Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	URU
NOC	Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cou.org.uy (Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors	32 (31 men and 1 woman) in 9 sports
Medals Ranked 37th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 2 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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

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

• Eduardo Risso
• Juan Rodríguez
• Miguel Seijas

Sailing

• Eugenio Lauz Santurio

Swimming

• Eduardo Priggione

References

External links

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