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
South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008. South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994 (winter games), and tied its performance in the 1936 Games. South Africa sent archers to the Olympics for the fifth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Calvin Hartley earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing first in the 2008 African championship. South Africa qualified one boxer for