Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Uruguay at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Uruguay.svg
IOC code URU
NOC Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website www.cou.org.uy  (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors25 in 9 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Emiliano Lasa & María Sara Grippoli
Flag bearer (closing) Matías Otero & Dolores Moreira
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uruguay competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Uruguayan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Moscow 1980 as part of the United States-led boycott.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 213
Canoeing 101
Cycling 101
Judo 101
Rowing 101
Rugby sevens 12012
Sailing 213
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 011
Total21425

Athletics

Uruguayan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each, one man was qualified by Universality place): [1] [2]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Santiago Catrofe Men's 5000 m 13:56.4014—Did not advance
María Pía Fernández Women's 1500 m 4:19.3015 R4:16.4612Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Emiliano Lasa Men's long jump 7.8713Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

For the first time since 2004, Uruguayan canoeists qualified one boat in the following distances for the Games through the 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States. [3]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Matías Otero Men's K-1 1000 m 3:43.6553:30.8123:48.919 FB3:30.4814

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

For the first time since 2012, Uruguay entered one male rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, after getting the re-allocation of unused quota places through the UCI Nation Ranking.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Eric Fagúndez Men's road race 6:28:3155

Judo

Uruguay qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Alain Mikael Aprahamian (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Alain Mikael Aprahamian Men's –81 kg ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Nagase  (JPN)
L 00–10		Did not advance

Rowing

Uruguayan rowers qualified one boats in the men's single sculls for the Games, through the 2024 Americas Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bruno Cetraro Men's single sculls 7:04.042 QFBye6:51.433 SA/B7:08.295 FB7:22.7112

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

Rugby sevens

Summary
TeamEventPool roundClassificationClassification
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Uruguay men's Men's tournament Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
L 12–40		Flag of France.svg  France
L 12–19		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 17–33		4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
L 14–19		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 21–10		11

Men's tournament

Uruguay national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Sudamérica Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Montevideo, marking the nation's debut in the sport. [4] [5]

Team roster

Uruguay's squad of 12 players was named on 11 July 2024. Additionally, Koba Brazionis and Dante Soto were named as traveling reserves. [6] [7]

Head coach: Ivo Dugonjic

No.PlayerDate of birth (age)
1 James McCubbin (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 26)
2 Valentin Grille (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 26)
3 Tomás Etcheverry (2001-09-30)30 September 2001 (aged 22)
4 Juan Manuel Tafernaberry (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 22)
5 Bautista Basso (2001-01-18)18 January 2001 (aged 23)
6 Diego Ardao (c) (1995-08-04)4 August 1995 (aged 28)
7 Mateo Viñals (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 25)
8 Felipe Arcos Pérez (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 24)
9 Guillermo Lijtenstein (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 33)
10 Baltazar Amaya (1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (aged 25)
11 Ignacio Facciolo (2001-08-12)12 August 2001 (aged 22)
12 Juan Gonzalez (2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 21)
13 Koba Brazionis (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 25)
14 Dante Soto (2003-06-02)2 June 2003 (aged 21)
Group stage
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33009736+619Advance to Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France (H)3111434306
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31115767−106
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 30034192−513
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
17:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg40–12Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Try: Nasova (2) 2' m, 7' c
Loganimasi 5' c
Nacuqu 8' c
Teba 11' c
Ravutaumada 15' c
Con: Nacuqu (3/4) 6', 7', 8'
Teba (1/1) 12'
Tamani (1/1) 25'		 World Rugby Try: González 4' c
Basso 10' m
Con: Lijtenstein (1/1) 4'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000 [8] [9]
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales/Great Britain)
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
20:00
France  Flag of France.svg19–12Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Try: Zeghdar 3' c
Dupont 9' m
Joseph 12' c
Con: Barraque (2/3) 10', 14'		 World Rugby Try: Facciolo 8' c
González 10' m
Con: Lijtenstein (1/1) 8'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000 [8] [9]
Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)
25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg33–17Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Try: Baker (4) 1' c, 8' c, 11' c, 14' m
Lacamp 8' c
Con: Tomasin (4/5) 1', 9', 9', 11'		 World Rugby Try: Amaya (2) 3' m, 13' m
Basso 5' c
Con: Lijtenstein (1/2) 6'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000 [10]
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
9–12th place playoff semi-final
Kenya conversion against Uruguay Uruguay vs. Kenya, 2024 Summer Olympic rugby sevens, men's placing 9-12, 2024-07-25 (101).jpg
Kenya conversion against Uruguay
25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
20:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg14–19Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Try: Tafernaberry 1' c
Amaya 16' c
Con: Tafernaberry (1/1) 1'
Lijtenstein (1/1) 16'		 World Rugby Try: Okoth 10' c
Asati 12' c
Okong'o 18'
Con: Mboya (2/2) 11', 12'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000 [10]
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
Eleventh place match
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
16:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg10–21Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Try: Ishida 6' m
Tsuoka 11' m		 World Rugby Try: González (2) 1' c, 4' c
Viñals 2' c
Con: Tafernaberry (3/3) 1', 3', 4'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

Sailing

Uruguayan sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and 2024 ILCA 6 World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina. [11]

Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Dolores Moreira Women's ILCA 6 2427925102892825—EL15722
Hernán Umpierre
Fernando Diz 		Men's 49er 521421713189481371611010

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Uruguay sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [12]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Leo Nolles Men's 100 m freestyle 50.5847Did not advance
Nicole Frank Women's 200 m medley 2:18.0030Did not advance

Taekwondo

Uruguay qualified one athlete to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. María Sara Grippoli secured her spot through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
María Sara Grippoli Women's –49 kg ByeFlag of Spain.svg  Cerezo  (ESP)
L 4–11, 0–7		Did not advance

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