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.
The Uruguay national basketball team represents Uruguay in men's international basketball competitions and it is governed by Federación Uruguaya de basketball, The team has made seven appearances in the FIBA World Cup and the team represents FIBA and FIBA Americas.
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 plays for Estudiantes of the Primera FEB. 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
Joseph Akongo is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer.
Eduardo Aranda is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Resistencia Sport Club in the Paraguayan División Intermedia.
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.
Gonzalo Mathías Mastriani Borges is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Athletico Paranaense.
Juan Carlos Pita Alvariza is a Uruguayan physician, politician and diplomat.
Tabaré Hackenbruch was an Uruguayan politician.
Alejandra Forlán Corazo is a Uruguayan psychologist, lecturer, and activist.
Gonzalo Rodrigo Carneiro Méndez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nacional.
Amaury Apolinar Filion Fernández is a Dominican former professional basketball player. A left-handed 2.06 m forward-center, Filion debuted in 1997 with Mauricio Báez, a club of Santo Domingo. He then moved to the United States, where he played at Artesia High School in Lakewood, California before going back to the Dominican Republic. Throughout his 20-year professional career, Filion has played in the Dominican Republic, France, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela; in 2007 he was named the LIDOBA Finals MVP. A long-time member of the Dominican national team, he won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and the gold medal at the 2004 Centrobasket.
Gonzalo Ariel Sosa is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División side Palestino.
The Liga de Ascenso is the second most important professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The competition began in 2004 under the name of Torneo Metropolitano. The promotion basketball championships replaced the Campeonato Federal de Segunda de Ascenso.
The Divisional Tercera de Ascenso is the third division of professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The competition began in 2003. The promotion basketball championships replaced the Third Promotion Federal Championship.
