Club Atlético Peñarol —also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros, and (familiarly) Manyas— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of Montevideo. Throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling. Its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division. The club traditionally plays in yellow and black-striped shirts.
The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international men's football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The national team is commonly referred to as La Celeste.
Sport in Uruguay has been an important part of Uruguayan culture, since the early start of the nation. Winners of such important awards such as the FIFA World Cup, the French Open, and Olympic medals, Uruguay has been a constantly successful sports nation in continental and world aspects.
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player for Club Atlético Olimpia of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB). He was the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA.
Gonzalo "Gonchi" Rodríguez Bongoll was a Uruguayan racing driver. He was killed in an accident at Laguna Seca Raceway during practice for a CART race.
Gonzalo Manuel García García, sometimes known simply as Gonzalo García or Gonzalo, is a professional football manager and former player. Born in Uruguay, he moved to Spain at the age of 13.
The Uruguay women's national football team represents Uruguay in international women's football.
Gonzalo Alejandro Jara Reyes is a Chilean professional footballer who currently plays for Chilean Primera División club Coquimbo Unido. He is a versatile defender and can play in either a full-back role or as a centre-back.
Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club Valencia and the Uruguay national team. He is nicknamed El Matador or Cazador ("Hunter") for his clinical finishing as well as his celebration, in which he makes a gesture resembling a bow and arrow. Cavani is widely considered one of the greatest strikers of his generation and one of Uruguay's best players.
Victor Cieslinskas Zinevicaite was a Uruguayan basketball player of Lithuanian descent. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 26, 1995.
Jayson Antonie Granger Amodio is a Uruguayan professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Listed at a height of 6'21⁄2" tall without shoes, and 200 lbs. (91 kg) in weight, he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Mauricio "El Pica” Aguiar is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a longtime member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Hebraica y Macabi of the Uruguayan Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
Carlos Andrés Sánchez Arcosa is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Peñarol. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a right winger. Sánchez is often nicknamed as "Pato" ("Duck") in his native country Uruguay.
Ariel Behar is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. He specializes in men's doubles and has won three ATP titles with Ecuadorian partner Gonzalo Escobar. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 39 achieved on 31 January 2022. He has taken part of the Uruguay Davis Cup team since 2009.
Diego Ernesto Castrillón Martinez is a former Uruguayan professional basketball player, coach and basketball teacher in Colegio Seminario. During his playing career, at a height of 2.00 m tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He was the Uruguayan League MVP and Uruguayan League Finals MVP, in 2003.
Club Atlético Peñarol Basketball, commonly known as simply Peñarol, is the senior men's basketball section of the Uruguayan sports club Peñarol, based in Montevideo. The team played in the Uruguayan Primera División, which was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation, until the club was expelled in 1997.
Luciano Parodi González is a Uruguayan professional basketball player for s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. A three-time Uruguayan League champion with Hebraica Macabi. Parodi was named Uruguayan League MVP and Finals MVP in 2016.
Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Valladolid and the Ecuador national team.
Gonzalo Ariel Sosa is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División side Audax Italiano.
