Brazil at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Brazil competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Medalists

Brazil finished in 41st position in the final medal rankings, with two bronze medals.

Bronze

* Nelson Prudencio — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
* Chiaki Ishii — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (93 kg)

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's 100 metres
*Luiz Gonzaga da Silva:* First Heat — 10.63s (→ did not advance)

=Cycling=

Men's Individual Road Race
* Luiz Carlos Flores — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Miguel Silva Júnior — did not finish (→ no ranking)

=Football=

Men's Team Competition

*First Round (Group C):* Lost to Denmark (2-3):* Drew with Hungary (2-2):* Lost to Iran (0-1) → did not advance, 13th place over-all
*Team Roster:* Abel Braga:* Vitor de Paula Braga:* Roberto Vagner Chinoca:* Manoel da Silva Costa:* Nielsen Elias:* Falcão:* Celso Ferreira:* Rubens Màrcio Galaxe:* Carlos Alberto Gomes:* Jorge Osmar Guarnelli:* Bolívar Modualdo Guedes:* Dirceu José Guimaräes:* Carlos Roberto Oliveira:* Frederico Oliveira:* Washington Luiz de Paulo:* José Carlos dos Santos:* Antônio da Silva Teresa:* Pedro Antônio Simeão:* Ângelo Paulino de Souza

=Swimming=

Men's 100m Freestyle
*José Diniz Aranha:* Heat — 54.06s:* Semifinals — 53.47s (→ did not advance)

*Ruy Aquino Oliveira:* Heat — 54.26s (→ did not advance)

*Paulo Zanetti:* Heat — 54.97s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle
*Ruy Aquino Oliveira:* Heat — 2:00.48 (→ did not advance)

*Alfredo Machado:* Heat — 2:00.14 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
*Ruy Aquino Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, Paulo Becskehazy, and José Diniz Aranha:* Heat — 3:35.84:* Final — 3:33.14 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
*Alfredo Machado, Ruy Aquino Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, and José Diniz Aranha:* Heat — 8:17.91 (→ did not advance)

=Volleyball=

Men's Team Competition

*Preliminary Round (Group B):* Defeated West Germany (3-2):* Lost to East Germany (1-3):* Defeated Romania (3-2):* Lost to Japan (0-3):* Lost to Cuba (2-3)
*Classification Matches:* 5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3):* 7th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (0-3) → 8th place
*Team Roster:*João Lens:*Delano Couto :*Antônio Carlos Moreno :*Luiz Eymard Coelho :*José Marcelino :*Mário Marcos Procópio :*Bebeto de Freitas :*Russo Sevciuc:*Décio Cattaruzzi :*Alexandre Abeid:*Celso Alexandre Kalache :*Aderval Luis Arvani

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]