Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Argentina at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg
IOC code ARG
NOC Argentine Olympic Committee
Website www.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)

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.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tranquilo Cappozzo
Eduardo Guerrero
Rowing Men's double sculls
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Reinaldo Gorno Athletics Men's Marathon
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Antonio Pacenza Boxing Men's Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Eladio Herrera Boxing Men's Light Middleweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Humberto Selvetti Weightlifting Men's Heavyweight

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Cycling

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Equestrian

Fencing

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Argentina in 1952.

Individual
Team

Rowing

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

Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

Open
AthleteEventRaceFinal rank
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ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Carlos Miguel Benn Pott Finn 2220625150DNF024168241682220622206110425
Jorge Emilio Brauer
Alfredo Vallebona
Star 1042319144DNF013309113821138217193183316
Roberto Sieburger
Jorge del Río Sálas
H. Campi
Dragon 7486210302103047292103021030748653354
Rodolfo Albino Vollenweider
Tomas Galfrascoli
Ludovico Enrique Kempter
5.5 Metre 3828935147037460210047460652739825
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
Werner von Foerster
Horacio Monti
Hércules Morini
6 Metre 636428414540636454432841823933935

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Argentina in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
Trap

Swimming

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marcelo Trabucco 100 m freestyle 1:01.54Did not advance
Federico Zwanck 1:01.2=4Did not advance
Carlos Alberto Bonacich 400 m freestyle 5:06.34Did not advance
Alfredo Yantorno 4:54.54 QDid not advance
Federico Zwanck 4:56.45Did not advance
Pedro Galvão 100 m backstroke 1:08.11 Q1:07.75
Orlando Cossani 200 m breaststroke 2:39.62 Q2:43.17Did not advance
Federico Zwanck
Marcelo Trabucco
Pedro Galvão
Alfredo Yantorno
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:59.33 Q8:56.98
Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ana María Schultz 100 m freestyle 1:10.63Did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:26.11 Q5:22.03 Q5:24.07

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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.