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Uruguay competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.
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, 123 athletes, who competed in 77 events in 15 sports They brought home five medals: 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. The flag bearer was Delfo Cabrera, the gold medalist in the immediately previous Summer Olympic Games marathon.
Italy competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 244 competitors, 228 men and 16 women, took part in 99 events in 17 sports.
Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was the nation's fourth appearance at the 13 edition of the Summer Olympic Games after having missed the twelfth edition of the Summer Games. An all-male national team of 26 athletes competed in 23 events in 6 sports.
Alfredo Rodrigues da Motta was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, winning the bronze medal with the men's national team. He also was on the 1952 Olympic team that took sixth place. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.
Alfredo Rota is an Italian fencer. He won the bronze medal in the men's team épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won the Olympic gold medal in Men's Team Épée at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Alfredo Dinale was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
Peter Drake Rocca is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Alfredo Pezzana was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Alfredo Guzmán is a Mexican former swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Alfredo Horacio Núñez Mendoza was a Chilean footballer.
Alfredo Deza Ganoza is a former Peruvian athlete specializing in the high jump. He was born in Lobitos, Talara, Piura. He is best known for winning gold at the 1998 World Junior Championships becoming the country's first and so far only World Junior Championships medalist.
The men's sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. There were 23 cyclists from 23 nations, with each nation limited to one competitor. The event was won by Mario Ghella of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint. Reg Harris of Great Britain, heavily favored coming into the event, finished with silver, the first medal for a British cyclist in the sprint since 1920. Axel Schandorff's bronze was Denmark's first medal in the event since 1928. The podium streaks of the Netherlands and France both ended, with neither nation's cyclist able to advance to the quarterfinals.
Alfredo Pagani was an Italian versatile athlete who competed in five different events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Alfredo Rizzo was an Italian middle-distance runner who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Alfredo Faget was a Cuban basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Alfredo Hernández, nicknamed El Olímpico, was a Mexican footballer who played as a winger. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics. After retiring from professional sports, he worked as a P.E. teacher at Colegio Humboldt Puebla.
Alfredo Navarrete is a Mexican former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Alfredo Álvarez Calderón was a Peruvian diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Rocca Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
