Uruguay at the Olympics

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.

Uruguay at the
Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 92nd
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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 Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1924 Paris33100119
1928 Amsterdam22100124
1932 Los Angeles2001126
1936 Berlin370000-
1948 London61011226
1952 Helsinki32002237
1956 Melbourne21001156
1960 Rome340000-
1964 Tokyo23001135
1968 Mexico City270000-
1972 Munich130000-
1976 Montreal90000-
1980 Moscowdid not participate
1984 Los Angeles180000-
1988 Seoul150000-
1992 Barcelona160000-
1996 Atlanta140000-
2000 Sydney14010164
2004 Athens150000-
2008 Beijing120000-
2012 London290000-
2016 Rio de Janeiro170000-
2020 Tokyo110000-
2024 Parisfuture event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total2261090

Medals by Winter Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1998 Nagano10000-
2002 Salt Lake Citydid not participate
2006 Turin
2010 Vancouver
2014 Sochi
2018 Pyeongchang
2022 Beijing
2026 Milan–Cortinafuture event
Total0000-

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Football2002
Rowing0134
Cycling0101
Basketball0022
Boxing0011
Totals (5 sports)22610

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold
1924 Paris FootballMen's competition
 Gold
1928 Amsterdam FootballMen's competition
 BronzeGuillermo Douglas 1932 Los Angeles RowingMen's single sculls
 SilverEduardo Risso 1948 London RowingMen's single sculls
 BronzeWilliam Jones
Juan Rodríguez		 1948 London RowingMen's double sculls
 Bronze
1952 Helsinki BasketballMen's competition
 BronzeMiguel Seijas
Juan Rodríguez		 1952 Helsinki RowingMen's double sculls
 Bronze
1956 Melbourne BasketballMen's competition
 BronzeWashington Rodríguez 1964 Tokyo BoxingMen's bantamweight
 SilverMilton Wynants 2000 Sydney CyclingMen's points race

See also
  • "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. {{cite journal}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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