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.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 1 3Canoeing 1 0 1Cycling 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Rowing 1 0 1Rugby sevens 12 0 12Sailing 2 1 3Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 0 1 1Total 21 4 25
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):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSantiago CatrofeMen's 5000 m13:56.4014colspan=4 Did not advanceMaría Pía FernándezWomen's 1500 m4:19.3015 R4:16.4612Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionEmiliano LasaMen's long jump7.8713Did 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.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMatías OteroMen's K-1 1000 m3:43.6553:30.8123:48.919 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.
AthleteEventTimeRankEric FagúndezMen's road race6:28:3155
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 / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlain Mikael AprahamianMen's –81 kgL 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.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBruno CetraroMen's single sculls7:04.042 QFcolspan=26:51.43 3 SA/B 7:08.295 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 roundClassificationClassificationOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUruguay men'sMen's tournamentL 12–40 L 12–19L 17–334L 14–19W 21–1011
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.
Team roster
Group stage
9–12th place playoff semi-final
Eleventh place match
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.
Medal race events AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Dolores MoreiraWomen's ILCA 624279251092825colspan=3 EL15722Hernán UmpierreFernando DizMen's 49er5214217139481371611010 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
Uruguay sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLeo NollesMen's 100 m freestyle50.5847 Did not advanceNicole FrankWomen's 200 m medley2:18.0030 Did 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 / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMaría Sara GrippoliWomen's –49 kgL 4–11, 0–7Did not advance
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