Uruguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Uruguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	URU
NOC	Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cou.org.uy  (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	14 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Mónica Falcioni
Medals Ranked 64th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Uruguay was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Uruguayan Olympic Committee.

In total, 14 athletes including 11 men and three women represented Uruguay in seven different sports including athletics, cycling, equestrian, judo, sailing, shooting and swimming.

Uruguay won one medal at the games after Milton Wynants claimed silver in the men's points race.

Competitors

In total, 14 athletes represented Uruguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across seven different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	2	4
Cycling	2	0	2
Equestrian	2	0	2
Judo	1	0	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	3	1	4
Total	11	3	14

Medalists

Uruguay won one medal at the games after Milton Wynants claimed silver in the track cycling men's points race. ^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Milton Wynants	Cycling	Men's points race

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, four Uruguayan athletes participated in the athletics events – Monica Falcioni in the women's long jump, Nestor García in the men's marathon, Déborah Gyurcsek in the women's pole vault and Heber Viera in the men's 100 m and the men's 200 m. ^[1]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Heber Viera	Men's 100 m	10.54	4	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m	20.82	4 q	20.97	8	Did not advance
Nestor García	Men's marathon	—						2:22:30	46

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Monica Falcioni	Women's long jump	6.05	18	Did not advance
Déborah Gyurcsek	Women's pole vault	4.15	21	Did not advance

Cycling

Further information: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Uruguayan athletes participated in the cycling events – Gregorio Bare in the men's road race and Milton Wynants in the men's points race. ^[1]

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gregorio Bare	Men's road race	DNF

Track

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Milton Wynants	Men's points race	18

Equestrian

Further information: Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Uruguayan athletes participated in the equestrian events – Jorge Fernández and Henry Gramajo in the eventing individual. ^[1]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country		Show jumping		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Jorge Fernández	Tiberio	Eventing individual	74.0	35	Eliminated
Henry Gramajo	Potencial		83.0	37	Eliminated

Judo

Further information: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Uruguayan athlete participated in the judo events – Alvaro Paseyro in the men's –81 kg. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	First round	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Repechage 4	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alvaro Paseyro	–81 kg	Bye	Turayev  (UZB) W 1010–0000	Ochirbat  (MGL) W 1001–0000	Takimoto  (JPN) L 0001–0001	Did not advance	Bye		Seilkhanov  (KAZ) W 1001–0001	Kwak  (PRK) W 1000–0001	Delgado  (POR) L 0000–1011	5

Sailing

Further information: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Uruguayan athlete participated in the sailing events – Adolfo Carrau in the laser. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Adolfo Carrau	Laser	20	35	29	25	27	27	33	27	21	29	25	230	30

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Uruguayan athlete participated in the shooting events – Luis Méndez in the men's 10 m air pistol. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Luis Méndez	10 m air pistol	556	41	Did not advance

Swimming

Further information: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, four Uruguayan athletes participated in the swimming events – Serrana Fernández in the women's 100 m backstroke, Diego Gallo in the men's 100 m backstroke, Paul Kutscher in the men's 50 m freestyle and the men's 100 m freestyle and Francisco Picasso in the men's 200 m individual medley. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paul Kutscher	Men's 50 m freestyle	23.90	48	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	52.22	46	Did not advance
Diego Gallo	Men's 100 m backstroke	58.18	41	Did not advance
Francisco Picasso	Men's 200 m individual medley	02:10.97	52	Did not advance
Serrana Fernández	Women's 100 m backstroke	01:06.57	38	Did not advance

See also

• Uruguay at the 1999 Pan American Games

External links

• sports-reference
• The Results, International Olympic Committee
• Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
• Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
• The Results, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

References

1. "Uruguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2025.