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. Uruguay 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
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Uruguayan athletes have won a total of ten medals, with two gold medals in football.

The National Olympic Committee for Uruguay was created in 1923, and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1924 Paris1001
1928 Amsterdam1001
1932 Los Angeles0011
1936 Berlin0000
1948 London0112
1952 Helsinki0022
1956 Melbourne0011
1960 Rome0000
1964 Tokyo0011
1968 Mexico City0000
1972 Munich0000
1976 Montreal0000
1984 Los Angeles0000
1988 Seoul0000
1992 Barcelona0000
1996 Atlanta0000
2000 Sydney0101
2004 Athens0000
2008 Beijing0000
2012 London0000
2016 Rio de Janeiro0000
Totals (21 games)22610

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.
  • "Results and Medalists—Uruguay". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Uruguay". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • "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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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