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Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ARG |
NOC | Argentine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Helsinki | |
Competitors | 123 (115 men and 8 women) in 15 sports |
Flag bearer | Delfo Cabrera |
Officials | 58 |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero | Rowing | Men's double sculls |
Silver | Reinaldo Gorno | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
Silver | Antonio Pacenza | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight |
Bronze | Eladio Herrera | Boxing | Men's Light Middleweight |
Bronze | Humberto Selvetti | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight |
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Three male pentathletes represented Argentina in 1952.
Argentina had nine male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952. [2]
Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
Seven shooters represented Argentina in 1952.
Men's 100 metres Freestyle
Men's 400 metres Freestyle
Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay
Men's 100 metres Backstroke
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke
Women's 100 metres Freestyle
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
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