| Uruguay at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris | |
| Competitors | 33 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Uruguay competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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.
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Liberto Corney | Lightweight |  Graham (CAN)L | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Mario González | Bantamweight |  Andrén (SWE)L | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Jorge Nicolares | Lightweight |  Gutmans (LAT)W |  Tholey (FRA)L | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Andrés Recalde | Flyweight |  Lanzi (ITA)L | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Manuel Smoris | Featherweight | Bye | Depont (FRA) L | did not advance | 9 | ||
Six fencers, all men, represented Uruguay in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.
Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Héctor Belo Herrera | Épée | 5–4 | 7 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||
| Sabre | N/A | 4–2 | 1 Q | 4–4 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Santos Ferreira | Épée | 0–8 | 9 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||
| Domingo Mendy | Épée | 4–5 | 7 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||
| Foil | 1–1 | 2 Q | 2–2 | 2 Q | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Sabre | N/A | 2–3 | 4 Q | 1–7 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Pedro Mendy | Foil | 3–1 | 1 Q | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Sabre | N/A | 2–3 | 4 Q | 0–8 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Conrado Rolando | Épée | 4–4 | 5 Q | N/A | 4–6 | 8 | did not advance | ||||
| Sabre | N/A | 4–2 | 3 Q | 2–6 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Gilberto Telechea | Foil | 1–3 | 5 | did not advance | |||||||
| Héctor Belo Herrera Santos Ferreira Domingo Mendy Conrado Rolando | Team épée | 1–2 | 3 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||
| Héctor Belo Herrera Santos Ferreira Domingo Mendy Pedro Mendy Conrado Rolando | Team sabre | 0–2 | 3 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||
Uruguay competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924, winning the first of back-to-back gold medals.
Uruguay  | 3–0 |  United States |
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Petrone  10'44'Scarone 15' | Report |
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