Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Atlanta
Competitors	225 (159 men, 66 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer	Joaquim Cruz
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 9 Total 15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 225 athletes – 159 men, 66 women – competed in 18 sports. The country set a record with both 15 medals – only surpassed in 2008 – and 3 golds – surpassed in 2004 with five.

In the debutant beach volleyball, several remarkable achievements were earned when it happened the all-Brazilian final between Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (who won gold) and Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel:

• the first Olympic medals ever won by Brazilian women in any sport
• the first Olympic gold medal ever won by Brazilian women.
• the first medal ever earned in beach volleyball
• the first gold medal ever in the sport.

Brazil has also won the first medal ever in Equestrian, when the team jumping conquered the bronze medal, marking also the first medal ever in a mixed gender Olympic event.