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Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Uruguay at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors32 (31 men and 1 woman) in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uruguay competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 17 events in 9 sports.[1]

Medalists

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Men's team competition
  • Main Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (53-51)
  • Defeated Hungary (70-56)
  • Lost to United States (44-57)
  • Final Round (Group A)
  • Lost to France (56-58)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (62-54)
  • Defeated Argentina (66-65)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Soviet Union (57-61)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Defeated Argentina (68-59) → Bronze Medal
  • Team roster

Boxing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Final — 1:17.0 (→ 19th place)

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Uruguay in 1952.

Men's foil

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Uruguay in 1952.

Individual
Team
  • Alberto Ortíz
  • Lem Martínez
  • Américo González

Rowing

Uruguay had three male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls

Sailing

Swimming

References

  1. ^ "Uruguay at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uruguay Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.