Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, known as Ronaldo or Ronaldo Nazário, is a Brazilian business owner and president of Segunda Division club Real Valladolid, owner of Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro, and a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed O Fenômeno and R9, he is considered as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, Ronaldo has been an influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. His individual accolades include being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times and winning two Ballon d'Or awards.
Brazil competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 147 competitors, 126 men and 21 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports. The country set a record with 8 medals – only surpassed in 1996 with 15, but only one medal was gold.
Ronaldo Guiaro is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of XV de Piracicaba. As a player, he was a centre-back who began his career at Guarani and went on to spend most of his playing years in Europe, notably for Benfica and Beşiktaş.
Cláudio Pêcego de Moraes Coutinho was a Brazilian football manager who coached Brazil from 1977 to 1980 and Los Angeles Aztecs in 1981. He died as a result of a scuba diving accident at Rio de Janeiro.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, known as Neymar Júnior or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world as well as one of the greatest Brazilian men's footballers of all time. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of four players to achieve this feat.
Cristiano is an Italian and Portuguese form of the male given name Christian.
Daniel Adler is a Brazilian sailor. He is Jewish. His father Harry Adler and brother Alan Adler were also sailing Olympians.
Basílio Emídio de Moraes Júnior is a Brazilian sprinter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ronaldo Camargo Ribeiro Senfft is a Brazilian sailor. He won the Silver medal in the Soling class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles along with Daniel Adler and Torben Grael.
Manoel Lourenço da Silva was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 7th in the final, along with Isaac Moraes, Manoel Villar and Benevenuto Nunes.
Isaac dos Santos Moraes was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated at two Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 7th in the final, along with Manuel Silva, Manoel Villar and Benevenuto Nunes. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre and 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.
Benevenuto Martins Nuñes was an Olympic freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who participated at two Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he swam the 4×200-metre freestyle, finishing 7th in the final, along with Manuel Silva, Isaac Moraes and Manoel Villar. He also swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals.
Nompumelelo "Mpumi" Nyandeni is a South African women's footballer and plays as a midfielder. She played for WFC Rossiyanka in Russia at a club level before returning to South Africa, where she now plays for JVW FC. Mpumi has represented the South Africa women's national football team 149 times, including at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Isabela Moraes is a former synchronized swimmer from Brazil. She competed in the women's duet competition with her twin sister, Carolina Moraes, at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Both also competed for Ohio State University, winning 11 national championships, including the team routine title in 2000, and four straight titles in duet and trio routines between 1999 and 2002. Following the Olympics, Carolina and Isabela retired and joined Cirque du Soleil, with their first performance being as part of the 2005 World Aquatics Championships opening ceremony. Isabela has been since 2007 part of Le Rêve, a show presented in Las Vegas.
Events in the year 1980 in Brazil.
Fabiana dos Santos Moraes is Brazilian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She holds 10 National titles and 3 South American Titles.
Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce.
Ronaldo de Carvalho is a Brazilian rower. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
José Ronaldo do Nascimento is a Brazilian handball player. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
