Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics in

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was the nation's ninth appearance out of twelve editions of the

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. Argentina sent to the

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its sixth national team, under the auspices of the

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( Comité Olímpico Argentino), 123 athletes (115 men and the 8 woman), who competed in 77 events in 15 sports They brought home five medals: 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. The flag bearer was

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, the gold medalist in the immediately previous Summer Olympic Games marathon.

Medalists

Athletics

Basketball

;Men's Team Competition *Main Round (Group C) ** Defeated Philippines (85-59) ** Defeated Canada (82-81) ** Defeated Brazil (72-56) *Final Round (Group A) ** Defeated Bulgaria (100-56) ** Defeated France (61-52) ** Lost to Uruguay (65-66) *Semifinals ** Lost to United States (76-85) *Bronze Medal Match ** Lost to Uruguay (59-68) → Fourth place *Team Roster **

Leopoldo Contarbio Leopoldo ("Pichón") Contarbio (April 29, 1927 – August 24, 1993) was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Buenos Aires. In 1948 he was a member of the Arge ...

Oscar Furlong Oscar Alberto Furlong Chretienneau (22 October 1927 – 11 June 2018) was an Argentine basketball player, and tennis player and coach (sports), coach. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a basketball player, he was a 1950 FIBA World Champ ...

** Juan Gazsó ** Ricardo González ** Rafael Lledó ** Alberto López ** Rubén Menini ** Omar Monza ** Rubén Pagliari ** Raúl Pérez Varela ** Ignacio Poletti **

Juan Uder Juan Carlos Uder (24 April 1927 – 14 July 2020) was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1 ...

Hugo del Vecchio Hugo del Vecchio (22 February 1928 – 7 September 1999) was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as ...

** Roberto Viau

Boxing

Cycling

;Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial *

Clodomiro Cortoni Clodomiro Cortoni (22 June 1923 – 3 September 2000) was an Argentine cyclist. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known ...

** Final — 1:13.2 (→ 4th place) Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race *

Antonio Giménez Antonio Giménez (born 25 June 1931) is an Argentine cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as t ...

— 7th place

Equestrian

Fencing

; Men's foil * Fulvio Galimi *

Félix Galimi Félix Domingo Galimi Gherardi (1 January 1921 – 2 January 2005) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business dist ...

* José Rodríguez ; Men's team foil * Fulvio Galimi, José Rodríguez,

Eduardo Sastre Eduardo Sastre (born 22 September 1910, date of death unknown) is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as th ...

Santiago Massini Santiago José Massini Gochetti (20 August 1914 – 22 October 2003) was an Argentine fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1914 births 2003 deaths Argent ...

; Men's épée *

Vito Simonetti Vito Simonetti de Mare (born 26 March 1903, date of death unknown) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officia ...

* 1914 births 2003 deaths Argent ...

* Enrique Rettberg ; Men's sabre * Daniel Sande * José D'Andrea *

Edgardo Pomini Edgardo Pomini (8 October 1917 – 23 October 1958) was an Argentine fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska som ...

; Men's team sabre *

, José D'Andrea,

, Daniel Sande, Fulvio Galimi ; Women's foil * Elsa Irigoyen

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Argentina in 1952. ;Individual * Luis Ribera * Carlos Velázquez * Jorge Cáceres ;Team * Luis Ribera * Carlos Velázquez * Jorge Cáceres

Rowing

Argentina had nine male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952. ; Men's double sculls *

Tranquilo Cappozzo Tranquilo Cappozzo Zironda (25 January 1918 – 14 May 2003)
was a

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* Eduardo Guerrero ; Men's coxless pair *

Alberto Madero Alberto Eduardo Madero Lanusse (14 November 1923 – 1 November 2011) was an Argentine rower. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommars ...

* Óscar Almirón ; Men's coxed four * Juan Ecker *

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* Alfredo Czerner * Jorge Schneider * Jorge Arripe (cox)

Sailing

;Open

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Argentina in 1952. ;

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* Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente * Oscar Cervo ;

50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

* Carlos Choque ; 300 m rifle, three positions *

Pablo Cagnasso Ing. Pablo Cagnasso Sr. (15 February 1908 – 29 July 1988) was an Argentine civil engineer and sport shooter who was a member of the Argentine Olympic team on several occasions as well as in many World Cups and Pan American Games. He was bor ...

David Schiaffino David Schiaffino (28 May 1913 – 16 December 2005) was an Argentine sports shooter. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 195 ...

; Trap * Juan de Giacomo *

Fulvio Rocchi Fulvio Rocchi (born 7 August 1909, date of death unknown) was an Argentine sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

Swimming

Men's 100 metres Freestyle *

Federico Zwanck Federico Zwanck (born 1 March 1934) is an Argentine former freestyle swimmer. In the National Championships of Argentina in 1952, he was victorious in the 200m, 400m and 800m. He competed in three events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1955, he ...

* Marcelo Trabucco Men's 400 metres Freestyle * Carlos Alberto Bonacich * Alfredo Yantorno *

Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay *

* Marcelo Trabucco *

Pedro Galvão Pedro Galvão (born 14 June 1934) is an Argentine former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 100 meter backstroke at the 1951 Pan American games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were ...

* Alfredo Yantorno Men's 100 metres Backstroke *

Men's 200 metres Breaststroke *

Orlando Cossani Orlando Cossani (2 August 1932 – 18 March 2004) was an Argentine Swimming (sport), swimmer. He competed in the Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics. ...

Women's 100 metres Freestyle *

Ana María Schultz Ana María Schultz (born October 9, 1935) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She claimed a total number of five medals at the 1951 Pan America ...

Women's 400 metres Freestyle *

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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