| Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 277[2] in 25 sports |
| Flag bearers | Robert Scheidt (opening)[1] Maurren Maggi (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB – Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro). Brazil headed to the Beijing Games with its largest Olympic delegation at the time, 277 athletes, including 132 women.[2]
The 17 medals won by Brazil topped the previous medal count record set in 1996, and included the first individual medal and the first individual gold earned by women, by judoka Ketleyn Quadros and jumper Maurren Maggi, respectively. Three of the medals were gold, by Maggi, swimmer César Cielo and the female volleyball team.
Brazil won the first medal ever in taekwondo, when Natália Falavigna won the bronze medal in women's +67 kg. Brazil also won its first gold medal ever in swimming, achieved by César Cielo in men's 50 m freestyle.
- ^ "Brazil picks sailor Scheidt as flag bearer for Beijing Olympics". International Herald Tribune. 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ a b "Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics". Brazilian Olympic Committee. 2012-05-19. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-08-08.