Uruguay competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 5 sports.
Medalists Bronze Oscar Moglia, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scarón, Carlos Gonzáles, Sergio Matto, Raúl Mera, Héctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Héctor Garcia, Carlos Blixen, Nelson Chelle, and Ramiro Cortes — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
Athletics
Fermín Donazar
Basketball
Carlos Blixen Ramiro Cortes Héctor Costa Nelson Chelle Nelson Demarco Héctor García Otero Carlos González Sergio Matto Oscar Moglia Raúl Mera Ariel Olascoaga Milton Scaron
Cycling
Time trial Luis Pedro Serra — 1:12.3 (→ 5th place)
Team pursuit Alberto VelázquezEduardo PuertollanoLuis Pedro SerraRené Deceja — 14th placeAlso part of the team were Rodolfo Rodino and Alberto Domínguez
Individual road race René Deceja — 5:31:58 (→ 33rd place) Alberto Velázquez — did not finish (→ no ranking) Eduardo Puertollano — did not finish (→ no ranking) Raymundo Moyano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
One fencer represented Uruguay in 1956.
Men's sabre Teodoro Goliardi
Rowing
Uruguay had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.
Men's double sculls Paulo Carvalho Miguel Seijas
References
External links Montevideo.com Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database