Brazil at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Athletics

100 metres, Men João Pires Sobrinho 3 h10 r1/4
Jorge de Barros 4 h2 r1/4
200 metres, Men José da Conceição 6
Jorge de Barros 5 h4 r2/4
João Pires Sobrinho 3 h5 r1/4
400 metres Hurdles, Men Ulisses dos Santos 4 h6 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Brazil 6 h1 r2/3
João Pires SobrinhoJosé da ConceiçãoAry FaçanhaJorge de BarrosAdhemar da Silva (DNS)Ulisses dos Santos (DNS)
High Jump, Men José da Conceição =21
Long Jump, Men Ary Façanha 20 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Adhemar da Silva 1 Gold

Basketball

Basketball, Men Brazil 6
Amaury AngelimEdson Bispo FaustoJamil GedeãoJorge Olivieri Zé LuizMayr FacciNelson Lisboa BombardaWlamir Marques Algodão

Boxing

Bantamweight, Men Éder Jofre =5
Light-Welterweight, Men Celestino Pinto =17

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Anésio Argenton 2 h2 r3/5
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Anésio Argenton 9

Diving

Springboard, Men Fernando Ribeiro 23
Platform, Women Mary Proença 17

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Sálvio Lemos 27
Wenceslau Malta 31
Nilo da Silva DNF
Team, Men Brazil DNF
Sálvio LemosNilo da SilvaWenceslau Malta

Rowing

Coxed Fours, Men Brazil 2 h2 r2/4
André RicherRuy KopperNelson Guarda Zé de CarvalhoSylvio de Souza

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Joaquim Roderbourg 17
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Inca 10
Alfredo BerchtRolf Bercht

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Pedro Simão 16
Adhaury Rocha 18
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Milton Sobocinski 33
Severino Moreira 37
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Severino Moreira 8
Milton Sobocinski 20

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Haroldo Lara 25
400 metres Freestyle, Men Sylvio dos Santos 23
Haroldo Lara DNS
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Sylvio dos Santos DNS
100 metres Backstroke, Men João Gonçalves Filho 20
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Otávio Mobiglia DQ

Weightlifting

Lightweight, Men Américo Ferreira 14
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Bruno Barabani 12