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)

* 1920
* 1924
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* 1932
* 1936
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* 1952
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* 2020
* 2024

Brazil competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. This was the nation's fourth appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1920 and missing the 1928 Summer Olympics. 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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