Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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.. Brazil won three medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Brazil won its first gold medal since its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva won the men's triple jump. Together with the bronze medal won by José Telles da Conceição in men's high jump; those were the first medals won by Brazilians at Athletics in the Olympic Games. Tetsuo Okamoto became the first Brazilian swimmer to win an Olympic medal, the bronze at the men's 1500 metre freestyle.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Adhemar Ferreira da Silva | Athletics | Men's triple jump | ||
| José Telles da Conceição | Athletics | Men's high jump | ||
| Tetsuo Okamoto | Swimming | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
Athletics
;Men;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
Basketball
Main tournament
Group 3
Quarterfinals
The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification.Quarterfinals group B
Semifinals
Finals
Team Roster
- *Algodão
- *Angelo Bonfietti
- *João Francisco Bráz
- *Mayr Facci
- *Mário Jorge
- *Ruy de Freitas
- *Sebastião Giménez
- *Godinho
- *Thales Monteiro
- *Almir
- *Alfredo da Motta
- *Raymundo Carvalho
- *Zé Luiz
- Head Coach: Manoel Pitanga
Boxing
Diving
;MenEquestrian
Eventing
Show jumping
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1952.;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
- Darío Amaral, César Pekelman, Walter de Paula, Helio Vieira
- Etienne Molnar
Football
; First round
; Quarter-finals
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952.;Men
| Athlete | Event | Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Aloysio Borges | Men's | 29 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 113 | 21 |
| Eric Marques | Men's | 43 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 28 | 135 | 29 |
| Eduardo de Medeiros | Men's | 22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 10 |
| Aloysio Borges Eric Marques Eduardo de Medeiros | Team | 94 | 42 | 70 | 34 | 73 | 313 | 6 |
| - | Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rowing
Brazil had three male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.;Men
Sailing
;OpenShooting
Eight shooters represented Brazil in 1952.;Men
Swimming
;Men;Women