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competed at the

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. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports. Brazilians conquered 6 medals in Seoul, but only one gold medal. Aurelio Miguel Fernandez became the first Brazilian

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ka to win a gold medal. He defeated

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from

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in men's 95 kg category. The previous Olympic champion runner

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won the silver medal in men's 800 metres. Men's Brazil Olympic football team was silver medalist led by

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and

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. They lost the final by 2 - 1 at extra time against

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was the first Brazilian sprinter to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the men's 200 metres. The other two bronze medals were obtained in

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. Together with Nelson Falcão,

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won the medal at Star class. It was Torben Grael's second olympic medal. Torben's brother

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and Clinio Freitas obtained the bronze at Tornado class.

Medalists

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Competitors

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Archery

In its third Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men. ;Men

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Combined events –

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Basketball

;Summary

Men's tournament

;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinals ;Classification round 5–8 ;Classification round 5/6

Boxing

;Men

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.

Road

Track

;1000m time trial ;Points race ;Pursuit

Diving

;Women

Equestrianism

Show jumping

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1988. ; Men's foil *

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* Roberto Lazzarini * Douglas Fonseca ; Men's épée *

* Douglas Fonseca * Roberto Lazzarini

Individual

Team

Football

Men's team

Preliminary round (Group D)

---- ----

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold-medal match

Team Roster

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** Jorginho ** Luís Carlos Winck **

André Cruz André Alves da Cruz (born 20 September 1968) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender. He played for several clubs in Brazil and Europe, and also represented the Brazil national team, taking part in the 1989 and 199 ...

** João Santos Batista ** Ademir **

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** Edmar **

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** Careca Souza ** Milton de Souza Filho **

Geovani Geovani or Geovany or Geovanni or Giovane or Giovani or Giovanni, a form of the given name John, may refer to: * Geovany Baca (born 1971), Honduran boxer * Giovane Élber (born 1972), Brazilian footballer * Geovani Faria da Silva (born 1964) Brazil ...

** Neto ** Sergio Donizete **

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Gymnastics

Judo

;Men

Rowing

;Men

Sailing

;Men ;Women ;Open

Shooting

;Men ;Women ;Open

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Brazil in 1988. ;Women

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary round

;Pool A

Semifinals

Bronze-medal match

Team roster

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* Wagner Rocha * Paulo Rose *

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Paulo da Silva Paulo César da Silva Barrios (born 1 February 1980) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for 12 de Octubre in Paraguay, as a centre-back. He has previously played top-flight football in Paraguay, Italy, Argentina, England and ...

Renan dal Zotto Renan Dal Zotto (born July 19, 1960) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in three editions of the Summer Olympics and currently head coach of Brazil men's national volleyball team. He was born in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul. ...

* William Silva * Amauri Ribeiro * Antônio Carlos Gouveia *

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* Leonidio de Pra Filho * André Ferreira Head coach: Paulo Freitas

Women's Team Competition

Preliminary round

;Group B

5th–8th-place semifinals

5th-place match

Team roster

Kerly Santos Kerly Santos (born 9 August 1970) is a Brazilian former volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

Ana Moser Ana Beatriz Moser (born August 14, 1968 in Blumenau) is a Brazilian former volleyball player, who played as an outside hitter. She was a member of the Women's National Team for over a decade, serving as the team captain and winning the squad's ...

* Vera Mossa * Eliani Costa *

Ana Richa Ana Maria Richa Medeiros (born December 3, 1966) is a retired female beach volleyball player from Brazil who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partner ...

Dora Castanheira Dora Castanheira (born 14 March 1960) is a Brazilian volleyball player. She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1960 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players ...

* Ana Claudia Ramos * Marcia Cunha * Ana Lucia Barros * Sandra Suruagy *

Fernanda Venturini Fernanda Porto Venturini (born 24 October 1970, in Ribeirão Preto) is a former volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the bronze medal with the Brazili ...

Simone Storm Simone Storm (born 1 March 1969) is a Brazilian volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

Head coach:

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Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

References

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