Brazil has 150 medals in the history of Olympic Games. The Brazilian delegation has achieved at least one place on the podium in 21 different editions of the Olympics. Brazil’s last Olympic participation, in Tokyo, yielded a record number of medals for the country: 21 wins.
The history of Brazilian medals began in Antwerp, in 1920. Afrânio da Costa he came second in the free pistol event (50m), on August 2nd. On the same day, Brazil won bronze in the team event in the military pistol (50) with Afrânio, Fernando Soledade, Guilherme Paraense, Dario Barbosa and Sebastião Wolf.
The record for gold medal wins was achieved twice. In both Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016, Brazil reached the highest place on the podium seven times.
The silver medal record has been achieved three times. Tokyo, Rio and Sydney saw the country win the silver medal six times.
The Brazilians won the bronze record in Beijing 2008. They were, in total, 10 times in third place.
Brazilian medals by edition
- Antwerp 1920 – 3: one gold, one silver, one bronze;
- London 1948 – 1: a bronze
- Helsinki 1952 – 3: one gold, two bronze;
- Melbourne 1956 – 1: one gold;
- Rome 1960 – 2: two bronzes;
- Tokyo 1964 – 1: a bronze;
- Mexico City 1968 – 3: one silver, two bronze;
- Munich 1972 – 2: two bronzes;
- Montreal 1976 – 2: two bronzes;
- Moscow 1980 – 4: two golds and two bronzes;
- Los Angeles 1984 – 8: one gold, five silver and two bronze;
- Seoul 1988 – 6: one gold, two silver and three bronze;
- Barcelona 1992 – 3: two golds and one silver;
- Atlanta 1996 – 15: three golds, three silvers and nine bronzes;
- Sydney 2000 – 12: six silvers and six bronzes;
- Athens 2004 – 10: five golds, two silvers and three bronzes;
- Beijing 2008 – 17: three golds, four silvers and ten bronzes;
- London 2012 – 17: three golds, five silvers and nine bronzes;
- Rio 2016 – 19: seven golds, six silvers and six bronzes;
- Tokyo 2020 – 21: seven golds, six silvers and eight bronzes;
