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in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the
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in Amsterdam. The
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(, ''COB'') sent a total of 258 athletes to the Games, 136 men and 122 women, to compete in 24 sports. Brazil left London with a total of 17 Olympic medals (3 gold, 5 silver, and 9 bronze), winning their third largest number of medals at a single games. Brazilian athletes won its first ever medals in two sports:
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, with the bronze medal won by
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in women's event, and in
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, with the gold medal achieved by
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in men's rings.


Summary

The good result of the Brazilian performance was packed by the expressive results of the judo team during the first days of the Games. The first gold medal come with the judoka
Sarah Menezes Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes (born March 26, 1990) is a judoka from Brazil. In Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg, 2012, she became the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, after defeating the reigning ...
, in women's 48 kg category, Menezes was the first Brazilian woman judoka to turn an Olympic champion
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, she had competed at the age of 18 and, inexperienced, was defeated in the first fight. The evolution in the cycle that followed was extraordinary. Sarah came to England at the height of physical, technical and psychological forms. And the result was the gold medal, with victory in the decision, over
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, who had been the champion in
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. Sarah, who won the first gold in Brazil in
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, became the country's first judoka woman to triumph in an Olympics and was also the first gold medal in judo in 20 years, since the last to have won in the competition had been
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. The other 3 medals in
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were bronze:
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in men's 60 kg,
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in women's 78 kg and Rafael Silva in men's +100 kg. In the second week of the Games, another unprecedented event happened when the gymnast
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made history again by conquering the gold medal in men's rings.
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had already shown his potential in the
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when he won the silver medal. After being 4th place in the qualification to the rings final, with a score of 15.616, he won the gold medal in this event, with a score of 15.900. He was the first gymnast from Latin America to win an Olympic medal and also the first from the southern hemisphere. On the penultimate day of the Games, Team Brasil won its third gold medal, the only collective sport in this edition. women's volleyball competition, the incumbent Olympic champion
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repeated the result obtained in Beijing four years early. But, this campaign is marked by impacting tense twists On the first game against the Turkish team there was the first scare, the team almost lost the game in the fifth set. The second shock followed with the defeat to the
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in an unlit game. In the sequence a painful game happened when an unpredictable defeat happened for the
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With the combination of results so far, the team was facing a traumatic elimination, having to win at any cost the next two games (
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. and
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.) and hoped for another combination of results in which the United States would have to win their last two games (South Korea and Turkey), which ended up happening. The upshot of this campaign of ups and downs was a dramatic quarter-final clash against
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This game is considered one of the greatest volleyball games of all times, in a fierce rivalry over previous clashes in recent years, such as the semi-finals of the
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, the
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and the
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in all these games, Brazil ended up losing to Russia in the fifth set by extremely tight scores. This game followed the script of the previous decisive games, but with a twist, Brazil managed to reverse six match points throughout the game. However, in the fifth set, after several physical and mental tests, the team managed to win the game on the limit score of 21 to 19. In the semi-finals, the team performance turned, at the normal and a respectful win against
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by 3 to 0. Thus, the team managed to reach its second consecutive final against another great rival, the United States. This second game between the two teams in these games was a reissue of the final held 4 years earlier in Beijing. But this time, the story had everything to be different, since the
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was the favorite. After a harsh defeat of the US in the first set (25–11), Brazil won easily the next three sets (25–17, 25–20 and 25–17) and the team winning a second gold medal. Half of team was consecrated, since they were remnants of the team that four years earlier was also an Olympic champion:
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,
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,
Paula Pequeno Paula Renata Marques Pequeno, better known as Paula Pequeno (born January 22, 1982), is a two-time Olympic gold medal winning volleyball player from Brazil. She was born in Brasília, Distrito Federal. She plays for Vôlei Bauru. Career Peque ...
,
Jaqueline Carvalho Jaqueline Maria Pereira de Carvalho Endres (born December 31, 1983 in Recife, Brazil) is a Brazilian volleyball player, a member of the Brazilian team that won the Olympic Games at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Career Club She started her caree ...
,
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and
Thaísa Menezes Thaísa Daher de Menezes, also known as Thaísa Menezes or Thaísa Daher, is a professional volleyball player from Brazil. She won back-to-back gold medals at the Olympics in 2008 and 2012. She has won numerous Best Spiker and Best Blocker Awar ...
made history to be the first Brazilian women to become two-time Olympic champions. The coach
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also wrote his name in history as the first three-time Olympic volleyball champion (male or female). The
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was silver medalist of the tournament, losing the gold medal in a dramatic match by 3 to 2 to
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. Brazilian won the first two sets, and had two gold medal match points, but led by
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the Russians won the next 3 sets and conquered the gold medal. In the
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two medals were conquered.
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and
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went to the gold dispute against the
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and
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and fought a balanced duel that, to the sadness of the Brazilian fans, ended with a tight victory of the rivals by 2 to 1 (23/21, 16/21 and 16/14) in the Men's beach volleyball . In the women's beach volleyball a bronze medal was obtained by
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and
Larissa França Larissa França Maestrini (born April 14, 1982) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Julia ...
. In the football men's tournament, the
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led by
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advanced as favorite to the final against
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, after 5 victories in 5 matches. But a fast goal from Mexican
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with only 29 seconds into the first half, destabilized the Brazilian players. In the second half of the match, Peralta scored again within 74 minutes. Brazil still scored a goal in the 91 minutes, but there was no time for the tie and the match ended in 2 to 1. In the pools of the
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, two medals were obtained.
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finally won an Olympic medal in the Men's 400 m individual medley with a South American record of 4:08.86, an event where
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was in the fourth place.
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the incumbent Olympic and World Champion was the bronze medal of the Men's 50 m freestyle. In the
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, Brazil won medals for the first time after 44 years since the
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in
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. In the debut of the women competition in
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,
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had the honor of being the first Brazilian woman to win a medal in boxing, a bronze in the Women's lightweight . She also won the 100th medal of
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.
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was the silver medalist in men's middleweight after losing to the
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Ryota Murata by 14 to 13. Esquiva's brother
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and
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took the bronze medal in the Star class. Robert became one of the most successful Brazilian athletes in history with a total of five Olympic medals, tying the record of
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. He is also one of the sailors with the largest number of Olympic medals of all time, along with
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and British
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. Finally, Brazil won a medal in the last final of the
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: the women's event in modern pentathlon.
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was the bronze medalist with 5340 points. This was the first medal and until nowadays the only medal ever won by Brazilians in
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. With
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being the host city of the
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, a Brazilian segment was performed during the
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.


Medalists

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Delegation

The
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selected a team of 258 athletes, 136 men and 122 women, to compete in all sports, except
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and
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; it was the nation's second-largest team sent to the Olympics, failing by only five athletes short of the record in
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. There was only a single competitor in archery, slalom canoeing, modern pentathlon, and freestyle wrestling. Brazil also marked its Olympic return in men's basketball after a sixteen-year absence. The Brazilian team featured three defending champions from Beijing, including long jumper
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and freestyle swimmer
César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho (, born 10 January 1987) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual World ...
, who both became the nation's first athletes to win gold in their sporting events. Equestrian show jumper
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, and table tennis player
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became the second and third Brazilian athlete to compete in six Olympic Games. Pessoa, a triple Olympic medalist, was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, three athletes made their fifth Olympic appearance: beach volleyballer and double medalist
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, sailor and multiple-time medalist
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, and football player Formiga. Equestrian eventing rider Serguei Fofanoff, at age 43, was the oldest athlete of the team, while slalom kayaker
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was the youngest at age 16. Other notable Brazilian athletes featured
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basketball players
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and
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, taekwondo jin and bronze medalist
Natália Falavigna Natália Falavigna da Silva (born May 9, 1984 in Maringá''Guia do Pan – XV Jogos Pan-Americanos''. Rio de Janeiro: Lance!, 2007) is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. She finished in the fourth place in the women's 67-kilogram category in taekw ...
, double New York marathon champion Marílson dos Santos, and medley swimmer and multiple-time Pan American games medalist
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Archery

Brazil qualified one archer.


Athletics

Brazilian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ;Men ;Track & road events * Reserve ;Field events ;Combined events –
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;Women ;Track & road events * Reserve ;Field events


Basketball

Both Brazil's men and women basketball teams qualified for the events. * Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players * Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players


Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarter-final


Women's tournament

;Roster *
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was released after indiscipline off the court before the Games. No other athlete has replaced her and the team had only 11 players.
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Boxing

Brazil qualified boxers for the following events ;Men ;Women


Canoeing


Slalom

Brazil qualified boats for the following events


Sprint

Brazil qualified boats for the following events Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)


Cycling

Brazil qualified 6 cyclists for the following events


Road

;Men ;Women


Mountain biking


BMX


Diving

Brazil qualified three divers for the games. ;Men ;Women


Equestrian

Brazil qualified the full quota in show jumping. Brazil qualified the full quota in eventing and a single athlete in dressage.


Dressage


Eventing


Jumping

* Reserve


Fencing

Brazil qualified 3 fencers. ;Men


Football

Both Brazil's men and women football teams qualified for the events. * Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players * Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players


Men's tournament

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Women's tournament

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Gymnastics


Artistic

Brazil qualified 3 men in the individual all-around and qualified a women's team. ;Men ;Women ;Team


Handball

Brazil qualified for the women's event by winning the
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. * Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players


Women's tournament

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Judo

;Men ;Women


Modern pentathlon

Brazil qualified one athlete.


Rowing

Brazil qualified the following boats. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage


Sailing

Nine Brazilian sailors qualified to compete in London. ;Men ;Women M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race


Shooting

Two Brazilian shooters qualified to compete in London. ;Men ;Women


Swimming

Brazilian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
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obtained qualification for 100 m butterfly event but was removed from the Olympic team after drawing doping suspension. Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats. ;Men * Reserve ;Women


Synchronized swimming

Brazil qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.


Table tennis

Brazil qualified 6 athletes. ;Men ;Women


Taekwondo


Tennis

Brazil qualified four different players in the men's singles and doubles competitions. ;Men


Triathlon

Brazils qualified 2 men and 1 woman.


Volleyball


Beach


Indoor

The men's team qualified in third place at the
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. The women's team secured a berth after winning the South American qualification. *Men's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players *Women's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players


Men's tournament

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Women's tournament

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Weightlifting

Brazil qualified 1 man and 1 woman.


Wrestling

Brazil qualified in the following event. ;Women's freestyle


See also

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Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games Brazil competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Bernard Rajzman will be the Chef de mission. Brazil's team consisted of 521 athletes in 32 sports. Medalists Archery Brazil has qualified a fu ...
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Brazil at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Brazil competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Brazilian team was made up of two athlete, both in alpine skiing. Brazil had originally qualified a mixed curling team, however the quota spots were rejected. Alpine ski ...
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Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Brazil was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian segment was performed in Closi ...


References

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