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Latest Brazil Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Yane Marques |
| Bronze | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight (75-81 kg) | Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino |
| Silver | Volleyball | Men | |
| Silver | Boxing | Men's Middleweight (69-75 kg) | Esquiva Falcao Florentino |
| Gold | Volleyball | Women | |
| Silver | Football | Men | |
| Silver | Beach Volleyball | Men | |
| Bronze | Boxing | Women's Lightweight (51-60 kg) | Adriana Araujo |
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Final | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Combined Event | See Results |
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Riding | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Cycling | Men's Cross-Country | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Volleyball | Men | Final | Brazil 2 - 3 Russia |
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Swimming | See Results |
- Symbol for Event results in medals
Schedule
- Symbol for Tbd
- Symbol for Medal/Final
- Symbol for Regular Contest
- Medals
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- Rank 22
- Gold 3
- Silver 5
- Bronze 9
- Total 17
- Capital City
- Brasilia
- Official Languages
- Portuguese (official)
- National Languages
- Portuguese (official), Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
- Total Area
- 3,286,488 miles² (8,511,965 km²)
- Population
- 191,908,598 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
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