Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 225 athletes - 159 men, 66 women - competed in 18 sports. The country set a record with both 15 medals - only matched in 2008 - and 3 golds - surpassed in 2004 with five. The games were also the first in which Brazilian women won medals with the all-Brazilian beach volleyball final between Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (who won gold) and Mônica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel. Men's 1,500 metres Men's 5,000 metres Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Men's 400m
Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics the bronze medal. Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Serbia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The country returned under the name "Serbia" after 96 years, previously competing under the names "Yugoslavia" (1920–1988), "Independent Olympic Participants" (1992), "Yugoslavia" (1996–2002) and "Serbia and Montenegro" (2004–2006). The flag on the opening ceremony was held by shooter Jasna Šekarić, who has won five medals in her five previous Olympic appearances. Serbia was to be represented in tennis by the women's world number one and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic and world number two Jelena Janković, men's