Uruguay competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Olympics, Uruguay missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support for the United States boycott.
The Uruguayan Olympic Committee (, COU) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1968. A total of 29 athletes, 26 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Uruguay was represented at these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, judo and shooting.
Notable Uruguayan athletes included football stars Sebastián Coates and team captain Luis Suárez, who both had recently played for Liverpool F.C., siblings Alejandro and Andrea Foglia in men's and women's one-person dinghy sailing, and track hurdler Andrés Silva. Rower Rodolfo Collazo, who competed at his third Olympics along with Silva and the older Foglia, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Uruguay, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where track cyclist Milton Wynants won silver in the points race (currently replaced by the omnium).
Athletics
Uruguay has qualified one athlete in the men's 400 m hurdles through the "A" standard qualification time and qualified one athlete in the women's 400 m hurdles:
Key Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAndrés Silva400 m hurdles53.388Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankDéborah Rodríguez400 m hurdles57.04 NR7Did not advance
Cycling
Uruguay had qualified one cyclist in the men's road race through the UCI America tour.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankJorge SotoMen's road raceDid not finish
Football
Uruguay qualified a team in the men's tournament through the 2011 South American Youth Championship.
Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Judo
Uruguay had qualified one judoka in the men's middleweight (90 kg) class through additional places for the Americas.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJuan RomeroMen's −90 kgL 0000–1001Did not advance
Rowing
Uruguay had qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls through the Latin America Continental Qualification Regatta.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRodolfo CollazoEmiliano DumestreLightweight double sculls6:58.634 R6:51.675 SC/D7:11.203 FC6:51.9416 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
Sailing
Uruguay had qualified one boat each for the following events.
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Alejandro FogliaLaser1532827306935621068
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Andrea FogliaLaser Radial39343726324038313333EL30338 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Uruguay had qualified one shooter in the men's 10 m air rifle.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankRudi Lausarot10 m air rifle57547Did not advance
Swimming
Uruguay had qualified one swimmer in the men's 100 m freestyle through the Olympic selection time, and the other in the women's 100 m backstroke as a wildcard:
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGabriel Melconian100 m freestyle50.6835Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankInés Remersaro100 m backstroke1:08.0343Did not advance
See also Uruguay at the 2011 Pan American Games
References
External links Uruguay – Olympic Movement