Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 32 (31 men and 1 woman) in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 37th |
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| 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
[edit]Bronze
[edit]- Sergio Matto, Wilfredo Pelaez, Carlos Roselló, Tabaré Larre, Adesio Lombardo, Roberto Lovera, Héctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Héctor Garcia, Martín Acosta y Lara, Enrique Baliño, and Victorio Cieslinskas — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
- Juan Rodríguez and Miguel Seijas — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- 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
- Defeated Argentina (68-59) →
- Team roster
- Head coach: Olguiz Rodríguez
Boxing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Virgilio Pereyra — 5:22:33.4 (→ 33rd place)
- Luis Angel de los Santos — 5:22:34.4 (→ 38th place)
- Mario Machado — 5:23:33.7 (→ 39th place)
- Julio Sobrera — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:17.0 (→ 19th place)
Fencing
[edit]Two fencers, both men, represented Uruguay in 1952.
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three male pentathletes represented Uruguay in 1952.
- Individual
- Américo González
- Alberto Ortíz
- Lem Martínez
- Team
- Alberto Ortíz
- Lem Martínez
- Américo González
Rowing
[edit]Uruguay had three male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
Sailing
[edit]Swimming
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Uruguay at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ 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.
External links
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