Uruguay at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Uruguay at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors17 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Dolores Moreira[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uruguay competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 to 21 August 2016. 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 partial support to the United States-led boycott.

The Uruguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Uruguayo, COU) confirmed a team of 17 athletes, 12 men and 5 women, to compete in eight sports at the Games.[2][3] It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1968, without any association to the team-based sports. There was only a single competitor in judo, rowing, tennis, weightlifting, and equestrian.

Four athletes on the Uruguayan roster previously competed at London 2012, with two of them headed to their fourth Games: hurdler Andrés Silva and sailing legend Alejandro Foglia, who finished among the top eight in the Laser class before moving to Finn. Foglia was joined by his older sister Mariana, who sailed alongside her husband Pablo Defazio in the Nacra 17 category.[4] Other notable Uruguayan athletes included marathon twins Martín and Nicolás Cuestas, world no. 40 tennis player Pablo Cuevas, and 17-year-old Laser Radial sailor Dolores Moreira, who was selected to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.[1][5]

Uruguay, however, did not win any Olympic medals in Rio de Janeiro. The nation's last medal happened at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where track cyclist Milton Wynants bagged a silver in the points race (currently replaced by Omnium). Unable to end the nation's 16-year podium drought, long jumper Emiliano Lasa delivered the most successful outcome for the Uruguayans at the Games, placing sixth in the men's long jump final.[6]

Athletics (track and field)

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguayan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7][8]

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
  • NM = No mark
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andrés Silva Men's 400 m hurdles 49.21 3 Q 49.75 6 Did not advance
Martín Cuestas Men's marathon — 2:28:10 110
Nicolás Cuestas — 2:17:44 40
Andrés Zamora — 2:18:36 50
Déborah Rodríguez Women's 800 m 2:01.86 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Emiliano Lasa Men's long jump 8.14 3 q 8.10 6

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguay has entered one jumping rider into the Olympic jumping competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games, signifying the nation's Olympic show jumping comeback for the first time in 56 years.[9][10]

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Nestor Nielsen van Hoff Prince Royal de la Luz Individual 1 =25 Q 9 10 =44 Q 13 23 42 Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguay has qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. Pablo Aprahamian earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as Uruguay's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[11][12]

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
Pablo Aprahamian Men's −100 kg Bye  Buzacarini (BRA)
L 000–100 		Did not advance

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguay has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.[13]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jhonatan Esquivel Men's single sculls 7:16.08 3 QF Bye 7:40.27 5 SC/D 7:22.98 1 FC 7:13.65 18

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

Main articles: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Uruguayan sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and South American qualifying regattas.[14][15]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Alejandro Foglia Men's Finn 21 UFD 9 17 20 21 15 15 3 1 — EL 122 19
Dolores Moreira Women's Laser Radial 12 32 23 22 31 28 28 7 11 24 — EL 185 25
Pablo Defazio
Mariana Foglia 		Mixed Nacra 17 19 5 11 13 17 19 16 16 17 6 6 16 EL 142 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Uruguay has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[16][17]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martín Melconian Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:02.67 39 Did not advance
Inés Remersaro Women's 100 m freestyle 57.85 NR 34 Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Uruguay has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament, signifying the nation's comeback to the sport since 1996. Pablo Cuevas (world no. 40) qualified directly for the men's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.[18][19]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Pablo Cuevas Men's singles  Basilashvili (GEO)
W 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–3 		 Bellucci (BRA)
L 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Uruguay has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a female weightlifter to the Olympics, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1996.[20][21]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Sofía Rito Women's −53 kg 64 13 82 12 146 12

See also

References

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