Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics
# 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. The flag bearer was Delfo Cabrera, the gold medalist in the immediately previous Summer Olympic Games marathon.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

## Basketball

### Men's Team Competition

* Main Round (Group C)
   * Defeated Philippines (85-59)
   * Defeated Canada (82-81)
   * Defeated Brazil (72-56)
* Final Round (Group A)
   * Defeated Bulgaria (100-56)
   * Defeated France (61-52)
   * Lost to Uruguay (65-66)
* Semifinals
   * Lost to United States (76-85)
* Bronze Medal Match
   * Lost to Uruguay (59-68) → Fourth place
* Team Roster
   * Leopoldo Contarbio
   * Oscar Furlong
   * Juan Gazsó
   * Ricardo González
   * Rafael Lledó
   * Alberto López
   * Rubén Menini
   * Omar Monza
   * Rubén Pagliari
   * Raúl Pérez Varela
   * Ignacio Poletti
   * Juan Uder
   * Hugo del Vecchio
   * Roberto Viau

## Cycling

### Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

* Clodomiro Cortoni
   * Final — 1:13.2 (→ 4th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

* Antonio Giménez — 7th place

## Fencing

### Men's foil

* Fulvio Galimi
* Félix Galimi
* José Rodríguez

### Men's team foil

* Fulvio Galimi, José Rodríguez, Eduardo Sastre, Félix Galimi, Santiago Massini

### Men's épée

* Vito Simonetti
* Santiago Massini
* Enrique Rettberg

### Men's sabre

* Daniel Sande
* José D'Andrea
* Edgardo Pomini

### Men's team sabre

* Félix Galimi, José D'Andrea, Edgardo Pomini, Daniel Sande, Fulvio Galimi

### Women's foil

* Elsa Irigoyen

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Argentina in 1952.

### Individual

* Luis Ribera
* Carlos Velázquez
* Jorge Cáceres

### Team

* Luis Ribera
* Carlos Velázquez
* Jorge Cáceres

## Rowing

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

### Men's double sculls

* Tranquilo Cappozzo
* Eduardo Guerrero

### Men's coxless pair

* Alberto Madero
* Óscar Almirón

### Men's coxed four

* Juan Ecker
* Roberto Suárez
* Alfredo Czerner
* Jorge Schneider
* Jorge Arripe (cox)

## Sailing

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Final rank | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |

## Shooting

Seven shooters represented Argentina in 1952.

### 25 m pistol

* Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente
* Oscar Cervo

### 50 m pistol

* Carlos Choque

### 300 m rifle, three positions

* Pablo Cagnasso
* David Schiaffino

### Trap

* Juan de Giacomo
* Fulvio Rocchi

## Swimming

Men's 100 metres Freestyle

* Federico Zwanck
* Marcelo Trabucco

Men's 400 metres Freestyle

* Carlos Alberto Bonacich
* Alfredo Yantorno
* Federico Zwanck

Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay

* Federico Zwanck
* Marcelo Trabucco
* Pedro Galvão
* Alfredo Yantorno

Men's 100 metres Backstroke

* Pedro Galvão

Men's 200 metres Breaststroke

* Orlando Cossani

Women's 100 metres Freestyle

* Ana María Schultz

Women's 400 metres Freestyle

* Ana María Schultz
