represented Brazil in 1988.

Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Technical Free Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Paula Carvalho Solo 82.517 83.80 166.317 15 Did not advance
Érika MacDavid
Eva Riera 		Duet 83.425 87.60 171.025 12 Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group Stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Claudio Kano Men's singles 6 Did not advance
Carlos Kawai 7 Did not advance
Claudio Kano
Carlos Kawai 		Men's doubles 5 Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Luiz Mattar Men's singles  Masur (AUS)
L 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 4–6 		Did not advance
Luiz Mattar
Ricardo Acioly 		Men's doubles —  Matsuoka /
Tsuchihashi (JPN)
W 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 		 Forget /
Leconte (FRA)
L 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 1–6 		Did not advance
Gisele Miró Women's singles  Kelesi (CAN)
L 7–5, 7–5 		 Maleeva (BUL)
L 5–7, 1–6 		Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Pool A
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 5 4 1 9 14 4 3.500 248 190 1.305 Semifinals
2  Brazil 5 4 1 9 14 7 2.000 296 225 1.316
3  Sweden 5 2 3 7 9 11 0.818 220 262 0.840 5th–8th semifinals
4  Bulgaria 5 2 3 7 7 9 0.778 190 194 0.979
5  Italy 5 2 3 7 7 11 0.636 203 222 0.914 9th–12th semifinals
6  South Korea 5 1 4 6 5 14 0.357 200 264 0.758
Source:[citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
17 Sep Sweden  3–2  South Korea 10–15 5–15 15–12 17–15 15–4 62–61
18 Sep Brazil  3–0  Italy 15–7 15–4 17–15     47–26
18 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–7 15–9 15–8     45–24
19 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Sweden 15–8 15–7 16–14     46–29
19 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  Italy 15–7 15–8 15–6     45–21
19 Sep South Korea  3–2  Brazil 19–17 15–8 6–15 11–15 15–12 66–67
22 Sep Brazil  3–1  Bulgaria 13–15 15–6 15–12 15–12   58–45
22 Sep Italy  3–2  Sweden 9–15 15–6 12–15 15–12 15–3 66–51
22 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  South Korea 15–6 15–7 15–13     45–26
24 Sep Brazil  3–1  Sweden 15–6 13–15 15–0 15–12   58–33
24 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  South Korea 15–7 15–10 15–8     45–25
24 Sep Soviet Union  3–1  Italy 15–9 15–9 12–15 15–12   57–45
26 Sep Italy  3–0  South Korea 15–10 15–7 15–5     45–22
26 Sep Brazil  3–2  Soviet Union 12–15 9–15 15–8 15–11 15–6 66–55
26 Sep Sweden  3–0  Bulgaria 15–11 15–12 15–8     45–31

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Sep Brazil  0–3  United States 3–15 5–15 11–15     19–45

Bronze-medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
02 Oct Argentina  3–2  Brazil 15–10 15–17 15–8 12–15 15–9 72–59

Team roster

Head coach: Paulo Freitas

Women's Team Competition

Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Peru 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 177 142 1.246 1st–4th semifinals
2  China 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 161 132 1.220
3  United States 3 1 2 4 5 8 0.625 140 167 0.838 5th–8th semifinals
4  Brazil 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 126 163 0.773
Source:[citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep China  3–0  United States 15–9 15–5 15–7     45–21 Report
20 Sep Peru  3–0  Brazil 15–11 15–11 15–3     45–25 Report
23 Sep Brazil  2–3  United States 16–14 5–15 13–15 15–12 7–15 56–71 Report
23 Sep China  2–3  Peru 15–13 13–15 15–7 12–15 14–16 69–66 Report
25 Sep China  3–1  Brazil 2–15 15–7 15–12 15–11   47–45 Report
25 Sep Peru  3–2  United States 12–15 9–15 15–4 15–5 15–9 66–48 Report

5th–8th-place semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep South Korea  2–3  Brazil 6–15 17–15 15–8 4–15 15–17 57–70 Report

5th-place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep Brazil  1–3  East Germany 9–15 4–15 15–11 11–15   39–56 Report

Team roster

Head coach: Jorge de Barros

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Edwaldo Santos 67.5 kg 120.0 17 140.0 17 260.0 17
Emilson Dantas 90 kg 135.0 19 165.0 21 300.0 21

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Final round
Round 1
Result 		Round 2
Result 		Round 3
Result 		Round 4
Result 		Round 5
Result 		Round 6
Result 		Round 7
Result 		Rank Final round
Result 		Rank
Floriano Spiess −100 kg  Uwe Neupert (GDR)
L 0-4 		 Fred Solovi (SAM)
W 11-7 		 Leri Khabelov (URS)
L 0-4 		— 6 Did not advance
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Final round
Round 1
Result 		Round 2
Result 		Round 3
Result 		Round 4
Result 		Round 5
Result 		Round 6
Result 		Round 7
Result 		Rank Final round
Result 		Rank
Roberto Neves Filho −90 kg BYE  Franz Pitschmann (AUT)
L 0-14 		 Kamal Ibrahim (EGY)
L 0-17 		— 9 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Brazil at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ^ Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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