Brazil at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Brazil at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	47 (46 men and 1 woman) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Brazil competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 44 competitors, 43 men and one woman took part in 28 events in 11 sports. The only Brazilian medal was the gold won by Adhemar Ferreira da Silva in men's triple jump. This was his second gold medal in the event. He was the first Brazilian to be a two-time Olympic champion.^[1]

Competitors47 (46 men and 1 woman) in 11 sports

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Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jorge de Barros	100 m	11.15	4	did not advance
Jorge de Barros	200 m	22.30	2 Q	23.88	5	did not advance
José da Conceição	200 m	21.61	1 Q	21.46	3 Q	21.53	3 Q	21.56	6
Ulisses dos Santos	400 m hurdles	53.8	4	did not advance
João Pires Sobrinho	100 m	11.14	3	did not advance
João Pires Sobrinho	200 m	21.67	3	did not advance
Ary de Sá Jorge Machado João Pires Sobrinho José da Conceição	4 × 100 m relay	41.6	3 Q	N/a		43.8	6	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
José da Conceição	High jump	1.86	21	did not advance
Ary de Sá	Long jump	7.00	20	did not advance
Adhemar da Silva	Triple jump	15.15	11 Q	16.35 OR

Chile	59–78	Brazil
Scoring by half: 34–39, 25–39

Brazil	89–66	Australia
Scoring by half: 50–35, 39–31

Medalists

Brazil	68–87	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 28–37, 40–50

United States	113–51	Brazil
Scoring by half: 50–22, 63–29

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Eder Jofre	Bantamweight	BYE	Thein Myint (BIR) L PTS	Claudio Barrientos (CHI) L PTS	did not advance		5
Celestino Pinto	Light-Welterweight	Leopold Potesil (AUT) L PTS	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heats	Repechage 1	Repechage Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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)	Rank
Anísio Argenton	Sprint	Romanov (URS) Shardelow (RSA) L	Mitchell (TTO) Markus (CAN) W 13.0	Shardelow (RSA) L inches behind	did not advance			9

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Fernando Ribeiro	3 m springboard	62.07	23	did not advance

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Final
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Jump-off	Rank
Renyldo Ferreira	Bibelot	Individual	29.25	34	56.25	44	85.50	N/a	42
Eloy de Menezes	Biguaj		56.25	47	28.75	31	85.00	N/a	41
Nelson Pessoa	Relincho		32.00	35T	26.00	28	58.00	N/a	33
Renyldo Ferreira Eloy de Menezes Nelson Pessoa	See above	Team	117.50	11	111.00	10	58.00	N/a	10

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ruy Kopper André Richer Nelson Guarda José de Carvalho Filho Sylvio de Souza	Coxed four	7:13.9	3 R	7:25.7	2	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		Final rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Joaquim Roderbourg	Finn	16	198	11	361	~~DNF~~	0	14	256	9	448	DNF	0	14	256	1519	17
Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht Rolf Ebling Bercht	12m² Sharpie	~~DNF~~	0	11	174	7	370	DNF 0	0	11	174	7	370	9	261	1349	10