Uruguay At The Olympics: Participation of athletes from Uruguay in the Olympic Games
Uruguay was first at the Olympic Games in 1924.
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They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since except the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. Uruguay has been in one Winter Olympic Games in 1998.
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| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
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The National Olympic Committee for Uruguay was formed in 1923, and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | National team | 1924 Paris | Football | Men's competition |
| Gold | National team | 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 | National team | 1952 Helsinki | Basketball | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodríguez | 1952 Helsinki | Rowing | Men's double sculls |
| Bronze | National team | 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 |
Related pages
References
Further reading
- Berlioux, Monique (March 1979). "Uruguay and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (137). Lausanne: International Olympic Committee: 168–176. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
Other websites
- "Comité Olímpico Uruguayo". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- "Comité Olímpico Uruguayo - C.O.U." (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Uruguayo. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- Uruguay profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
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