Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Brazil competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 182 competitors, 132 men and 50 women, took part in 107 events in 23 sports. Brazilians conquered just 3 medals in Barcelona. It was the lowest number since 1976, but two of the medals were gold.
The swimmer Gustavo Borges was a silver medalist in men's 100 metre freestyle. It was the first medal won by Borges, who has four Olympic medals.
The judoka Rogério Sampaio won the gold medal in men's 65 kg category. In the final, he defeated József Csák from Hungary.
Brazil men's national volleyball team made history by conquering the first gold medal ever won by Brazilians not only in Volleyball but also in a team sport event. The team won all the eight matches of the tournament and losing only three sets. The gold medal was a surprise, given the team was young, had not achieved significant results in previous competitions and Italy was the favorite. In the gold medal match, Brazil defeated Netherlands by 3 sets to 0.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Rogério Sampaio | Judo | Men's 65 kg | ||
Volleyball | Men's volleyball | |||
Gustavo Borges | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle |
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
- Dutra Mello — Ranking round, 49th place
Athletics
- André Domingos Silva
- * Heat — 10.78
- Eronilde de Araujo, Nelson Rocha, Sergio Matias de Menezes, and Sidney Telles de Souza
- * Heat — 3:01.38
- Robson da Silva, Nelson Rocha, Sergio Matias de Menezes, and Sidney Telles de Souza
- * Final — 3:01.61
- Osmiro de Souza Silva — 2:17.16
- Joseildo Rocha da Silva — 2:26.00
- Diamantino dos Santos — did not finish
- Joilto Santos Bonfim
- * Heats — 14.06
- Eronilde de Araújo
- * Heat — 49.10
- * Semifinal — 49.66
- Pedro Chiamulera
- * Heat — did not finish
- Sérgio Galdino — 1:33:32
- Marcelo Palma — 1:40:11
- Ademar Kammler — did not finish
- Anísio Silva
- * Qualification — 16.03 m
- Jorge Luis Teixeira
- * Qualification — 15.64 m
- Pedro da Silva
- Carmem de Oliveira
- * Qualifying Heat — 34:48.21
- Márcia Narloch — 2:44.32
- Janette Mayal — 3:00.23
Basketball
Men's
Preliminary Round
Group A
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
5 | 0 | 579 | 350 | +229 | 10 | ||
4 | 1 | 423 | 400 | +23 | 9 | ||
2 | 3 | 420 | 463 | −43 | 7 | 1–0 | |
2 | 3 | 369 | 432 | −63 | 7 | 0–1 | |
1 | 4 | 324 | 392 | −68 | 6 | 1–0 | |
1 | 4 | 398 | 476 | −78 | 6 | 0–1 |
Quarter Finals
Semifinals 5th−8th
5th place game
- Team Roster:
- * Paulo Villas Boas
- * Jorge Guerra
- * Gerson Victalino
- * João José Vianna
- * Rolando Ferreira
- * Ricardo Cardoso
- * Maury Ponickwar
- * Marcel Ponickwar
- * Aristides Santos
- * Wilson Fernando Kuhn
- * Oscar Schmidt
- * Israel Machado
Women's
Preliminary Round
Group A
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
3 | 0 | 246 | 230 | +16 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 244 | 222 | +22 | 5 | |
1 | 2 | 237 | 241 | −4 | 4 | |
0 | 3 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 3 |
Semifinals
7th place game
- Team Roster
- *Hortência Marcari
- *Janeth Arcain
- *Helen Cristina
- *Nádia Bento
- *Vânia Hernandes
- *Maria Paula Gonçalves
- *Adriana Santos
- *Marta Sobral
- *Ruth Roberta de Souza
- *Maria José Bertolotti
- *Joycenara Batista
- *Simone Pontello
Boxing
- Luiz Freitas
- Rogerio Dezorzi
- Adilson Silva
- Lucas Franca
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
;MenCycling
Seven cyclists, six men and one woman, represented Brazil in 1992.;Men's road race
;Men's team time trial
- Fernando Louro
- Euripides Ferreira
- Márcio May
- Hernandes Quadri
- Fernando Louro
- Claudia Carceroni — 2:23:52
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
Four fencers, all male, represented Brazil in 1992.;Men's épée
;Men's sabre
- Ricardo Menalda
Gymnastics
Handball
Men
Preliminary round
Group A
Results | ||||||
25–18 | 28–18 | 25–21 | 20–14 | 22–15 | ||
18–25 | 26–24 | 22–16 | 16–16 | 19–18 | ||
18–28 | 24–26 | 22–18 | 20–19 | 30–26 | ||
21–25 | 16–22 | 18–22 | 20–18 | 27–21 | ||
14–20 | 16–16 | 19–20 | 18–20 | 27–16 | ||
15–22 | 18–19 | 26–30 | 21–27 | 16–27 |
11th/12th classification
Team Roster
- *José Luiz Aguiar e Ramalho
- *Sergio Carnasciali Cavichiolo
- *Drean Farencena Dutra
- *Milton Fonseca Pelissari
- *Rodrigo Hoffelder
- *Osvaldo Inocente Filho
- *Gilberto Jesus Cardoso
- *José Luiz Lopes Vieira
- *Ricardo Matos Pereira
- *Ivan Bruno Maziero
- *Marcelo Minhoto Ferraz
- *Paulo Rogerio Moratore
- *José Ronaldo Nascimiento
- *Claudio Oliveira Brito
- *Ivan Raimundo Pinheiro
- *Edson Roberto Rizzo
- Head Coach: Antonio Carlos Simões
Judo
- Shigueto Yamasaki
- Rogério Sampaio
- Sérgio Oliveira
- Ezequiel Paraguassu
- Wagner Castropil
- Aurélio Miguel
- José Mario Tranquillini
- Andrea Rodrigues
- Patricia Bevilacqua
- Jemina Alves
- Tânia Ishii
- Rosicléia Campos
- Soraia André
- Edilene Aparecida
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
;MenSailing
;Men;Women
;Open
Shooting
;Men;Women
Swimming
;MenSynchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Brazil in 1992.;Women
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition- Luiz Mattar
- * First round — Lost to Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 2-6
- Jaime Oncins
- * First round — Defeated Srđan Muškatirović 7–6, 4–6, 6-1
- * Second round — Defeated Michael Chang 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6-3
- * Third round — Defeated Mark Koevermans 6–7, 0–6, 6-7
- * Quarterfinals — Lost to Andrei Cherkasov 1–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 2-6
- Luiz Mattar and Jaime Oncins
- * First round — Lost to Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal 3–6, 6–3, 7–6, 3–6, 1-6
- Andrea Viera-Arnold
- * First round — Lost to Manuela Maleeva 2–6, 3-6
Volleyball