Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 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 judoka to win a gold medal. He defeated Marc Meiling from West Germany in men's 95 kg category.

The previous Olympic champion runner Joaquim Cruz won the silver medal in men's 800 metres.

Men's Brazil Olympic football team was silver medalist led by Romário and Bebeto. They lost the final by 2 - 1 at extra time against Soviet Union

Robson Caetano 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 sailing. Together with Nelson Falcão, Torben Grael won the medal at Star class. It was Torben Grael's second olympic medal. Torben's brother Lars Grael and Clinio Freitas obtained the bronze at Tornado class.

Medalists

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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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 – Heptathlon

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.

Track

 * 1000m time trial
 * Points race
 * Pursuit

Diving

 * Women

Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1988.


 * Men's foil
 * Antônio Machado
 * Roberto Lazzarini
 * Douglas Fonseca


 * Men's épée
 * Antônio Machado
 * Douglas Fonseca
 * Roberto Lazzarini

Team Roster

 * Claudio Taffarel
 * Zé Carlos
 * Jorginho
 * Luís Carlos Winck
 * André Cruz
 * João Santos Batista
 * Ademir
 * Mazinho
 * Edmar
 * Andrade
 * Careca Souza
 * Milton de Souza Filho
 * Geovani
 * Neto
 * Sergio Donizete
 * Bebeto
 * Aloísio
 * Romário

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

Preliminary round

 * Pool A

Team roster
Head coach: Paulo Freitas
 * Maurício Lima
 * Wagner Rocha
 * Paulo Rose
 * José Montanaro Junior
 * Paulo da Silva
 * Renan dal Zotto
 * William Silva
 * Amauri Ribeiro
 * Antônio Carlos Gouveia
 * Domingos Lampariello Neto
 * Leonidio de Pra Filho
 * André Ferreira

Preliminary round

 * Group B

Team roster
Head coach: Jorge de Barros
 * Kerly Santos
 * Ana Moser
 * Vera Mossa
 * Eliani Costa
 * Ana Richa
 * Dora Castanheira
 * Ana Claudia Ramos
 * Marcia Cunha
 * Ana Lucia Barros
 * Sandra Suruagy
 * Fernanda Venturini
 * Simone Storm

Weightlifting

 * Men

Wrestling

 * Men's freestyle


 * Men's Greco-Roman