Uruguay at the Olympics
| Uruguay at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 93rd |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
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Uruguay first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics. It has participated in the Winter Olympic Games only once, in 1998.
Uruguayan athletes have won ten medals, with two gold medals in football.
Uruguay's National Olympic Committee was created in 1923, and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Sport
| Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 90 |
Medals by gender
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |
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1924 Paris | Football | Men's competition[1] |
| Gold |
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1928 Amsterdam | Football | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Guillermo Douglas | 1932 Los Angeles | Rowing | Men's single sculls |
| Silver | Eduardo Risso | 1948 London | Rowing | Men's single sculls |
| Bronze | William Jones Juan Rodríguez |
1948 London | Rowing | Men's double sculls |
| Bronze | 1952 Helsinki | Basketball | Men's competition | |
| Bronze | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodríguez |
1952 Helsinki | Rowing | Men's double sculls |
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Basketball | Men's competition | |
| Bronze | Washington Rodríguez | 1964 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Silver | Milton Wynants | 2000 Sydney | Cycling | Men's points race |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Uruguay at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Uruguay
- Uruguay at the Paralympics
References
- ^ "When Uruguay dominated the world of football". Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
- "Uruguay". International Olympic Committee.
- "Uruguay". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/URU". olympanalyt.com.
- "Comité Olímpico Uruguayo - C.O.U." (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Uruguayo. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ed Berlioux, Monique (March 1979). "Uruguay and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (137). Lausanne: International Olympic Committee: 168–176. Retrieved 2008-04-01.