Brazil competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Samsun, Turkey. Brazil sent a delegation consisting of 101 participants for the event.[1] This was the 9th consecutive time that Brazil was eligible to participate at the Summer Deaflympics since making its debut in 1985.
| Brazil at the 2017 Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazil Deaf Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Samsun | |
| Competitors | 101 |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
|
| Summer appearances | |
Brazil managed to receive 5 medals in the event including one gold and 4 bronze medals.[2]
Football
editBrazil Men's deaf football team competed in the Football tournament as a part of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Group D along with Great Britain, Russia and South Korea. The men's national team was eliminated from the group stage after losing all the group matches. The women's national deaf football team managed to secure a bronze medal in the football competition beating Great Britain in the 3rd place playoff.[3][4]
Medalists
edit| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Maia Kabbach |  Gold
|
Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle |
| Guilherme Maia Kabbach |  Bronze
|
Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle |
| Heron Rodrigues Silva | Bronze
|
Karate | Men's 84kg |
| Alexandre Soares Fernandes | Bronze
|
Judo | Men's 90kg |
| Brazil | Bronze
|
Football | women's football |
Medal table
edit| Sport | Gold
|
 Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Brazil | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ "Women's football | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-11-13.