Uruguay competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Medalists
Gold José Andrade, Pedro Arispe, Pedro Casella, Pedro Cea, Luis Chiappara, Pedro Etchegoyen, Alfredo Ghierra, Andrés Mazali, José Nasazzi, José Naya, Pedro Petrone, Ángel Romano, Zoilo Saldombide, Héctor Scarone, Pascual Somma, Humberto Tomassina, Antonio Urdinarán, Santos Urdinarán, Fermín Uriarte, José Vidal, Alfredo J. Zibechi, and Pedro Zingone — Football, Men's Team Competition
Results by event
Boxing
Five boxers represented Uruguay at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games. Nicolares was the only Uruguayan boxer to win a bout, reaching the second round before being defeated. Smoris also reached the second round via bye before losing his first bout.
BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchReferencesOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Liberto Corney Lightweight L did not advance 17 Mario González Bantamweight L did not advance 17 Jorge Nicolares Lightweight W L did not advance 9 Andrés Recalde Flyweight L did not advance 17 Manuel Smoris Featherweight Bye L did not advance 9
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 Total 1 5 .167
Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 3 .250 Round of 16 0 2 .000 Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 1 5 .167
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Uruguay in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.
Men
Ranks given are within the pool.
FencerEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Héctor Belo Herrera Épée 5–4 7 N/A did not advance Sabre N/A 4–2 1 Q 4–4 5 did not advance Santos Ferreira Épée 0–8 9 N/A did not advance Domingo Mendy Épée 4–5 7 N/A did not advance Foil 1–1 2 Q 2–2 2 Q 1–4 5 did not advance Sabre N/A 2–3 4 Q 1–7 8 did not advance Pedro Mendy Foil 3–1 1 Q 1–4 5 did not advance Sabre N/A 2–3 4 Q 0–8 9 did not advance Conrado Rolando Épée 4–4 5 Q N/A 4–6 8 did not advance Sabre N/A 4–2 3 Q 2–6 8 did not advance Gilberto Telechea Foil 1–3 5 did not advance Héctor Belo Herrera Santos Ferreira Domingo Mendy Conrado Rolando Team épée 1–2 3 N/A did not advance Héctor Belo Herrera Santos Ferreira Domingo Mendy Pedro Mendy Conrado Rolando Team sabre 0–2 3 N/A did not advance
Football
Uruguay competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924, winning the first of back-to-back gold medals.
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Final rank
Roster José Andrade Pedro Arispe Pedro Casella Pedro Cea Luis Chiappara Pedro Etchegoyen Alfredo Ghierra Andrés Mazali José Nasazzi José Naya Pedro Petrone Ángel Romano Zoilo Saldombide Héctor Scarone Pascual Somma Humberto Tomassina Antonio Urdinarán Santos Urdinarán Fermín Uriarte José Vidal Alfredo J. Zibechi Pedro Zignone
References
Montevideo.com Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database