Brazil at the 2007 Pan American Games


The 15th Pan-American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. The Brazilian delegation consisted of 659 athletes and 267 directors, making a total of 926 people in 41 sports. Competing in their own country, the Brazilian athletes managed to far surpass their own record number of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals obtained in a single edition of the Pan-American Games.

Goals

The Rio de Janeiro Mayor and Brazilian Olympic Group wanted to show that Brazil is capable to receive the 2014 World Cup, for which is the only candidate so far, and that the city is eligible to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Another mission of Brazil was to achieve the 2nd position among the top History Pan-American Winners.
The COB also used the competition to prepare itself for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

The following competitors from Brazil won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate
TaekwondoMen's 68 kg
SwimmingMen's 400-metre individual medley

SwimmingMen's 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay
GymnasticsMen's floor
GymnasticsWomen's vault
GymnasticsMen's vault
GymnasticsMen's horizontal bar
SwimmingMen's 100-metre freestyle
SwimmingMen's 100-metre butterfly
SwimmingMen's 200-metre backstroke
SwimmingMen's 200-metre individual medley

SwimmingMen's 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay
JudoMen's 90 kg
JudoWomen´s 78 kg
Brazil women's national handball teamHandballWomen's tournament
SwimmingMen's 200-metre butterfly
SwimmingMen's 200-metre breaststroke
JudoWomen´s 57 kg
Brazil men's national handball teamHandballMen's tournament

Beach volleyballWomen's tournament
SwimmingMen's 50-metre freestyle
JudoMen's 66 kg

Beach volleyballMen's tournament
Roller sportsMen's free skating
Water skiingMen's wakeboard
Modern pentathlonWomen's
AthleticsWomen's pole vault

Table tennisMen's team
KarateMen's +80 kg
KarateWomen's +60 kg
AthleticsWomen's long jump
AthleticsMen's 1500 metres
Brazil women's national football teamFootballWomen's tournament

CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 metres

EquestrianTeam jumping
BoxingMen's 69 kg

GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic group all-around
AthleticsWomen's 1500 metres
Brazil national futsal teamFutsalMen's tournament

SailingSnipe class

SailingJ/24 class
SailingMen's sailboard

GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic group 5 ropes

GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic group 3 hoops + 4 clubs
AthleticsWomen's 3000 metres steeplechase
AthleticsMen's triple jump
AthleticsMen's pole vault

AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 metres relay
Brazil men's national volleyball teamVolleyballMen's tournament
AthleticsMen's marathon
Brazil men's national basketball teamBasketballMen's tournament
TennisMen's singles
SwimmingWomen's marathon 10 kilometres
CyclingMen's cross-country

GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around
TaekwondoMen's 58 kg

GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around
CyclingWomen's BMX
ShootingMen's 10-metre air pistol
TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
SwimmingMen's 100-metre butterfly

RowingMen's eight
SwimmingWomen's 100-metre backstroke
JudoMen's +100 kg
Brazil women's national volleyball teamVolleyballWomen's tournament
JudoWomen´s 70 kg
SwimmingMen's 200-metre breaststroke
JudoWomen´s 63 kg
JudoWomen´s 48 kg
JudoMen's 73 kg
JudoWomen´s 52 kg
SwimmingWomen's 100-metre freestyle
AthleticsWomen's marathon
SwimmingMen's 50-metre freestyle

SwimmingMen's 4 × 100-metre medley relay

BowlingMen's doubles
Brazil women's national basketball teamBasketballWomen's tournament
KarateMen's 65 kg
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 96 kg
AthleticsWomen's long jump
DivingMen's 3-metre springboard
KarateWomen's 53 kg
Brazil men's national water polo teamWater poloMen's tournament
CanoeingMen's K-1 1000 metres

CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 metres
BoxingMen's 60 kg
AthleticsWomen's triple jump
AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
SailingMen's Laser class
SailingWomen's sailboard
AthleticsMen's 800 metres
EquestrianIndividual jumping
SwimmingMen's marathon 10 kilometres
FencingMen's foil
TriathlonMen´s
CyclingWomen's road time trial

EquestrianTeam dressage
RowingMen's single sculls

RowingMen's single sculls

BadmintonMen's Doubles
GymnasticsWomen's vault
TaekwondoMen's +80 kg
GymnasticsWomen's uneven bars
GymnasticsWomen's balance beam
GymnasticsWomen's floor
FencingWomen´s epée
GymnasticsMen's horizontal bar
SwimmingWomen's 50-metre freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 100-metre butterfly
SwimmingMen's 400-metre freestyle

SwimmingWomen's 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay

SquashMen's team
FencingMen's sabre
ShootingMen's 25-metre rapid fire pistol
SwimmingMen's 200-metre backstroke
JudoWomen´s +78 kg
SwimmingWomen's 200-metre freestyle
JudoMen's 100 kg
SwimmingWomen's 200-metre butterfly
CyclingMen's road race
AthleticsWomen's marathon
SwimmingMen's 100-metre backstroke
JudoMen's 60 kg

EquestrianTeam eventing

TennisWomen's doubles
Roller sportsWomen's free skating
AthleticsMen's 5000 metres
AthleticsWomen's 10,000 metres
AthleticsWomen's discus throw
BoxingMen's 54 kg
AthleticsMen's decathlon
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 74 kg
DivingWomen's 10-metre platform
BoxingMen's 57 kg
BoxingMen's 64 kg
BoxingMen's 75 kg
BoxingMen's 91 kg
BoxingMen's +91 kg
AthleticsWomen's heptathlon
KarateMen's 80 kg
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 72 kg

Synchronized swimmingWomen's duet
KarateMen's 60 kg
KarateMen's 70 kg
CanoeingMen's K-1 500 metres
CanoeingMen's C-1 500 metres

CanoeingMen's C-2 500 metres
GymnasticsWomen's trampoline

Synchronized swimmingWomen's team

SailingLightning class
SailingWomen's Laser Radial class
GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic individual hoop
Table tennisMen's singles
Table tennisMen's singles
AthleticsMen's 800 metres
AthleticsWomen's 3000 metres steeplechase
AthleticsMen's javelin throw

Results by event

Aquatics

Diving

;Female
;Male
4 athletes
;Female
;Male
52 athletes
;Female
;Male
9 female athletes
26 athletes
;Female
;Male
6 athletes
;Women
;Men
83 athletes
Female
Male
8 athletes
;Female
;Male
20 male athletes
;Pitchers
;Catchers
;Infielders
;Outfielders

Men's team competition

4 athletes
Female
Male
11 male athletes
14 athletes
Female
Male
23 athletes
;Male
;Female
;Male
;Female
;Male
;Female
;Male
;Male

Dressage

Rider / Horse
Rider / Horse
Rider / Horse
5 athletes
16 athletes
Female
Male
32 athletes

Football

36 athletes
Male
12 athletes

Gymnastics

Trampoline

3 athletes
Female
30 athletes

[Judo]

14 athletes
Female
Male
9 athletes
Female
Male
Four athletes

Rowing

33 athletes
16 athletes
Female
Male
29 athletes
Receptor
'Defense
6 athletes
8 athletes
Female
Male
8 athletes
8 athletes

Men's Competition

24 athletes

Beach Volleyball

4 athletes
;Female
;Male
Wakeboard Masculino

Wrestling

11 athletes