Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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| Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 25 (21 men and 4 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Emiliano Lasa & María Sara Grippoli |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Matías Otero & Dolores Moreira |
| Medals |
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| 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.
Athletics
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
Sprint
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
Road
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
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
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
- 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 |  FijiL 12–40 |
 FranceL 12–19 |
 United StatesL 17–33 |
4 |  KenyaL 14–19 |
Japan W 21–10 |
11 |
Men's tournament
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 | 27 May 1998 (aged 26) |
| 2 | Valentin Grille | 15 June 1998 (aged 26) |
| 3 | Tomás Etcheverry | 30 September 2001 (aged 22) |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Tafernaberry | 27 May 2002 (aged 22) |
| 5 | Bautista Basso | 18 January 2001 (aged 23) |
| 6 | Diego Ardao (c) | 4 August 1995 (aged 28) |
| 7 | Mateo Viñals | 7 October 1998 (aged 25) |
| 8 | Felipe Arcos Pérez | 17 May 2000 (aged 24) |
| 9 | Guillermo Lijtenstein | 14 September 1990 (aged 33) |
| 10 | Baltazar Amaya | 26 May 1999 (aged 25) |
| 11 | Ignacio Facciolo | 12 August 2001 (aged 22) |
| 12 | Juan Gonzalez | 12 April 2003 (aged 21) |
| 13 | Koba Brazionis | 7 October 1998 (aged 25) |
| 14 | Dante Soto | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
| 24 July 2024 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 Rugby | Try: 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 20:00 |
| France | 19–12 | Uruguay |
| Try: Zeghdar 3' c Dupont 9' m Joseph 12' c Con: Barraque (2/3) 10', 14' | World Rugby | Try: 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 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 Rugby | Try: 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
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| 25 July 2024 20:30 |
| Uruguay | 14–19 | Kenya |
| Try: Tafernaberry 1' c Amaya 16' c Con: Tafernaberry (1/1) 1' Lijtenstein (1/1) 16' | World Rugby | Try: 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 16:30 |
| Japan | 10–21 | Uruguay |
| Try: Ishida 6' m Tsuoka 11' m | World Rugby | Try: 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
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 | 9 | 28 | 25 | — | EL | 157 | 22 | |||
| Hernán Umpierre Fernando Diz |
Men's 49er | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 110 | 10 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
