Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | BRA | ||||||||
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 258 in 24 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Rodrigo Pessoa (opening) Esquiva Falcão (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarter-finals |
Rodrigo Pessoa (opening)
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics, excluding the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Brazilian Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro, 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 the second largest number of medals at a single games, a performance only surpassed 4 years later in Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was the host country . Four of these medals were awarded to the team in judo and volleyball, three in boxing, and two in swimming. Brazil's team-based athletes proved particularly successful in London, as the indoor volleyball teams and men's football team both won silver medals. The women's volleyball team managed to defend its Olympic title from Beijing. For the first time since 1992, Brazil did not win an Olympic medal in athletics.
Among the nation's medalists were gymnast Arthur Zanetti, and modern pentathlete Yane Marques, who both won Brazil's first Olympic medals in their respective sports. Sailor Robert Scheidt, who took the bronze in London, became one of the most successful Brazilian athletes in history with a total of five Olympic medals, tying his record with Torben Grael. Brothers Esquiva and Yamaguchi Falcão set a historical record, as they each achieved an Olympic medal in men's boxing for the first time since 1968.
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