Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Brazil at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBRA
NOCBrazilian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Beijing
Competitors277[2] in 25 sports
Flag bearers Robert Scheidt (opening)[1]
Maurren Maggi (closing)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
10
Total
17
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB – Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro). Brazil headed to the Beijing Games with its largest Olympic delegation at the time, 277 athletes, including 132 women.[2]

The 17 medals won by Brazil topped the previous medal count record set in 1996, and included the first individual medal and the first individual gold earned by women, by judoka Ketleyn Quadros and jumper Maurren Maggi, respectively. Three of the medals were gold, by Maggi, swimmer César Cielo and the female volleyball team.

Brazil won the first medal ever in taekwondo, when Natália Falavigna won the bronze medal in women's +67 kg. Brazil also won its first gold medal ever in swimming, achieved by César Cielo in men's 50 m freestyle.

Summary[edit]

Brazil was the 39th nation to enter the Beijing National Stadium during the Olympic opening ceremony. Sailor Robert Scheidt (1996, 2000 and 2004 medalist) was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[1][3]

The swimmer César Cielo was the first Brazilian swimmer to be gold medalist, when he conquered the gold medal in men's 50 m freestyle, with an Olympic record. Raised to the post of new hero of the national sport, he had previously won in Beijing the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle a result that confirmed his position of new standout in the tests of speed of swimming.

The jumper Maurren Maggi reached 7.04m in the final of the women's long jump and surpassed, in just one centimeter, the Russian Tatyana Lebedeva. Maurren won gold and became the first Brazilian woman in history to win the gold medal, not only in Athletics but also in an individual event of any sport in the Olympic Games. Maurren Maggi, was the flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.

It was also in 2008 Summer Olympics that one of the most popular sports in Brazil finally saw women win Olympic gold: the volleyball. Four years earlier, in Athens, the Brazil women's national volleyball team, led by coach José Roberto Guimarães, champion with the men's team at the 1992 Barcelona Games, had been very close to the dreamy Olympic decision when, in the semifinal against Russia, got the advantage of 24/19 in the fourth set (the Brazilians led by 2 sets to 1). Incredibly, although it needed just one more point to close the match, the Brazilians allowed a spectacular turn of the Russians in the fourth set. Not only did they lose that quarter-final by 28/26, like the game after a 16/14 loss in the tie-break. They would also lose the bronze medal for the Cuba. The trauma of Athens, however, was completely erased in Beijing. With a perfect campaign of eight wins, highlighted by the statistics of only one set lost in all the tournament, Brazil was the champion by defeating the United States in the decision by 3 to 1. José Roberto Guimarães entered history as the only coach to have taken a male and a female teams Olympic gold.

The Brazil men's national volleyball team was silver medalist of the tournament, losing the gold medal match by 3 to 1 to United States. In the beach volleyball two medals were conquered in the men's tournament. Márcio Araújo and Fábio Luiz Magalhães were silver medalists, losing the gold medal match to Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser. The bronze medal was obtained by Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego.

At the football the Brazil women's national football team won the silver medal. The team advanced to the final against United States and lost by 1–0 at extra time. The Brazil national under-23 football team was the bronze medalist in the men's tournament.

The sailors Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada were silver medalists in Star class. This was Robert Scheidt's fourth of his 5 Olympic medals. Also in the sailing, Fernanda Oliveira and Isabel Swan were the bronze medalists in Women's 470 class, becoming the first Brazilian women to win an Olympic medal in sailing.

Brazilian judokas won three more podiums for Brazil. Leandro Guilheiro was the bronze medalist in men's 73 kg while Thiago Camilo won the bronze in men's 81 kg category. Ketleyn Quadros was the bronze medalist in women's 57 kg. She was the first Brazilian judoka woman to win an Olympic medal and also the first Brazilian woman to conquer a medal in an individual sport.

The taekwondo athlete Natália Falavigna won the bronze medal in women's +67 kg category. This was the first Olympic medal ever won by Brazil in the Taekwondo.

Finally two more bronze medals were awarded to Brazilian athletes, several years after the 2008 Summer Olympics, due to doping violations. Both medals were in the athletics. Originally won by Russia, the gold medal of women's 4 × 100 m relay was stripped due to anti-doping rules violation by Yulia Chermoshanskaya. Following medals reallocation, Belgium was awarded gold, Nigeria – silver and Brazil – bronze. Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti and Rosângela Santos received the bronze medals in March 2017 at the Prêmio Brasil Olímpico ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

Jamaican team originally won gold medals in Men's 4 × 100 m relay but was disqualified due to anti-doping rules violation by Nesta Carter. The Court of Arbitration for Sport decided in 2018 that Trinidad and Tobago is the winner, the silver medal was reallocated to Japan and the bronze to Brazil team, which was formed by sprinters Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Bruno de Barros and José Carlos Moreira.

Medalists[edit]

Multiple medallist[edit]

The following competitor won several medals at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Name Medal Sport Event
César Cielo  Gold
 Bronze
Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle
Men's 100 metre freestyle

Archery[edit]

Luiz Trainini qualified by placing third at the Pan American Continental Qualification Tournament, held in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 2007.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Luiz Trainini Men's individual 610 61  Park K-M (KOR) (4)
L 99–116
Did not advance

Athletics[edit]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Vicente de Lima 100 m 10.26 3 Q 10.31 7 Did not advance
José Carlos Moreira 10.29 3 Q 10.32 6 Did not advance
Sandro Viana 100 m 10.60 6 Did not advance
200 m 20.84 4 Q 21.07 7 Did not advance
Bruno de Barros 200 m 21.15 5 Did not advance
Fernando de Almeida 400 m 46.60 5 Did not advance
Kléberson Davide 800 m 1:48.53 5 Did not advance
Fabiano Peçanha 800 m 1:46.54 4 Did not advance
Hudson de Souza 1500 m 3:37.06 7 Did not advance
Anselmo da Silva 110 m hurdles 13.81 4 Q 13.84 7 Did not advance
Mahau Suguimati 400 m hurdles 49.45 3 Q 50.16 7 Did not advance
José Alessandro Bagio 20 km walk 1:21:43 14
Mário dos Santos 50 km walk 4:10:25 41
Franck Caldeira Marathon DNF
José Teles Marathon 2:20:25 38
Marílson dos Santos DNF
Bruno de Barros
Vicente de Lima
José Carlos Moreira
Sandro Viana
4 × 100 m relay 39.01 4 Q 38.24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Fábio Gomes da Silva Pole vault 5.45 =25 Did not advance
Mauro Vinícius da Silva Long jump 7.75 26 Did not advance
Jessé de Lima High jump 2.29 =1 Q 2.20 =10
Jadel Gregório Triple jump 17.15 9 Q 17.20 6
Jefferson Sabino 16.45 28 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Carlos Chinin Result 10.99 6.94 NM 1.99 49.21 DNS DNF
Points 863 799 0 794 851 0
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lucimar de Moura 100 m 11.60 4 Q 11.67 8 Did not advance
Evelyn dos Santos 200 m 23.40 5 Did not advance
Maria Laura Almirão 400 m 53.26 5 Did not advance
Zenaide Vieira 3000 m steeplechase DNF Did not advance
Maíla Machado 100 m hurdles 13.45 7 Did not advance
Lucimar Teodoro 400 m hurdles 57.68 6 Did not advance
Tânia Spindler 20 km walk 1:36:46 37
Marily dos Santos Marathon 2:38:10 51
Lucimar de Moura
Rosemar Coelho Neto
Thaissa Presti
Rosângela Santos
4 × 100 m relay 43.38 3 Q 43.14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Maria Laura Almirão
Emmily Pinheiro
Lucimar Teodoro
Josiane Tito
4 × 400 m relay 3:30.10 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Elisângela Adriano Discus throw 58.84 19 Did not advance
Keila Costa Long jump 6.62 8 Q 6.43 11
Maurren Maggi Long jump 6.79 2 Q 7.04 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gisele de Oliveira Triple jump 13.81 23 Did not advance
Fabiana Murer Pole vault 4.50 =2 Q 4.45 10
Alessandra Resende Javelin throw 56.53 27 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Lucimara da Silva Result 13.55 1.83 11.59 24.56 6.18 40.34 2:16.20 6076 17*
Points 1043 1016 634 928 905 674 876

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[4] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and da Silva moved up a position.

Basketball[edit]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brazil women's Women's tournament  South Korea
L 62–68
 Australia
L 65–80
 Latvia
L 78–79
 Russia
L 64–74
 Belarus
W 68–53
6 Did not advance

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Brazil women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Adriana Moisés Pinto 30 – (1978-06-12)June 12, 1978 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) ŽKK Gospić Croatia
SG 5 Karla Costa 29 – (1978-09-25)September 25, 1978 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Catanduva Basket Clube Brazil
G/F 6 Karen Gustavo Rocha 24 – (1984-03-04)March 4, 1984 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Ourinhos Basquete Brazil
F 7 Micaela Martins Jacintho 29 – (1979-06-12)June 12, 1979 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Ourinhos Basquete Brazil
G 8 Fernanda Neves Beling 25 – (1982-12-05)December 5, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Americana Basketball Brazil
PG 9 Cláudia das Neves (C) 33 – (1975-02-17)February 17, 1975 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Stade Clermontois BA France
F/C 10 Jucimara Evangelista Dantas 30 – (1978-02-04)February 4, 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq France
F/C 11 Soeli Garvão Zakrzeski 30 – (1977-11-12)November 12, 1977 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) CDB Zaragoza Spain
F 12 Patrícia Ferreira 29 – (1979-03-21)March 21, 1979 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Ourinhos Basquete Brazil
C 13 Franciele Nascimento 30 – (1977-10-19)October 19, 1977 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Rivas Futura Spain
C 14 Graziane de Jesus Coelho 25 – (1983-01-18)January 18, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) MiZo Pécs 2010 Hungary
C 15 Kelly Santos 28 – (1979-11-10)November 10, 1979 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle Storm United States
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 424 319 +105 10 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 1 339 333 +6 9
3  Belarus 5 2 3 324 332 −8 7[a]
4  South Korea 5 2 3 327 360 −33 7[a]
5  Latvia 5 1 4 334 387 −53 6[b]
6  Brazil 5 1 4 337 354 −17 6[b]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
9 August 2008
16:45
South Korea  68–62 (OT)  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 13–14, 15–15, 14–12, Overtime: 13–7
Pts: Beon 19, Choi 19
Rebs: Jung 8
Asts: Jung 5
Pts: Santos 13
Rebs: Nascimento 12
Asts: Jacintho 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)
11 August 2008
22:15
Australia  80–65  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 21–15, 11–20, 19–16
Pts: Summerton 18
Rebs: Taylor 8
Asts: Harrower 5
Pts: Santos 21
Rebs: Santos 10
Asts: Santos 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
13 August 2008
14:30
Brazil  78–79  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 13–17, 23–26, 19–22
Pts: Zakrzeski 16
Rebs: Santos, Zakrzeski 9
Asts: Pinto 4
Pts: Jēkabsone 25
Rebs: Kubliņa 7
Asts: Jēkabsone 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
15 August 2008
14:30
Russia  74–64  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 14–15, 19–15, 20–8
Pts: Shchegoleva 14
Rebs: Korstin 10
Asts: Korstin 5
Pts: Pinto 21
Rebs: Zakrzeski 5
Asts: Pinto 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)
17 August 2008
16:45
Brazil  68–53  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 19–14, 10–12, 19–15
Pts: Santos 14
Rebs: Nascimento 10
Asts: Nascimento 3
Pts: Anufryienka, Leuchanka 10
Rebs: Verameyenka 10
Asts: Marchanka 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP)

Boxing[edit]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Paulo Carvalho Light flyweight  Bouchtouk (MAR)
W 13–7
 Plange (GHA)
W 21–12
 Hernández (CUB)
L 6–21
Did not advance
Robenílson de Jesus Flyweight  Rathnayake (SRI)
W 13–3
 Yunusov (TJK)
L 6–12
Did not advance
Robson Conceição Featherweight  Li Y (CHN)
L 4–12
Did not advance
Éverton Lopes Lightweight  Talasbayev (KGZ)
L 7–9
Did not advance
Myke Carvalho Light welterweight  Colin (MRI)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Washington Silva Light heavyweight  Augustama (HAI)
W 6–2
 B Samir (GHA)
W 9–7
 Egan (IRL)
L 0–8
Did not advance

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Poliana de Paula Women's K-1 113.47 16 110.72 17 224.19 14 Q 168.29 14 Did not advance

Sprint[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nivalter Santos Men's C-1 500 m 1:51.363 6 QS 1:56.139 7 Did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 4:17.407 6 QS 4:12.556 7 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Murilo Fischer Men's road race 6:26:17 20
Luciano Pagliarini 7:08:27 90
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Clemilda Fernandes Women's road race 3:41:01 51

Mountain biking[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rubens Donizete Men's cross-country 2:05:19 21
Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jaqueline Mourão Women's cross-country LAP (1 lap) 19

Diving[edit]

César Castro qualified a spot to Brazil at the FINA World Championship, while Cassius Duran, Juliana Veloso and Hugo Parisi qualified at the FINA Diving World Cup.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
César Castro 3 m springboard 400.60 24 Did not advance
Cassius Duran 10 m platform 389.65 24 Did not advance
Hugo Parisi 412.95 19 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Juliana Veloso 10 m platform 283.75 23 Did not advance

Equestrian[edit]

The dressage and eventing teams qualified by taking bronze medals at the team Competition at the 2007 Pan American Games, while the jumping team qualified by taking the gold medal at the team Competition at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Dressage[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Leandro Silva Oceano Do Top Individual 60.125 23 Did not advance
Luiza Almeida Samba 60.833 40 Did not advance

Eventing[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Jeferson Moreira Escudeiro Individual 55.90 51 50.80 106.70 45 4.00 110.70 40 Did not advance 110.70 39
André Paro Land Heir 59.60 57 39.20 98.80 43 35.00 133.80 48 Did not advance 133.80 47
Marcelo Tosi Super Rocky 64.80 63 24.80 89.60 37 0.00 89.60 28 Q 0.00 89.60 22 89.60 22
Saulo Tristão Totsie 79.60 # 69 Eliminated Did not advance
Jeferson Moreira
André Paro
Marcelo Tosi
Saulo Tristão
See above Team 180.30 11 114.80 295.10 10 39.00 334.10 10 334.10 10

# – Indicates that points do not count in team total

Show jumping[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Bernardo Alves Chupa Chup Individual 0 =1 Q 12 12 30 Q 20 32 27 Did not advance 32 27
Camila Benedicto Bonito Z 5 39 Q 13 18 40 Q 9 27 38 Q 0 =1 Q 8 8 14 8 10
Rodrigo Pessoa Rufus 1 =14 Q 0 1 3 Q 7 8 7 Q 4 11 Q 0 4 =3 4 DSQ*
Pedro Veniss Un Blanc de Blancs 0 =1 Q Eliminated Did not advance
Bernardo Alves
Camila Benedicto
Rodrigo Pessoa
Pedro Veniss
See above Team 25 10 Did not advance 25 DSQ*

* Pessoa was disqualified after his horse Rufus was tested positive of Nonivamide; thus, all of his scores, both individual and team, had dropped towards last place.[6]

Fencing[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
João Souza Individual foil  Ota (JPN)
L 4–15
Did not advance
Renzo Agresta Individual sabre  Samir (EGY)
W 15–10
 Tarantino (ITA)
L 8–15
Did not advance

Football[edit]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brazil men's Men's tournament  Belgium
W 1–0
 New Zealand
W 5–0
 China
W 3–0
1 Q  Cameroon
W 2–0 (a.e.t.)
 Argentina
L 3–0
 Belgium
w 3–0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Brazil women's Women's tournament  Germany
D 0–0
 North Korea
W 2–1
 Nigeria
W 3–1
1 Q  Norway
W 2–1
 Germany
W 4–1
 United States
L 0–1 (a.e.t.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Men's tournament[edit]

Brazil qualified by winning the 2007 South American Youth Championship.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Roster

The following is the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Dunga

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Diego Alves (1985-06-24)24 June 1985 (aged 23) 1 0 Spain Almería
2 2DF Rafinha (1985-09-07)7 September 1985 (aged 22) 1 0 Germany Schalke 04
3 2DF Alex Silva (1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 23) 1 0 Brazil São Paulo
4 2DF Thiago Silva* (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 23) 0 0 Brazil Fluminense
5 3MF Hernanes (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 23) 1 0 Brazil São Paulo
6 2DF Marcelo (1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 Spain Real Madrid
7 3MF Anderson (1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 England Manchester United
8 3MF Lucas (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 21) 1 0 England Liverpool
9 4FW Alexandre Pato (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 18) 2 1 Italy Milan
10 3MF Ronaldinho* (c) (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 28) 19 15 Italy Milan
11 3MF Ramires (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 21) 2 0 Brazil Cruzeiro
12 1GK Renan (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 23) 2 0 Brazil Internacional
13 2DF Ilsinho (1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 22) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
14 2DF Breno (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 18) 2 0 Germany Bayern Munich
15 3MF Diego (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 23) 13 5 Germany Werder Bremen
16 3MF Thiago Neves (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 23) 1 0 Brazil Fluminense
17 4FW Rafael Sóbis (1985-06-17)17 June 1985 (aged 23) 1 0 Spain Real Betis
18 4FW (1987-03-20)20 March 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 England Manchester City

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  China 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Brazil 1–0 Belgium
Hernanes 79' Report
New Zealand 0–5 Brazil
Report Anderson 3'
Pato 33'
Ronaldinho 55', 61' (pen.)
Sóbis 90+3'
China 0–3 Brazil
Report Diego 18'
Thiago Neves 69', 73'
Quarterfinals
Brazil 2–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Sóbis 101'
Marcelo 105'
Report
Semifinals
Argentina 3–0 Brazil
Agüero 52', 58'
Riquelme 76' (pen.)
Report
Bronze medal game
Belgium 0–3 Brazil
Report Diego 27'
45', 90+2'
Attendance: 50,705
Final rank

 Bronze

Women's tournament[edit]

Brazil women's national football team is in Group B with Korea DPR, Germany and Nigeria. Brazil (CONMEBOL runner-up, second in the 2006 Sudamericano Femenino) qualified by defeating Ghana (CAF runner-up, second in the qualifying tournament).

  • Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Roster

Head coach: Jorge Barcellos

Brazil named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[8][9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Andréia (1977-09-14)14 September 1977 (aged 30) 0 Spain Prainsa Zaragoza
2 2DF Simone (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 27) 1 France Olympique Lyonnais
3 2DF Andréia Rosa (1984-07-08)8 July 1984 (aged 24) 0 Brazil Ferroviária Araraquara
4 2DF Tânia (captain) (1974-03-10)10 March 1974 (aged 34) 1 Brazil Saad
5 2DF Renata Costa (1986-07-08)8 July 1986 (aged 22) 1 Denmark Odense
6 3MF Maycon (1977-04-03)3 April 1977 (aged 31) 2 Brazil Saad
7 3MF Daniela (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 24) 4 Sweden Linköpings FC
8 3MF Formiga (1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 30) 4 Brazil Saad
9 3MF Ester (1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 26) 1 Brazil Santos F.C.
10 4FW Marta (1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 22) 24 Sweden Umeå IK
11 4FW Cristiane (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 23) 10 Sweden Linköpings FC
12 1GK Bárbara (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 20) 0 Brazil Sport Recife
13 3MF Francielle (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 18) 1 Brazil Santos F.C.
14 4FW Pretinha (1975-05-19)19 May 1975 (aged 33) 14 Japan INAC Leonissa
15 4FW Fabiana (1989-08-04)4 August 1989 (aged 19) 1 Brazil Corinthians
16 2DF Érika (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (aged 20) 9 Brazil Santos F.C.
17 4FW Maurine (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 (aged 22) 2 Brazil Santos F.C.
18 2DF Rosana (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 26) 3 Austria SV Neulengbach
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Germany 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 20,703
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
Brazil 2–1 North Korea
Daniela 14'
Marta 23'
Report Ri Kum-suk 90'
Attendance: 19,616
Referee: Niu Huijun (China)
Nigeria 1–3 Brazil
Nkwocha 19' (pen.) Report Cristiane 34', 35', 45+3'
Quarterfinals
Brazil 2–1 Norway
Daniela 43'
Marta 57'
Report Nordby 83' (pen.)
Semifinals
Brazil 4–1 Germany
Formiga 43'
Cristiane 49', 76'
Marta 53'
Report Prinz 10'
Gold medal game
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brazil 0–1 (a.e.t.) United States 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Report Lloyd 96'
Final rank

 Silver

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Diego Hypólito qualified by placing 17th at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the men's team all-around competition, and the women's team qualified by placing 5th at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the women's team all-around competition.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Diego Hypólito Floor 15.950 15.950 1 Q 15.200 15.200 6
Vault 16.100 16.100 =25 Did not advance
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Jade Barbosa Team 14.900 15.100 Q 14.800 14.700 59.500 12 Q 14.325 15.025 14.725 15.300
Daiane dos Santos 15.275 Q 14.800 15.275 14.675
Ethiene Franco 14.275 14.175 14.100 14.400 56.950 36 13.675
Daniele Hypólito 14.250 14.300 14.000 14.625 14.925
Ana Cláudia Silva 14.800 14.750 14.550 13.475 57.575 28 Q 13.375
Laís Souza 14.800 14.775 13.575 14.600 14.350
Total 59.250 59.450 58.425 56.675 233.800 7 Q 42.975 44.300 43.700 43.900 174.875 8
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB
Jade Barbosa All-around 13.950 15.025 15.075 15.500 59.550 10
Vault 14.487 14.487 7
Daiane dos Santos Floor 14.975 14.975 6
Ana Cláudia Silva All-around 14.350 14.175 14.175 14.175 56.875 22

Rhythmic[edit]

A group qualified by placing 11th at the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in the group all-around competition.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs
Total Rank 5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs
Total Rank
Luana Faro
Daniela Leite
Tayanne Mantovaneli
Luisa Matsuo
Marcela Menezes
Nicole Muller
Team 14.900 14.225 29.125 12 Did not advance

Handball[edit]

Brazil has qualified for both the men's and women's events by winning the 2007 Pan American Games.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Summary

Key:

  • ET: After Extra Time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brazil men's Men's tournament  France
L 26–34
 Croatia
L 33–14
 Poland
L 25–28
 China
W 29–22
 Spain
L 35–36
5 Did not advance 11
Brazil women's Women's tournament  Germany
L 22–24
 Hungary
D 28–28
 Russia
L 19–28
 South Korea
W 33–32
 Sweden
L 22–25
5 Did not advance 9

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10][11]

Head coach: Spain Jordi Ribera

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Maik Santos (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 27) 1.80 m 60 1 Brazil EC Pinheiros
3 RB Fernando Pacheco Filho (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 (aged 25) 1.90 m 54 90 Brazil EC Pinheiros
5 P Carlos Ertel (1974-12-18)18 December 1974 (aged 33) 1.85 m 139 316 Brazil IMES São Caetano
7 RW Renato Ruy (1979-06-07)7 June 1979 (aged 29) 1.84 m 121 211 Germany Wilhelmshavener HV
8 LB Bruno Souza (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 31) 1.99 m 139 316 Germany HSV Handball
9 CB Leonardo Bortolini (1977-04-10)10 April 1977 (aged 31) 1.85 m 124 350 Brazil Unopar Londrina
10 LW Helio Justino (1972-07-23)23 July 1972 (aged 36) 1.84 m 186 640 Brazil IMES São Caetano
12 GK Alexandre Vasconcelos (1978-12-19)19 December 1978 (aged 29) 1.94 m 130 0 Brazil Metodista SBC
13 RW Silvio Laureano (1981-04-19)19 April 1981 (aged 27) 1.70 m 30 32 Brazil IMES São Caetano
14 P Alexandre Silva (1980-11-12)12 November 1980 (aged 27) 1.90 m Brazil Unopar Londrina
17 LW Felipe Ribeiro (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 23) 1.86 m 40 21 Spain BM Aragón
18 CB Bruno Santana (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 26) 1.83 m 89 112 Brazil EC Pinheiros
19 P Jardel Pizzinato (1978-02-10)10 February 1978 (aged 30) 1.92 m 73 11 Brazil Metodista SBC
20 LB Gui Oliveira (1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 23) 1.90 m 40 57 Austria HSG Bärnbach/Köflach
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 France 5 4 1 0 148 115 +33 9 Qualified for the quarterfinals
 Poland 5 3 1 1 147 128 +19 7
 Croatia 5 3 0 2 140 115 +25 6
 Spain 5 3 0 2 152 145 +7 6
 Brazil 5 1 0 4 129 153 −24 2
 China 5 0 0 5 104 164 −60 0
10 August 2008
14:00
France  34 – 26  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Girault 7 (19–11) Ertel 5
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12 August 2008
09:00
Brazil  14 – 33  Croatia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Ertel, Souza 3 (9–18) Džomba 7
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14 August 2008
10:45
Poland  28 – 25  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Jurecki, Tłuczyński 6 (14–15) Ribeiro 7
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16 August 2008
09:00
Brazil  29 – 22  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Ribeiro, Laureano 5 (14–10) Cui Liang, Cui Lei 4
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18 August 2008
10:45
Spain  36 – 35  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Romero 8 (20–17) Pacheco Filho 12
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Women's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Spain Juan Oliver

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Chana Masson (1978-12-18)18 December 1978 (aged 29) 1.83 m 136 3 Denmark Randers HK
2 P Fabiana Diniz (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 27) 1.83 m 77 100 Spain BM Elda Prestigio
3 RW Alexandra do Nascimento (1981-09-16)16 September 1981 (aged 26) 1.77 m 74 170 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich
5 P Daniela Piedade (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 29) 1.73 m 78 134 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich
6 LB Eduarda Amorim (1986-09-23)23 September 1986 (aged 21) 1.86 m 40 120 North Macedonia Kometal Gjorče Petrov
7 P Alessandra Oliveira (1981-10-07)7 October 1981 (aged 26) 1.84 m 78 121 Spain SD Itxako
9 CB Ana Paula Belo (1987-10-18)18 October 1987 (aged 20) 1.72 m 15 35 Spain BM Roquetas
10 LW Aline Rosas (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 (aged 29) 1.60 m 105 201 Brazil AD Blumenau
11 RW Viviane Jacques (1977-05-10)10 May 1977 (aged 31) 1.70 m 180 260 Spain BM Elda Prestigio
13 CB Lucila Silva (1976-03-07)7 March 1976 (aged 32) 1.74 m 173 220 Brazil ABC Santo Andre
17 LW Idalina Mesquita (1976-07-02)2 July 1976 (aged 32) 1.71 m 149 326 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich
18 RB Deonise Cavaleiro (1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 25) 1.80 m 42 104 Spain SD Itxako
19 LB Aline Santos (1981-08-17)17 August 1981 (aged 26) 1.95 m 90 221 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
23 GK Darly de Paula (1982-08-25)25 August 1982 (aged 25) 1.80 m 98 0 France Le Havre AC
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Russia 5 4 1 0 148 125 +23 9 Qualified for the quarterfinals
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 155 127 +28 7
 Hungary 5 2 1 2 129 142 −13 5
 Sweden 5 2 0 3 123 137 −14 4
 Brazil 5 1 1 3 124 137 −13 3
 Germany 5 1 0 4 123 134 −11 2
9 August 2008
20:45
Germany  24 – 22  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Krause 6 (11–12) Santos 6
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11 August 2008
10:45
Brazil  28 – 28  Hungary Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Amorim 10 (12–17) Görbicz 8
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13 August 2008
09:00
Russia  28 – 19  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Poltoratskaya 6 (12–10) Nascimento 5
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15 August 2008
10:45
Brazil  33 – 32  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Nascimento 9 (17–12) Hong Jeong-ho 10
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17 August 2008
09:00
Sweden  25 – 22  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Ahlm 7 (14–11) Rosas 5
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Judo[edit]

Qualification spots were won at the 2007 World Judo Championships and the Pan-American Judo Union Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Denílson Lourenço −60 kg  Korotun (UKR)
W 1001–0001
 Petříkov (CZE)
L 0000–0011
Did not advance
João Derly −66 kg Bye  Kim J-J (KOR)
W 0002–0001
 Dias (POR)
L 0010–0101
Did not advance
Leandro Guilheiro −73 kg  Bertolotti (ARG)
W 0100–0010
 August (RSA)
W 1001–0000
 Wang K-C (KOR)
L 0000–0100
Did not advance Bye  Muminov (UZB)
W 1000–0000
 Bilodid (UKR)
W 1000–0001
 Maloumat (IRI)
W 1000–0000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tiago Camilo −81 kg Bye  Ono (JPN)
W 0120-0000
 Malekmohammadi (IRI)
W 1010–0000
 Bischof (GER)
L 0000–0200
Did not advance Bye  Stevens (USA)
W 0011–0010
 Burton (GBR)
W 0100–0010
 Elmont (NED)
W 1100–0001
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Eduardo Santos −90 kg  He Yz (CHN)
W 1000–0000
 Camacho (VEN)
W 1000–0000
 Dafreville (FRA)
L 0001–1011
Did not advance Bye  Meloni (ITA)
W 1000-0000
 Aschwanden (SUI)
L 0000–0000 YUS
Did not advance
Luciano Corrêa −100 kg  Grol (NED)
L 0001–0210
Did not advance  Ze'evi (ISR)
W 0011–0001
 Matyjaszek (POL)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
João Schlittler +100 kg Bye  Sotnikov (UKR)
W 0010–0001
 Padar (EST)
W 0010–0000
 Brayson (CUB)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance Bye  Hachache (LIB)
W 1031–0000
 Riner (FRA)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sarah Menezes −48 kg  Csernoviczki (HUN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Andressa Fernandes −52 kg  García (DOM)
L 0001–0010
Did not advance
Ketleyn Quadros −57 kg  Kang S-Y (KOR)
W 0011–0002
 Gravenstijn (NED)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance Bye  Fernández (ESP)
W 0001–0000
 Sato (JPN)
W 1000–0000
 Pekli (AUS)
W 1000–0000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Danielli Yuri −63 kg  Kong J-Y (KOR)
L 0100–1000
Did not advance
Mayra Aguiar −70 kg  Iglesias (ESP)
L 0011–0020
Did not advance
Edinanci Silva −78 kg Bye  San Miguel (ESP)
L 0010–0011
Did not advance  Moskalyuk (RUS)
W 0021–0000
 Morico (ITA)
W 1101–0000
 Lkhamdegd (MGL)
W 1131–0010
 Jeong (KOR)
L 0000–1010
5

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Yane Marques Women's 185 7 1156 19–16 14 856 2:15.44 6 1296 252 33 948 11:01.61 24 1076 5332 12

Rowing[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anderson Nocetti Single sculls 7:35.52 2 QF 7:23.68 5 SC/D 7:18.78 3 FC 7:01.54 14
Thiago Almeida
Thiago Gomes
Lightweight double sculls 6:30.78 5 R 6:51.99 4 SC/D 6:39.91 2 FC 6:36.24 17
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fabiana Beltrame Single sculls 8:08.84 4 QF 7:52.65 5 SC/D 8:13.01 4 FD 7:43.04 19
Camila Carvalho
Luciana Granato
Lightweight double sculls 7:25.90 5 R 7:47.53 5 FC Bye 7:22.40 15

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Ricardo Santos RS:X 12 6 13 7 6 3 6 7 5 33 12 65 5
Bruno Fontes Laser 31 17 31 12 12 24 35 23 39 CAN EL 185 27
Samuel Albrecht
Fábio Pillar
470 9 30 10 18 4 30 16 10 24 13 EL 134 17
Bruno Prada
Robert Scheidt
Star 10 11 6 1 9 10 2 3 3 3 6 53 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Patrícia Freitas RS:X 20 13 15 23 6 7 21 17 16 20 EL 135 18
Fernanda Oliveira
Isabel Swan
470 11 16 5 10 7 6 6 2 7 4 2 60 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Eduardo Couto Finn 6 16 DNF 7 2 17 14 27 CAN CAN EL 89 13
André Fonseca
Rodrigo Duarte
49er 10 5 8 9 9 4 12 5 11 1 9 13 CAN CAN CAN 16 99 7

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Júlio Almeida 10 m air pistol 580 13 Did not advance
25 m rapid fire pistol 568 11 Did not advance
50 m pistol 554 18 Did not advance
Stênio Yamamoto 10 m air pistol 568 43 Did not advance
50 m pistol 538 44 Did not advance

Swimming[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nicholas Santos 50 m freestyle 22.00 11 Q 22.15 16 Did not advance
César Cielo 50 m freestyle 21.47 2 Q 21.34 OR 1 Q 21.30 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100 m freestyle 48.16 7 Q 48.07 8 Q 47.67 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rodrigo Castro 200 m freestyle 1:47.87 18 Q 1:48.71 16 Did not advance
Guilherme Guido 100 m backstroke 54.89 =20 Did not advance
Lucas Salatta 200 m backstroke 1:59.91 23 Did not advance
Felipe França Silva 100 m breaststroke 1:01.04 22 Did not advance
Henrique Barbosa 100 m breaststroke 1:01.11 23 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:12.99 30 Did not advance
Gabriel Mangabeira 100 m butterfly 52.28 23 Did not advance
Kaio de Almeida 100 m butterfly 52.05 16 Q 52.32 15 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:54.65 3 Q 1:55.21 6 Q 1:54.71 7
Thiago Pereira 200 m breaststroke 2:11.40 19 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 1:58.41 3 Q 1:58.06 3 Q 1:58.14 4
400 m individual medley 4:11.74 8 Q 4:15.40 8
Rodrigo Castro
César Cielo
Fernando Silva
Nicolas Oliveira
4 × 100 m freestyle relay DSQ Did not advance
Rodrigo Castro
Phillip Morrison
Nicolas Oliveira
Lucas Salatta
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:19.54 16 Did not advance
Kaio de Almeida
Guilherme Guido
Nicolas Oliveira
Felipe Silva
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:38.66 14 Did not advance
Allan do Carmo 10 km open water 1:52:16.6 14
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Flávia Cazziolato 50 m freestyle 25.34 =22 Did not advance
Tatiana Barbosa 100 m freestyle 55.01 19 Did not advance
Monique Ferreira 200 m freestyle 2:00.64 =28 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:12.21 21 Did not advance
Fabíola Molina 100 m backstroke 1:01.00 18 Did not advance
Tatiane Sakemi 100 m breaststroke 1:11.75 39 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:39.13 40 Did not advance
Daynara de Paula 100 m butterfly 59.45 34 Did not advance
Gabriella Silva 100 m butterfly 58.00 5 Q 58.39 8 Q 58.10 7
Joanna Melo 200 m butterfly 2:10.64 22 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:14.97 22 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:40.18 17 Did not advance
Tatiana Barbosa
Flávia Cazziolato
Monique Ferreira
Michelle Lenhardt
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:42.85 13 Did not advance
Tatiana Barbosa
Fabíola Molina
Tatiane Sakemi
Gabriella Silva
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:02.61 10 Did not advance
Ana Marcela Cunha 10 km open water 1:59:36.8 5
Poliana Okimoto 10 km open water 1:59:37.4 7

Synchronized swimming[edit]

Lara Teixeira and Nayara Figueira qualified at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Beijing.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Nayara Figueira
Lara Teixeira
Duet 44.334 12 44.667 89.001 13 Did not advance

Table tennis[edit]

Gustavo Tsuboi, Thiago Monteiro and Mariany Nonaka all qualified at the 18th Latin American Championship.

Singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Thiago Monteiro Men's singles Bye  Kim H-B (PRK)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Gustavo Tsuboi  Peter-Paul (CAN)
W 4–3
 Gionis (GRE)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Mariany Nonaka Women's singles  Paškauskienė (LTU)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Hugo Hoyama
Thiago Monteiro
Gustavo Tsuboi
Men's team Group C
 South Korea (KOR)
L 1–3
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 1–3
 Sweden (SWE)
L 0–3
4 Did not advance

Taekwondo[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Márcio Wenceslau Men's −58 kg  Naderian (IRI)
W 2–1
 Ramos (ESP)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Débora Nunes Women's −57 kg  Lele (NIG)
W DSQ
 Zubčić (CRO)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Natália Falavigna Women's +67 kg  Kouvari (GRE)
W 3–1
 Marton (AUS)
W 5–2
 Solheim (NOR)
L 2–2 SUP
Bye  Kedzierska (SWE)
W 5–2
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Tennis[edit]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Thomaz Bellucci Men's singles  Hrbatý (SVK)
L 6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Marcos Daniel  Melzer (AUT)
L 7–6(11–9), 1–6, 6–8
Did not advance
Marcelo Melo
André Sá
Men's doubles  Berdych /
Štěpánek (CZE)
W 5–7, 6–2, 8–6
 Bhupathi /
Paes (IND)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Triathlon[edit]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Reinaldo Colucci Men's 18:24 0:27 1:17:43 0:30 33:22 1:51:35.57 26
Juraci Moreira 18:52 0:29 1:17:47 0:30 34:56 1:53:13.94 37
Mariana Ohata Women's 20:02 0:30 1:26:56 0:32 39:43 2:07:11.92 39

Volleyball[edit]

Beach[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Márcio Araújo
Fabio Luiz Magalhães
Men's tournament Pool D
 AmoreLione (ITA)
W 2–0 (21–18, 21–18)
 DopplerGartmayer (AUT)
L 1–2 (20–22, 21–19, 15–11)
 BarsoukKolodinsky (RUS)
W 2–0 (24–22, 21–17)
2 Q  Asahi
Shiratori (JPN)
W 2–0 (23–21, 21–15)
 Gosch
Horst (AUT)
W 2–0 (22–20, 21–17)
 Emanuel
Ricardo (BRA)
W 2–0 (22–20, 21–18)
 Dalhausser
Rogers (USA)
L 1–2 (21–23, 21–17, 4–15)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Emanuel Rego
Ricardo Santos
Pool C
 FernandesMorais (ANG)
W 2–0 (21–8, 21–13)
 GeorGia (GEO)
W 2–0 (21–19, 21–17)
 SchachtSlack (AUS)
W 2–0 (21–14, 21–17)
1 Q  Barsouk
Kolodinsky (RUS)
W 2–1 (18–21, 25–23, 15–13)
 Gibb
Rosenthal (USA)
W 2–0 (21–18, 21–16)
 Araújo
Luiz (BRA)
L 0–2 (20–22, 18–21)
 Geor
Gia (GEO)
W 2–0 (21–15, 21–10)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Talita Antunes
Renata Ribeiro
Women's tournament Pool F
 CandelasGarcía (MEX)
W 2–1 (18–21, 21–16, 15–8)
 D SchwaigerS Schwaiger (AUT)
W 2–0 (21–18, 21–19)
 ArvanitiKarantasiou (GRE)
W 2–0 (22–20, 21–19)
1 Q  Glesnes
Maaseide (NOR)
W 2–1 (12–21, 21–19, 15–13)
 Barnett
Cook (AUS)
W 2–0 (24–22, 21–14)
 May-Treanor
Walsh (USA)
L 0–2 (12–21, 14–21)
 Xue C
Zhang X (CHN)
L 0–2 (19–21, 17–21)
4
Ana Paula Connelly
Larissa França
Pool C
 RtveloSaka (GEO)
W 2–1 (23–25, 21–17, 15–5)
 ShiryaevaUryadova (RUS)
W 2–1 (19–21, 21–12, 15–13)
 BarnettCook (AUS)
L 0–2 (23–21, 23–21)
2 Q  Pohl
Rau (GER)
W 2–0 (21–18, 21–14)
 May-Treanor
Walsh (USA)
L 0–2 (18–21, 15–21)
Did not advance

Indoor[edit]

Brazil qualified a team to both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team won all their group matches but one, and advanced to the final round. There, they won both the quarterfinal and the semifinal, but lost the gold medal game, having to settle for the silver medal.

The women's team went through the tournament undefeated, winning all their games, and ultimately becoming the Olympic champions.

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brazil men's Men's tournament  Egypt
W 3–0
 Serbia
W 3–1
 Russia
L 1–3
 Poland
W 3–0
 Germany
W 3–0
1 Q  China
W 3–0
 Italy
W 3–1
 United States
L 1–3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Brazil women's Women's tournament  Algeria
W 3–0
 Russia
W 3–0
 Serbia
W 3–0
 Kazakhstan
W 3–0
 Italy
W 3–0
1 Q  Japan
W 3–0
 China
W 3–0
 United States
W 3–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament[edit]

Brazil qualified by winning the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup.

Roster

The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head Coach: Bernardinho

Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club
1 Bruno Rezende 2 July 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 323 cm (127 in) 302 cm (119 in) Brazil Cimed
2 Marcelo Elgarten 9 November 1974 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 321 cm (126 in) 308 cm (121 in) Greece Panathinaikos VC
4 André Heller 17 December 1975 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 339 cm (133 in) 321 cm (126 in) Italy Pallavolo Modena
6 Samuel Fuchs 4 March 1984 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 342 cm (135 in) 316 cm (124 in) Russia Lokomotiv Belgorod
7 Giba (c) 23 December 1976 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 312 cm (123 in) Russia Iskra Odintsovo
8 Murilo Endres 3 May 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 319 cm (126 in) Italy Pallavolo Modena
9 André Nascimento 4 March 1979 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Italy Pallavolo Modena
10 Sérgio Santos (L) 15 October 1975 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 310 cm (120 in) Italy Copra Nordmeccanica
11 Anderson Rodrigues 21 May 1974 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 321 cm (126 in) Brazil Sport Club Ulbra
13 Gustavo Endres 23 August 1975 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 337 cm (133 in) 325 cm (128 in) Italy Sisley Treviso
14 Rodrigão 17 April 1979 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 328 cm (129 in) Italy Lube Banca Marche
18 Dante Amaral 30 September 1980 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 327 cm (129 in) Greece Panathinaikos VC
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 4 1 9 427 373 1.145 13 4 3.250 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 1 9 496 447 1.110 14 7 2.000
3  Poland 5 4 1 9 434 404 1.074 12 6 2.000
4  Serbia 5 2 3 7 440 439 1.002 9 10 0.900
5  Germany 5 1 4 6 418 440 0.950 6 12 0.500
6  Egypt 5 0 5 5 267 379 0.704 0 15 0.000
10 August 2008
15:20
Brazil  3–0  Egypt Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
(25–19, 25–15, 25–18)
result statistics
12 August 2008
15:00
Serbia  1–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN)
(27–25, 20–25, 17–25, 21–25)
result statistics
14 August 2008
12:30
Brazil  1–3  Russia Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Victor Rodriguez (PUR), Ning Wang (CHN)
(25–22, 24–26, 29–31, 19–25)
result statistics
16 August 2008
20:00
Brazil  3–0  Poland Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Osamu Sakaide (JPN)
(30–28, 25–19, 25–19)
result statistics
18 August 2008
12:20
Germany  0–3  Brazil Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Jiang Liu (CHN), Umit Sokullu (TUR)
(22–25, 21–25, 23–25)
result statistics
Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
20:00
China  0–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Massimo Menghini (ITA), Frank Leuthauser (GER)
(17–25, 15–25, 16–25)
result statistics
Semifinal
22 August 2008
20:00
Italy  1–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Humberto Salas (MEX)
(25–19, 18–25, 21–25, 22–25)
result statistics
Gold medal game
24 August 2008
12:00
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States  3–1  Brazil 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN)
(20–25, 25–22, 25–21, 25–23)
result statistics

Women's tournament[edit]

Brazil qualified by being runner-up at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup.

Roster

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14][15]

Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães

Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club
1 Walewska Oliveira 1 October 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in) Spain CAV Murcia
2 Carolina Albuquerque 25 July 1977 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 289 cm (114 in) 279 cm (110 in) Brazil Finasa
3 Marianne Steinbrecher 23 August 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in) Italy Scavolini Pesaro
4 Paula Pequeno 22 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 285 cm (112 in) Brazil Finasa
6 Thaísa Menezes 15 May 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 316 cm (124 in) 301 cm (119 in) Brazil Rexona Ades
7 Hélia Souza (C) 3 October 1970 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 283 cm (111 in) 264 cm (104 in) Spain CAV Murcia
8 Valeska Menezes 23 April 1976 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 290 cm (110 in) Italy Asystel Novara
9 Fabiana Claudino 24 January 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 314 cm (124 in) 293 cm (115 in) Brazil Rexona Ades
10 Wélissa Gonzaga 9 September 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 287 cm (113 in) Brazil Rexona Ades
12 Jaqueline Carvalho 31 December 1983 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 286 cm (113 in) Spain CAV Murcia
13 Sheilla Castro 1 July 1983 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 284 cm (112 in) Italy Scavolini Pesaro
14 Fabiana de Oliveira (L) 7 March 1980 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 276 cm (109 in) 266 cm (105 in) Brazil Rexona Ades
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 10 377 226 1.668 15 0 MAX Quarterfinals
2  Italy 5 4 1 9 372 315 1.181 12 4 3.000
3  Russia 5 3 2 8 353 312 1.131 10 6 1.667
4  Serbia 5 2 3 7 343 349 0.983 6 10 0.600
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 4 6 323 404 0.800 4 13 0.308 Eliminated
6  Algeria 5 0 5 5 230 392 0.587 1 15 0.067
9 August 2008
12:30
Algeria  0–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Liu Jiang (China), Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar)
(11–25, 11–25, 10–25)
result statistics
11 August 2008
14:30
Brazil  3–0  Russia Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Osamu Sakaide (Japan), Wang Ning (China)
(25–14, 25–14, 25–16)
result statistics
13 August 2008
14:30
Serbia  0–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Frans Loderus (Netherlands)
(15–25, 13–25, 23–25)
result statistics
15 August 2008
12:00
Brazil  3–0  Kazakhstan Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic)
(25–13, 25–6, 27–25)
result statistics
17 August 2008
15:15
Italy  0–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Mitch Davidson (Canada)
(16–25, 22–25, 17–25)
result statistics
Quarterfinal
19 August 2008
12:00
Japan  0–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic)
(12–25, 20–25, 16–25)
result statistics
Semifinal
21 August 2008
20:00
China  0–3  Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Frank Leuthauser (Germany), Andrei Zenovich (Russia)
(25–27, 22–25, 14–25)
result statistics
Gold medal game
23 August 2008
20:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States  1–3  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 13.000
Referees: Massimo Menghini (Italy), Umit Sokullu (Turkey)
(15–25, 25–18, 13–25, 21–25)
result statistics

Weightlifting[edit]

Wellison Silva qualified at the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Wellison Silva Men's −69 kg 135 =15 155 18 290 18

Wrestling[edit]

Key:

  • VTVictory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rosângela Conceição −72 kg  Zhanibekova (KAZ)
W 3–1 PP
 Hamaguchi (JPN)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance 8

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

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  3. ^ "World leaders quash qualms, go to Olympic opening". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  4. ^ "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  5. ^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Women (FIBA) – Brazil roster". FIBA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Rodrigo Pessoa Disqualified from 2008 Olympic Games". Horse Channel. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Brazil Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Brazil – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Team profile – Football Women: Brazil". BOCOG. 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Brazil men's handball team roster". NBC Olympics. 1 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Men's Handball Team Roster – Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2484.
  12. ^ "Brazil women's handball team roster". Handball Official Results Book. Official Report of the XXIX Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. 23 August 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Brazil men's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  14. ^ "2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Brazil women's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved February 24, 2024.