Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 23 nations entered the competition.
The 5th place match between Chile and Brazil
The bronze medal game between Uruguay and Argentina
The final match between the Soviet Union and the United States
Leopoldo Contarbio was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Buenos Aires.