Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 97 (92 men and 5 women) in 14 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mario Jorge da Fonseca Hermes | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 24 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 3 |
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Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Adhemar Ferreira da Silva — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
Bronze
- José Telles da Conceição — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Tetsuo Okamoto — Swimming, Men's 1.500m Freestyle
Athletics
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Basketball
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- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group C)
- Defeated Canada (57-55)
- Defeated Philippines (71-52)
- Lost to Argentina (56-72)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Defeated Chile (75-44)
- Lost to Soviet Union (49-54)
- Lost to United States (53-57)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated France (49-44)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to Chile (49-58) → 6th place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Manoel Pitanga
Boxing
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Diving
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Men's 3m Springboard
- Milton Busin
- Final — 155.91 points (→ 6th place)
Equestrianism
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Fencing
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Five fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1952.
Football
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Eduardo de Medeiros
- Aloysio Borges
- Eric Marques
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Eight shooters represented Brazil in 1952.
Swimming
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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References
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