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 edit

MedalNameSportEvent
 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 edit

Basketball edit

Men's Team Competition

Boxing edit

Cycling edit

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Equestrian edit

Fencing edit

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

Gymnastics edit

Modern pentathlon edit

Three male pentathletes represented Argentina in 1952.

Individual
Team

Rowing edit

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 edit

Open
AthleteEventRaceFinal rank
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ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Carlos Miguel Benn PottFinn2220625150DNF024168241682220622206110425
Jorge Emilio Brauer
Alfredo Vallebona
Star1042319144DNF013309113821138217193183316
Roberto Sieburger
Jorge del Río Sálas
H. Campi
Dragon7486210302103047292103021030748653354
Rodolfo Albino Vollenweider
Tomas Galfrascoli
Ludovico Enrique Kempter
5.5 Metre3828935147037460210047460652739825
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
Werner von Foerster
Horacio Monti
Hércules Morini
6 Metre636428414540636454432841823933935

Shooting edit

Seven shooters represented Argentina in 1952.

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

Swimming edit

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

Water polo edit

Weightlifting edit

Wrestling edit

References edit

  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.