The Paris Games (France) were the stage where Rebeca Andrade assumed the position of Brazil’s greatest medalist among men and women in the history of the Olympic Games. This is because the 25-year-old young woman reached the podium on four occasions in the mega sporting event held in the French capital (one bronze in the team competition, one gold in the floor exercise and two silvers, in the individual all-around and in the vault), reaching a total of six Olympic victories (considering the two glories achieved in Tokyo) and surpassing two legends of Brazilian sport, sailors Robert Scheidt and Torben Grael.
Two-time Olympic champion. 🥇🥇
Six times medalist. 🤸🏾♂️
Brazil’s greatest Olympic medalist in history. 🇧🇷There are no adjectives to describe Rebeca Andrade! 👑#TimeBrazil #Olympic Games #Hemmer pic.twitter.com/vWmB4oJy7S
— Time Brazil (@timebrasil) August 5, 2024
In an interview given this Wednesday (7) to the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), Torben Grael, who has five Olympic medals under his belt (two gold, one silver and two bronze), celebrated Rebeca Andrade’s achievement, a sign of the evolution of Brazilian sports: “The more Brazilian athletes achieve these results, the better. It is a sign that sports in Brazil are having good results. Rebeca had two excellent Olympic Games, in Tokyo and especially here in France. So we can only be super happy with this result”.
Robert Scheidt, who has also won five Olympic podiums (two golds, two silvers and one bronze), highlighted the fact that Rebeca’s achievements serve as motivation for new generations to get involved in sports: “She made history in Paris by winning six Olympic medals. We are very happy with all of her success. I think it will be very positive and will have an impact on Brazilian youth. I think it will only encourage children to get involved in gymnastics and sports in general.”
But Rebeca may have company as Brazil’s biggest medalist in the history of the Olympics until the end of the competition in Paris. This is because Bahian Isaquias Queiroz, who already has four Olympic glories in his career, will compete in two canoeing events at the Games in the French capital: C1 1000 meters (single canoe) and C2 500 meters (double canoe).
ANOTHER SEMIFINAL! 👏🏽🇧🇷
Isaquias Queiroz finished 2nd in the heat and advanced directly to the semi-finals of the C1 1000m canoe sprint event, without having to go through the quarter-finals. The Brazilian is the current Olympic champion in the event.
The medal contest will take place on Friday… pic.twitter.com/7PD3HEbbSv
— Time Brazil (@timebrasil) August 7, 2024
Brazil’s biggest medalists in the history of the Olympic Games
1. Rebeca Andrade (artistic gymnastics) – 6 medals: gold on vault (Tokyo 2020), gold on floor (Paris 2024), silver individual all-around (Tokyo 2020), silver individual all-around (Paris 2024), silver on vault (Paris 2024) and bronze in team (Paris 2024).
2. Robert Scheidt (sailing) – 5 medals: gold (Atlanta 1996), gold (Athens 2004), silver (Sydney 2000), silver (Beijing 2008) and bronze (London 2012).
3. Torben Grael (sailing) – 5 medals: gold (Atlanta 1996), gold (Athens 2004), silver (Los Angeles 1984), bronze (Seoul 1988) and bronze (Sydney 2000).
4. Serginho (volleyball) – 4 medals: gold (Athens 2004), gold (Rio 2016), silver (Beijing 2008) and silver (London 2012).
5. Isaquias Queiroz (canoeing) – 4 medals: gold (Tokyo 2020), two silvers (both at Rio 2016) and bronze (Rio 2016).
