Eduardo G. Risso Salaverría (25 February 1925 – 12 January 1986) was an Uruguayan
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
, who represented his native country at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
in
London, United Kingdom
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. There he won the silver medal in the men's single sculls event, behind Australia's
Mervyn Wood
Mervyn Thomas Wood, (30 April 1917 – 19 August 2006) was an Australian rower and police officer. He was an eight-time Australian national sculling champion, four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist. He later rose to become the Commi ...
. He also competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
.
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1925 births
1986 deaths
Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers of Uruguay
Olympic silver medalists for Uruguay
Place of birth missing
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Uruguayan male rowers
20th-century Uruguayan people
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