Brazil at the 1960 Summer Olympics
# Brazil at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Brazil competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 72 competitors, 71 men and 1 woman, took part in 35 events in 14 sports. Brazilians obtained two bronze medals in Rome. The swimmer Manuel dos Santos was a bronze medalist in men's 100 metre freestyle. The men's basketball team also won the bronze medal. Flagbearer and defending two-time Olympic champion Adhemar Ferreira da Silva could not repeat his performance and placed fourteenth in the triple jump,

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Manuel dos Santos | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | August 27 |
| Bronze | Brazil national men's basketball team Edson Bispo dos SantosMoyses BlasWaldemar BlatskauskasAlgodãoCarmo de SouzaCarlos Domingos MassoniWaldyr BoccardoWlamir MarquesAmaury PasosFernando Pereira De FreitasAntônio Salvador SucarEduardo Schall Jatyr | Basketball | Men's tournament | September 10 |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

Medals by gender :

| Gender | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Athletics

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| José da Conceição | 200 m | 21.3 | 2 Q | 21.5 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anubes da Silva | 100 m | 10.8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anubes da Silva | 400 m | 48.0 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anubes da Silva | 400 m hurdles | 52.25 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Adhemar da Silva | Triple jump | 15.61 | 13 Q | 15.07 | 14 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Wanda dos Santos | 80 m hurdles | 11.84 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Basketball

### Preliminary round

**Group C**

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 198 | +15 | 6 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 170 | +50 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 210 | −21 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 243 | −44 | 3 |

* August 26 20:00

| Puerto Rico | 72–75 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 35–33, 37–42 |||
| Pts: Walle (22) | | Pts: Pasos (18) |

* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: P. Reverberi K. Klima
* August 27 21:30

| Soviet Union | 54–58 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 23–28, 31–30 |||
| Pts: Blatskauskas, Pasos (14) | | Pts: Muzhniek (14) |

* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: D. Shirley E. Kassai
* August 29 21:30

| Brazil | 80–72  | Mexico |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 29–32, 32–29 Overtime: 19–11 |||
| Pts: Pasos (19) | | Pts: A. Herrera (22) |

* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Luglini C. Sien

### Semifinals

* Advance to the championship round
* Relegated to 5th-8th place classification playoffs

**Pool A**

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 221 | +19 | 6 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 216 | −10 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 237 | −1 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 239 | −28 | 3 |

* September 1 21:30

| Brazil | 78–75 (OT) | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 29–39, 41–31 Overtime: 8–5 |||
| Pts: Marques, Pasos (18) | | Pts: Alesini (18) |

* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Klima B. Takev
* September 2 20:00

| Brazil | 77–68 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 39–46, 38–22 |||
| Pts: Baumruk, Konecny (18) | | Pts: Wichowski (24) |

* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: B. Takev Harvey
* September 3 21:30

| Czechoslovakia | 78–85 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 30–43, 48–42 |||
| Pts: Baumruk (23) | | Pts: Pasos (25) |

* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto E. Kassai

**Championship Round**

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 201 | +82 | 6 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 213 | −14 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 229 | −26 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 268 | −42 | 3 |

* September 8 21:00

| Brazil | 62–64 | Soviet Union |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 32–28, 30–36 |||
| Pts: Marques (25) | | Pts: Voljnov (19) |

* Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber Bilek
* September 10 22:30

| Brazil | 63–90 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 24–50, 39–40 |||
| Pts: Marques (19) | | Pts: Lucas (23) |

* Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto E. Kassai

## Boxing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| José Martins | Flyweight | BYE | Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Waldomiro Pinto | Bantamweight | BYE | Oleg Grigoriew (URS) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jorge Salomão | Light welterweight | BYE | Miguel Amarista (VEN) L 2-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hélio Crescencio | Light middleweight | BYE | Michael Reid (IRL) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| José Leite | Light heavyweight | BYE | Rafael Gargiulo (ARG) L KO-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

One male cyclist represented Brazil in 1960.

### Track

**1000m time trial**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Anésio Argenton | 1000m time trial | 1:09.96 | 6 |

**Men's Sprint**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Round 2 | Repechage 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | 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) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Anésio Argenton | Sprint | Sterckx (BEL) L | Barton (GBR) W12.3 | Bodnieks (URS) Mucino (MEX) L | — | — | Baensch (AUS) Gasparella (ITA) W | Gaiardoni (ITA) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |

## Diving

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Fernando Ribeiro | 3 m springboard | 49.27 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Equestrian

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Jump-off | Rank |
| Renyldo Ferreira | Marengo | Individual | 50.00 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Mario Leite Neto | Biguaj | Individual | 29.75 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Oscar da Silva | Eldorado | Individual | 34.00 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Renyldo Ferreira Mario Leite Neto Oscar da Silva | See above | Team | AC | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |

## Football

### First round

**Group B**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Formosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1960.

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Justo Botelho | Men's | 718 | 724 | 840 | 940 | 1,048 | 4,270 | 27 |
| Wenceslau Malta | Men's | 1,066 | 586 | 860 | 750 | 919 | 4,181 | 32 |
| José Wilson | Men's | 433 | 448 | 800 | 920 | 919 | 3,520 | 50 |
| Justo Botelho Wenceslau Malta José Wilson | Team | 2,217 | 1,724 | 2,500 | 2,610 | 2,886 | 11,937 | 13 |

## Rowing

Brazil had five male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Harri Klein Paulino Leite Eduardo Endtner Francisco Todesco Waldemar Scovino | Coxed four | 6:57.48 | 5 R | 7:09.78 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sailing

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Final rank | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Reinaldo Conrad | Finn | 15 | 469 | 3 | 1168 | 10 | 645 | 1 | 1645 | 10 | 645 | 18 | 390 | 11 | 604 | 5176 | 5 |
| Richter Wolfgang Edgard Roberto Ferreira Da Rosa | Flying Dutchman | 21 | 270 | 17 | 362 | 20 | 291 | 23 | 231 | 21 | 270 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | 1424 | 26 |
| Jorge Pontual Cid Nascimento | Star | 10 | 516 | 13 | 482 | 9 | 562 | 6 | 738 | 8 | 613 | 11 | 475 | 9 | 562 | 3466 | 9 |

## Shooting

Three shooters represented Brazil in 1960.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Luiz Martins | 50 m rifle, three positions | 525 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luiz Martins | 50 m rifle, prone | 387 | 9 Q | 577 | 33 |
| Ambrosio Rocha | 50 m pistol | — | — | 503 | 50 |
| Ambrosio Rocha | 25 m rapid fire pistol | — | — | 556 | 42 |
| Álvaro dos Santos Filho | 50 m pistol | — | — | 518 | 43 |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Fernando de Abreu | 100 metre freestyle | 1:00.1 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Athos de Oliveira | 100 metre backstroke | 1:07.9 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aldo Perseke | 200 metre butterfly | 2:50.8 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Manuel dos Santos Filho | 100 metre freestyle | 56.3 | 1 Q | 56.3 | 1 Q | 55.4 | |
| Farid Zablith Filho | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:48.6 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Athos de Oliveira Farid Zablith Filho Aldo Perseke Fernando de Abreu | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 4:30.1 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Water polo

### First round

**Group B**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 6 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 |

## Weightlifting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Military Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Bruno Barabani | 90 kg | 120.0 | 15 | 117.5 | 14 | 152.5 | 14 | 390.0 | 15 |
