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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 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.

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

• Hércules Ascune
• Estrella Puente

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

• 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

• Luis Albino Acuña
• Luis Sosa

Cycling

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

Two fencers, both men, represented Uruguay in 1952.

Men's foil

• Sergio Iesi
• Ricardo Rimini

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Uruguay in 1952.

Individual

• Américo González
• Alberto Ortíz
• Lem Martínez

Team

• Alberto Ortíz
• Lem Martínez
• Américo González

Rowing

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

Men's single sculls

• Eduardo Risso

Men's double sculls

• Miguel Seijas
• Juan Rodríguez

Sailing

• Eugenio Lauz Santurio

Swimming

• Eduardo Priggione

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.

External links

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

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