Brazil at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Brazil competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 147 competitors, 126 men and 21 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports. The country set a record with 8 medals - only surpassed in 1996 with 15 , but only one medal was gold.
| Brazil at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 147 (126 men and 21 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eduardo de Souza |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The runner Joaquim Cruz won the men's 800 metres event with an Olympic record. This was the first and until nowadays the onliest gold medal won by Brazilians in a track event in Athletics - all the other gold medals were in field events.
Brazilian football and volleyball men's teams started their success in Olympic history winning for the first time an Olympic medal. Both teams were silver medalists. The Olympic football team lost the final to France by 2 - 0. Brazil men's national volleyball team was defeated by host country United States by 3 sets to 0.
The swimmer Ricardo Prado was the silver medalist in the men's 400 metre individual medley. The sailor Torben Grael won the silver medal in the Soling class together with Daniel Adler and Ronaldo Senfft. It was the first Olympic medal won by Grael, who has five Olympic medals, a record only equaled by sailor Robert Scheidt
Brazilian judokas won three Olympic medals in 1984. Douglas Vieira was a silver medalist in men's 95 kg category. Luis Onmura was a bronze medalist in men's 71 kg and Walter Carmona conquered bronze medal in men's 86 kg. [1]
Medalists
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Archery
In its second Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent only one man. Veteran Renato Emilio fell drastically in the ranking despite having improved upon his score from 1980 by 99 points.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Score | Seed | Score | Seed | ||
| Renato Emilio | Individual | 1184 | 42 | 1179 | 42 | 2363 | 44 |
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| José Luíz Barbosa | 800 m | 1:47.12 | 2 Q | 1:46.87 | 4 Q | 1:48.70 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Paulo Roberto Correia | 100 m | 10.45 | 4 q | 10.54 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Joaquim Cruz | 800 m | 1:45.66 | 1 Q | 1:44.84 | 1 Q | 1:43.82 | 1 Q | 1:43.00 |  | ||
| 1500 m | 3:41.01 | 1 Q | N/A | DNF | Did not advance | ||||||
| Antônio Dias Ferreira | 400 m hurdles | 49.85 | 2 Q | N/A | 50.70 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Agberto Guimarães | 800 m | 1:47.72 | 3 Q | 1:45.18 | 3 Q | 1:46.65 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 m | 3:49.26 | 2 Q | N/A | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||||
| Katsuhiko Nakaya | 100 m | 10.55 | 3 Q | 10.69 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Wilson David Santos | 400 m | 47.55 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Nelson dos Santos | 100 m | 10.70 | 3 Q | 10.53 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eloi Schleder | Marathon | N/A | 2'16:35 | 23 | |||||||
| Arnaldo da Silva | 200 m | 21.24 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||
| João Batista da Silva | 20.70 | 3 q | 20.61 | 4 Q | 20.61 | 2 Q | 20.30 | 4 | |||
| José João da Silva | 5000 m | 14:03.44 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||||
| 10000 m | 29:10.52 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Robson da Silva | 200 m | 21.08 | 3 Q | 20.88 | 4 Q | 20.80 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Evaldo Rosa Silva | 400 m | 47.55 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Gerson Souza | 47.02 | 3 Q | 46.65 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Arnaldo da Silva Robson da Silva Katsuhiko Nakaya Paulo Roberto Correia Nelson dos Santos |
4 x 100 m | 39.27 | 2 q | N/A | 39.52 | 4 q | 39.40 | 8 | |||
| João Batista da Silva Antônio Dias Ferreira José Luiz Barbosa Gerson Souza Wilson David Santos |
4 x 400 m | 3:05.08 | 5 q | N/A | 3:03:99 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Tom Hintnaus | Pole vault | 5.35 | 8 q | NM | 12 |
| Abcélvio Rodrigues | Triple jump | 16.12 | 16 | Did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia | 100 m | 11.63 | 4 q | 11.82 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eleonora Mendonca | Marathon | N/A | 2:52:19 | 44 | |||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Conceição Geremias | Long jump | 6.04 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia | 6.01 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conceição Geremias | Result | 13.98 | 1.74 | 13.15 | 25.00 | 5.65 | NM | DNS | 5508 | DNF |
| Points | 868 | 974 | 789 | 846 | 828 | 0 |
Basketball
Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 5 | 0 | 457 | 366 | +91 | 10 |
 Italy | 4 | 1 | 437 | 363 | +74 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 3 | 2 | 383 | 403 | −20 | 8 |
 West Germany | 2 | 3 | 384 | 376 | +8 | 7 |
 Brazil | 1 | 4 | 401 | 423 | −22 | 6 |
 Egypt | 0 | 5 | 349 | 480 | −131 | 5 |
Cycling
Seven cyclists represented Brazil in 1984.
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilson Alvaristo Jair Braga Renan Ferraro Marcos Mazzaron |
Team time trial | 2:15:37 | 18 |
Track
- 1000m time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Greuel | 1000m time trial | 1:08.37 | 12 |
- Men's Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage Finals | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Paulo Jamur | Sprint | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nakatake (JPN).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Pile (BER)L |
 Samuel (TTO).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Moodie (CAY)L |
 Lyn (ANT) Joseph (GUY)W 11,92 |
 Gorski (USA)L |
 Steele (NZL)L |
Did not advance | |||||
- Points race
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Laps behind | Rank | Points | Laps behind | Rank | ||
| Hans Fischer | Points race | 5 | 2 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
- Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | |||
| Hans Fischer | Individual pursuit | 5:00,47 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
Diving
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Angela Ribeiro | 3 m springboard | 370.68 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m platform | 329.31 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Equestrianism
Show jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Marcelo Blessman | Alpes | Individual | 44.00 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| Jorge Carneiro | Testarudo | 21.25 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| Caio Saergio Caio | Virtuoso | 23.25 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jorge Carneiro Marcelo Blessman Caio Saergio Caio Vitor Teixeira |
See above | Team | 66.50 | 12 Q | 67.00 | 10 | 133.50 | 10 |
Football
Brazil won the silver medal for men's football, their first ever. Even though Brazil has won more Soccer World Cups than any other country, they have never won a football gold medal at any olympics. The Brazilian team was entirely made by players of Sport Club Internacional, of Porto Alegre. Amongst them, was 1994 World Cup captain, Dunga.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 | West Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Morocco |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source:
| Brazil | 3 – 1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Gilmar Popoca  12'Silvinho 50'Dunga 59' |
Report | Abdullah 69' |
| Brazil | 1 – 0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmar Popoca 86' |
Report |
Quarter-finals
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Gymnastics
Artistic
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Gerson Gnoatto | All-around | 18.25 | 17.40 | 18.45 | 18.95 | 16.95 | 18.05 | 108.05 | 70 | Did not advance | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Tatiana Figueiredo | All-around | 18.70 | 18.65 | 17.20 | 18.05 | 72.60 | 57 Q | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.400 | 9.450 | 74.400 | 27 |
Judo
A traditional sport in Brazil, Judo has warranted three medals, for Brazilian men. Two bronze medals, and a silver medal.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Luiz Shinohara | −60 kg | N/A |  Philip Takahashi (CAN)W 0001-0000 |
Shinji Hosokawa (JPN) L 0000-0001 |
Did not advance |  João Carvahlo das Neves (POR)W 1000-0000 |
Felice Mariani (ITA) L 0000-0001 |
Did not advance | 7 | ||
| Sérgio Sano | −65 kg | BYE |  Fredy Torres (ESA)W 1000-0000 |
James Rohleder (GER) W 0010-0000 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hwang Jung-oh (KOR)L 0000-0010 |
Did not advance |  Josef Reiter (AUT)L 0000-1000 |
Did not advance | 7 | ||
| Luis Onmura | −71 kg | N/A | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yousry Zagloul (EGY)W 1000-0000 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hassan Ben Gamra (TUN)W 0100-0000 |
Michael Swain (USA) W 1000-0000 |
Ezio Gamba (ITA) L 0000-1000 |
BYE | Glenn Beauchamp (CAN) W 0010-0000 |
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| Rogério Santos | −78 kg | BYE | Filip Lescak (YUG) L 0000-0100 |
Did not advance | 20 | ||||||
| Walter Carmona | −86 kg | N/A | Atif Hussain (EGY) W 1000-0000 |
 Michel Grant (SWE)W 1000-0000 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bernhard Spijkers (ROU)W 0001-0000 |
Robert Berland (USA) L 0000-0010 |
BYE |  Densign White (GBR)W 0010-0000 |
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| Douglas Vieira | −95 kg | N/A |  Alberto Rubio Sebastian (ESP)W 0010-0000 |
 Abdul Daffe (SEN)W 1000-0000 |
Yuri Fazi (ITA) W 0001-0000 |
 Bjarni Friðriksson (ISL)W 0001-0000 |
BYE | Ha Hyung-joo (KOR) L 0000-0001 |
 | ||
| Frederico Flexa | +95 kg | N/A | Alexander von der Groeben (GER) L 0000-1000 |
Did not advance | 11 | ||||||
Rhythmic gymnastics
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Prelim Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Rosana Favila | Individual | 8.950 | 9.150 | 9.200 | 8.550 | 35.650 | 24 | Did not advance | |||||
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ronaldo de Carvalho Ricardo de Carvalho |
Coxless pair | 7:32.69 | 4 R | 7:05.24 | 3 SF | 7:05.92 | 6 FB | 7:03.97 | 8 |
| Walter Soares Angelo Roso Neto Nilton Alonaso |
Coxed pairs | 7:18.96 | 2 R | 7:19.40 | 1 FA | N/A | 7:17.07 | 4 | |
| André Berezin Luiz dos Santos Dênis Marinho Laildo Machado Manuel Mandel |
Coxed four | 6:39.88 | 4 R | 6:33.44 | 5 FB | N/A | 6:47.13 | 7 | |
Sailing
- 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 | ||
| Jorge Zarif Neto | Finn | 8 | 14.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 11 | 17.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 78.7 | 8 | ||
| Marco Paradeda Rolf Nehn |
470 | 17 | 23.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 99.0 | 13 | ||
| Alan Adler Marcos Tenke |
Flying Dutchman | 5 | 10.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 61.7 | 6 | ||
| Lars Grael Glein Haynes |
Tornado | 5 | 10.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 74.7 | 7 | ||
| Eduardo Ramos Roberto Souza |
Star | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 82.0 | 12 | ||
| Torben Grael Daniel Adler Ronaldo Senfft |
Soling | 3 | 5.7 | 7 | 13.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 43.4 | | ||
Shooting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Waldemar Capucci | 50 m rifle prone | 581 | 52 |
| Sylvio Carvalho | 50 m pistol | 546 | 25 |
| Durval Guimarães | 50 m rifle prone | 583 | 45 |
| Delival Nobre | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 591 | 4 |
| Paulo Pimenta | 10 m air rifle | 557 | 45 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Débora Srour | 25 m pistol | 578 | 7 |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Marcos José Olsen | Trap | 188 | 10 |
| Avelino Palma | 164 | 60 | |
Swimming
- Men
Synchronized swimming
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | Free | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Paula Carvalho | Solo | 79.900 | 85.80 | 165.700 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Paula Carvalho Tessa Carvalho |
Duet | 82.092 | 84.20 | 166.292 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
Volleyball
Pool A
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Brazil |
7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 191 | 144 | 1.326 |
| 2 | United States |
7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 168 | 117 | 1.436 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 203 | 162 | 1.253 |
| 4 |  Argentina |
5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 184 | 207 | 0.889 |
| 5 | Tunisia |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 64 | 180 | 0.356 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul | Brazil |
3–1 | Argentina |
15–8 | 15–8 | 16–18 | 15–13 | 61–47 | |
| 02 Aug | Brazil |
3–0 | Tunisia |
15–5 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 45–16 | ||
| 04 Aug | South Korea |
3–1 | Brazil |
15–4 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–8 | 58–40 | |
| 06 Aug | Brazil |
3–0 | United States |
15–10 | 15–11 | 15–2 | 45–23 |
Semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | Brazil |
3–1 | Italy |
12–15 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 57–25 |
Gold medal match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug | Brazil |
0–3 | United States |
6–15 | 6–15 | 7–15 | 19–45 |
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Bebeto de Freitas
Group A
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | United States (A) |
6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 167 | 139 | 1.201 |
| 2 |  China (A) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 144 | 101 | 1.426 |
| 3 | West Germany (a) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 93 | 126 | 0.738 |
| 4 | Brazil (a) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 120 | 158 | 0.759 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul | China |
3–0 | Brazil |
15–13 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 45–34 | Report | ||
| 1 Aug | United States |
3–2 | Brazil |
12–15 | 10–15 | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–12 | 67–52 | Report |
| 3 Aug | Brazil |
0–3 | West Germany |
9–15 | 14–16 | 11–15 | 34–46 | Report |
5th–8th place semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | South Korea |
3–1 | Brazil |
13–15 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 58–47 | Report |
Water polo
Group B
| Qualified for second group stage |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 4 |
 Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 33 | –10 | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 1 |
- August 1
| Spain |
19 – 12 | Brazil |
- August 2
| United States |
10 – 4 | Brazil |
- August 3
| Greece |
9 – 9 | Brazil |
References
- "Brazil at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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