Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 (31 men and 1 woman) in 9 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 37 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 2 |
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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]
Contents
Medalists
Bronze
- 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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Basketball
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- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Czechoslovakia (53-51)
- Defeated Hungary (70-56)
- Lost to United States (44-57)
- Final Round (Group A)
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- Lost to France (56-58)
- Defeated Bulgaria (62-54)
- Defeated Argentina (66-65)
- Semifinals
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- Lost to Soviet Union (57-61)
- Bronze Medal Match
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- Defeated Argentina (68-59) → Bronze Medal
- Defeated Argentina (68-59) →
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Olguiz Rodríguez
Boxing
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Cycling
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- 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
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- Final — 1:17.0 (→ 19th place)
Fencing
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Two fencers, both men, represented Uruguay in 1952.
Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Uruguay in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Alberto Ortíz
- Lem Martínez
- Américo González
Rowing
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Sailing
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Swimming
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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