Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports. Brazilians conquered 6 medals in Seoul, but only one gold medal.
Aurelio Miguel Fernandez became the first Brazilian judoka to win a gold medal. He defeated Marc Meiling from West Germany in men's 95 kg category.
The previous Olympic champion runner Joaquim Cruz won the silver medal in men's 800 metres.
Men's Brazil Olympic football team was silver medalist led by Romário and Bebeto. They lost the final by 2 - 1 at extra time against Soviet Union
Robson Caetano was the first Brazilian sprinter to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the men's 200 metres.
The other two bronze medals were obtained in sailing. Together with Nelson Falcão, Torben Grael won the medal at Star class. It was Torben Grael's second olympic medal. Torben's brother Lars Grael and Clinio Freitas obtained the bronze at Tornado class.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Aurélio Miguel Judo Men's 95 kg 30 September Joaquim Cruz Athletics Men's 800 metres 26 September Men's Brazil Olympic football team Football Men's tournament 1 October Lars GraelClinio Freitas Sailing Tornado 27 September Torben GraelNelson Falcão Sailing Star 27 September Robson da Silva Athletics Men's 200 metres 28 September | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sportSport TotalJudo 1001Athletics 0112Football 0101Sailing 0022Total1236
Medals by genderGender TotalMale1236Female0000Mixed0000Total 1 2 3 6
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 2 0 2Athletics 14 6 20Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 3 – 3Cycling 8 0 8Diving 0 1 1Equestrian 3 1 4Fencing 4 0 4Football 16 – 16Gymnastics 1 1 2Judo 7 – 7Rowing 10 0 10Sailing 14 2 16Shooting 2 2 4Swimming 11 4 15Synchronized swimming – 3 3Table tennis 2 0 2Tennis 2 1 3Volleyball 12 12 24Weightlifting 2 – 2wrestling 2 – 2 Total 127 33 160
Archery
In its third Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men. Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Total scoreScoreSeedScoreSeedScoreSeedJorge AzevedoIndividual 1191 62 Did not advanceRenato Emilio 1225 43 Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJosé Luíz Barbosa800 m1:46.322 Q1:46.203 Q1:44.993 Q1:46.3961500 m3:44.46 33Did not advanceJailto Bonfim100 m10.755Did not advanceJoaquim Cruz800 m1:47.161 Q1:46.101 Q1:44.752 Q1:43.901500 m3:40.92 3 qcolspan=2 DNSDid not advanceAdauto Domingues3000 m steeplechase8:32.77 5 Qcolspan=2 8:35.0511Did not advanceAgberto Guimarães800 m1:48.495Did not advanceSérgio de Menezes400 mDNFDid not advanceMarcelo Palma20 km walkcolspan=6 1:31:4245 Ivo RodriguesMarathoncolspan=6 2:26:2756 Diamantino dos Santoscolspan=6 2:25:1348Arnaldo da Silva100 m10.442 Q10.252 Q10.325Did not advanceRobson da Silva100 m10.371 Q10.242 Q10.244 Q10.115200 m21.121 Q20.411 Q20.282 Q20.04Gerson de Souza400 m45.901 QDid not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAbcélvio RodriguesTriple jump15.1335Did not advanceJorge da Silva15.9522Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAngélica de Almeida Marathoncolspan=6 2:43:4044Maria Magnólia Figueiredo200 m23.712 Q23.676Did not advance400 m51.741 Q51.325Did not advanceSoraya Telles800 m2:02.483 Qcolspan=2 2:01.866Did not advanceTânia MirandaSuzete MontalvãoSoraya TellesMaria Magnólia Figueiredo4 × 400 m3:36.814 Did not advance Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankConceição Geremias Result14.23 1.71 12.9525.50 5.5039.642:24.02 550822Points946867724 841 700 660 770
Basketball
Summary TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreRankOppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreRankBrazil men'sMen's tournamentW 125–109W 130–108L 87–102W 138–85L 110–1183 QL 105–110W 104–86 (Class. 5–8)W 106–90 (Class. 5/6) 5
Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Classification round 5–8
Classification round 5/6
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoilson SantanaBantamweightW 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceWanderley OliveiraWelterweightL RSC-2Did not advancePeter SilvaLight middleweightW 5–0L KO-1Did not advance
Cycling
Eight cyclists, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankCássio FreitasMen's road race4:32:5620Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo 4:32:5663Marcos Mazzaron 4:32:5666Wanderley Magalhães AzevedoCésar DaneliczenCássio FreitasMarcos MazzaronTeam time trial2:07:11.718
Track 1000m time trial AthleteEventTimeRankClóvis Anderson1000m time trial1:06.282 10 Points race AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPoints Laps behindRankPoints Laps behindRankFernando LouroPoints race10112 Q0324 Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankAntônio SilvestreIndividual pursuit5:02.0720Did not advanceClóvis AndersonPaulo JamurFernando LouroAntônio SilvestreMen's team pursuit4:38.2119Did not advance
Diving
Women AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankTotalRankÂngela Ribeiro3 m springboard396.51 19 Did not advance
Equestrianism
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankTotalRankAndré JohannpeterHeartbreakerIndividual29.00 46 39.0036 68.00 Q389.5025 Did not advanceChristina JohannpeterSocietao6.0067 ACDNFACDNFDid not advancePaulo StewartPlaton27.5047 ACDNFACDNFDid not advanceVitor TeixeiraGoing46.0029 67.507 113.50 Q168.7524 Did not advanceAndré JohannpeterChristina JohannpeterPaulo StewartVitor TeixeiraSee aboveTeamcolspan=6 40.00 10 Q35.00975.008
Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.
Men's foil Antônio Machado Roberto Lazzarini Douglas Fonseca
Men's épée Antônio Machado Douglas Fonseca Roberto Lazzarini
Individual AthleteEventElimination roundRound IRepechage Round IRound IIRepechage Round IIRound IIIRepechage Round IIIRound IVQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankRégis AvilaIndividual sabre43Did not advance
Team AthleteEventElimination round1/16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankRégis AvilaDouglas FonsecaRoberto LazzariniAntônio MachadoTeam épéeL 3–9L 1–9colspan=4 16
Football
Men's team
Preliminary round (Group D)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold-medal match
Team roster Claudio Taffarel Zé Carlos Jorginho Luís Carlos Winck André Cruz João Santos Batista Ademir Mazinho Edmar Andrade Careca Souza Milton de Souza Filho Geovani Neto Sergio Donizete Bebeto Aloísio Romário
Gymnastics
Judo
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSérgio Pessoa−60 kgW 1000–0000L 0000–0010Did not advanceRicardo Cardoso−65 kgL 0000–0010Did not advanceLuiz Onmura−71 kgW 0010–0000L 0000–0001Did not advanceEzequiel Paraguassu−78 kgL 0000–1000Did not advanceWálter Carmona−86 kgW 1000–0000L 0000–0010Did not advanceAurélio Miguel−95 kgW 0010–0000W 0010–0000W 0100–0000W 0100–0000colspan=3 W 0100–0000Frederico Flexa+95 kgW 1000–0000W 1000–0000L 0000–0010Did not advance
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDenis MarinhoSingle sculls7:48.335 R7:22.84 3 colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 7:22.8418Ronaldo de CarvalhoRicardo de CarvalhoCoxless pair6:45.20 5 R7:01.00 3 FB 6:54.8967:28.3010Ângelo Roso NetoFlávio de MeloNilton AlonsoCoxed pairs7:27.68 5 RNT4 colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" NT13 Marcos ArantesFernando FantoniOswaldo Kuster NetoWaldemar TrombettaCoxless four6:29.616 RNT 5 colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" NT14
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceFinal rank1234567ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankGeorge RebelloDivision II 13 19.0 23 29.0 23 29.09 15.0 13 19.0 13 19.0 17 23.0 124.0 16Jorge Zarif NetoFinn 19 25.0 17 23.0 18 24.0 16 22.0YMP 21.0 11 17.0 13 19.0 126.0 19 Carlos WanderleyBernardo Arndt470 7 13.0 9 15.0DSQ 36.019 25.0 6 11.7 13 19.0 1 0.0 83.7 10 Women AthleteEventRaceFinal rank1234567ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank Cinthia KnothM Pellicano470 12 18.0 RET 28.0 16 22.0 14 20.0 RET 28.0 12 18.0 12 18.0 124.0 16 Open AthleteEventRaceFinal rank1234567ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank Alan AdlerMarcos TenkeFlying Dutchman 4 8.0 3 5.7 6 11.7 13 19.0 DSQ 29.0 9 15.0 11 17.0 76.4 7Lars GraelClinio FreitasTornado 8 14.0 1 0.0 6 11.73 5.7 3 5.78 14.0 2 3.0 40.1 Torben GraelNelson FalcaoStar 1 0.0 7 13.0 2 3.011 17.0 2 3.0 RET 28.0 8 14.0 50.0 José Paulo DiasJosé Augusto DiasChristoph BergmanSoling3 5.7 6 11.7 DSQ 27.0 5 10.0 11 17.0 9 15.0 4 8.0 67.4 5
Shooting
Men AthleteEventFinalScoreRankDelival Nobre25 m rapid fire pistol58624 Women AthleteEventFinalScoreRankMaria Amaral25 m pistol5792210 m air pistol36931Tania Fassoni25 m pistol56932 10 m air pistol37227 Open AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankRodrigo BastosTrap13740Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal ATimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDavid Castro400 metre freestyle4:02.4833Did not advance1500 metre freestyle15:57.8932 Did not advanceJorge Fernandes50 metre freestyle24.4037Did not advance100 metre freestyle52.23 33Did not advanceJúlio Lópes100 metre freestyle1:53.16 30Did not advance200 m individual medley 2:09.62 26Did not advanceCristiano Michelena200 metre freestyle1:52.3423Did not advance400 metre freestyle3:57.7923Did not advance1500 metre freestyle15:50.5026Did not advanceJosé Moreira50 metre freestyle24.2633Did not advanceEmanuel Nascimento100 metre freestyle52.4137Did not advanceEduardo de Poli100 metre butterfly56.3726 Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:06.1534 Did not advanceRenato Ramalho200 m individual medley2:10.3229Did not advance400 m individual medley4:31.9524 Did not advanceWladimir Ribeiro100 metre butterfly 57.25 32Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:09.4036Did not advance100 metre backstroke59.7638Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:11.48 33Did not advanceRogério Romero100 metre backstroke57.91 20Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:02.268 QDid not advance2:02.28 8Cícero Tortelli100 metre breaststroke1:05.50 37Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:28.8244Did not advanceJorge FernandesCristiano MichelenaEmanuel NascimentoJúlio Lópes4 × 100 metre freestyle relay3:28.17 12Did not advanceJorge FernandesCristiano MichelenaEmanuel NascimentoJúlio Lópes4 × 200 metre freestyle relay7:32.11 10Did not advanceRogério RomeroCícero TortelliEduardo de PoliEmanuel Nascimento4 × 100 metre medley relay3:53.2118Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal ATimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPatrícia Amorim200 metre freestyle2:04.7425Did not advance400 metre freestyle4:19.6424Did not advance800 metre freestyle8:51.9521Did not advanceAdriana Pereira50 metre freestyle26.5617Did not advance100 metre freestyle58.5334Did not advanceMônica Rezende50 metre freestyle27.4431Did not advanceIsabelle Vieira100 metre freestyle59.1537Did not advanceAdriana PereiraMônica RezendePatrícia AmorimIsabelle Vieira4 × 100 metre freestyle relay3:56.2911Did not advance
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Brazil in 1988. Women