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Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Uruguay at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors25 in 9 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Emiliano Lasa & María Sara Grippoli
Flag bearer (closing)Matías Otero & Dolores Moreira
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uruguay competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Uruguayan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Moscow 1980 as part of the United States-led boycott.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 1 3
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 1 0 1
Judo 1 0 1
Rowing 1 0 1
Rugby sevens 12 0 12
Sailing 2 1 3
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 0 1 1
Total 21 4 25

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguayan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each, one man was qualified by Universality place):[1][2]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Santiago Catrofe Men's 5000 m 13:56.40 14 — Did not advance
María Pía Fernández Women's 1500 m 4:19.30 15 R 4:16.46 12 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Emiliano Lasa Men's long jump 7.87 13 Did not advance

Canoeing

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Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

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For the first time since 2004, Uruguayan canoeists qualified one boat in the following distances for the Games through the 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.[3]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matías Otero Men's K-1 1000 m 3:43.65 5 3:30.81 2 3:48.91 9 FB 3:30.48 14

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

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For the first time since 2012, Uruguay entered one male rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, after getting the re-allocation of unused quota places through the UCI Nation Ranking.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Eric Fagúndez Men's road race 6:28:31 55

Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguay qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Alain Mikael Aprahamian (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alain Mikael Aprahamian Men's –81 kg Bye  Nagase (JPN)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Rowing

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Main articles: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguayan rowers qualified one boats in the men's single sculls for the Games, through the 2024 Americas Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bruno Cetraro Men's single sculls 7:04.04 2 QF Bye 6:51.43 3 SA/B 7:08.29 5 FB 7:22.71 12

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

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Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Pool round Classification Classification
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Uruguay men's Men's tournament  Fiji
L 12–40 		 France
L 12–19 		 United States
L 17–33 		4  Kenya
L 14–19 		 Japan
W 21–10 		11

Men's tournament

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Main articles: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Uruguay national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Sudamérica Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Montevideo, marking the nation's debut in the sport.[4][5]

Team roster

Uruguay's squad of 12 players was named on 11 July 2024. Additionally, Koba Brazionis and Dante Soto were named as traveling reserves.[6][7]

Head coach: Ivo Dugonjic

No. Player Date of birth (age)
1 James McCubbin (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 26)
2 Valentin Grille (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 26)
3 Tomás Etcheverry (2001-09-30)30 September 2001 (aged 22)
4 Juan Manuel Tafernaberry (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 22)
5 Bautista Basso (2001-01-18)18 January 2001 (aged 23)
6 Diego Ardao (c) (1995-08-04)4 August 1995 (aged 28)
7 Mateo Viñals (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 25)
8 Felipe Arcos Pérez (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 24)
9 Guillermo Lijtenstein (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 33)
10 Baltazar Amaya (1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (aged 25)
11 Ignacio Facciolo (2001-08-12)12 August 2001 (aged 22)
12 Juan Gonzalez (2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 21)
13 Koba Brazionis (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 25)
14 Dante Soto (2003-06-02)2 June 2003 (aged 21)
Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 3 3 0 0 97 36 +61 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2  France (H) 3 1 1 1 43 43 0 6
3  United States 3 1 1 1 57 67 −10 6
4  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 41 92 −51 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts


24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
17:00
Fiji 40–12 Uruguay
Try: Nasova (2) 2' m, 7' c
Loganimasi 5' c
Nacuqu 8' c
Teba 11' c
Ravutaumada 15' c
Con: Nacuqu (3/4) 6', 7', 8'
Teba (1/1) 12'
Tamani (1/1) 25'		World RugbyTry: González 4' c
Basso 10' m
Con: Lijtenstein (1/1) 4'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[8][9]
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales/Great Britain)
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
20:00
France 19–12 Uruguay
Try: Zeghdar 3' c
Dupont 9' m
Joseph 12' c
Con: Barraque (2/3) 10', 14'		World RugbyTry: Facciolo 8' c
González 10' m
Con: Lijtenstein (1/1) 8'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[8][9]
Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)
25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
15:00
United States 33–17 Uruguay
Try: Baker (4) 1' c, 8' c, 11' c, 14' m
Lacamp 8' c
Con: Tomasin (4/5) 1', 9', 9', 11'		World RugbyTry: Amaya (2) 3' m, 13' m
Basso 5' c
Con: Lijtenstein (1/2) 6'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000[10]
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
9–12th place playoff semi-final
Kenya conversion against Uruguay
25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
20:30
Uruguay 14–19 Kenya
Try: Tafernaberry 1' c
Amaya 16' c
Con: Tafernaberry (1/1) 1'
Lijtenstein (1/1) 16'		World RugbyTry: Okoth 10' c
Asati 12' c
Okong'o 18'
Con: Mboya (2/2) 11', 12'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000[10]
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
Eleventh place match
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
16:30
Japan 10–21 Uruguay
Try: Ishida 6' m
Tsuoka 11' m		World RugbyTry: González (2) 1' c, 4' c
Viñals 2' c
Con: Tafernaberry (3/3) 1', 3', 4'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

Sailing

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Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguayan sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and 2024 ILCA 6 World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina.[11]

Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Dolores Moreira Women's ILCA 6 24 27 9 25 10 28 9 28 25 — EL 157 22
Hernán Umpierre
Fernando Diz 		Men's 49er 5 2 14 2 17 13 18 9 4 8 13 7 16 110 10

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguay sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Leo Nolles Men's 100 m freestyle 50.58 47 Did not advance
Nicole Frank Women's 200 m medley 2:18.00 30 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguay qualified one athlete to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. María Sara Grippoli secured her spot through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
María Sara Grippoli Women's –49 kg Bye  Cerezo (ESP)
L 4–11, 0–7 		Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Canotaje: El uruguayo Matías Otero ganó la medalla de plata en el Panamericano de Canadá". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Brazil and Uruguay qualify for Paris 2024". World Rugby. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Sudamericano de rugby 7, clasificados a París 2024: Uruguay hace historia y Brasil confirma su dominio" [South American rugby 7s, qualified for Paris 2024: Uruguay makes history and Brazil confirms its dominance] (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Plantel de Los Teros 7's para los Juegos Olímpicos". Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ worldrugby.org. "Uruguay - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b Martel, Clément (25 July 2024). "Paris 2024: A festive first day in rugby sevens, yet short of blue sparkles". Le Monde. Groupe Le Monde. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Record crowd as rugby sevens gets Olympic Games Paris 2024 off to a flying start". world.rugby. World Rugby. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b "JO Paris 2024 : énorme bronca à l'entrée des Argentins puis un stade de France en feu pour la qualification de l'équipe de France à 7" [Paris 2024 Olympics: a huge roar as the Argentinians enter the stadium, then a blaze at the Stade de France as the French 7-a-side team qualify]. Le Figaro (in French). Groupe Figaro. 25 July 2024. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "BRAZIL DOMINATES THE SEA TO CLAIM GOLD AND PARIS 2024 TICKETS". Pan Am Sports. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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