Sergio Armando Matto Suárez (13 October 1930 – 23 November 1990) was a

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from

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, who twice won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the

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: in 1952 and 1956. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for his native country, starting in 1952 (

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* 1930 births 1990 deaths Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Uruguay Olympic bronze medalists for Uruguay Uruguayan men's basketball players 1959 FIBA World Championship players Uruguayan people of Spanish descent Sportspeople from Canelones Department Olympic medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Uruguayan emigrants to Brazil {{Uruguay-Olympic-medalist-stub