Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports. Brazil won three medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Brazil won its first gold medal since its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Adhemar Ferreira da Silva won the men's triple jump. Together with the bronze medal won by José Telles da Conceição in men's high jump; those were the first medals won by Brazilians at Athletics in the Olympic Games. Tetsuo Okamoto became the first Brazilian  swimmer to win an Olympic medal, the bronze at the men's 1500 metre freestyle. Basketball. Quarterfinals. The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification. Fencing. Five fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1952. Modern pentathlon. Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952. Rowing. Brazil had three male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952. Shooting. Eight shooters represented Brazil in 1952.