Uruguay at the 2007 Pan American Games

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Uruguay at the
2007 Pan American Games
Flag of Uruguay.svg
IOC code URU
NOC Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website www.cou.org.uy
in Rio de Janeiro
13–29 July 2007
Competitors173 in 22 sports
Flag bearer Andrés Silva
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The 15th Pan-American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007.

2007 Pan American Games 15th edition of the Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, which was an Olympic qualification for 13 International Federations (IFs).

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Medals

Silver medal america.svg Silver

Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing

Pablo Defazio is a Uruguayan sailor. He and Mariana Foglia placed 17th in the Nacra 17 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Bronze medal (Americas).svg Bronze

Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball

The Uruguay national basketball team participates in international competitions.

Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling

Competitors by event

Athletics

Andrés Silva Uruguayan athlete

Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos is a Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

Heber Viera athletics competitor

Heber Williams Viera da Silva is a Uruguayan sprinter who has been prominent in South American sprints since the turn of the century. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008, being knocked out in the heats each time.

Déborah Gyurcsek Olivera is a female track and field athlete from Uruguay, who competes in the pole vault event. A one-time Olympian (2000), she won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her personal best is 4.23 metres achieved in 2000.

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated United States (72-81)
  • Lost to Argentina (69-71)
  • Defeated Panama (76-68)
  • Semi Finals
  • Lost to Brazil (73-85)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Defeated Argentina (99-93) → Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster

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

Esteban Batista basketball player

Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is an Uruguayan professional basketball player for Club Nacional de Football of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. He was the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA.

Nicolás Mazzarino is a Uruguayan professional basketball player for Club Malvin in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He also holds an Italian passport. At a height of 1.83 m (6'0") tall, he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Beach Volleyball

Canoeing

Cycling

Equestrian

Field Hockey

Women's Team Competition

Football

Women's Team Competition

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

Judo

Karate

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Skating

Swimming

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Men's Competition

  • 2:04:16.84 — 28th place

Women's Competition

  • 2:15:18.67 — 25th place

Weightlifting

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