# Brazil at the 1959 Pan American Games

Brazil competed at the 3rd Pan American Games held in Chicago, Illinois, United States from August 28 to September 7, 1959.

## Medals

| Medal | Name(s) | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Wanda dos Santos | Athletics | Women's 80m hurdles | 31 August 1959 |
| Gold | Adhemar Ferreira da Silva | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 2 September 1959 |
| Silver | Men's football team Françoso Dary Décio Edílson Edmar Edson Borracha Beyruth Gérson Hércules Hilton Humberto Germano Zé Maria Maranhão China Carlos Alberto Manuel Manoelzinho Nélson Ouraci Roberto Rodrigues Rubens Villadonega | Football | Men's tournament | 5 September 1959 |
| Bronze | Men's basketball team Carlos Barone Neto Carlos Domingo Massoni Carmo de Souza Edson Bispo Fernando Pereira de Freitas Jatyr Eduardo Schall Pedro Vicente Fonseca Wlamir Marques Waldemar Blatskauskas Wilson Bombarda Waldir Geraldo Boccardo Zenny de Azevedo | Basketball | Men's tournament | |
| Silver | Women's basketball team Angelina Bizarro Genesia Isabel Cardoso Isaura Marli Alvares Maria Helena Campos Maria Helena Cardoso Marlene José Bento Marta Helga Kampmann Zilá Nepomuceno Nadir Bazani Zilda Ulbrich Nair Kanawatti Neuci Ramos da Silva | Basketball | Women's tournament | |
| Silver | José Martins | Boxing | Men's flyweight (-51 kg) | |
| Gold | Waldomiro Claudiano Pinto | Boxing | Men's bantamweight (-54 kg) | |
| Bronze | Manuel Alves | Boxing | Men's welterweight (-67 kg) | |
| Bronze | Hélio Crescêncio | Boxing | Men's light middleweight (-71 kg) | |
| Gold | Abrão de Souza | Boxing | Men's middleweight (-75 kg) | |
| Bronze | Jurandyr Nicolau | Boxing | Men's heavyweight (+81 kg) | |
| Gold | Anésio Argenton | Cycling | Men's 1000m time trial (track) | |
| Silver | Antonio Moraes Carvalho Francisco Rabelo Renyldo Ferreira Nelson Pessoa Filho | Equestrian | Team Jumping | |
| Gold | Wenceslau Malta | Modern pentathlon | Men's individual | |
| Silver | Breno Vignolli José Wilson Pereira Justo Botelho Santiago Wenceslau Malta | Modern pentathlon | Men's team | |
| Silver | Edgard Gijsen Milton Meurer | Rowing | Men's coxless pair-oared shells | |
| Bronze | Adriano Monteiro Soares João Agostinho Almeida João Calixto Jorge Rodrigues Nelson Guarda | Rowing | Men's coxed four-oared shells | |
| Gold | Marcos Moraes de Barros Reinaldo Conrad | Sailing | Snipe class | |
| Gold | Antonio Barbosa Axel Schmidt Erik Oluf Schmidt | Sailing | Lightning class | |
| Silver | Men's volleyball team Alexandre Stubart Álvaro Caira Arlindo Lopes Corrêa Atila Gonçalves Martins Décio de Azevedo João Carlos Quaresma João Ramalho Júnior José Silvério Lage Luís Eduardo Pons Roque Midley Maron Sérgio Bóris Borges Urbano Santiago | Volleyball | Men's tournament | |
| Gold | Women's volleyball team Hildergarde Lassen Ingeborg Crause Irlana Silveira Sá Lia de Freitas Lilian Hilda Poetscher Lucia Mendes de Moraes Maria Alice Ricciardi Marina Conceição Calistre Marta Maraglia Norma Rosa Vaz Rosa Bastos O'Shea Vera Trezoitko | Volleyball | Women's tournament | |
| Bronze | Men's water polo team Adhemar Grijó Filho Everardo Cruz Flávio Ratto Hilton de Almeida João Gonçalves Filho Luiz Daniel Márvio dos Santos Paulo Bruzzi Cochrane Rodney Bell Sylvio Kelly dos Santos | Water polo | Men's tournament | |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Modern Pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Waterpolo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |