| Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 247 in 24 sports |
| Flag bearer | Torben Grael[1] |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, excluding the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Brazilian Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro, COB) sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games. A total of 243 athletes, 124 men and 119 women, competed in 24 sports.[2]
Brazil left Athens with a total of 10 medals (5 golds, 2 silver, and 3 bronze), the lowest in Summer Olympics since 1992.[3] Although the nation's final medal count could not surpass its previous records set in Atlanta (15 medals) and Sydney (12 medals), Brazil produced a record of five golds at these edition, a performance only surpassed 12 years later in Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was the host country and won seven gold medals.
Brazil conquered its first gold medal ever in Equestrian as also in a mixed Olympic event, with the gold medal won by Rodrigo Pessoa in individual jumping.
- ^ "Torben Grael levará a bandeira do Brasil na abertura dos Jogos de Atenas" [Torben Grael of Brazil will lead the flag at the opening of the Athens Games] (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Brazil at the 2004 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ Lobo, Irene (29 August 2004). "Brasil ganha 10 medalhas e fica na 18ª posição nos Jogos de Atenas" [Brazil won 10 medals and is ranked 18th in the Athens Games] (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 29 March 2014.