History
Brazil made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1920 and has competed ever since, with the exception of 1928. Brazil hosted the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The nation sends one of the largest athlete delegations to the games, having over 200 athletes at each Olympic game since 1996. With such a large team Brazil typically competes in most sports, including multiple entries among team sports.
Brazil has earned its first medal at its debut in 1920 and has earned at least one medal at each Summer Olympics since 1948. In total they have won 128 medals in 14 sports with the most successful sports being beach and indoor volleyball (23), judo (22), sailing (18), athletics (16) and swimming (14). Besides volleyball Brazil has won multiple medals in other team sports including football (8) and basketball (5). The most successful athletes were sailors Robert Scheidt (medals in 1996-2012) and Torben Grael (medals in 1984-2004) with both winning five medals. Scheidt won two golds and a silver on the Laser class and then switched to the Star class and won a silver and a bronze while Grael won silver in the Soling class and then switched to the Star class and won two golds and two bronze. In 2016 Brazil, as hosts won 19 medals, a record for the nation.
Qualified Quotas
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Marcus D’Almeida |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m | Paulo Camilo de Oliveira | |
| Men’s 200m | Aldemir Junior | |
| Men’s 110m Hurdles | Gabriel Constantino | |
| Eduardo Santos Rodrigues | ||
| Men’s 400m Hurdles | Alison Santos | |
| Marcio Teles | ||
| Men’s 4x100m Relay | Rodrgigo do Nascimento Vitor Hugo dos Santos Derick Silva Paulo Andre de Oliveira |
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| Men’s 20km Walk | Caio Bonfim | |
| Men’s Marathon | Daniel da Silva | |
| Men’s Pole Vault | Thiago Braz | |
| Augusto Dutra | ||
| Men’s Triple Jump | Alexsandro Melo | |
| Almir dos Santos | ||
| Men’s Shot Put | Darlan Romani |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 200m | Vitoria Rosa | |
| Women’s 20km Walk | Erica de Sena | |
| Women’s Discus Throw | Andressa de Morais |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x400m Relay | Lucas Carvalho Tiffani Marinho Geisa Coutinho Alexander Russo Anderson Henriques |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s K1 Slalom | Pedro Goncalves | |
| Women’s K1 Slalom | Double Starter | Ana Satila |
| Women’s C1 Slalom | Ana Satila | Ana Satila |
| Men’s C1 1000m | Isaquias Queiroz | |
| Men’s C2 1000m | Erlon Silva Isaquias Queiroz |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | From Team Quota | |
| Team Dressage | Joao Paulo dos Santos Horse: Carthago Comando SN Joao Victor Marcari Oliva Horse: Bido das Lezirias Leandro da Silva Horse: Dicaprio Pedro Tavares Horse: Aoleo |
Failed to Reach MER |
| Individual Eventing | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Eventing | Ruy Fonseca Horse: Ballypatrick Rafael Mamprin Losano Horse: Fuiloda G Carlos Parro Horse: Quaikin Qurious Marcelo Tosi Horse: Starbucks |
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| Team Dressage | Joao Paulo dos Santos Horse: Carthago Comando SN Joao Victor Marcari Oliva Horse: Bido das Lezirias Leandro da Silva Horse: Dicaprio Pedro Tavares Horse: Aoleo |
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| Individual Jumping | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Jumping | Marlon Zanotelli Horse: Sirene de La Motte Eduardo Menezes Horse: H5 Chaganus Rodrigo Lambre Horse: Chacciama Pedro Veniss Horse: Quabri de L’Isle |
Football
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Aline Aline Milene Andressa Alves Andressinha Bia Zaneratto Barbara Cristiane Daiane Debinha Erika Formiga Leticia Izidoro Marta Millene Karine Monica Poliana Rafaelle Raquel Rilany Tamires Thaisa Thais |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Artistic Individual Events | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Flavia Saraiva | Flavia Saraiva |
| Men’s Artistic Team All-Around | Francisco Barretto Junior Lucas Bitencourt Arthur Mariano Caio Souza Arthur Zanetti |
Handball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Barbara Arenhart Renata Arruda Adriana de Castro Mariana Costa Deonise Fachinello Ana Paula Rodrigues Bruna de Paula Patricia Matieli Eduarda Amorim Jaqueline Anastacio Samara Vieira Larissa Araujo Elaine Gomes Tamires de Araujo |
Modern Pentathlon
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Individual | Maria Ieda Guimares | Maria Ieda Guimares |
Rugby Sevens
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Aline Bednarski Aline Firtado Bianca Dos Santos SIlva Eshyllen Coimbra Isadora Cerullo Isadora Lopes Leila Silva Mariana Nicolau Milena Silva Rafaela Zanellato Raquel Kochhann Thalia Da Silva Costa |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s RS:X | Patricia Freitas | |
| Men’s Laser | Joao Pedro Herrlein | |
| Men’s Finn | Jorge Zarif | |
| Women’s 470 | Fernanda Oliveria Ana Barbachan |
Fernanda Oliveria Ana Barbachan |
| Men’s 49er | Marco Grael Gabriel Borges |
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| Women’s 49erFX | Martine Soffiatti Kahena Kunze |
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| Mixed Nacra 17 Foiling | Samuel Albrecht Gabriela Nicolino de Sa |
Surfing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Shortboard | Italo Ferreira | Italo Ferreira |
| Gabriel Medina | Gabriel Medina | |
| Women’s Shortboard | Tatiana Weston-Webb | Tatiana Weston-Webb |
| Silvana Lima | Silvana Lima |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Bruno Fratus | |
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 200m Freestyle | Fernnado Scheffer | |
| Men’s 400m Freestyle | Guilherme Costa | |
| Men’s 800m Freestyle | Guilherme Costa | |
| Men’s 1500m Freestyle | Guilherme Costa | |
| Men’s 100m Backstroke | Guilherme Guido | |
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Joao Gomes | |
| Felipe Lima | ||
| Men’s 100m Butterfly | Vinicius Lanza | |
| Men’s 200m Butterfly | Leonardo De Deus | |
| Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Leonardo Santos | |
| Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Marcelo Chierighini Pedro Spajari Bruno Fratus Breno Correia Andre Calvelo |
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| Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Luiz Altamir Melo Fernando Scheffer Joao de Lucca Breno Correia |
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| Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Guilherme Guido Joao Gomes Junior Vinicius Lanza Marcelo Chierighini Breno Correia |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 1500m Freestyle | Viviane Jungblut | |
| Women’s 10km Open Water | Ana Marcela Cunha | Ana Marcela Cunha |
Table Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| Women’s Singles | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| Men’s Team | Hugo Calderano Gustavo Tsuboi Vitor Ishiy Eric Jouti |
Hugo Calderano +2 More |
| Women’s Team | Bruna Takahashi Jessica Yamada Caroline Kumahara Laura Watanabe |
Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Joao Menezes |
Volleyball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Indoor Volleyball | Bruno Rezende Isac Santos Mauricio Borges Silva Fernando Kreling Wallace de Souza Yoandy Leal Douglas de Souza Mauricio de Souza Lucas Saatkamp Thales Hoss Ricardo Lucarelli Alan Souza Maique Nascimento Flavio Gualberto |
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| Women’s Indoor Volleyball | Mara Ferreira Leao Macris Carneiro Ana Paula Borgo Roberta Ratzke Gabriela Guimaraes Natalia Pereira Amanda Francisco Ana Carolina Da Silva Tandara Caixeta Suelen Pinto Leia Silva Ana Beatriz Correa Lorenne Geraldo Teixeira Mayany de Souza |