| Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Santo Domingo 1–17 August 2003 | |
| Competitors | 467 |
| Flag bearer | Mauricio Lima [1] |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Brazil competed at the 2003 Pan American Games , held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003.
The following competitors from Brazil won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Édson Ribeiro | Men's 100 m | 10.39 | 3 | 10.31 | 4 |
| Jarbas Mascarenhas | Men's 100 m | 10.57 | 6 | 10.34 | 5 |
| Luciana Mendes | Women's 1500 m | — | — | 4:21.80 | 8 |
| Marílson dos Santos | Men's 10000 m | — | — | 28:49.48 |  |
| Eronilde de Araújo | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.21 | 6 | 51.19 | 8 |
| Lucimar Teodoro | Women's 400 m hurdles | 56.33 | 7 | 57.56 | 8 |
| Perla dos Santos | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1:00.28 | 12 | — | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderlei de Lima | Men's marathon | 2:19:08 |  |
| Genílson da Silva | Men's marathon | DNF | — |
| Márcia Narloch | Women's marathon | 2:39:54 | |
| Maria do Carmo Guimarães | Women's marathon | 2:51:58 | 5 |
| José Alessandro Bagio | Men's 20 km race walk | DSQ | — |
| Mário dos Santos | Men's 50 km race walk | 4:07:37 | |
| Sérgio Galdino | Men's 50 km race walk | 4:24:42 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Throws | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Rank | ||
| Luiz Fernando da Silva | Men's javelin throw | 73.27 | 73.00 | 72.12 | 73.13 | 68.83 | 73.86 | 73.86 m | 4 |
| Elisângela Adriano | Women's discus throw | 56.58 | 58.80 | 57.72 | 58.17 | 55.79 | X | 58.80 m | 5 |
| Elisângela Adriano | Women's shot put | 18.48 | X | 18.27 | X | X | X | 18.48 m | |
Head coach:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Giliard Silva | Light flyweight |  Whitfield (USA)L 17–39 | Did not advance | ||
| James Pereira | Flyweight | Bye |  Gauthier (CAN)W 20–16 |  Payano (DOM)L 10–19 →  | Did not advance |
| Cleber Santos | Bantamweight |  Zambrano (PER)W 10–3 |  Pérez (COL)L 26–27 | Did not advance | |
| Edvaldo Oliveira | Featherweight | Ramos Concha (COL) L 10–12 | Did not advance | ||
| Alessandro Matos | Lightweight |  Kindelán (CUB)L 3–7 | Did not advance | ||
| Marcos Costa | Light welterweight | Bye | Luna (CUB) W 28–17 | Mosquea (DOM) L 17–19 → | Did not advance |
| Erivan Conceição | Welterweight | Trupish (CAN) L 9–10 | Did not advance | ||
| Joilson Santos | Middleweight | Pascal (CAN) L 21–22 | Did not advance | ||
| Washington Silva | Light heavyweight | Bye | Casimiro (DOM) L RSC–3 | Did not advance | |
| Alexsandro Cardoso | Heavyweight | Bye | Vargas (USA) L RSC–4 | Did not advance | |
| Rafael Zumbano | Super heavyweight | Bye |  Ceballos (ARG)L 12–17 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fernando Scherer | 50 m freestyle | 22.55 | 3 | 22.40 | |
| Jader Souza | 22.79 | 5 | 22.80 | 6 | |
| Gustavo Borges | 100 m freestyle | 50.59 | 4 | 49.90 | |
| Jader Souza | 51.13 | 8 | 50.24 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mariana Brochado | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.97 | 7 | 2:02.08 | |
| Monique Ferreira | 2:04.85 | 6 | 2:02.26 | 4 | |
| Monique Ferreira | 400 m freestyle | 4:19.72 | 5 | 4:14.21 | |
| Mariana Brochado | 4:21.04 | 7 | 4:17.73 | 6 | |
| Nayara Ribeiro | 800 m freestyle | — | 8:53.64 | 5 | |
| Ana Muniz | — | 9:00.42 | 6 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Rank | ||
| Vigilio de Castilho | Men's individual | 19:56.300 | 57:48.100 | 34:12.300 | 01:52:50 | |
| Paulo Miyashiro | Men's individual | 19:32.900 | 58:11.300 | 35:39.300 | 01:54:01 | 6 |
| Leandro Macedo | Men's individual | 20:51.800 | 58:43.400 | 34:20.800 | 01:54:55 | 9 |
| Carla Moreno | Women's individual | 18:49.800 | 1:05:06.600 | 37:55.100 | 02:01:51 | 4 |
| Sandra Soldan | Women's individual | 18:49.700 | 1:05:10.800 | 38:14.000 | 02:02:14 | 5 |
| Mariana Ohata | Women's individual | 19:52.500 | 1:04:04.500 | 39:18.000 | 02:03:15 | 6 |
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