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 Ref Wanda dos Santos Athletics Women's 80m hurdles Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Athletics Men's triple jump Football Men's tournament Basketball Men's tournament Basketball Women's tournament José Martins Boxing Men's flyweight (-51 kg) Waldomiro Claudiano Pinto Boxing Men's bantamweight (-54 kg) Manuel Alves Boxing Men's welterweight (-67 kg) Hélio Crescêncio Boxing Men's light middleweight (-71 kg) Abrão de Souza Boxing Men's middleweight (-75 kg) Jurandyr Nicolau Boxing Men's heavyweight (+81 kg) Anésio Argenton Cycling Men's 1000m time trial (track) Antonio Moraes CarvalhoFrancisco RabeloRenyldo FerreiraNelson Pessoa Filho Equestrian Team Jumping Wenceslau Malta Modern pentathlon Men's individual Breno Vignolli José Wilson Pereira Justo Botelho Santiago Wenceslau Malta Modern pentathlon Men's team Edgard Gijsen Milton Meurer Rowing Men's coxless pair-oared shells Adriano Monteiro Soares João Agostinho Almeida João Calixto Jorge Rodrigues Nelson Guarda Rowing Men's coxed four-oared shells Marcos Moraes de Barros Reinaldo Conrad Sailing Snipe class Antonio Barbosa Axel Schmidt Erik Oluf Schmidt Sailing Lightning class Volleyball Men's tournament Volleyball Women's tournament Water polo Men's tournament
Medals by sportSport TotalBoxing 2136Sailing 2002Athletics 1102Modern Pentathlon 1102Volleyball 1102Cycling 1001Basketball 0112Rowing 0112Football 0101Equestrian 0101Waterpolo 0011Total88622
See also Brazil at the 1960 Summer Olympics List of Pan American medalists for Brazil
References Official website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee