Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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]

Uruguay at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors32 (31 men and 1 woman) in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Basketball
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
  • Head Coach: Olguiz Rodríguez

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  • Luis Albino Acuña
  • Luis Sosa

Cycling
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)

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Uruguay in 1952.

Men's foil

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Uruguay in 1952.

Individual
Team
  • Alberto Ortíz
  • Lem Martínez
  • Américo González

Rowing
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
Men's double sculls

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  • Eugenio Lauz Santurio

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Uruguay at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  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.


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