1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (Brazil)
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Brazil took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with a delegation of 72 athletes (71 men and one woman) in 35 competitions in 14 sports.
The Brazilian athletes won two bronze medals, placing Brazil in 39th place in the medal table. The medals were won by the swimmer Manuel dos Santos Júnior over 100 meters freestyle and the men's basketball team. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Adhemar da Silva .
Participants by sport
basketball
- bronze
Boxing
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José Martins
- Flyweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Waldomiro Pinto
- Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Jorge Salomão
- Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Helio Crescencio
- Light middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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José Leite
- Light heavyweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
Soccer
- eliminated in the group stage
Weightlifting
-
Bruno Barabani
- Middle heavyweight: 15th place
athletics
- Men
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Affonso da Silva
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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José da Conceição
- 200 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Anubes da Silva
- 400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 400 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Adhemar da Silva
- Triple jump: 14th place
- Women
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Wanda dos Santos
- 80 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run
Modern pentathlon
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Justo Botelho
- Individual: 27th place
- Team: 13th place
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Wenceslau Malta
- Singles: 32nd place
- Team: 13th place
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José Wilson
- Singles: 50th place
- Team: 13th place
Cycling
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Anésio Argenton
- Track Sprint: 5th place
- Track 1000 m time trial: 6th place
horse riding
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Oscar da Silva
- Show jumping: eliminated
- Show jumping team: eliminated
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Mario Lead Neto
- Show jumping: eliminated
- Show jumping team: eliminated
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Renyldo Ferreira
- Show jumping: eliminated
- Show jumping team: eliminated
rowing
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Harri Klein
- Four with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Paulino Leite
- Four with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Eduardo Endtner
- Four with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Francisco Death Co
- Four with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Waldemar Scovino
- Four with helmsman: eliminated in the quarterfinals
shoot
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Ambrosio Rocha
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 42nd place
- Free pistol 50 m: 50th place
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Álvaro dos Santos Filho
- Free pistol 50 m: 43rd place
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Luiz Martins
- Small bore rifle, three-position fight, 50 m: 57th place
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 33rd place
swim
- Men
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Manuel dos Santos Júnior
- 100 m freestyle: bronze
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Fernando de Abreu
- 100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Athos de Oliveira
- 100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Farid Zablith Filho
- 200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Aldo Perseke
- 200 m butterfly: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up
sailing
- Men
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Reinaldo Conrad
- Finn dinghy: 5th place
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Jorge Pontual
- Star: 9th place
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Cid nascimento
- Star: 9th place
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Wolfgang Richter
- Flying Dutchman: 26th place
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Roberto da Rosa
- Flying Dutchman: 26th place
Water polo
- Men
- eliminated in the group stage
Diving
- Men
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Fernando Ribeiro
- 3 m jumping: 22nd place
Web links
- Brazilian Olympic team from 1960 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )