Robert Scheidt and Torben Grael are the most decorated athletes in the history of yellow-green sports
The Paris Olympic Games begin on July 26 and end on August 11. Expectations of increasing the number of medals are high, given that the Brazilian delegation will consist of 277 athletes, in 39 sports disciplines. For the first time in history, the women’s team will be the majority with 153 representatives, representing 55% of the total. It is worth remembering that in Tokyo 2020 it was 47%.
Do you know who are the Brazilian athletes who have climbed onto the Olympic podium the most times? The first two best classified are from sailing: Robert Scheidt and Torben Grael. The native of Sao Paulo has been present at seven Olympic Games and has won five medals in total. There are two golds (Atlanta-1996 and Athens-2004), two silvers (Sydney-2000 and Beijing-2008) and a bronze (London-2012).
Torben Grael has participated in six Olympic Games and brought to Brazil two gold medals together with Marcelo Ferreira (Atlanta-1996 and Athens-2004), one silver (Los Angeles-1984) and two bronze (Seoul-1988 and Sydney-2000). It is also worth mentioning that he is the father of the two-time Olympic champion Martine Grael.
Immediately after comes the former libero Serginho with four successes in men’s volleyball: two golds (Athens-2004 and Rio de Janeiro-2016) and two silvers (Beijing-2008 and London-2012).
Isaquias Queiroz, in canoeing, has won a gold medal (Tokyo-2020), two silver medals (Rio -2016, in two different categories) and a bronze (Rio -2016). And the good news is that he could expand his successes, since this year he will certainly participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as gymnast Rebeca Andrade, who returned from Japan three years ago with a gold and a silver, and also has a chance to increase her collection in the French capital.
Gustavo Borges, a swimmer, participated in four Olympic Games and won two silver medals (Barcelona-1992 and Atlanta-1996) and two bronze medals (Atlanta-1996 and Sydney-2000).
Mode with multiple podiums
Among the sports that have helped Brazil win medals the most during the Olympic Games, judo leads the way, with a total of 22 medals, four gold, three silver and 15 bronze.
Then there is sailing, with 18 medals including seven golds, three silvers and eight bronzes.
In third place is athletics, which has accumulated 17 medals, including five golds, three silvers and nine bronzes.
Swimming comes next. In total there were 14 medals, including one gold, four silver and nine bronze. The top five is completed by beach volleyball, which has totaled 13 medals, obtaining three gold, seven silver and three bronze. It is worth remembering that the sport has been part of the Olympic program since Atlanta 1996.
Source: Terra
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