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Uruguay at the Olympics

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Uruguay at the
Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Uruguay was first at the Olympic Games in 1924. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since except the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. Uruguay has been in one Winter Olympic Games in 1998.

The National Olympic Committee for Uruguay was formed in 1923, and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
11 Gold National team 1924 Paris Football Men's competition
11 Gold National team 1928 Amsterdam Football Men's competition
33 Bronze Guillermo Douglas 1932 Los Angeles Rowing Men's single sculls
22 Silver Eduardo Risso 1948 London Rowing Men's single sculls
33 Bronze William Jones
Juan Rodríguez
1948 London Rowing Men's double sculls
33 Bronze National team 1952 Helsinki Basketball Men's competition
33 Bronze Miguel Seijas
Juan Rodríguez
1952 Helsinki Rowing Men's double sculls
33 Bronze National team 1956 Melbourne Basketball Men's competition
33 Bronze Washington Rodríguez 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's bantamweight
22 Silver Milton Wynants 2000 Sydney Cycling Men's points race
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References

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Further reading

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  • Berlioux, Monique (March 1979). "Uruguay and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (137). Lausanne: International Olympic Committee: 168–176. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-12.

Other websites

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