Uruguay at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Uruguay at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flag of Uruguay.svg
IOC code URU
NOC Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website www.cou.org.uy  (in Spanish)
in Paris
Competitors33 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uruguay competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Results by event

Boxing

Five boxers represented Uruguay at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games. Nicolares was the only Uruguayan boxer to win a bout, reaching the second round before being defeated. Smoris also reached the second round via bye before losing his first bout.

BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchReferences
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Liberto Corney Lightweight Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Graham  (CAN)
L
did not advance17 [2]
Mario González Bantamweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Andrén  (SWE)
L
did not advance17 [3]
Jorge Nicolares Lightweight Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Gutmans  (LAT)
W
Flag of France.svg  Tholey  (FRA)
L
did not advance9 [2]
Andrés Recalde Flyweight Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Lanzi  (ITA)
L
did not advance17 [4]
Manuel Smoris Featherweight ByeFlag of France.svg  Depont  (FRA)
L
did not advance9 [5]

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Uruguay in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

FencerEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Héctor Belo Herrera Épée 5–47N/Adid not advance
Sabre N/A4–21 Q4–45did not advance
Santos Ferreira Épée 0–89N/Adid not advance
Domingo Mendy Épée 4–57N/Adid not advance
Foil 1–12 Q2–22 Q1–45did not advance
Sabre N/A2–34 Q1–78did not advance
Pedro Mendy Foil 3–11 Q1–45did not advance
Sabre N/A2–34 Q0–89did not advance
Conrado Rolando Épée 4–45 QN/A4–68did not advance
Sabre N/A4–23 Q2–68did not advance
Gilberto Telechea Foil 1–35did not advance
Héctor Belo Herrera
Santos Ferreira
Domingo Mendy
Conrado Rolando
Team épée 1–23N/Adid not advance
Héctor Belo Herrera
Santos Ferreira
Domingo Mendy
Pedro Mendy
Conrado Rolando
Team sabre 0–23N/Adid not advance

Football

Uruguay competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924, winning the first of back-to-back gold medals.

Round 1
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg7–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Vidal Soccerball shade.svg20'
Scarone Soccerball shade.svg23'
Cea Soccerball shade.svg50'Soccerball shade.svg80'
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg61'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Georges Vallat (FRA)
Round 2
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg10'Soccerball shade.svg44'
Scarone Soccerball shade.svg15'
Report
Stade Bergeyre
Attendance: 10,455
Referee: Charles Barette (BEL)
Quarterfinals
France  Flag of France.svg1–5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Nicolas Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Scarone Soccerball shade.svg2'Soccerball shade.svg24'
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg58'Soccerball shade.svg68'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)
Semifinals
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Cea Soccerball shade.svg62'
Scarone Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)
Report Pijl Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: G. Vallat (FRA)
Final
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg9'
Cea Soccerball shade.svg65'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)
Final rank
Gold medal icon.svg
Roster

References

  1. "Olympedia – Uruguay at the 1924 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  2. 1 2 "Olympedia – Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  3. "Olympedia – Bantamweight (≤118 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  4. "Olympedia – Flyweight (≤112 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  5. "Olympedia – Featherweight (≤126 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.