Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

Uruguay at the
1952 Summer Olympics

IOC code| URU
NOC| Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website| www.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors| 32 (31 men and 1 woman) in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 37th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
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* 2024

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

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### Bronze

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* 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

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Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

* Hércules Ascune
* Estrella Puente

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

* Martín Acosta y Lara
* Enrique Baliño
* Victorio Cieslinskas
* Héctor Costa
* Nelson Demarco
* Héctor García
* Tabaré Larre Borges
* Adesio Lombardo
* Roberto Lovera
* Sergio Matto
* Wilfredo Peláez
* Carlos Rosello

* Head coach: Olguiz Rodríguez

## Boxing

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* Luis Albino Acuña
* Luis Sosa

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

* Luis Angel de los Santos

* Final — 1:17.0 (→ 19th place)

* Juan de Armas
* Atilio Francois
* Luis Pedro Serra

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Uruguay in 1952.

Men's foil

* Sergio Iesi
* Ricardo Rimini

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Uruguay in 1952.

Individual

* Américo González
* Alberto Ortíz
* Lem Martínez

Team

* Alberto Ortíz
* Lem Martínez
* Américo González

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

Men's single sculls

* Eduardo Risso

Men's double sculls

* Miguel Seijas
* Juan Rodríguez

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

* Eugenio Lauz Santurio

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

* Eduardo Priggione

## References

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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.

## External links

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

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Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland

Africa|

* Egypt
* Gold Coast
* Nigeria
* South Africa

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* British Guiana
* Canada
* Chile
* Cuba
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Burma
* Ceylon
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* South Korea
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Saar
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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