Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Brazil at the Olympic Games
Flag of Brazil
IOC code: BRA
1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	198 (148 men, 50 women) in 23 sports
Medals	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 3
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Brazil competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

1 Medals
- 1.1 Gold
- 1.2 Silver
2 Results by event

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

Men's volleyball

Eight years after the silver medal in Los Angeles, Brazil won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament without losing a single game. Only one player from 1984 remained, Amaury. In 2004, the Brazilians won again, with two players from 1992, Giovane and Maurício.

Rogério Sampaio — judo, men's lightweight

Sampaio injured himself before the 1996 selectives, and never was able to return. His brother, Ricardo, fought in the 1988 Olympics.

[edit] Silver

Gustavo Borges — swimming, men's 100 metre freestyle

Borges even overcame his idol Matt Biondi to win the silver medal. His lane's chronometer wasn't working, and they had to see the TV recordings to guarantee his medal. Borges won three more medals in 1996 and 2000.

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men. Only one qualified for the elimination rounds, where he was defeated in the first match.

Men's Individual Competition:

Vitor Krieger — Round of 32, 30th place (0-1)
Dutra Mello — Ranking round, 49th place (0-0)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

Osmiro de Souza Silva → 24th place (2:17.16)
Joseildo Rocha da Silva → 56th place (2:26.00)
Diamantino dos Santos → Did not finish

Women's Marathon

Marcia Narloch → 17th place (2:44.32)
Janette Mayal → 31st place (3:00.23)

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group A):

Lost to Croatia (76-93)
Lost to Spain (100-101)
Defeated Angola (76-66)
Lost to United States (83-127)
Defeated Germany (85-76)

Quarter Finals:

Lost to Lithuania (96-114)

Classification Matches:

5th/8th place: Defeated Puerto Rico (86-84)
5th/6th place: Defeated Australia (90-80) → 5th place

Team Roster:

( 4.) Paulo Villas Boas
( 5.) Jorge Guerra
( 6.) Gerson Victalino
( 7.) João José Vianna
( 8.) Rolando Ferreira
( 9.) Ricardo Cardoso
(10.) Maury Ponickwar
(11.) Marcel Ponickwar
(12.) Aristides Santos
(13.) Wilson Fernando Kuhn
(14.) Oscar Schmidt
(15.) Israel Machado

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

Gustavo Borges
1. Heat – 23.10
2. B-Final – 23.01 (→ 13th place)

Teófilo Ferreira
1. Heat – 24.13 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

Gustavo Borges
1. Heat – 49.49
2. Final – 49.43 (→ Silver Medal)

Emanuel Nascimento
1. Heat – 51.17 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

Cristiano Michelena
1. Heat – 1:51.04 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Gustavo Borges
1. Heat – 1:51.42 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

Rogerio Romero
1. Heat – 57.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

Rogerio Romero
1. Heat – 2:00.99
2. B-Final – 2:01.02 (→ 10th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

José Carlos Souza
1. Heat – 54.78
2. B-Final – 54.85 (→ 12th place)

Eduardo Piccinini
1. Heat – 54.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

Eduardo Piccinini
1. Heat – 2:01.20
2. B-Final – 2:01.87 (→ 15th place)

André Teixeira
1. Heat – 2:01.39 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

José Carlos Souza
1. Heat – 2:07.09 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Renato Ramalho
1. Heat – 2:07.78 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

Renato Ramalho
1. Heat – 4:29.28 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Gustavo Borges, Emmanuel Fortes, Teófilo Ferreira, and Cristiano Michelena
1. Heat – 7:24.20
Cristiano Michelena, Emmanuel Fortes, Gustavo Borges, and Teófilo Ferreira
1. Final – 7:24.03 (→ 7th place)

[edit] Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Luiz Mattar
1. First round — Lost to Paul Haarhuis (Netherlands) 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 2-6
Jaime Oncins
1. First round — Defeated Srdjan Muskatirovic (Independent Participants) 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
2. Second round — Defeated Michael Chang (United States) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Third round — Defeated Mark Koevermans (Netherlands) 6-7, 0-6, 6-7
4. Quarterfinals — Lost to Andrei Cherkasov (Unified Team) 1-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 2-6