Uruguay at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 in 5 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 35 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 1 |
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Uruguay competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 5 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
[edit] Bronze
- Oscar Moglia, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scarón, Carlos Gonzáles, Sergio Matto, Raúl Mera, Héctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Héctor Garcia, Carlos Blixen, Nelson Chelle, and Ramiro Cortes — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Carlos Blixen
- Ramiro Cortes
- Héctor Costa
- Nelson Chelle
- Nelson Demarco
- Héctor García Otero
- Carlos González
- Sergio Matto
- Oscar Moglia
- Raúl Mera
- Ariel Olascoaga
- Milton Scaron
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Luis Pedro Serra — 1:12.3 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Alberto Velázquez
Eduardo Puertollano
Luis Pedro Serra
René Deceja — 14th place
Men's Individual Road Race
- René Deceja — 5:31:58 (→ 33rd place)
- Alberto Velázquez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Eduardo Puertollano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Raymundo Moyano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
One fencer represented Uruguay in 1956.
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Uruguay at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URU/summer/1956/. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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