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competed at the

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. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 17 events in 9 sports.

Medalists

Bronze

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, 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 —

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, Men's Team Competition * Juan Rodríguez and Miguel Seijas —

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, Men's Double Sculls

Athletics

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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 :*

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:* Adesio Lombardo :* Roberto Lovera :*

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*Head coach: Olguiz Rodríguez

Boxing

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* Luis Sosa

Cycling

;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) *

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— 5:22:33.4 (→ 33rd place) *

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— 5:22:34.4 (→ 38th place) *

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— 5:23:33.7 (→ 39th place) * Julio Sobrera — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial *

:* 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

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events in 1952. ; Men's single sculls *

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; Men's double sculls * Miguel Seijas * Juan Rodríguez

Sailing

* Eugenio Lauz Santurio

Swimming

* Eduardo Priggione

References

External links

Montevideo.comInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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