Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the
2008 Summer Olympics

IOC code

BRA

NOC

Brazilian Olympic Committee

Website

www.cob.org.br (Portuguese)

in Beijing

Competitors

277 in 25 sports

Flag bearer

Robert Scheidt (opening)
Maurren Maggi (closing)

Medals
Ranked 23rd

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
3	4	10	17

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB – Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro). Brazil headed to the Beijing Games with its largest Olympic delegation ever, 277 athletes, including a record 132 women. The 16 medals won by Brazil topped the previous medal count record set in 1996, and included the first individual and gold medals by women, by judoka Ketleyn Quadros and jumper Maurren Maggi, respectively. Three of the medals were gold, by Maggi, swimmer César Cielo and the female volleyball team.

Brazil was the 39th nation to enter the Beijing National Stadium during the Olympic opening ceremony, with the presence of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Lula and Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, lobbied for Rio de Janeiro's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sailor Robert Scheidt (1996, 2000 and 2004 medalist) was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and Maurren Maggi, who became the first Brazilian woman to win a gold medal with her victory in Beijing's long jump competition, carried the flag at the closing ceremony.

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