Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	BRA
Nocname:	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Website:
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	76 (73 men and 3 women)
Sports:	13
Flagbearer:	João Gonçalves Filho
Rank:	35
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto

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

Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
	0	1	0	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
Total	0	1	2	3

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	0	1	2	3
Female	0	0	0	0
Mixed	0	0	0	0
Total	0	1	2	3

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men

Field events

Women

Field events

Combined events – Pentathlon

Athlete	Event					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

See main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Preliminary round

Group B

Qualified for the semifinals

width=170	Team	width=20		width=20		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=20	Pts
	7	0	642	408	+234	14
	6	1	561	418	+143	13
	5	2	493	443	+50	12
	4	3	473	504	−31	11
	3	4	456	478	−22	10
	2	5	514	532	−18	9
	1	6	453	530	−77	8
	0	7	355	634	−279	7

Bronze medal

Boxing

See 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	W 3-2	W 5-0	L 0-5	did not advance
Expedito Alencar	Welterweight		W RSC-1	L 0-5	did not advance

Equestrian

See 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	align=left rowspan=3	Individual	7,25	8 Q	19,25	12	19,25		12
Jose Fernandez	Cantal	23,25	33	align=center colspan=5	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	align=center colspan=4	7

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1968.

MenRanks 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	align=center rowspan=3	Men's épée	1-4	6	align=center colspan=8	did not advance
Carlos Couto	3-2	4 Q	4-2	2 Q		align=center colspan=5	did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro	2-3	5	align=center colspan=8	did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro Darío Amaral José Maria Pereira Carlos Couto	Team epee	L 2-14 L 6-8	3	align=center colspan=8	did not advance

Football

See main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

First round

Group B

width=150	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	5
	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2
	3	0	1	2	4	9	-5	1

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Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men

Sailing

See 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		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
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

See 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

See 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

See main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

See main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		12	6	6	0	0	39	14	+25
2.		10	6	5	0	1	43	18	+25
3.		7	6	3	1	2	37	36	+1
4.		7	6	3	1	2	31	35	- 4
5.		4	6	2	0	4	33	34	- 1
6.		1	6	0	1	5	20	37	- 17
7.		1	6	0	1	5	22	51	- 29

• 14 October 1968

• 15 October 1968

• 19 October 1968

• 20 October 1968

• 21 October 1968

• 22 October 1968

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brazil at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200422194201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BRA/summer/1968/ . dead . 22 April 2020 . 26 December 2015 . Sports Reference.