Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland was the nation's ninth appearance out of twelve editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1952 Summer Olympics its sixth national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 123 athletes (115 men and the 8 woman), who competed in 77 events in 15 sports They brought home five medals: 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.[1] The flag bearer was Delfo Cabrera, the gold medalist in the immediately previous Summer Olympic Games marathon.

Argentina at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors123 (115 men and 8 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Delfo Cabrera
Officials58
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Main article: 1952 Summer Olympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldTranquilo Cappozzo
Eduardo Guerrero		RowingMen's double sculls
 SilverReinaldo GornoAthleticsMen's Marathon
 SilverAntonio PacenzaBoxingMen's Light Heavyweight
 BronzeEladio HerreraBoxingMen's Light Middleweight
 BronzeHumberto SelvettiWeightliftingMen's Heavyweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Argentina in 1952.

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

Rowing

Argentina had nine male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's double sculls
  • Tranquilo Cappozzo
  • Eduardo Guerrero
Men's coxless pair
  • Alberto Madero
  • Óscar Almirón
Men's coxed four
  • Juan Ecker
  • Roberto Suárez
  • Alfredo Czerner
  • Jorge Schneider
  • Jorge Arripe (cox)

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Carlos Miguel Benn Pott Finn 22 206 25 150 DNF 0 24 168 24 168 22 206 22 206 1104 25
Jorge Emilio Brauer
Alfredo Vallebona		 Star 10 423 19 144 DNF 0 13 309 11 382 11 382 17 193 1833 16
Roberto Sieburger
Jorge del Río Sálas
H. Campi		 Dragon 7 486 2 1030 2 1030 4 729 2 1030 2 1030 7 486 5335 4
Rodolfo Albino Vollenweider
Tomas Galfrascoli
Ludovico Enrique Kempter		 5.5 Metre 3 828 9 351 4 703 7 460 2 1004 7 460 6 527 3982 5
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
Werner von Foerster
Horacio Monti
Hércules Morini		 6 Metre 6 364 2 841 4 540 6 364 5 443 2 841 8 239 3393 5

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Argentina at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Argentina Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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