| Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 12 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alejandro Foglia |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Uruguay sent a team of 12 athletes [1] to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Andrés Silva [2] | 400 m | 46.34 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Heber Viera [2] | 200 m | 20.93 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marcela Britos [1] | 800 m | 2:08.98 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Wynants | Men's points race | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Leandro Salvagno Rattaro | Single sculls | 7:52.53 | 4 QF | N/A | 7:26.85 | 6 SC/D | 7:32.83 | 4 FD | 7:04.13 | 19 | |
| Rodolfo Collazo Angel García | Lightweight double sculls | 6:25.86 | 4 R | 6:46.98 | 3 SC/D | N/A | 6:33.49 | 2 FC | 6:30.61 | 15 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Alejandro Foglia | Laser | 12 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | CAN | EL | 133 | 17 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Carolina Lozado | 10 m air pistol | 367 | 43 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martín Kutscher | 100 m freestyle | 50.08 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:49.61 | 36 | Did not advance | ||||
| Francisco Picasso | 50 m freestyle | 23.01 | 51 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Antonella Scanavino | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.28 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
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