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Brazil was the host nation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions in the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
The men's long jump competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Olympic Stadium between 12 and 13 August. [1] Thirty-two athletes from 23 nations competed. [ 2 ] The event was won by 1cm by Jeff Henderson of the United States, the nation's first gold medal in the event since 2004 and 22nd overall.
The men's high jump competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Olympic Stadium between 14–16 August. [1] Forty-four athletes from 28 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Derek Drouin of Canada, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump since 1932 (and second overall). Drouin was the ninth ...
The following was the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June and confirmed on 14 July. [3] [4] On 31 July, Fernando Prass left the squad due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Weverton. [5] Head coach: Rogério Micale
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), [C] officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Portuguese: Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
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High jump: 2.32 m Jessé de Lima: 2 September 2008 Athletissima: Lausanne, Switzerland Pole vault: 6.03 m Thiago Braz: 15 August 2016 Olympic Games: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [12] Long jump: 8.40 m (+1.4 m/s) Douglas de Souza: 15 February 1995 São Paulo, Brazil Triple jump: 17.90 m (+0.4 m/s) Jadel Gregório: 20 May 2007 Belém, Brazil Shot put ...
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.