Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Uruguay
games=1952 Summer
competitors=33
sports=9
flagbearer=
gold=0
silver=0
bronze=2
total=2
rank=37

Uruguay competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

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

Results by event

=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=

*Sergio Iesi
*Ricardo Rimini di Cave

=Modern Pentathlon=

*Américo González
*Alberto Ortiz
*Lem Martínez

=Rowing=

*Eduardo Risso
*Juan Rodríguez
*Miguel Seijas

=Sailing=

*Eugenio Lauz Santurio

=Swimming=

*Eduardo Priggione

References

* [http://www.montevideo.com.uy/noticia_11664_1.html Montevideo.com]
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]