Brazil at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Brazil at the
1936 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BRA
NOC| Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website| www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Berlin
Competitors| 73 (67 men, 6 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer| Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Brazil competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 73 competitors, 67 men and 6 women, took part in 37 events in 9 sports.[1]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sílvio Magalhães Padilha (flagbearer, and future COB president).

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
José de Almeida | 100 m | 11.1  | 3  | did not advance
200 m | NT  | did not advance
Antônio de Carvalho | 400 m | 50.4  | 5  | did not advance
Oswaldo Domingues | 100 m | NT  | did not advance
Darcy Guimarães | 110 m hurdles | NT  | 4  | did not advance
Sylvio Padilha | 400 m hurdles | 54.2  | 2 Q | —  | 53.3  | 3 Q | 54.0  | 5

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Antônio Lira | Shot put | ?  | 16  | did not advance
Ícaro Mello | High jump | 1.80  | 23  | did not advance
Alfredo Mendes | High jump | 1.80  | 23  | did not advance
Assis Naban | Hammer throw | ?  | 18  | did not advance
Márcio de Oliveira | Long jump | ?  | Q | 7.05  | 15

## Basketball

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### Men's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

First round

7 August

Brazil | 28-17 |  Canada

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Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Second round

9 August

Chile | 23-18 |  Brazil

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Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Second consolation round

10 August

Brazil | 32-14 |  Republic of China

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Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Third round

11 August

Poland | 33-25 |  Brazil

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Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three cyclists, all male, represented Brazil in 1936.

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Dertônio Ferrer | Men's road race | NT
José Magnani | NT
Hermógenes Netto | NT

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Brazil in 1936.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Lodovico Alessandri | Men's foil | 1–5  | 6  | did not advance
Moacyr Dunham | 0–4  | 6  | did not advance
Ricardo Vagnotti | 1–4  | 5  | did not advance
Henrique de Aguilar  | Men's épée | 6–0  | 1 Q | —  | 5–0  | 4 Q | 2–0  | 10  | did not advance
Moacyr Dunham | 0–0  | 8  | did not advance
Ennio de Oliveira  | 2–0  | 7  | did not advance
Lodovico Alessandri | Men's sabre | 1–5  | 6  | did not advance
Moacyr Dunham | 0–6  | 8  | did not advance
Ennio de Oliveira  | 0–7  | 9  | did not advance
Moacyr Dunham
Ennio de Oliveira
Ricardo Vagnotti
Lodovico Alessandri | Team foil |  France (FRA)
L 0–16
Yugoslavia (YUG)
L 7–9  | 3  | did not advance
Moacyr Dunham
Ricardo Vagnotti
Henrique de Aguilar
Ennio de Oliveira  | Team epee |  Germany (GER)
L 6–9
Canada (CAN)
L 7–8  | 3  | did not advance

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Hilda von Puttkammer | Women's foil | 3–3  | 4 Q | —  | 0–4  | 6  | did not advance

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1936.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Riding
(show jumping) | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Shooting
(25 m rapid-fire pistol) | Swimming
(300 m freestyle) | Running
(4000 m) | Total points  | Final rank

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Points  | Points  | Points  | Points  | Points
Guilherme Catramby Filho | Men's | 1.0  | 17.5  | 157  | 28  | 36  | 159.5  | 36
Rui Duarte | 18  | 15.5  | 167  | 23  | 33  | 160.0  | 37
Anísio da Rocha | 41,5  | 18.5  | 146  | 39  | 30  | 177.5  | 39

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Brazil had 22 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Celestino de Palma | Single sculls | 7:37.7  | 2 R | 7:49.7  | 3  | did not advance
Adamor Gonçalves
Paschoal Rapuano | Double sculls | 7:26.3  | 6 q | —  | 8:30.2  | 5  | did not advance
Afonso de Castro
Eduardo Lehman | Coxless pair | 7:40.2  | 4 q | BYE  | DNF  | did not advance
Estevam Strata
José Ramalho
Decio Klettenberg | Coxed pair | 8:13.7  | 6 q | —  | 9:32.3  | 5  | did not advance
Nelson Ribeiro
Álvaro de Sá Freire
José de Campos
Wilson de Freitas
Henrique Camargo  | Coxed four | 7:01.3  | 2 q | —  | 8:26.0  | 4  | did not advance
Arno Franzen
Maximo Fava
Ernesto Sauter
Alfredo de Baer
Frederico Tadewald
Henrique Kranen
Nilo Franzen
Lauro Franzen
Rodolpho Rath | Eight | 6:33.2  | 5 R | 7:06.1  | 4  | —  | did not advance

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Open
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7
Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Walter Heuer | O-Jolle | 21  | 5  | 21  | 5  | 22  | 4  | 14  | 12  | 25  | 1  | 17  | 9  | 23  | 3  | 39  | 24

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Four shooters represented Brazil in 1936.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Manoel Braga | 50 metre rifle prone | 287  | 51
Harvey Dias Villela | 50 m pistol | 515  | 25
Antônio Guimarães | 50 metre rifle prone | 292  | 23
José Mello | 296  | 5

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Julius Edgar Arp | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:02.6  | 5  | did not advance
Ademar Caballero | 100 metre backstroke | 1:17.0  | 4  | did not advance
Antônio Amaral Filho | 100 metre backstroke | 1:21.0  | 7  | did not advance
João Havelange | 400 metre freestyle | 5:31.5  | 4  | did not advance
1500 metre freestyle | 22:54.1  | 5  | did not advance
Aluizio Lage | 400 metre freestyle | 5:18.3  | 5  | did not advance
Isaac Moraes | 100 metre freestyle | 1:03.5  | 5  | did not advance
Benvenuto Nunes | 100 metre backstroke | 1:16.9  | 6  | did not advance
Leônidas da Silva | 100 metre freestyle | 1:03.3  | 5  | did not advance
Antônio Luiz dos Santos | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:56.8  | 4  | did not advance
Paulo Tarrto | 100 metre freestyle | 1:02.6  | 5  | did not advance
Manoel Villar | 400 metre freestyle | 5:18.2  | 4  | did not advance
1500 metre freestyle | 21:49.9  | 5  | did not advance
Aluizio Lage
Leônidas da Silva
Manoel Villar
Isaac Moraes | 4 x 200 metre freestyle | —  | 9:42.5  | 3  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Piedade Coutinho | 100 metre freestyle | 1:09.4  | 3 Q | 1:09.6  | 5  | did not advance
400 metre freestyle | 5:35.5  | 3 Q | 5:42.5  | 2 Q | 5:35.2  | 5
Maria Lenk | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:17.2  | 3 Q | 3:17.7  | 6  | did not advance
Helena Salles | 100 metre freestyle | 1:16.2  | 6  | did not advance
Scylla Venâncio | 100 metre freestyle | 1:15.1  | 8  | did not advance
400 metre freestyle | 6:23.0  | 5  | did not advance
Sieglinda Zigler | 100 metre backstroke | 1:32.0  | 8  | did not advance

## References

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1. ^ "Brazil at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brazil Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* (in Portuguese)Brazilian Olympic Committee[permanent dead link]
* (in Portuguese) Duarte, Marcelo. O Guia dos Curiosos: Jogos Olímpicos. ISBN 85-87537-56-3

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