1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Uruguay)

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Uruguay took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia with a delegation of 21 male athletes.

Since 1924 , it was Uruguay's seventh participation in the Summer Olympics .

Flag bearer

Basketball player Héctor Costa carried the Uruguayan flag during the opening ceremony in Melbourne's Olympic Stadium .

Medals

With a bronze medal won the team of Uruguay was ranked 35 in the medal count .

bronze

Names	sport	competition
Carlos Blixen , Nelson Chelle , Ramiro Cortes , Nelson Demarco , Héctor Costa , Héctor Garcia Otero , Oscar Moglia , Raul Mera , Carlos González , Sergio Matto , Ariel Olascoaga and Milton Scarón	basketball	Men

Participants by sport

basketball

• Men's team

  bronze

• Squad

  Carlos Blixen

  Nelson Chelle

  Ramiro Cortes

  Nelson Demarco

  Héctor Costa

  Héctor Garcia Otero

  Oscar Moglia

  Raul Mera

  Carlos González

  Sergio Matto

  Ariel Olascoaga

  Milton Scarón

fencing

• Teodoro Goliardi

  Saber, Singles: Quarterfinals

athletics

• Fermín Donazar

  Long jump: 12th place

Cycling

• René Deceja

  Road race, individual: 33rd place

  Road race, team: No result

  4,000 meters team pursuit: prelims

• Walter Moyano

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: No result

• Eduardo Puertollano

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: No result

  4,000 meters team pursuit: prelims

• Alberto Velázquez

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: No result

  4,000 meters team pursuit: prelims

• Luis Serra

  1,000 meter time trial: 5th place

  4,000 meters team pursuit: prelims

rowing

• Miguel Seijas

  Double scull: semifinals

• Paulo Carvalho

  Double scull: semifinals

Web links

• Uruguayan Olympic team from 1956 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )