Acosta y Lara was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament.

Four years later Acosta y Lara was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal.

He died on 5 January 2005 in Mendoza, Argentina and is buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.

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