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
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing programme of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers. The 2008 games were the last Olympic boxing competition to exclude women, as the International Olympic Committee approved the introduction of female boxing events for the 2012 London Olympics. Like other Olympic combat sports, two bronze medals are awarded; in the case of boxing, both losing semi-finalists receive a bronze medal, with no further play-off. As a result,