Brazil at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (Portuguese)
in Montreal
Competitors	93 (86 men and 7 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	João Carlos de Oliveira
Medals Ranked 36th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 2 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Brazil competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 93 competitors, 86 men and 7 women, took part in 48 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Bronze

• João Carlos de Oliveira — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
• Reinaldo Conrad and Peter Ficker — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Ruy da Silva

Qualification — 13th place (→ did not advance to finals)

Men's 200 metres

• Ruy da Silva

Final —20.84 (→ 5th place)

Men's 5.000 metres

• José Andrade da Silva
  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's High Jump

• Iraja Chedid Cecy
  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• João Carlos de Oliveira
  • Qualification — 7.87m
  • Final — 8.00m (→ 5th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• João Carlos de Oliveira
  • Qualification — 16.81m
  • Final — 16.90m (→ Bronze Medal)

Boxing

Diving

Fencing

One male fencer represented Brazil in 1976.

Men's épée

• Arthur Ribeiro

Football

• Preliminary Round
  • Brazil - East Germany 0-0
  • Brazil - Spain 2-1
• Quarterfinals
  • Brazil - Israel 4-1
• Semifinals
  • Brazil - Poland 0-2
• Bronze Medal match
  • Brazil - USSR 0-2
• Team Roster
  • (1) Carlos
  • (2) Rosemiro
  • (3) Tecão
  • (4) Edinho
  • (5) Júnior
  • (6) Alberto
  • (7) Marinho
  • (8) Batista
  • (9) Eudes
  • (10) Erivelto
  • (11) Santos
  • (12) Mauro
  • (13) Julinho
  • (14) Chico Fraga
  • (15) Jarbas
  • (16) Edval
  • (17) Zé Carlos
• Coach: Cláudio Coutinho

Judo

Men's Half-Middleweight

• Roberto Machusso

Men's Middleweight

• Carlos Motta

Men's Half-Heavyweight

• Carlos Pacheco

Rowing

Sailing

Finn

• Claudio Bierkarck
  • Final: 54.7 pts (→ 4th place)

Flying Dutchman

• Reinaldo Conrad and Peter Ficker
  • Final: 51.8 pts (→ Bronze Medal)

Soling

• Gastão d'Avila, Vicente d'Avila, Andreas Wengert
  • Final: 81.4 pts (→ 10th place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Djan Madruga
  • Final — 3:57.18 (→ 4th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Djan Madruga
  • Final — 15:19.84 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• José Fiolo
  • Heats — 1:06.18
  • Semi Final — 1:06.38 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Italy (3-2)
• Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (2-3)
  • 7th/8th place: Defeated Italy (3-0) → Seventh place
• Team Roster
  • Bebeto de Freitas
  • Sergio Danilas
  • Alexandre Abeid
  • Eloi Lacerda
  • Antonio Carlos Moreno
  • Bernard Rajzman
  • William Carvalho da Silva
  • Celso Kalache
  • Suiço Rosat
  • Fernando Roscio
  • Paulo Peterle
  • José Roberto Guimarães
• Head Coaches: Russo Sevciuc and Carlos Souto

Weightlifting

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• COB