The 15th Pan-American Games

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

 were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. The Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian 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.

Goals

The Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 Mayor and Brazilian Olympic Group wanted to show that Brazil is capable to receive the 2014 World Cup, for which is the only candidate so far, and that the city is eligible to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Another mission of Brazil was to achieve the 2nd position among the top History Pan-American Winners.

The COB also used the competition to prepare itself for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Athletics

Vicente Lenilson, Rafael Ribeiro, Basilio Moraes Junior, Sandro Viana

Sandro Viana

Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...

, Gold medal in Athletics, Men's 4x100 m category

Franck Caldeira

Franck Caldeira

Franck Caldeira de Almeida is a marathon athlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the worldwide famous São Silvestre Road Race, in São Paulo, 2006.-References:...

, Gold medal in Athletics, Men's Marathon category

Rio Morris, Gold medal in Athletics, Men's 1.500 m category

Jadel Gregorio

Jadel Gregório

Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório is a Brazilian athlete competing in long jump and triple jump. Based in São Paulo, he has competed in several international championships since 2001, and never finished lower than 6th place.He was a competitor for Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics...

, Gold medal in Athletics, Men's Triple Jump category

Fabio Silva

Fábio Gomes da Silva

Fábio Gomes da Silva is a Brazilian pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres , achieved in February 2011 in São Caetano, Brazil and 5.65 metres , achieved in February 2011 in Linz, Austria. These are the current Brazilian records.-Achievements:- References :...

, Gold medal in Athletics, Men's Pole Vault category

Bianca Dos Santos, Gold medal in Athletics, Women's 1.500 m category

Sabine Heitling, Gold medal in Athletics, Women's 3.000 m Steeplechase category

Maurren Maggi

Maurren Maggi

Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump...

, Gold medal in Athletics, Women's Long Jump category

Fabiana Murer

Fabiana Murer

Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...

, Gold medal in Athletics, Women's Pole Vault category

Artistic Gymnastic

Diego Hypólito

Diego Hypolito

Diego Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast and the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the floor exercise. He is the first male gymnast from Brazil, and South America, to medal at the World Championships...

, Gold medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Men's Floor Exercise category

Jade Barbosa

Jade Barbosa

Jade Fernandes Barbosa is a Brazilian gymnast.-Junior career:Barbosa won the gold medal in the Junior Championships in the All-Around, Floor, Balance Beam and Vault....

, Gold medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Women's Vault category

Diego Hypólito

Diego Hypolito

Diego Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast and the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the floor exercise. He is the first male gymnast from Brazil, and South America, to medal at the World Championships...

, Gold medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Men's Vault category

Mosiah Rodrigues, Gold medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Men's High Bar category

Basketball

Gold medal in Basketball, Men's Team category

Beach Volleyball

Juliana Silva, Larissa França

Larissa França

Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...

, Gold medal in Beach Volleyball, Women's Team category

Emanuel Rego

Emanuel Rego

Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...

, Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....

, Gold medal in Beach Volleyball, Men's Team category

Boxing

Pedro Lima

Pedro Lima (boxer)

Pedro Alvaro Santos de Lima is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm welterweight title in 2007.-Career:...

, Gold medal in Boxing, Men's Welterweight (69 kg) category.

Canoe Flatwater

Gold medal in Canoe Flatwater, Men's K-4 1.000m category

Equestrian

Gold medal in Equestrian, Team Jumping category

Futsal

Gold medal in Futsal, Men's Team category

Handball

Gold medal in Handball, Women's Team category

Gold medal in Handball, Men's Team category

Judo

Danielle Zangrando, Gold medal in Judo, Women's 57kg category

Edinanci Silva

Edinanci Silva

Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo, she represented the country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Edinanci was born with both male...

, Gold medal in Judo, Women's 78kg category

João Derly

João Derly

João Derly Nunes Jr. is a male judoka from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships...

, Gold medal in Judo, Men's 66kg category

Tiago Camilo

Tiago Camilo

Tiago Henrique de Oliveira Camilo is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Italy's Giuseppe Maddaloni...

, Gold medal in Judo, Men's 90kg category

Karate

Lucélia de Carvalho, Gold medal in Karate, Women's 60kg+ category

Juarez Silva dos Santos, Gold medal in Karate, Men's 80kg+ category

Modern Pentathlon

Yane Marques

Yane Marques

Yane Marques is a athlete of modern pentathlon Brazil floor.She won the South American and 2006 gold medal in the 2007 Pan American Games, both held in Rio de Janeiro...

, Gold medal in Modern Pentathlon, Women's Modern Pentathlon category

Soccer

Gold medal in Soccer, Women's Team category

Rhythmic Gymnastic

Gold medal in Women's Group category

Gold medal in Women's Group First Exercise category

Gold medal in Women's Group Second Exercise category

Roller Skating

Marcel Stürmer, Gold medal in Roller Skating, Men's Freestyle category

Sailing

Ricardo Winicki (Bimba), Gold medal in Sailing, Men's RS:X category

Gold medal in Sailing, Snipe category

Gold medal in Sailing, J-24 category

Swimming

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke category

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke category

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 200m Medley category

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 400m Medley category

Lucas Salatta

Lucas Salatta

Lucas Vinícius Yokoo Salatta is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer.At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly with only 11 years old....

, Nicolas Oliveira

Nicolas Oliveira

Nicolas Nilo César de Oliveira is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer. He specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships...

, Rodrigo Castro

Rodrigo Castro

Rodrigo Rocha Castro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . He twice won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200 m freestyle at the Pan American Games: in 1999 and 2003.-References:*...

, Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle category

César Cielo

César Cielo

César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...

, Eduardo Deboni, Fernando Silva

Fernando Silva (swimmer)

Fernando Silva in an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics, as a member of the men's 4x100m free relay.He will swim for Brazil at the 2009 World Championships....

, Nicolas Santos, Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 4x100m Freestyle category

César Cielo

César Cielo

César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 50m Freestyle category

César Cielo

César Cielo

César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...

, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle category

Kaio Márcio, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 100m Butterfly category

Kaio Márcio, Gold medal in Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly category

Table Tennis

Gold medal in Table Tennis, Men's Team category

Taekwondo

Diogo Silva

Diogo Silva

Diogo André Silvestre da Silva is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. He finished in the fourth place in the men's 68-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 27...

, Gold medal in Taekwondo, Men's 68kg category

Volleyball

Gold medal in Volleyball, Men's Team category

Water Skiing

Marreco, Gold medal in Water Skiing, Men's Wakeboard category

Athletics

Márcia Narloch

Márcia Narloch

Márcia Narloch is a female marathon runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. She represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 .-References:*...

, Silver medal in Athletics, Women's Marathon category

Artistic Gymnastic

Adan Santos, Danilo Nogueira, Diego Hypólito

Diego Hypolito

Diego Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast and the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the floor exercise. He is the first male gymnast from Brazil, and South America, to medal at the World Championships...

, Luís Anjos, Mosiah Rodrigues, Victor Rosa Silver medal in Gynmastic, Men's Team.

Ana Silva, Daiane dos Santos

Daiane dos Santos

Daiane Garcia dos Santos is one of Brazil's most successful female gymnasts. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, at age 20, she won the world title on her specialty apparatus, the floor exercise.-Personal life:...

, Daniele Hypólito

Daniele Hypolito

Daniele Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Hypólito was the first athlete from Brazil ever to win a medal at the World Championships, a silver on floor exercise in 2001...

, Jade Barbosa

Jade Barbosa

Jade Fernandes Barbosa is a Brazilian gymnast.-Junior career:Barbosa won the gold medal in the Junior Championships in the All-Around, Floor, Balance Beam and Vault....

, Khiuani Dias, Lais Souza Silver medal in Gynmastic, Women's Team.

Cycling

Rubens Donizete

Rubens Donizete

Rubens Valeriano Donizeti 2008 Summer Olympics brasilian biker. He was a member of the Brazilian Mountain Bike Men...

, Silver medal in Cycling, Mountain Bike category.

Ana Flávia Sgobin, Silver medal in Cycling, BMX category.

Judo

Daniela Polzin, Silver medal in Judo, Women's 48kg category.

Érika Miranda, Silver medal in Judo, Women's 52kg category.

Danielli Yuri

Danielli Yuri

Danielli Yuri-Barbosa is a judoka from Brazil.-Bio:Yuri-Barbosa was born in Registro but she lives in São Caetano do Sul....

, Silver medal in Judo, Women's 63kg category.

Mayra Aguiar

Mayra Aguiar

Mayra Aguiar da Silva is a judoka from Brazil.-Bio:Mayra was born in Porto Alegre and begun with judo when she was little girl....

, Silver medal in Judo, Women's 70kg category.

Leandro Guilheiro

Leandro Guilheiro

Leandro Marques Guilheiro is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 1983 in Suzano) is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 1983 in Suzano) is a male...

, Silver medal in Judo, Men's 73kg category.

João Gabriel Schlittler, Silver medal in Judo, Men's 100kg category

Rowing

Alexandre Ribas, Allan Bitencourt, Anderson Nocetti, Gibran Cunha, José Roberto Nascimento, Leandro Tozzo, Marcellus Silva, Nilton Alonco, Renan Castro, Silver medal in Rowing, Men's Eight category.

Shooting

Julio Almeida, Silver medal in Shooting, Men's 10m Air Pistol category.

Swimming

Fabíola Molina

Fabíola Molina

Fabíola Pulga Molina is a butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics....

, Silver medal in Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke category

Poliana Okimoto

Poliana Okimoto

Poliana Okimoto is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2008 Olympics, where she finished 7th in the Women's 10K race....

, Silver medal in Swimming, Women's Marathon 10km category.

Flávia Delaroli

Flávia Delaroli

Flávia Delaroli is an Olympic and National Record holding freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's 50 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.A resident of São Paulo, she also represented her native country at the 2004 and 2008...

, Monique Ferreira

Monique Ferreira

Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

, Rebeca Gusmão

Rebeca Gusmão

Rebeca Gusmão was a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

, Tatiana Barbosa, Silver medal in Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle category.

Nicholas Santos

Nicholas Santos

Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Silver medal in Swimming, Men's 50m Freestyle category

Gabriel Mangabeira

Gabriel Mangabeira

Gabriel Semain Vasconcellos Mangabeira is a Brazilian international swimmer who qualified for the men's 100-meter butterfly at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics...

, Silver medal in Swimming, Men's 100m Butterfly category

Henrique Barbosa, Silver medal in Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke category

César Cielo

César Cielo

César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...

, Henrique Barbosa, Kaio Márcio, Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Silver medal in Swimming, Men's 4x100m Medley category.

Taekwondo

Márcio Wenceslau, Silver medal in Taekwondo, Men's 58kg category.

Natália Falavigna

Natália Falavigna

Natália Falavigna da Silva is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. She finished in the fourth place in the women's 67-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26, and won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

, Silver medal in Taekwondo, Women's 67kg category.

Volleyball

Silver medal in Volleyball, Women's Team category.

Artistic Gymnastic

Lais Souza, Bronze medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Women's Vault category

Lais Souza, Bronze medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Women's Uneven Bars category

Daniele Hypólito

Daniele Hypolito

Daniele Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Hypólito was the first athlete from Brazil ever to win a medal at the World Championships, a silver on floor exercise in 2001...

, Bronze medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Women's Balance Beam category

Jade Barbosa

Jade Barbosa

Jade Fernandes Barbosa is a Brazilian gymnast.-Junior career:Barbosa won the gold medal in the Junior Championships in the All-Around, Floor, Balance Beam and Vault....

, Bronze medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Women's Floor category

Danilo Nogueira, Bronze medal in Artistic Gymnastic, Men's High Bar category

Badminton

Guilherme Kumasaka, Guilherme Pardo, Bronze medal in Badminton, Men's Doubles category

Cycling

Clemilda Silva, Bronze medal in Cycling, Road category.

Equestrian

Luíza Almeida, Renata Costa, Rogério Clementino, Bronze medal in Equestrian, Dressage category.

Fencing

João Souza

João Souza

João Olavo Soares de Souza is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 90 August 7, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171, on September 21, 2009...

, Bronze medal in Fencing, Men's Individual Foil category.

Clarisse Menezes, Bronze medal in Fencing, Women's Individual Epée category.

Rowing

Marcelus Silva, Bronze medal in Rowing, Men's Single Sculls category.

Allan Bitencourt, Anderson Nocetti, Bronze medal in Rowing, Men's Pairs category.

Swimming

Gabriella Silva

Gabriella Silva

Gabriella M. Silva is a Brazilian butterfly swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she is the South American and Brazilian record holder in the long-course 100 fly....

, Bronze medal in Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly category.

Flávia Delaroli

Flávia Delaroli

Flávia Delaroli is an Olympic and National Record holding freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's 50 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.A resident of São Paulo, she also represented her native country at the 2004 and 2008...

, Bronze medal in Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle category.

Daiene Dias, Bronze medal in Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly category.

Monique Ferreira

Monique Ferreira

Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

, Bronze medal in Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle category.

Manuella Lyrio, Monique Ferreira

Monique Ferreira

Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

, Paula Baracho

Paula Baracho

Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the silver medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A resident of São Paulo, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in...

, Tatiana Barbosa, Bronze medal in Swimming, Women's 4x200m Freestyle category.

Daiene Dias, Fabíola Molina

Fabíola Molina

Fabíola Pulga Molina is a butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics....

, Tatiana Sakemi, Rebeca Gusmão

Rebeca Gusmão

Rebeca Gusmão was a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

, Bronze medal in Swimming, Women's 4x100m Medley category.

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Pereira

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...

, Bronze medal in Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke category.

Lucas Salatta

Lucas Salatta

Lucas Vinícius Yokoo Salatta is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer.At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly with only 11 years old....

, Bronze medal in Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke category.

Armando Negreiros, Bronze medal in Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle category.

Allan Carmo, Bronze medal in Swimming, Men's Marathon 10km category.

Triathlon

Juraci Moreira Junior, Bronze medal in Triathlon, Men's category.

Taekwondo

Leonardo Gomes Santos Bronze medal in Taekwondo, Men's 80kg category.

Weightlifting

Fabrício Mafra, Bronze medal in Weightlifting, Men's 105Kg category.

Female

• Poliana Okimoto
  Poliana Okimoto
  Poliana Okimoto is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2008 Olympics, where she finished 7th in the Women's 10K race....
  
   
  
• Ana Marcela Cunha

Male

• Allan do Carmo 
  
• Marcelo Romanello

Female

• Daiene Dias 
  
  
• Fabíola Molina
  Fabíola Molina
  Fabíola Pulga Molina is a butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics....
  
   
  
  
• Fernanda Alvarenga
• Flávia Delaroli
  Flávia Delaroli
  Flávia Delaroli is an Olympic and National Record holding freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's 50 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.A resident of São Paulo, she also represented her native country at the 2004 and 2008...
  
   
  
• Gabriella Silva
  Gabriella Silva
  Gabriella M. Silva is a Brazilian butterfly swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she is the South American and Brazilian record holder in the long-course 100 fly....
  
   
  
• Joanna Maranhão
  Joanna Maranhão
  Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a medley swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
  
  
• Larissa Cielak
• Lilian Cerroni
• Manuella Lyrio 
  
• Mariana Katsuno
• Michele Lenhardt
• Monique Ferreira
  Monique Ferreira
  Monique Andrade Ferreira is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A member of Santos, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...
  
   
  
  
  
• Nayara Ribeiro
• Paula Baracho
  Paula Baracho
  Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the silver medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A resident of São Paulo, she also represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in...
  
   
  
• Poliana Okimoto
  Poliana Okimoto
  Poliana Okimoto is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2008 Olympics, where she finished 7th in the Women's 10K race....
  
  
• Tatiana Barbosa 
  
  
• Tatiana Sakemi 
  
• Veruska Clednev

Male

• Armando Negreiros 
  
• César Cielo
  César Cielo
  César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...
  
   
  
  
  
  
• Diogo Yabe
• Eduardo Deboni 
  
• Felipe May Araújo
• Felipe Lima
• Fernando Silva
  Fernando Silva (swimmer)
  Fernando Silva in an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics, as a member of the men's 4x100m free relay.He will swim for Brazil at the 2009 World Championships....
  
   
  
• Gabriel Mangabeira
  Gabriel Mangabeira
  Gabriel Semain Vasconcellos Mangabeira is a Brazilian international swimmer who qualified for the men's 100-meter butterfly at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics...
  
   
  
• Henrique Barbosa 
  
• Kaio de Almeida
  Kaio de Almeida
  Kaio Márcio Ferreira Costa de Almeida is a Brazilian swimmer, who specializes in butterfly. He is also known as: Kaio Márcio, Kaio Márcio de Almeida, Kaio Almeida, or Kaio de Almeida....
  
   
  
  
  
• Leonardo Guedes
• Lucas Salatta
  Lucas Salatta
  Lucas Vinícius Yokoo Salatta is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer.At his 1998 state championship, Salatta set two age records in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly with only 11 years old....
  
   
  
  
• Luiz Arapiraca
• Nicolas Oliveira
  Nicolas Oliveira
  Nicolas Nilo César de Oliveira is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer. He specializes in sprint events.-See also:*Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships...
  
   
  
• Nicholas Santos
  Nicholas Santos
  Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   
  
  
• Rodrigo Castro
  Rodrigo Castro
  Rodrigo Rocha Castro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . He twice won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200 m freestyle at the Pan American Games: in 1999 and 2003.-References:*...
  
   
  
• Thiago Pereira
  Thiago Pereira
  Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is an international competition swimmer from Brazil. He became known in his native country after winning the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2003.Pereira's biggest success came one year...
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Sychronised Swimming

9 female athletes

• Beatriz Ferez
• Branca Ferez
• Caroline Hildebrant
• Giovana Stephan
• Glaucia Souza
• Lara Teixeira
• Michelle Frota
• Nayara Figueira
• Pamela Nogueira

Female

• Ana Vasconcelos
  Ana Vasconcelos
  Ana Carolina Vasconcelos is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place.-References:...
  
  
• Andréa Henriques
  Andréa Henriques
  Andréa Guida Berlanga Henriques is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place.-References:...
  
  
• Amanda Oliveira
  Amanda Oliveira
  Catherine Amanda Badocco Helene de Oliveira is a female water polo player from Brazil, who finished in fourth place with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
  
  
• Camila Pedrosa
  Camila Pedrosa
  Camila Hermeto Pedrosa-Freire is a female water polo player from Brazil, who twice won a bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the Pan American Games: 1999 and 2003. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place.-References:...
  
  
• Ciça Canetti
  Ciça Canetti
  Cecília Canetti is a female water polo player from Brazil, who finished in fourth place with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2007 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, finishing in tenth place.-References:...
  
  
• Fernanda Lissoni
  Fernanda Lissoni
  Fernanda Palma Lissoni is a female water polo player from Brazil, who finished in fourth place with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also competed at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, finishing in tenth place.-References:...
  
  
• Flávia Fernandes
  Flávia Fernandes
  Flávia Alvarenga Fernandes is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place.-References:...
  
  
• Luíza Carvalho
• Maria Barbara Amaro
• Marina Canetti
  Marina Canetti
  Marina Canetti is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place.-References:...
  
  
• Manuela Canetti
  Manuela Canetti
  Manuela Canetti is a female water polo goalkeeper from Brazil, who finished in fourth place with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also competed at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, finishing in tenth place.-References:...
  
  
• Melina Teno
  Melina Teno
  Melina Martins Teno is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place.-References:...
  
  
• Tess Oliveira
  Tess Oliveira
  Tess Flore Badocco Helene de Oliveira is a female water polo goalkeeper from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games....
  
  

Male

• André Cordeiro
• André Raposo
  André Raposo
  André Raposo is a water polo player from Brazil. Nicknamed Quito he competed in two consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 2003. Cordeiro won two silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Bruno Nolasco
  Bruno Nolasco
  Bruno Gonçalves Nolasco is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Daniel Mameri
  Daniel Mameri
  Daniel Polidoro Mameri is a Pan American Games water polo player from Brazil.-References:...
  
  
• Erik Seegerer
  Erik Seegerer
  Erik Michael Seegerer is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in four consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1995. Seegerer won three silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Felipe Franco
  Felipe Franco
  Felipe Malzac Franco is a male water polo player from Brazil. Nicknamed "Mega" he competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Gabriel Reis
  Gabriel Reis
  Gabriel Reis Lopes Rocha is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in two consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 2003. Reis won two silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Leandro Ruiz Machado
  Leandro Ruiz Machado
  For the Brazilian football player with the same name see Leandro MachadoLeandro Ruiz Machado is a water polo player from Brazil. Nicknamed Flipper he competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1999...
  
  
• Lucas Vita
  Lucas Vita
  Lucas Pereira Vita is a male water polo player from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Luís Santos
  Luís Santos
  Luis Maurício Capelache dos Santos is a male water polo player from Brazil, who plays as a goalkeeper. He competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Roberto Seabra
  Roberto Seabra
  Roberto Suarez Seabra is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1999. Seabra won two silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Rodrigo dos Santos
  Rodrigo dos Santos
  Rodrigo Prujanski dos Santos is a water polo player from Brazil. Nicknamed Shalom he competed in two consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 2003. Dos Santos won two silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  
• Vicente Henriques
  Vicente Henriques
  Vicente Guida Berlanga Henriques is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1999. Henriques won two silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
  
  

Athletics

83 athletes (39 female and 44 male)

Female

• Márcia Narloch
  Márcia Narloch
  Márcia Narloch is a female marathon runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. She represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 .-References:*...
  
   (Running)
• Sirlene Pinho (Running)

Male

• Franck Caldeira
  Franck Caldeira
  Franck Caldeira de Almeida is a marathon athlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the worldwide famous São Silvestre Road Race, in São Paulo, 2006.-References:...
  
   (Running)
• Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (Running)
• Mário José dos Santos Júnior (Athletic 50 km)
• Cláudio Richardson dos Santos (Athletic 50 km)

Jump

Male

• Cassius Duran
  Cassius Duran
  Cassius Ricardo Duran is a male diver from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Duran won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Nowadays, Cassius is training at APOE, in Rio de...
  
  
• César Castro
  César Castro
  César Augusto Aquino de Castro is a male diver from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2004. He claimed three medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...
  
  
• Hugo Parisi
  Hugo Parisi
  Hugo Pellicer Parisi is a male diver from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2004. A member of Associação Peneira Olimpica de Esportes he claimed two silver medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...
  
  
• Ubirajara Barbosa

Female

• Evelyn Winkler
• Juliana Veloso
  Juliana Veloso
  Juliana Rodrigues Veloso is a female diver from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2000. She claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...
  
  
• Milena Canto Sae
• Tammy Galera Takagi

Female

• Fabiana Silva (singles)
• Mariana Arimori (singles)
• Paula Beatriz Pereira (doubles)
• Thayse Cruz (doubles)

Male

• Guilherme Pardo (singles and doubles)
• Guilherme Kumasaka (doubles)
• Lucas Araújo (singles and doubles)
• Paulo Scala (simples and doubles)

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

20 athletes

• Claudio Kenji Yamada (Atibaia / Atibaia - SP)
• Marcio Sakane (Dragons / Itapecerica da Serra - SP)
• Gilmar Henrique Pereira (Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
  -EUA)
• Marcelo Kaneo Arai (Dourados / Dourados - MS)
• Fernando Oda (Coopercotia / São Paulo - SP)
• Rodrigo Watanabe Miyamoto (Yamaha-JAP)
• Gustavo Yukio Ogassawara (Nittadai University-JAP)
• Kleber Tomita Ojima (Mogi das Cruzes / Mogi das Cruzes - SP)

Receptor

• Rafael Motooka de Oliveira (Guarulhos / Guarulhos - SP)
• Ricardo Hideki Shimanoe (São Paulo / São Paulo - SP)

Defensor

• Ronaldo Hidemi Ono (Nippon Blue Jays / Arujá - SP)
• Renan Issamu Sato (Mitsubishi-JAP)
• Reinado Tsuguio Sato (Yamaha-JAP)
• Marcelo Okuyama (São Paulo / São Paulo - SP)
• Julio Shinji Takahashi (Nippon Blue Jays / Arujá - SP)
• Evaldo Yamaoka (Dragons / Itapecerica da Serra - SP)

Defensores-ext

• Paulo Roberto Orlando (Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
  -EUA)
• Tiago Campos de Magalhães (Yamaha-JAP)
• Anderson Gomes dos Santos (Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
  -EUA)
• Celso Takashi Nakano (São Paulo / São Paulo - SP)

Suplentes

• Vitor Kouji Ebisawa (São Paulo / São Paulo - SP)
• Eduardo Naoki Watanabe (Nippon Blue Jays / Arujá - SP)
• Marcos Henrique Guimarães (São Paulo / São Paulo - SP)
• Leandro Akira Hasegawa (Dourados / Dourados - MS)

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster
• Marcelo Machado
  Marcelo Machado
  Marcelo Magalhães Machado is a Brazilian basketball player with Flamengo in the NBB and the Brazil national basketball team. He was voted MVP of the FIBA Americas Championship 2005....
  
  
• Welington dos Santos
• Murilo da Rosa
• Marcus Reis
• Marcelo Huertas
• Valter Silva
• Alex García
  Alex Garcia
  Alex García is a Cuban Nuevo Latino chef who helped popularize a version of Cuban food at several New York City restaurants and on the Food Network. Born in Havana, García attended Northeastern University in Massachusetts where he earned a degree in hotel and restaurant management. García later...
  
  
• Guilherme Teichmann
• Caio Torres
  Caio Torres
  Caio Torres is a Brazilian basketball player with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Brazilian NBB. A member of the Brazil national basketball team, Torres played with the squad at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where Brazil finished in 19th place.-NBA:Torres declared himself eligible for the 2005...
  
  
• João Paulo Batista
• Marcus Vinicius
  Marcus Vinicius
  Marcus Vinicius was a Roman consul and, as husband of Julia Livilla, grandson-in-law of the emperor Tiberius. He was the son and grandson of two consuls, Publius Vinicius and Marcus Vinicius ....
  
  
• Paulo Prestes
• Head Coach: Aluisio Ferrerira

Women's Team Competition

• Team Roster
• Janeth Arcain
  Janeth Arcain
  Janeth dos Santos Arcain is a retired Brazilian professional women's basketball player. She played in the United States for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997–2005.-WNBA career:Arcain was one of the original players selected from the WNBA's inaugural...
  
  
• Graziane Coelho
• Tatiana Conceição
• Jucimara Dantas ("Mamá")
• Patricia Ferreira ("Chuca")
• Micaela Jacinto
• Palmira Marçal
• Isis Nascimento
• Adriana Moisés Pinto
  Adriana Moisés Pinto
  Adriana "Adrianinha" Moisés Pinto is a Brazilian female basketball player. She has participated in two Summer Olympics and won a medal in one . In August 2008, Pinto will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Has daughter Aaliyah on May 27, 2006 her boyfriend of A.J. Guyton-References:...
  
  
• Karen Rocha
• Kelly Santos
  Kelly Santos
  Kelly da Silva Santos is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Brazilian national basketball team.-References:...
  
  
• Soeli Zakrzeski ("Êga")

Female

• Larissa
  Larissa França
  Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...
  
   
  
• Juliana 
  

Male

• Ricardo
  Ricardo Santos
  Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....
  
   
  
• Emanuel
  Emanuel Rego
  Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...
  
   
  

Bowling (Boliche

Boliche

Boliche is a popular Cuban dish consisting of eye round roast stuffed with chorizo sausages simmered in a tomato sauce base.It is usually served with yellow riceThe term Boliche in Argentina and Uruguay also refers to a disco, club or bar....

)

4 athletes (2 female and 2 male)
Female

• Jacqueline Costa
• Roseli Santos

Male

• Fabio Rezende
• Rodrigo Hermes

Boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

11 athletes

• To 48 kg: Paulo Carvalho
  Paulo Carvalho
  Paulo Santos Carvalho is a Brazilian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a junior flyweight.He beat Oscar Negrete and Winston Mendez Montero at the qualifier.-References:***...
  
  
• To 51 kg: Robenilson Vieira
• To 54 kg: James Dean Pereira
• to 57 kg: Davi Souza
• To 60 kg: Everton Lopes
  Everton Lopes
  Éverton dos Santos Lopes is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.-Career:...
  
  
• To 64 kg: Myke Carvalho
  Myke Carvalho
  Myke Michel Ribeiro de Carvalho is a Brazilian amateur boxer, best known to participate in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and win a PanAm bronze in 2007.-Career:...
  
  
• To 69 kg: Pedro Lima
• To 75 kg: Glaucelio Abreu
• To 81 kg: Washington Silva
• To 91 kg: Rafael Lima
  Rafael Lima (boxer)
  Rafael Duarte Lima is a Brazilian boxer best known to win Heavyweight Bronze at the PanAm Games 2007.-Career:Lima started to box at the age of 18 and won the national championships at 201 lbs from 2003 to 2007....
  
  
• Over 91 kg: Rogério Nogueira
  Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
  Antônio Rogério Nogueira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. A proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan...
  
  

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

23 athletes (6 female and 17 male)
Female

• Ana Flavia Sgobin (bmx)
• Luciana Hirama (bmx)
• Jaqueline Mourão
  Jaqueline Mourão
  Jaqueline Mourão is a Brazilian cross country skier. She has competed since 2006. Participating in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 67th twice, both in the 10 km events at 2006 and 2010....
  
   (mountain bike)
• Clemilda Fernandes (road)
• Uênia Fernandes
  Uenia Fernandes Da Souza
  Uenia Fernandes Da Souza is a female professional racing cyclist from Brazil.-Career highlights:200520072008-External links:...
  
   (road)
• Janildes Fernandes (road)

Male

• Hudson Peixoto (bmx)
• Mauro Aquino (bmx)
• Edivando Cruz (mountain bike)
• Ricardo Pscheidt (mountain bike)
• Luciano Pagliarini
  Luciano Pagliarini
  Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonça is a retired Brazilian cyclist. A renowned sprinter, he has been regarded as one of Brazil's finest cyclists...
  
   (road)
• Rafael Andriato (road)
• Renato Seabra (road)
• Otavio Bulgarelli (road)
• Pedro Nicacio (road)
• Marcos Novello (road and street)
• Marcos Vinícius Correia de Alcântra (street)
• Davi Romeo (street)
• Fernando Firmino (street)
• Magno Nazaret (street)
• Roberson Figueiredo (street)
• Hernandes Cuadri
  Hernandes Cuadri
  Hernandes Quadri Junior is a retired male road cyclist from Brazil. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Career:19921995-References:...
  
   (street)
• Rodrigo Brito
  Rodrigo Brito
  Rodrigo Brito is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Deportes Iquique of the Primera División in Chile.-External links:* Profile at* Profile at...
  
   (street)

Football

36 athletes (18 female and 18 male)
Male

• Marcelo - Flamengo
• Renan
  Renan Ribeiro
  Renan Ribeiro , simply known as Renan, is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Atlético Mineiro....
  
   - Atlético-MG

• Átila - Corinthians
• Michel - Figueirense
• Foster - Internacional
• Lucas - Flamengo

• Rafael - Fluminense
• Fábio
  Fábio Pereira da Silva
  Fábio Pereira da Silva , commonly known as Fábio or Fábio da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a full-back for Manchester United of the Premier League, along with his twin brother, Rafael, who were signed by Manchester United in February 2007.-Early life:Fábio was born in Petrópolis,...
  
   - Fluminense
• Bruno
  Bruno Bairros Collaço
  Bruno Collaço is a Brazilian Left back who currently plays for Grêmio.- External links :* *...
  
   - Grêmio

• Fellipe
  Fellipe Ramos Ignez Bastos
  Fellipe Ramos Ignez Bastos is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Benfica.-Football career:...
  
   - Botafogo
• Bernardo
  Bernardo Vieira de Souza
  Bernardo Vieira de Souza, better known as Bernardo is a Brazilian footballer who acts as attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Cruzeiro.-Career:...
  
   - Cruzeiro
• Tales - Internacional
• Lulinha - Corinthians
• Tiago - Grêmio

• Carlos
  Carlos Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira
  Carlos Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira or simply Carlos Antônio , is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Olaria....
  
   - Vasco
• Júnior - Botafogo
• Maicon
  Maicon Marques Bitencourt
  Maicon Marques Bitencourt , commonly known simply as Maicon, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Career:...
  
   - Fluminense
• Alex
  Alex Teixeira Santos
  Alex Teixeira Santos or simply Alex Teixeira , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder, who currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Career:Teixeira was promoted to the senior squad for the tour of Dubai in January 2008...
  
   - Vasco

Judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

14 athletes (7 female and 7 male)
Female

• Ligeiros (Up to 48 kg): Daniela Polzin 
  
• Meio-leves (to 52 kg): Erika Miranda 
  
• Leves (to 57 kg): Danielle Zangrando 
  
• Meio-médios (to 63 kg): Daniele Yuri 
  
• Médios (to 70 kg): Mayra Aguiar
  Mayra Aguiar
  Mayra Aguiar da Silva is a judoka from Brazil.-Bio:Mayra was born in Porto Alegre and begun with judo when she was little girl....
  
   
  
• Meio-pesados (to 78 kg): Edinanci Silva
  Edinanci Silva
  Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo, she represented the country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Edinanci was born with both male...
  
   
  
• Pesados (More than 78 kg): Priscila Marques
  Priscila Marques
  Priscila Marques is a female judoka from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she was eliminated in the second round.-References:...
  
   
  

Male

• Ligeiros (to 60 kg): Alexandre Lee 
  
• Meio-leves (to 66 kg): João Derly
  João Derly
  João Derly Nunes Jr. is a male judoka from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships...
  
   
  
• Leves (to 73 kg): Leandro Guilheiro
  Leandro Guilheiro
  Leandro Marques Guilheiro is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 1983 in Suzano) is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 1983 in Suzano) is a male...
  
   
  
• Meio-médios (to 81 kg): Flávio Canto
  Flávio Canto
  Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto is a Brazilian male judoka and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the half middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He previously competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Médios (to 90 kg): Tiago Camilo
  Tiago Camilo
  Tiago Henrique de Oliveira Camilo is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Italy's Giuseppe Maddaloni...
  
   
  
• Meio-pesados (to 100 kg): Luciano Correa
  Luciano Corrêa
  Luciano Ribeiro Corrêa is a Brazilian judoka, world champion in the 2007 World Judo Championships.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
  
   
  
• Pesados (more than 100 kg): João Gabriel Schilliter 
  

Karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

9 athletes (3 female and 6 male)
Female

• Dafani Figueiredo (To 60 kg)
• Lucélia Peres de Carvalho (More de 60 kg)
• Valéria Kumizaki (To 53 kg)

Male

• Caio Duprat (até 75 kg)
• Carlos Lourenço (até 65 kg)
• Douglas Brose (até 60 kg)
• Juarez Santos (acima 80 kg)
• Nelson Sardenberg
  Nelson Sardenberg
  Nelson Luiz Bittencourt Sardenberg is a Brazilian karate fighter.In 1999, Nelson was defeated on the final of the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg by the American John Fonseca....
  
   (até 80 kg)
• Vinicius Souza (até 70 kg)

Kayaking

Kayaking

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle...

14 athletes (5 female and 9 male)
Female

• Bruna Gama (K1 e K4)
• Naiane Pereira (K2 e K4)
• Ariela Pinto (K2 e K4)
• Daniela Alvarez (K4)
• Mayara Cardoso (reserve)

Male

• Sebástian Cuattrin
  Sebastián Cuattrin
  Sebastián Cuattrin is a Brazilian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-1 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...
  
   (K4 1000m e K2 1000m)
• Guto Campos (K4 1000m e K2 500m)
• Roberto Mahler (K4 1000m e K2 500m)
• Edson Isaías da Silva (K4 1000m e K1 500m)
• Jonathan Maia (K2 1000m)
• Givago Ribeiro (K2 1000m)
• Nivalter Santos de Jesus (C1 1000m e C1 500m)
• Vladimir Moreno (C2 1000m e C2 500m)
• Vilson Conceição (C2 1000m e C2 500m)

Modern Pentathlon

Four athletes (two female and two male)

• Wagner Romão
• Daniel Santos
• Yane Marques
  Yane Marques
  Yane Marques is a athlete of modern pentathlon Brazil floor.She won the South American and 2006 gold medal in the 2007 Pan American Games, both held in Rio de Janeiro...
  
  
• Larissa Lellys

Rowing

33 athletes (11 female and 22 male)

• Alexandre Fernandes Ribas (TBD)
• Alexandre Monteiro Dias Fernandes Fernandez (oito com)
• Alexis Árias Mestre (TBD)
• Allan Scaravaglioni Bittencourt (dois sem e oito com)
• Amanda da Costa Duarte (dois sem)
• Anderson Nocetti (dois sem e oito com)
• Camila de Carvalho e Carvalho (skiff duplo peso leve)
• Caroline Farré Beloni (dois sem)
• Célio Dias Amorim (TBD)
• Deborah Amorim (skiff duplo peso leve)
• Fabiana Beltrame
  Fabiana Beltrame
  Fabiana Beltrame is a Brazilian rower. She has competed in two Summer Olympics – Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 – in the single scull, and won the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, competing at the Lightweight class.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
  
   (skiff quádruplo)
• Gibran Vieira da Cunha (quatro sem e oito com)
• Gustavo Villela dos Santos (TBD)
• Henrique Vieira Motta (TBD)
• Jairo Natanael Fröhlich Klug (TBD)
• João Hildebrando Borges Jr. (TBD)
• João Roberto Lopes Pallassão (TBD)
• João Soares Jr. (TBD)
• José Carlos Gonçalves Sobral Jr. (skiff duplo peso leve)
• José Roberto do Nascimento Jr. (TBD)
• José Rodrigo Rangel (TBD)
• Kissya Cataldo da Costa (skiff quádruplo)
• Leandro Francisco Tozzo (quatro sem e oito com)
• Leandro Loureiro Franco Ferreira (quatro sem peso leve)
• Luciana Granato (skiff duplo peso leve)
• Marcelus Marcili dos Santos Silva (TBD)
• Marco Moreira Martins (TBD)
• Mônica Anversa Fuchs (skiff quádruplo)
• Nilton Silva Alonço (oito com)
• Renan Koplewski de Castro (TBD)
• Renata Görgen (skiff quádruplo)
• Ronaldo da Gama Vargas (TBD)
• Thiago Almeida (TBD)
• Thiago Gomes (double skiff peso leve)

Sailing

16 athletes (2 female and 14 male)
Female

• Adriana Kostiw
• Patrícia Castro

Male

• Alexandre Paradeda
• Alexandre Saldanha
• Bernardo Arndt
• Bernardo Low-Beer
• Bruno Oliveira
• Cláudio Biekarck
• Daniel Santiago
  Daniel Santiago
  Daniel Gregg Santiago is a American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player, currently playing at the center position for the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico. Santiago is the fourth player from Puerto Rico to play in a NBA game...
  
  
• Gunnar Ficker
• João Carlos Jordão
• Marcelo Silva
• Maurício Santa Cruz
• Pedro Tinoco
  Pedro Tinoco
  Pedro Tinoco was Venezuela's Minister of Finance from 1969 to 1972, under President Rafael Caldera. He was then Chairman of the Board of Banco Latino from 1975, and one of Carlos Andrés Pérez's "Twelve Apostles"....
  
  
• Ricardo Winicki
• Robert Scheidt
  Robert Scheidt
  Robert Scheidt is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals and two silver medals from four Olympic Games...
  
  

Shooting

29 athletes (11 female and 18 mas)

• Aliseu Farias (air carbine and carbine 3x40)
• Ana Luiza Mello (sport pistol)
• Cecília Frej (air pistol)
• Cristina Badaró (carabina de ar)
• Daniela Carraro (skeet)
• Emerson Duarte (tiro rápido)
• Fábio Coelho (air carbine and carbine 3x40)
• Fernando Cardoso Jr. (tiro rápido)
• Filipe Fuzaro (fossa doublé)
• Janice Teixeira (fossa olimpic)
• Júlio Almeida (air pistol)
• Luiz Bork (carbine deitado)
• Luiz Carlos Graça (fossa doublé)
• Rachel da Silveira (sport pistol)
• Renata Castro (air pistol)
• Renato Araújo Portela (skeet)
• Roberto Schmits (fossa olimpic)
• Rodrigo Bastos (fossa olimpic)
• Samuel Leandro Lopes (carbine deitado)
• Simone Cezar da Rocha (air carbine and carbine 3x20)
• Stenio Yamamoto (pistol livre and air pistol)
• Vladimir da Silveira (pistol livre)
• Wilson Zocolote (skeet)

Skating

16 athletes (8 female and 8 male)

Female

• Camila Rodrigues
• Clarisse Menezes

Male

• Athos Schwantes
• Heitor Shimbo
• Ivan Schwantes
• João Souza
  João Souza
  João Olavo Soares de Souza is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 90 August 7, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171, on September 21, 2009...
  
  
• Marcos Cardoso
• Rhaoni Ruckheim
• Renzo Agresta

Softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

• Cinthia Kudo
• Elayne Simon
• Nilze Higa
• Mirian Yuki Someya

Receptor

• Márcia Mizushima
• Vivian Morimoto

Defense

• Tathiane Misawa
• Simone Miyahira
• Kátia Ayumi Abe
• Martha Murazawa
• Camila Ariki
• Juliana Shibata
• Simone Suetsugu
• Mariana Sayuri Abe
• Patrícia Sugino
• Maria Eliza Tanaka
• Cynthia Takahashi

Squash

6 athletes (3 female and 3 male)

• Luciano Barbosa
  Luciano Barbosa
  Luciano Alves Barbosa is a professional male squash player who represented Brazil during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 120 in February 2004 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 1999.-References:*...
  
  
• Rafael Alarcon
  Rafael Alarcón
  Rafael F. Alarçón is a professional male squash player who represented Brazil during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 36 in December 2006 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 1998.-External links:...
  
  
• Ronivaldo Conceição
  Ronivaldo Conceição
  Ronivaldo Santos Conceição is a professional male squash player who represented Brazil during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 95 in October 2006 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 2001.-References:...
  
  

• Karen Redfern
• Mariana Pontalti
• Thaisa Serafini

Taekwondo

8 athletes (4 female and 4 male)

• Natália Falavigna
  Natália Falavigna
  Natália Falavigna da Silva is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. She finished in the fourth place in the women's 67-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26, and won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
  
   (Heavyweight - +67 kg)
• Valdirene Gonçalves (Flyweight - 49 kg)
• Debora Nunes Lightweight - 57 kg)
• Érica Ferreira Middleweight - 67 kg)

• Diogo Silva
  Diogo Silva
  Diogo André Silvestre da Silva is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. He finished in the fourth place in the men's 68-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 27...
  
   (Lightweight - 68 kg)
• Márcio Wenceslau (Flyweight - 58 kg)
• Carlos Isidoro (Middleweight - 80 kg)
• Leonardo Gomes (Heavyweight - +80 kg)

Table Tennis

8 athletes (4 female and 4 male)

Female

• Lígia Silva
• Mariany Nonaka
• Karin Sako
• Carina Murashige (reserve)

Male

• Hugo Hoyama
  Hugo Hoyama
  Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....
  
  
• Thiago Monteiro
• Gustavo Tsuboi
• Cazuo Matsumoto (reserve)

Men's Competition

• Juraci Moreira
  Juraci Moreira
  Juraci Moreira is a triathlete from Brazil.Moreira competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took 22nd place with a total time of 1:50:44.79. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Moreira competed again. He fell to 41st in the ranking with a time of 2:02:35.99...
  
  
• 1:52:54.79 — Bronze Medal
• Virgílio de Castilho
• 1:55:17.24 — 13th place
• Antônio Marcos da Silva
• 2:06:50.94 — 29th place

Women's Competition

• Mariana Ohata
  Mariana Ohata
  Mariana Ohata is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon.A former member of the Brazilian National Swim Team, Ohata competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• 2:00:51.28 — 5th place
• Carla Moreno
  Carla Moreno
  Carla Moreno is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon. She won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada....
  
  
• 2:02:03.29 — 9th place
• Sandra Soldan
  Sandra Soldan
  Sandra Soldan is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon.Soldan competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took eleventh place with a total time of 2:03:19.86. Four years later, Soldan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This time, she did not finish the...
  
  
• 2:06:35.99 — 19th place

Water Skiing

• Juliana Negrão

• Felipe Neves
• Fernando Neves

Wakeboard Masculino

• Marcelo Giardi
• Mário Manzolli

Wrestling

11 athletes (4 female and 7 male)

• Adrian Jaoude (-84 kg, estilo livre)
• Antoine Jaoude
  Antoine Jaoude
  Antoine Jaoude is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Southern California Condors in the, now defunct, International Fight League.-Bio:...
  
   (-96 kg, estilo livre)
• Caroline De Lazzer (-63 kg, estilo livre)
• Diego Rodrigues (-120 kg, estilo livre)
• Fábio Cunha (-55 kg, estilo grego-romano)
• Felipe Macedo (-74 kg, estilo grego-romano)
• Iuri Cunha (-60 kg, estilo livre)
• Joice Silva (-55 kg, estilo livre)
• Luis Fernandes (-96 kg, estilo grego-romano)
• Marcelo Gomes "Zulu" (-84 kg, estilo grego-romano)
• Raoni Barcelos (-66 kg, estilo livre)
• Renato Migliaccio
  Renato Migliaccio
  Renato Migliaccio is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and grappler who has fought for M-1 Global, RINGS and King of the Cage promotions. Renato has competed in the ADCC, Grapplers Quest, and the 2007 Pan American Games...
  
   (-66 kg estilo greco-romano)
• Renato Roma (-70 kg, estilo livre)
• Rodrigo Artilheiro (-120 kg, estilo grego-romano)
• Rosangela Conceição
  Rosângela Conceição
  Rosângela Conceição is a wrestler from Brazil. She is the only member of the Brazilian National team that is qualified to go to the 2008 Olympic Games.-References:...
  
   (-72 kg, estilo livre)
• Suzana Almeida (-48 kg, estilo livre)
• Vinicius Pedrosa (-55 kg, estilo livre)
• Waldeci Silva (-60 kg, estilo livre)

External links

Official website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee