Brazil at the 2007 Pan American Games

Brazil at the
2007 Pan American Games
Brazil at the; 2007 Pan American Games
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br
in Rio de Janeiro; 13–29 July 2007
Competitors	659 (373 men and 286 women) in 41 sports
Flag bearer	Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima
Medals; Ranked 3rd	Gold 52 Silver 40 Bronze 65 Total 157
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
	1951; 1955; 1959; 1963; 1967; 1971; 1975; 1979; 1983; 1987; 1991; 1995; 1999; 2003; 2007; 2011; 2015; 2019; 2023;

The 15th Pan-American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. The Brazilian delegation consisted of 659 athletes (373 men and 286 women) and 267 directors, making a total of 926 people in 41 sports. Competing in their own country, the Brazilian athletes managed to far surpass their own record number of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals obtained in a single edition of the Pan-American Games.^[1]

^ "Gusmão Stripped of Pan Ams Medals". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 December 2007.^{[dead link‍]}

[1] "Gusmão Stripped of Pan Ams Medals". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 December 2007.^{[dead link‍]}

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