# Brazil at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Brazil competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. 70 competitors, 59 men and 11 women, took part in 41 events in 11 sports. A Brazilian medal was won for the first time since the country's debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics, with a bronze by the men's basketball team. With seven consecutive victories, the basketball team only lost in the semifinals, against France. In the dispute for bronze, the team coached by Moacir Daiuto beat Mexico by 52 to 47, guaranteeing the first medal ever won by Brazilians not only in Basketball as also in a team sport.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Brazil national men's basketball team AlgodãoJoão Francisco BrázRuy de FreitasMarcus Vinícius DiasAffonso ÉvoraAlexandre GemignaniAlfredo da MottaAlberto MarsonNilton PachecoMassinet Sorcinelli | Basketball | Men's tournament | August 13 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ivan Hausen | 100 m | 10.9 | 2 Q | NT | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Hausen | 200 m | 22.2 | 2 Q | 22.3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aroldo da Silva | 100 m | 10.6 | 2 Q | NT | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aroldo da Silva | 200 m | 21.9 | 2 Q | 22.0 | 3 Q | NT | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hélio da Silva | 100 m | NT | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rosalvo Ramos | 200 m | 22.2 | 2 Q | NT | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rosalvo Ramos | 400 m | 49.2 | 2 Q | 48.7 | 3 Q | 49.1 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aroldo da Silva Hélio da Silva Ivan Hausen Rosalvo Ramos | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.4 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Geraldo de Oliveira | Triple jump | 14.590 | 9 Q | 14.825 | 5 |
| Adhemar da Silva | Triple jump | 14.690 | 4 Q | 14.490 | 8 |
| Hélio da Silva | Triple jump | 14.640 | 6 Q | 14.310 | 11 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Melânia Luz | 200 m | 26.6 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Helena de Menezes | 100 m | 13.2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Helena de Menezes | 200 m | 27.7 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elizabeth Müller | 100 m | 13.2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benedicta de Oliveira | 100 m | 13.2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lucila Pini | 200 m | 27.6 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benedicta de Oliveira Melânia Luz Gertrudes Morg Lucila Pini | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.0 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Gertrudes Morg | Long jump | 5.120 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elizabeth Müller | Shot put | 11.870 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elizabeth Müller | High jump | — | — | 1.40 | 17 |

## Basketball
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 261 | 150 | +111 | 10 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 246 | 170 | +76 | 8 |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 201 | 172 | +29 | 8 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 222 | 205 | +17 | 8 |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 170 | 208 | −38 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 298 | −195 | 5 |
| Brazil | 45–41 | Hungary |
* Harringay Arena, London
| Brazil | 36–32 | Uruguay |
* Harringay Arena, London
| Brazil | 76–11 | Great Britain |
* Harringay Arena, London
| Brazil | 57–35 | Canada |
* Harringay Arena, London
| Brazil | 47–31 | Italy |
* Harringay Arena, London

### Quarterfinals

| Brazil | 28–23 | Czechoslovakia |
* Harringay Arena, London

### Semifinals

| Brazil | 33–45 | France |
* Harringay Arena, London

### Bronze medal match

| Mexico | 47–52 | Brazil |
* Harringay Arena, London

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Manoel do Nascimento | Bantamweight | Tibor Csík (HUN) L DQ2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ralph Zumbano | Lightweight | Franz Ehringer (LUX) W KO-2 | Auguste Caulet (AUS) W PTS | Wallace Smith (USA) L KO-2 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Vicente dos Santos | Heavyweight | Jay Lambert (USA) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Milton Busin | 3 m springboard | 113.86 | 11 |
| Gunnar Kemnitz | 3 m springboard | 102.22 | 21 |
| Haroldo Mariano | 10 m platform | 90.00 | 16 |

## Equestrian
### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Total |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Aëcio Coelho | Guapo | Individual | 114.00 | 16 | 72 | 42.00 | 10 | 10 | 52.00 | 7 | 52.00 | 7 |
| Renyldo Ferreira | Indio | Individual | 184.00 | 43 | 54 | 210.00 | 37 | 40 | 250.00 | 31 | 250.00 | 31 |
| Anísio da Rocha | Carioca | Individual | 185.00 | 44 | 36 | 229.00 | 38 | DNF | DNF | AC | DNF | AC |
| Aëcio Coelho Renyldo Ferreira Anísio da Rocha | See above | Team | 483.00 | 13 | 162 | 481.00 | 11 | 50 | 302.0 | AC | 302.0 | AC |

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
| Eloy de Menezes | Sabu | Individual | DNQ | DNQ |
| Francisco Pontes | Itaguai | Individual | 20 | 10 |
| Ruben Ribeiro | Bon Soir | Individual | DNQ | DNQ |
| Eloy de Menezes Francisco Pontes Ruben Ribeiro | See above | Team | 20 | DNF |

## Fencing

Seven fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1948.

### Men

Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lodovico Alessandri | Men's foil | 5–2 | 3 Q | 0–7 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Salvatore Scianamea | Men's foil | 0–7 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henrique de Aguilar | Men's épée | 3–5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fortunato de Barros | Men's épée | 3–5 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mario Biancalana | Men's épée | 3-5 | 3 Q | 4-4 | 2 Q | 3-6 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Etienne Molnar | Men's sabre | 4–1 | 2 Q | 2–5 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mario Biancalana Fortunato de Barros Henrique de Aguilar Walter de Paula Salvatore Scianamea | Team epee | Italy (ITA) L 2–14 Great Britain (GBR) L 6–8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1948.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Riding (show jumping) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Shooting (25 m rapid-fire pistol) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Running (4000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Humberto Bedford | Men's | 37 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 205 | 43 |
| Aloysio Borges | Men's | 33 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 43 | 146 | 38 |
| Aëcio Coelho | Men's | 15 | 1 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 125 | 30 |

## Rowing

Brazil had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Pércio Zancani Paulo Diebold | Men's coxless pair | 7:33.1 | 1 Q | — | — | 8:18.6 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sailing
### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Wolfgang Richter | Firefly | 7 | 578 | DNF | 0 | 6 | 645 | 19 | 144 | 4 | 821 | 15 | 247 | 9 | 469 | 2904 | 11 |
| Victório Ferraz Carlos Borchers | Swallow | 9 | 293 | 11 | 206 | 9 | 293 | 12 | 168 | 8 | 344 | 2 | 946 | 5 | 548 | 2630 | 10 |
| E. Rocco de Paula Simoes Carlos Bittencourt Filho M. Rocco de Paula Simoes | Star | 16 | 127 | 13 | 217 | 11 | 290 | 10 | 331 | 14 | 185 | 10 | 331 | 11 | 290 | 1644 | 14 |

## Shooting

Seven shooters represented Brazil in 1948.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Manoel Braga | 50 metre rifle prone | 589 | 28 |
| João de Faria | 50 metre rifle prone | 584 | 45 |
| Silvino Ferreira | 50 m pistol | 511 | 28 |
| Álvaro dos Santos Filho | 50 m pistol | 509 | 31 |
| Álvaro dos Santos Filho | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 527 | 34 |
| Antônio Guimarães | 50 metre rifle prone | 594 | 13 |
| Pedro Simão | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 540 | 30 |
| Allan Sobocinski | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 490 | 56 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Aram Boghossian | 100 metre freestyle | 1:00.9 | 15 Q | 1:01.0 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rolf Egon | 1500 metre freestyle | 20:36.3 | 15 q | 20:44.6 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ilo da Fonseca | 100 metre backstroke | 1:11.9 | 2 Q | 1:11.6 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Plauto Guimarães | 100 metre freestyle | 1:03.7 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Willy Otto Jordan | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:46.4 | 6 Q | 2:43.9 | 2 Q | 2:46.4 | 6 |
| Sérgio Rodrigues | 100 metre freestyle | 1:01.6 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hélio Silva | 100 metre backstroke | 1:10.5 | 3 q | 1:10.1 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paulo Silva | 100 metre backstroke | 1:10.0 | 3 q | 1:09.8 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sérgio Rodrigues Willy Otto Jordan Rolf Kestener Aram Boghossian | 4 x 200 metre freestyle | 9:19.9 | 7 q | — | — | 9:31.0 | 8 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | 100 metre freestyle | 1:08.6 | 11 Q | 1:16.0 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | 400 metre freestyle | 5:30.0 | 6 Q | 5:31.1 | 7 Q | 5:29.4 | 6 |
| Maria da Costa | 100 metre freestyle | 1:16.0 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Edith de Oliveira | 100 metre backstroke | 1:22.5 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eleonora Schmitt | 100 metre freestyle | 1:10.8 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eleonora Schmitt Maria da Costa Talita Rodrígues Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | 4 x 100 metre freestyle | 4:51.4 | 8 q | — | — | 4:49.1 | 6 |