Uruguay at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Uruguay at the
1948 Summer Olympics

IOC code| URU
NOC| Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website| www.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors| 61 (60 men and 1 woman) in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 26th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1924
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* 1936
* 1948
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Uruguay competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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### Silver

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* Eduardo Risso -- Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

### Bronze

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* William Jones and Juan Rodriquez -- Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

* Hércules Azcune
* Mario Fayos
* Juan López Testa
* Walter Pérez Soto
* Pedro Listur

## Basketball

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* Martín Acosta y Lara
* Victorio Cieslinskas
* Nelson Demarco
* Miguel Diab
* Abraham Eidlin Grossman
* Eduardo Folle
* Héctor García
* Eduardo Gordon
* Adesio Lombardo
* Roberto Lovera
* Gustavo Morales
* Carlos Rosello
* Héctor Ruiz
* Nelson Antón Giudice

## Boxing

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* Alberto Boullosa
* Basilio Álvez
* Pedro Carrizo
* Feliciano Rossano
* Guillermo Porteiro
* Felipe Posse
* Dogomar Martínez
* Agustín Muñiz

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Nine male cyclists represented Uruguay in 1948.

Individual road race

* Waldemar Bernatzky
* Enrique Demarco
* Mario Figueredo
* Luis López

Team road race

* Waldemar Bernatzky
* Enrique Demarco
* Mario Figueredo
* Luis López

Sprint

* Leonel Rocca

Time trial

* Carlos Tramutolo

Team pursuit

* Atilio François
* Juan de Armas
* Luis Ángel de los Santos
* Waldemar Bernatzky

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented the Uruguay in 1948.

Men's foil

* Sergio Iesi
* Daniel Rossi
* Jaime Ucar

Men's team foil

* Daniel Rossi, Jaime Ucar, Sergio Iesi, Juan Paladino, César Gallardo

Men's sabre

* Juan Paladino

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented the Uruguay in 1948.

* Alberto Ortíz
* Carlos Mercader
* Ruben Orozco

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Uruguay had three male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's single sculls

* Eduardo Risso

Men's double sculls

* William Jones
* Juan Rodríguez

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

* Florbel Pérez
* Carlos Noriega

## Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics

* Ramón Abella

## Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Uruguay at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uruguay Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

## External links

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* Montevideo.com
* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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