Uruguay at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Uruguay at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | URU |
NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 21 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | Héctor Costa |
Medals Ranked 35th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Uruguay competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 5 sports.[1]
Medalists
Bronze
- Ramiro Cortes — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
Athletics
Basketball
- Carlos Blixen
- Ramiro Cortes
- Héctor Costa
- Nelson Chelle
- Nelson Demarco
- Héctor García Otero
- Carlos González
- Sergio Matto
- Oscar Moglia
- Raúl Mera
- Ariel Olascoaga
- Milton Scaron
Cycling
- Time trial
- Luis Pedro Serra— 1:12.3 (→ 5th place)
- Luis Pedro Serra— 14th place
René Deceja
- René Deceja — 5:31:58 (→ 33rd place)
- Alberto Velázquez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Eduardo Puertollano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Raymundo Moyano— did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
One fencer represented Uruguay in 1956.
Rowing
Uruguay had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
References
- ^ "Uruguay at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uruguay Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.