Brazil competed at the 3rd Pan American Games held in Chicago, Illinois, United States from August 28 to September 7, 1959.

Medal Name(s) Sport Event Date Ref  Silver Wanda dos Santos Athletics Women's 80m hurdles 31 August 1959 [1]  Gold Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Athletics Men's triple jump 2 September 1959 [1]  Silver Men's football team Françoso Dary Décio Edílson Edmar Edson Borracha Beyruth Gérson Hércules Hilton Humberto Germano Zé Maria Maranhão China Carlos Alberto Manuel Manoelzinho Nélson Ouraci Roberto Rodrigues Rubens Villadonega Football Men's tournament 5 September 1959 [1][2]  Bronze Men's basketball team Carlos Barone Neto Carlos Domingo Massoni Carmo de Souza Edson Bispo Fernando Pereira de Freitas Jatyr Eduardo Schall Pedro Vicente Fonseca Wlamir Marques Waldemar Blatskauskas Wilson Bombarda Waldir Geraldo Boccardo Zenny de Azevedo Basketball Men's tournament [1]  Silver Women's basketball team Angelina Bizarro Genesia Isabel Cardoso Isaura Marli Alvares Maria Helena Campos Maria Helena Cardoso Marlene José Bento Marta Helga Kampmann Zilá Nepomuceno Nadir Bazani Zilda Ulbrich Nair Kanawatti Neuci Ramos da Silva Basketball Women's tournament [1]  Silver José Martins Boxing Men's flyweight (-51 kg) [1]  Gold Waldomiro Claudiano Pinto Boxing Men's bantamweight (-54 kg) [1]  Bronze Manuel Alves Boxing Men's welterweight (-67 kg) [1]  Bronze Hélio Crescêncio Boxing Men's light middleweight (-71 kg) [1]  Gold Abrão de Souza Boxing Men's middleweight (-75 kg) [1]  Bronze Jurandyr Nicolau Boxing Men's heavyweight (+81 kg) [1]  Gold Anésio Argenton Cycling Men's 1000m time trial (track) [1]  Silver Antonio Moraes Carvalho Francisco Rabelo Renyldo Ferreira Nelson Pessoa Filho Equestrian Team Jumping [1]  Gold Wenceslau Malta Modern pentathlon Men's individual [1]  Silver Breno Vignolli José Wilson Pereira Justo Botelho Santiago Wenceslau Malta Modern pentathlon Men's team [1]  Silver Edgard Gijsen Milton Meurer Rowing Men's coxless pair-oared shells [1]  Bronze Adriano Monteiro Soares João Agostinho Almeida João Calixto Jorge Rodrigues Nelson Guarda Rowing Men's coxed four-oared shells [1]  Gold Marcos Moraes de Barros Reinaldo Conrad Sailing Snipe class [1]  Gold Antonio Barbosa Axel Schmidt Erik Oluf Schmidt Sailing Lightning class [1]  Silver Men's volleyball team Alexandre Stubart Álvaro Caira Arlindo Lopes Corrêa Atila Gonçalves Martins Décio de Azevedo João Carlos Quaresma João Ramalho Júnior José Silvério Lage Luís Eduardo Pons Roque Midley Maron Sérgio Bóris Borges Urbano Santiago Volleyball Men's tournament [1]  Gold Women's volleyball team Hildergarde Lassen Ingeborg Crause Irlana Silveira Sá Lia de Freitas Lilian Hilda Poetscher Lucia Mendes de Moraes Maria Alice Ricciardi Marina Conceição Calistre Marta Maraglia Norma Rosa Vaz Rosa Bastos O'Shea Vera Trezoitko Volleyball Women's tournament [1]  Bronze Men's water polo team Adhemar Grijó Filho Everardo Cruz Flávio Ratto Hilton de Almeida João Gonçalves Filho Luiz Daniel Márvio dos Santos Paulo Bruzzi Cochrane Rodney Bell Sylvio Kelly dos Santos Water polo Men's tournament [1]

Medals by sport Sport Total Boxing 2 1 3 6 Sailing 2 0 0 2 Athletics 1 1 0 2 Modern Pentathlon 1 1 0 2 Volleyball 1 1 0 2 Cycling 1 0 0 1 Basketball 0 1 1 2 Rowing 0 1 1 2 Football 0 1 0 1 Equestrian 0 1 0 1 Waterpolo 0 0 1 1 Total 8 8 6 22

• Brazil at the 1960 Summer Olympics
• List of Pan American medalists for Brazil

• (in Portuguese) Official website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee