Uruguay competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Uruguayan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its Uruguay's support to the United States-led boycott. Uruguay left the Olympics with no medals earned.
| Uruguay at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | URU |
| NOC | Uruguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 11 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Déborah Rodríguez Bruno Cetraro |
| Flag bearer (closing) | María Pía Fernández |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
edit| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Athletics
editUruguayan athletes further achieved the entry standards, by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event, one man was qualified by Universality place):[2][3]
- 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Déborah Rodríguez | Women's 800 m | 2:00.90 | 2 Q | 2:01.76 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| María Pía Fernández | Women's 1500 m | 4:59.56 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Emiliano Lasa | Men's long jump | 7.95 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Judo
editUruguay qualified one judoka for the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. Alain Aprahamian accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Alain Aprahamian | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  Pacek (SWE)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | |||||
Rowing
editUruguay qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing the first of three berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bruno Cetraro Felipe Klüver |
Men's lightweight double sculls | 6:42.85 | 6 R | 6:36.87 | 3 SA/B | 6:11.48 | 2 FA | 6:24.21 | 6 |
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
editUruguayan sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Dolores Moreira | Women's Laser Radial | 23 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 12 | — | EL | 173 | 22 | ||
| Pablo Defazio Dominique Knüppel |
Mixed Nacra 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | EL | 179 | 18 | |
M = Medal race; DSQ = Disqualified; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
editUruguay received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Enzo Martínez | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.52 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Nicole Frank | Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:18.93 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule". International Rowing Federation. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Dane, Belgium win Laser Radial Worlds". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.