Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Brazil competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 76 competitors, 73 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 13 sports. Brazilians won three medals at 1968 Summer Olympics. The bronze medal obtained by sailors Reinaldo Conrad and Burkhard Cordes and the bronze medal won by boxer Servílio de Oliveira were the first medals in their sports. Nelson Prudêncio obtained a silver medal and carried on the nation's tradition of good results in Men's Triple Jump.[1]

Brazil at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBRA
NOCBrazilian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Mexico City
Competitors76 (73 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerJoão Gonçalves Filho
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Further information: 1968 Summer Olympics medal table

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nelson Prudêncio Triple jump 16.46 4 Q 17.27 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Maria Cipriano High jump 1.74 9 Q 1.71 11
Combined events – Pentathlon
Athlete Event 80H SP HJ LJ 200 m Final Rank
Aída dos Santos Result 11.6 12.41 1.59 5.50 24.9 4578 20
Points 948 882 934 873 941

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Group B
Qualified for the semifinals
Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union70642408+23414
 Brazil61561418+14313
 Mexico52493443+5012
 Poland43473504−3111
 Bulgaria34456478−2210
 Cuba25514532−189
 South Korea16453530−778
 Morocco07355634−2797

Semifinal

Bronze medal

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Servilio de Oliveira Flyweight BYE  Engin Yadigar (TUR)
W 3-2		  Joseph Destimo (GHA)
W 5-0		  Ricardo Delgado (MEX)
L 0-5		 did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Expedito Alencar Welterweight BYE  Tadesse Gebregiorgis (ETH)
W RSC-1		  Manfred Wolke (GDR)
L 0-5		 did not advance

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Show jumping
Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Jump-off Rank
Lucia Faria Rush du Camp Individual 7,25 8 Q 19,25 12 19,25 — 12
Jose Fernandez Cantal 23,25 33 did not advance
Nelson Pessoa Filho Pass Op 8,00 9 Q 24,00 16 24,00 — 16
Lucia Faria
Jose Fernandez
Nelson Pessoa Filho		 See above Team 138,00 7 — 7

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1968.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Elimination round I Elimination round II Repechage round I Repechage round II Repechage Final Final
Result Rank Result Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Result Rank
Darío Amaral Men's épée 1-4 6 did not advance
Carlos Couto 3-2 4 Q 4-2 2 Q  Polzhuber (AUT) did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro 2-3 5 did not advance
Arthur Ribeiro
Darío Amaral
José Maria Pereira
Carlos Couto		 Team epee  Italy (ITA)
L 2-14
 Great Britain (GBR)
L 6-8		 3 did not advance

Football
Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321040+45
 Japan 312042+24
 Brazil 302145−12
 Nigeria 301249−51
Spain 1 – 0 Brazil
Fernández 77' Report
Referee: Abraham Klein Israel
Brazil 1 – 1 Japan
Ferretti 9' Report Watanabe 83'
Referee: George Lamptey Ghana
Brazil 3 – 3 Nigeria
Ferretti 50'
Olumodeji 59' (o.g.)
Tião 65'		 Report Olayombo 10' 41'
Anieke 19'
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn Ethiopia

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Harri Klein
Edgard Gijsen		 Double scull 7:16.70 5 R NT 2 Q 7:17.08 5 Did not advance

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Jörg Bruder Finn 7 13 4 8 DNF 42 12 18 14 20 12 18 7 13 90 9
Reinaldo Conrad
Burkhard Cordes		 Flying Dutchman 14 20 7 13 4 8 3 5.7 3 5.7 10 16 1 0 48.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Erik Schmidt
Axel Schmidt		 Star 18 24 8 14 17 23 17 23 3 5.7 2 3 3 5.7 74.4 7

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Two male shooters represented Brazil in 1968.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Durval Guimarães 50 m pistol 524 55
50 m rifle, prone 589 39
Edmar de Salles 50 m rifle, three positions 1077 55
50 m rifle, prone 590 34

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
José Aranha 100 metre freestyle 56.8 4 did not advance
César Filardi 100 metre backstroke 1:04.6 5 did not advance
José Fiolo 100 metre breaststroke 1:09.5 1 Q 1:08.6 3 Q 1:08.1 4
200 metre breaststroke 2:42.1 5 did not advance
João Lima Neto 100 metre butterfly 1:02.3 5 did not advance
César Filardi
José Fiolo
João Lima Neto
José Aranha		 4 × 100 metre medley relay 4:11.1 6 did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Soviet Union 9 8 1 17 26 8 3.250 464 326 1.423
2  Japan 9 7 2 16 24 6 4.000 430 258 1.667
3  Czechoslovakia 9 7 2 16 22 15 1.467 454 417 1.089
4  East Germany 9 6 3 15 22 12 1.833 449 374 1.201
5  Poland 9 6 3 15 18 11 1.636 371 281 1.320
6  Bulgaria 9 4 5 13 16 17 0.941 379 385 0.984
7  United States 9 4 5 13 15 18 0.833 383 414 0.925
8  Belgium 9 2 7 11 6 24 0.250 239 417 0.573
9  Brazil 9 1 8 10 8 25 0.320 357 469 0.761
10  Mexico 9 0 9 9 6 27 0.222 289 474 0.610
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Belgium  3–1  Brazil 15–7 16–14 9–15 15–6   55–42
16 Oct Soviet Union  3–1  Brazil 11–15 15–2 15–9 15–9   56–35
17 Oct United States  3–0  Brazil 15–12 15–7 15–10     45–29
19 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–2  Brazil 15–12 15–10 13–15 13–15 15–9 71–61
20 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  Brazil 15–8 18–16 15–3     48–27
21 Oct Poland  3–0  Brazil 15–12 15–4 15–7     45–23
23 Oct East Germany  3–1  Brazil 15–13 15–7 14–16 15–12   59–48
24 Oct Japan  3–0  Brazil 15–8 15–11 15–12     45–31
25 Oct Brazil  3–1  Mexico 14–16 15–6 17–15 15–8   61–45

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Group A
Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 1266003914+25
2.  Soviet Union 1065014318+25
3.  United States 763123736+1
4.  Cuba 763123135–4
5.  West Germany 462043334–1
6.  Spain 160152037–17
7.  Brazil 160152251–29
  • 14 October 1968
United States  10 – 5  Brazil
  • 15 October 1968
Cuba  9 – 2  Brazil
  • 19 October 1968
West Germany  10 – 5  Brazil
  • 20 October 1968
Spain  6 – 6  Brazil
  • 21 October 1968
Hungary  8 – 2  Brazil
  • 22 October 1968
Soviet Union  8 – 2  Brazil

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Luiz de Almeida 75 kg 137.5 8 115.0 15 155.0 15 407.5 13

References
  1. "Brazil at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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