Uruguay at the Olympics
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| Uruguay at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 90th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
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[edit]
Medals by Summer Games[edit]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1924 Paris |
33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
 1928 Amsterdam |
22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
 1932 Los Angeles |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
 1936 Berlin |
37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1948 London |
61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
 1952 Helsinki |
32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
 1956 Melbourne |
21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
 1960 Rome |
34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1964 Tokyo |
23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
 1968 Mexico City |
27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1972 Munich |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1976 Montreal |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1980 Moscow |
Did not participate | |||||
 1984 Los Angeles |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1988 Seoul |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1992 Barcelona |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1996 Atlanta |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Sydney |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
 2004 Athens |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 2008 Beijing |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 London |
29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 2020 Tokyo |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 2024 Paris |
Future Event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles
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| 2032 Brisbane
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| Total | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 89 | |
Medals by Winter Games[edit]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Nagano |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Did not participate | |||||
 2006 Turin
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| 2010 Vancouver
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 2014 Sochi
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 2018 Pyeongchang
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| 2022 Beijing
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| 2026 Milan–Cortina |
Future Event | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Medals by sport[edit]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Football | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rowing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Cycling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Basketball | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 sports) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
List of medalists[edit]
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
1924 Paris |
 Football |
Men's competition | |
| Gold |
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 |
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Men's points race |
See also[edit]
- List of flag bearers for Uruguay at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Uruguay
- Uruguay at the Paralympics
External links[edit]
- "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. Lausanne: International Olympic Committee (137): 168–176. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
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