In the 1952 games, Brazil was Helsinki with 108 athletes, being 5 women. We have conquered two bronzes, with Tetsuo Okamoto, swimming, and José Telles da Conceição, from the height height.
There was also a legend of the Brazilian sport: in the triple jump, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva conquered the gold medal, made that he repeated four years later in Melbourne
1956.
In this edition, Brazil was present with 48 athletes, being a woman.
1 - José Telles da Conceição, third place on the podium, in Helsinki 1952. Museum of the Sport of Finland - Helsinki.
2 - The swimmer Tetsuo Okamoto, bronze medal in the 1,500 meters free swimming.Museu from the sport of Finland - Helsinki.
3 - Adhemar Ferreira da Silva jumps in Melbourne and enters the story. Journal of Commerce - Rio de Janeiro.
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