Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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. Brazilian Team has conquered only 3 medals in Barcelona. It was the lowest number since Montreal 1976, but unlike Montreal, two of the three medals were gold and this is also until the date of the games the best result of the country, as the Barcelona Games was the first without boycotts since the Mexico City games in 1968.
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 (a total record among all Brazilian swimmers).
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
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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 (0-1)
Dutra Mello — Ranking round, 49th place (0-0)
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Basketball
Men's
Preliminary round
Group A
Quarter-finals
Semifinals 5th−8th
5th-place game
Team Roster:
(4.) Paulo Villas Boas
(5.) Jorge Guerra
(6.) Gerson Victalino
(7.) João José Vianna
(8.) Rolando Ferreira
(9.) Ricardo Cardoso
(10.) Maury Ponickwar
(11.) Marcel Ponickwar
(12.) Aristides Santos
(13.) Wilson Fernando Kuhn
(14.) Oscar Schmidt
(15.) Israel Machado
Women's
Preliminary round
Group A
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
Men
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Cycling
Seven cyclists, six men and one woman, represented Brazil in 1992.
Road
Track
Points race
Diving
Women
Equestrianism
Eventing
Show jumping
Fencing
Four fencers, all male, represented Brazil in 1992.
Men's épée
Roberto Lazzarini
Luciano Finardi
Francisco Papaiano
Men's sabre
Ricardo Menalda
Gymnastics
Handball
Men
Preliminary round
Group A
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
Men's Extra-Lightweight
Shigueto Yamasaki
Men's Half-Lightweight
Rogério Sampaio
Men's Lightweight
Sérgio Oliveira
Men's Half-Middleweight
Ezequiel Paraguassu
Men's Middleweight
Wagner Castropil
Men's Half-Heavyweight
Aurélio Miguel
Men's Heavyweight
José Mario Tranquillini
Women's Extra-Lightweight
Andrea Rodrigues
Women's Half-Lightweight
Patricia Bevilacqua
Women's Lightweight
Jemina Alves
Women's Half-Middleweight
Tânia Ishii
Women's Middleweight
Rosicléia Campos
Women's Half-Heavyweight
Soraia André
Women's Heavyweight
Edilene Aparecida
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Rowing
Men
Sailing
Men
Women
Open
Shooting
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Brazil in 1992.
Women
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's singles competition
Luiz Mattar
First round – lost to Paul Haarhuis (Netherlands) 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Jaime Oncins
First round – defeated Srđan Muškatirović (Independent Participant) 7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Second round – defeated Michael Chang (United States) 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Third round – defeated Mark Koevermans (Netherlands) 6–7, 0–6, 6–7
Quarterfinals – lost to Andrei Cherkasov (Unified Team) 1–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 2–6
Men's doubles competition
Luiz Mattar and Jaime Oncins
First round – lost to Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal (Spain) 3–6, 6–3, 7–6, 3–6, 1–6
Women's singles competition
Andrea Vieira-Arnold
First round – lost to Manuela Maleeva (Switzerland) 2–6, 3-6
Volleyball
Men
Preliminary round
Pool B
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold-medal match
Women
Preliminary round
Group B
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze-medal match
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
See also
Brazil at the 1991 Pan American Games
References
External links
Official website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992
Olympics