Uruguay at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Uruguay at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors61 (60 men and 1 woman) in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uruguay competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.[1]

Medalists

Silver

  • Eduardo Risso — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

Bronze

  • William Jones and Juan Rodriquez — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Nine male cyclists represented Uruguay in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented the Uruguay in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's sabre

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented the Uruguay in 1948.

Rowing

Uruguay had three male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's single sculls
  • Eduardo Risso
Men's double sculls
  • William Jones
  • Juan Rodríguez

Sailing

Swimming

Water polo

Art competitions

References

  1. ^ "Uruguay at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uruguay Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links

  • Montevideo.com
  • Official Olympic Reports
  • International Olympic Committee results database


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