Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Brazil at the
1952 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BRA
NOC| Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website| www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Helsinki
Competitors| 97 (92 men and 5 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer | Mário Jorge da Fonseca
Medals
Ranked 24th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1920
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* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
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Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1] Brazil won three medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Brazil won its first gold medal since its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva won the men's triple jump. Adhemar broke the Olympic record four times and the world record twice in the event. Gold medal favorite and incumbent world recorder Adhemar broke the record for the first time in his second jump, with 16.12m. In the fifth, the Brazilian reached his best mark, 16.22m, a new world mark, 24 cm ahead of the Soviet Leonid Shcherbakov, who won the silver medal.

José Telles da Conceição won the bronze medal in men's high jump with a jump of 1,98 m; together with the gold medal won by Adhemar, those were the first medals won by Brazilians at Athletics in the Olympic Games.

Tetsuo Okamoto became the first Brazilian swimmer to win an Olympic medal, the bronze at the men's 1500 metre freestyle.

## Medalists

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Further information: 1952 Summer Olympics medal table

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Adhemar da Silva | Athletics | Men's triple jump | July 23
Bronze | José da Conceição | Athletics | Men's high jump | July 20
Bronze | Tetsuo Okamoto | Swimming | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | August 2

| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Athletics | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2
Swimming | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3

| Medals by gender

Gender |  |  |  | Total
Male  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3
Female  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Mixed  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Wilson Carneiro | 400 m hurdles | 56.0  | 2 Q | 59.4  | 6  | did not advance
Argemiro Roque | 400 m | 49.05  | 3  | did not advance
800 m | 1:54.1  | 5  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
José da Conceição | High jump | 1.87  | 10 Q | 1.98  |
Triple jump | 14.46  | 17  | did not advance
Geraldo de Oliveira | Long jump | 6.71  | 23  | did not advance
Triple jump | 14.64  | 10 Q | 14.95  | 7
Ary de Sá | Long jump | 7.24  | 6 Q | 7.23  | 4
Adhemar da Silva | Triple jump | 15.32  | 1 Q | 16.22 WR |
Hélcio da Silva | Pole vault | 3.60  | 25  | did not advance

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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Deyse de Castro | 200 m | 25.0  | 3  | did not advance
Helena de Menezes | 100 m | 12.5  | 4  | did not advance
Wanda dos Santos | 80 m hurdles | 11.3  | 2 Q | —  | 11.4  | 5  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Deyse de Castro | High jump | —  | 1.50  | 12
Helena de Menezes | Long jump | 5.33  | 24  | did not advance
Wanda dos Santos | 5.35  | 21  | did not advance

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics

### Main tournament

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#### Group 3

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Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Argentina | 3  | 3  | 0  | 239  | 196 | +43  | 6
Brazil | 3  | 2  | 1  | 184  | 179 | +5  | 5
Philippines | 3  | 1  | 2  | 192  | 221 | −29  | 4
Canada | 3  | 0  | 3  | 201  | 220 | −19  | 3

Brazil | 57-55 |  Canada

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Brazil | 71-52 |  Philippines

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Argentina | 72-56 |  Brazil

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### Quarterfinals

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The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification.

#### Quarterfinals group B

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Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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United States | 3  | 3  | 0  | 246  | 166 | +80  | 6
Soviet Union | 3  | 2  | 1  | 190  | 195 | −5  | 5
Brazil | 3  | 1  | 2  | 177  | 155 | +22  | 4
Chile | 3  | 0  | 3  | 159  | 256 | −97  | 3

Brazil | 75-44 |  Chile

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Soviet Union | 54-49 |  Brazil

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United States | 57-53 |  Brazil

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### Semifinals

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31 July 1952 (1952-07-31)
10:30

Brazil | 59-44 |  France

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Helsinki, Finland

### Finals

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2 August 1952 (1952-08-02)
09:00

Chile | 58-49 |  Brazil

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Helsinki, Finland

### Team Roster

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*     * Algodão
* Angelo Bonfietti
* João Francisco Bráz
* Mayr Facci
* Mário Jorge
* Ruy de Freitas
* Sebastião Giménez
* Godinho
* Thales Monteiro
* Almir
* Alfredo da Motta
* Raymundo Carvalho
* Zé Luiz
* Head coach: Manoel Pitanga

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | 1 Round  | 2 Round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Pedro Galasso | Featherweight |  Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN)
L 3–0  |  Lech Drogosz (POL)
L 0–3  | did not advance
Celestino Pinto | Light-Welterweight |  Salomon Carrizales (VEN)
L 1–2  | did not advance
Alexandre Dib | Welterweight |  Victor Jörgensen (DEN)
L TKO-2  | did not advance
Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Light-Middleweight | BYE  |  Sören Danielsson (SWE)
W KO-3  |  Boris Tishin (URS)
L 0–3  | did not advance  | 5
Nelson de Paula Andrade | Middleweight |  Mátyás Plachy (HUN)
W 2–1  |  Vasile Tiță (ROU)
L DSQ-2  | did not advance
Lucio Grotone | Light-Heavyweight | BYE  |  Bjarne Lingås (NOR)
W 2–1  |  Antonio Pacenza (ARG)
L 0–3  | did not advance  | 5

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Total  | Rank
Richard Arie | 10 m platform | 59.40  | 28  | did not advance
Milton Busin | 3 m springboard | 67.97  | 8 Q | 87.94  | 6  | 155.91  | 6

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics

### Eventing

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Dressage  | Cross-country  | Jumping  | Total

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Final
Penalties  | Rank  | Penalties  | Total  | Rank  | Penalties  | Total  | Rank  | Penalties  | Rank
Pericles Cavalcanti | Destino  | Individual | 175.50  | 9  | DSQ  | AC  | DNF  | AC  | DNF  | AC

### Show jumping

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Final

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Penalties  | Rank  | Penalties  | Rank  | Total  | Jump-off  | Rank
Renyldo Ferreira | Bibelot  | Individual | 12.50  | 32  | 8.00  | 13  | 20.50  | —  | 23
Eloy de Menezes | Biguaj  | 4.00  | 2  | 4.00  | 4  | 8.00  | 8.00  | 4
Alvaro de Toledo | Eldorado  | 16.00  | 33  | 12.00  | 21  | 28.00  | —  | 31
Renyldo Ferreira
Eloy de Menezes
Alvaro de Toledo | See above | Team | 28.50  | 4  | 28.00  | 5  | 56.50  | —  | 4

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1952.

Men's épée

* César Pekelman
* Darío Amaral
* Walter de Paula

Men's team épée

* Darío Amaral, César Pekelman, Walter de Paula, Helio Vieira

Men's sabre

* Etienne Molnar

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round

16 July 1952
19:00

Brazil | 5–1|  Netherlands

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Humberto 25'
Larry 33' (pen.), 36'
Jansen 81'
Vavá 86' | Report | Van Roessel 15'

Kupittaa, Turku

Attendance: 9,685

Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (ITA)

First round

20 July 1952
19:00

Brazil | 2–1|  Luxembourg

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Larry 42'
Humberto 49' | Report | Gales 86'

Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka

Attendance: 6,776

Referee: Marijan Matancic (YUG)

Quarter-finals

24 July 1952
12:00

West Germany | 4–2 (a.e.t.)|  Brazil

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Schröder 75', 96'
Klug 89'
Zeitler 120' | Report | Larry 12'
Zózimo 74'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 11,451

Referee: Arthur Ellis (GBR)

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1952.

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
Aloysio Borges | Men's | 29  | 1  | 39  | 21  | 22  | 113  | 21
Eric Marques | 43  | 18  | 30  | 15  | 28  | 135  | 29
Eduardo de Medeiros | 22  | 23  | 5  | 2  | 26  | 80  | 10
Aloysio Borges
Eric Marques
Eduardo de Medeiros | Team | 94  | 42  | 70  | 34  | 73  | 313  | 6

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Brazil had three male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Francisco Furtado
Harry Mosé
João Maio | Coxed pair | 8:19.0  | 4 R | 8:05.5  | 3  | did not advance

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1952 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
Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht | Finn | 19  | 269  | 9  | 594  | ~~21~~ | ~~226~~ | 2  | 1247  | 13  | 434  | 17  | 318  | 5  | 849  | 3711  | 9
Wolfgang Edgard Richter
Peter Mangels
Francisco Antonio Felici Italo Osoldi | Dragon | 12  | 252  | 4  | 729  | 11  | 290  | 6  | 553  | 10  | 331  | 4  | 729  | ~~15~~ | ~~155~~ | 2884  | 7
Tacariju de Paula
Cid de Oliveira Nascimento | Star | 11  | 382  | 4  | 821  | 13  | 309  | ~~19~~ | ~~144~~ | 12  | 344  | 15  | 247  | 15  | 247  | 2350  | 12

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Eight shooters represented Brazil in 1952.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Manoel Braga | 300 m rifle, three positions | 962  | 27
Guilherme Cavalcanti | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 547  | 28
Antônio Guimarães | 300 m rifle, three positions | 932  | 31
Severino Moreira | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1122  | 27
50 m rifle, prone | 398  | 8
Jorge de Oliveira | 50 m pistol | 522  | 19
Álvaro dos Santos Filho | 513  | 33
Pedro Simão | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 543  | 38
Harvey Dias Villela | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1113  | 32
50 m rifle, prone | 385  | 48

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Aram Boghossian | 100 metre freestyle | 1:02.0  | 5  | did not advance
Ricardo Esperard | 400 metre freestyle | 5:09.5  | 6  | did not advance
João Gonçalves Filho | 100 metre backstroke | 1:09.7  | 3 Q | 1:09.7  | 6  | did not advance
Adhemar Grijó Filho | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:47.6  | 4  | did not advance
Ilo da Fonseca | 100 metre backstroke | 1:09.9  | 3  | did not advance
Haroldo Lara | 100 metre freestyle | 1:01.2  | 5  | did not advance
Octavio Mobiglia | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:46.1  | 5  | did not advance
Tetsuo Okamoto | 400 metre freestyle | 4:46.1  | 1 Q | 4:46.2  | 4  | did not advance
1500 metre freestyle | 19:05.6  | 1 Q | —  | 18:51.3  |
Fernando Pavan | 100 metre backstroke | 1:09.1  | 3 Q | 1:10.2  | 6  | did not advance
Sylvio dos Santos | 1500 metre freestyle | 19:26.8  | 4  | did not advance
Haroldo Lara
Sylvio dos Santos
Aram Boghossian
João Gonçalves Filho | 4 x 200 metre freestyle | 9:09.0  | 4  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Piedade Coutinho-Tavares | 400 metre freestyle | 5:26.9  | 3 Q | 5:28.5  | 7  | did not advance
Edith de Oliveira | 100 metre backstroke | 1:20.0  | 4  | did not advance

## Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

### Qualifying round

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1952-07-25

Spain | 3-2 |  Brazil

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1952-07-26

Brazil | 6-2 |  Portugal

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### Preliminary round

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#### Group D

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Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Belgium | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 12 | −6  | 6
Spain | 3  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 13 | −9  | 5
South Africa | 3  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 10 | −8  | 4
Brazil | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | −7  | 3

1952-07-27

Belgium | 3-1 |  Brazil

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1952-07-28

Spain | 6-4 |  Brazil

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1952-07-29

South Africa | 9-2 |  Brazil

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## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Military Press  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Silvino Robin | 82.5 kg | 107.5  | 13  | 100.0  | 19  | 137.5  | 16  | 345.0  | 16
Bruno Barabani | 90 kg | 97.5  | 19  | 112.5  | 8  | 145.0  | 9  | 355.0  | 14
Valdemar de Silveira | +90 kg | 112.5  | 12  | 110.0  | 9  | 140.0  | 11  | 362.5  | 12

## References

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1. ^ "Brazil at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brazil Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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