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Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
ARG

Flag bearer
  
Delfo Cabrera

Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Argentinian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.coarg.org.ar (Spanish)

Competitors
  
123 (115 men and 8 women) in 15 sports

Medals Ranked 19th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 2 5

Argentina competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 123 competitors, 115 men and 8 women, took part in 77 events in 15 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Tranquilo Capozzo and Eduardo Guerrero — Rowing, Men's double sculls

    • Silver

  • Reinaldo Gorno — Athletics, Men's Marathon
  • Antonio Pacenza — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight

    • Bronze

  • Eladio Herrera — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
  • Humberto Selvetti — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight

    • 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
  • Oscar Furlong
  • Juan Gazsó
  • Ricardo González
  • Rafael Lledó
  • Alberto López
  • Rubén Menini
  • Omar Monza
  • Rubén Pagliari
  • Raúl Pérez Varela
  • Ignacio Poletti
  • Juan Uder
  • Hugo del Vecchio
  • Roberto Viau

    • Cycling

    Track Competition

    Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Clodomiro Cortoni
  • Final — 1:13.2 (→ 4th place)

    • Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

  • Antonio Giménez — 7th place

    • Fencing

    Men's foil
  • Fulvio Galimi
  • Félix Galimi
  • José Rodríguez
    • Men's team foil
  • Fulvio Galimi, José Rodríguez, Eduardo Sastre, Félix Galimi, Santiago Massini
    • Men's épée
  • Vito Simonetti
  • Santiago Massini
  • Enrique Rettberg
    • Men's sabre
  • Daniel Sande
  • José D'Andrea
  • Edgardo Pomini
    • Men's team sabre
  • Félix Galimi, José D'Andrea, Edgardo Pomini, Daniel Sande, Fulvio Galimi
    • Women's foil
  • Elsa Irigoyen

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Argentina in 1952.

    Individual
  • Luis Ribera
  • Carlos Velázquez
  • Jorge Cáceres
    • Team
  • Luis Ribera
  • Carlos Velázquez
  • Jorge Cáceres

    • Sailing

    Open

    Shooting

    Seven shooters represented Argentina in 1952.

    25 m pistol
  • Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente
  • Oscar Cervo
    • 50 m pistol
  • Carlos Choque
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Pablo Cagnasso
  • David Schiaffino
    • Trap
  • Juan de Giacomo
  • Fulvio Rocchi

    • Swimming

    Men's 100 metres Freestyle

  • Federico Zwanck
  • Marcelo Trabucco

    • Men's 400 metres Freestyle

  • Carlos Alberto Bonacich
  • Alfredo Yantorno
  • Federico Zwanck

    • Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay

  • Federico Zwanck
  • Marcelo Trabucco
  • Pedro Galvão
  • Alfredo Yantorno

    • Men's 100 metres Backstroke

  • Pedro Galvão

    • Men's 200 metres Breaststroke

  • Orlando Cossani

    • Women's 100 metres Freestyle

  • Ana María Schultz

    • Women's 400 metres Freestyle

  • Ana María Schultz

    • References

    Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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