Uruguay at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Uruguay competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 17 events in 9 sports.

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 &mdash; Basketball, Men's Team Competition
 * Juan Rodríguez and Miguel Seijas &mdash; Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

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.svg 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
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
 * Road Competition
 * Virgilio Pereyra &mdash; 5:22:33.4 (→ 33rd place)
 * Luis Angel de los Santos &mdash; 5:22:34.4 (→ 38th place)
 * Mario Machado &mdash; 5:23:33.7 (→ 39th place)
 * Julio Sobrera &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
 * Track Competition
 * Luis Angel de los Santos
 * Final &mdash; 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 rowing events in 1952.


 * Men's single sculls
 * Eduardo Risso


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

Sailing

 * Eugenio Lauz Santurio

Swimming

 * Eduardo Priggione