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Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Mexico City
Competitors	76 (73 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	João Gonçalves Filho
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Brazil competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 76 competitors, 73 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 13 sports. Brazilians won three medals at 1968 Summer Olympics. The bronze medal obtained by sailors Reinaldo Conrad and Burkhard Cordes and the bronze medal won by boxer Servílio de Oliveira were the first medals in their sports. Nelson Prudêncio obtained a silver medal and carried on the nation's tradition of good results in Men's Triple Jump.^[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Silver Nelson Prudêncio Athletics Men's triple jump October 17  Bronze Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes Sailing Flying Dutchman October 21  Bronze Servílio de Oliveira Boxing Men's Flyweight October 24

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 0 1 0 1 Sailing 0 0 1 1 Boxing 0 0 1 1 Total 0 1 2 3

Medals by gender Gender Total Male 0 1 2 3 Female 0 0 0 0 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 0 1 2 3

Athletics

Men

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nelson Prudêncio	Triple jump	16.46	4 Q	17.27

Women

Field events

Combined events – Pentathlon

Basketball

Preliminary round

Group B

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Soviet Union	7	0	642	408	+234	14
Brazil	6	1	561	418	+143	13
Mexico	5	2	493	443	+50	12
Poland	4	3	473	504	−31	11
Bulgaria	3	4	456	478	−22	10
Cuba	2	5	514	532	−18	9
South Korea	1	6	453	530	−77	8
Morocco	0	7	355	634	−279	7

13.10.1968

Brazil

98–52

Morocco

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City

14.10.1968

Brazil

75–59

Bulgaria

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City

15.10.1968

Mexico

53–60

Brazil

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City

16.10.1968

Poland

51–88

Brazil

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City

18.10.1968

South Korea

59–91

Brazil

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City