Uruguay at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Uruguay at the Olympic Games

Flag of Uruguay
IOC code  URU
NOC Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (Spanish)
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 29 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Rodolfo Collazo (opening)[1]
Alejandro Foglia (closing)
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
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Uruguay competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

The Uruguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Uruguayo, COU) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1968.[2] A total of 29 athletes, 26 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Uruguay had its representation in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, judo and shooting.

Notable Uruguayan athletes featured football stars Sebastián Coates and team captain Luis Suárez, who both had recently played for the Liverpool F.C., siblings Alejandro and Andrea Foglia in one-person dinghy sailing, and track hurdler Andrés Silva. Rower Rodolfo Collazo, who competed at his third Olympics along with Silva and the older Foglia, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Uruguay, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where track cyclist Milton Wynants won silver for the points race (currently replaced by Omnium).

Athletics

Uruguay has qualified one athlete in the men's 400 m hurdles through the "A" standard qualification time and qualified one athlete in the women's 400 m hurdles:[3][4]

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
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andrés Silva 400 m hurdles 53.38 8 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Déborah Rodríguez 400 m hurdles 57.04 NR 7 Did not advance

Cycling

Uruguay had qualified one cyclist in the men's road race through the UCI America tour.

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jorge Soto Men's road race Did not finish

Football

Uruguay qualified a team in the men's tournament through the 2011 South American Youth Championship.[5]

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Uruguay squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Coach: Óscar Tabárez

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 GK Campana, MartinMartín Campaña 29 May 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 Uruguay Cerro Largo
2 DF Arias, RamonRamón Arias 27 July 1992 (aged 19) 3 0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting
3 DF Polenta, DiegoDiego Polenta 6 February 1992 (aged 20) 1 0 Italy Genoa
4 DF Coates, SebastianSebastián Coates 7 October 1990 (aged 21) 2 0 England Liverpool
5 DF Albin, EmilianoEmiliano Albín 24 January 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 Uruguay Peñarol
6 DF Rolin, AlexAlexis Rolín 7 February 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 Uruguay Nacional
7 FW Cavani, EdinsonEdinson Cavani* 14 February 1987 (aged 25) 2 3 Italy Napoli
8 MF Calzada, MaximilianoMaximiliano Calzada 21 April 1990 (aged 22) 3 0 Uruguay Nacional
9 FW Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez* (c) 24 January 1987 (aged 25) 2 3 England Liverpool
10 MF Ramirez, GastonGastón Ramírez 2 December 1990 (aged 21) 2 1 Italy Bologna
11 FW Hernandez, AbelAbel Hernández 8 August 1990 (aged 21) 2 1 Italy Palermo
12 FW Urretaviscaya, JonathanJonathan Urretaviscaya 19 March 1990 (aged 22) 2 0 Portugal Benfica
13 DF Aguirregaray, MatiasMatías Aguirregaray 1 April 1989 (aged 23) 2 0 Italy Palermo
14 MF Lodeiro, NicolasNicolás Lodeiro 21 March 1989 (aged 23) 2 0 Brazil Botafogo
15 MF Rodriguez, DiegoDiego Rodríguez 4 September 1989 (aged 22) 3 0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting
16 MF Viudez, TabareTabaré Viudez 8 September 1989 (aged 22) 3 0 Uruguay Nacional
17 MF Arevalo Rios, EgidioEgidio Arévalo Ríos* 1 January 1982 (aged 30) 2 0 Italy Palermo
18 GK Gelpi, LeandroLeandro Gelpi 27 February 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Great Britain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Senegal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1

26 July 2012
17:00

United Arab Emirates  1–2  Uruguay
Matar  23' Report Ramírez  42'
Lodeiro  56'

29 July 2012
17:00

Senegal  2–0  Uruguay
Konaté  10', 37' Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,093[8]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

1 August 2012
19:45

Great Britain  1–0  Uruguay
Sturridge  45+1' Report

Judo

Uruguay had qualified one judoka in the men's middleweight (90 kg) class through additional places for the Americas.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Juan Romero Men's −90 kg  Song D-n (KOR)
L 0000–1001		 Did not advance

Rowing

Uruguay had qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls through the Latin America Continental Qualification Regatta.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rodolfo Collazo
Emiliano Dumestre		 Lightweight double sculls 6:58.63 4 R 6:51.67 5 SC/D 7:11.20 3 FC 6:51.94 16

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

Uruguay had qualified one boat each for the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Alejandro Foglia Laser 15 3 28 27 30 6 9 3 5 6 2 106 8
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Andrea Foglia Laser Radial 39 34 37 26 32 40 38 31 33 33 EL 303 38

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

Shooting

Uruguay had qualified one shooter in the men's 10 m air rifle.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Rudi Lausarot 10 m air rifle 575 47 Did not advance

Swimming

Uruguay had qualified one swimmer in the men's 100 m freestyle through the Olympic selection time, and the other in the women's 100 m backstroke as a wildcard:[10][11]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriel Melconian 100 m freestyle 50.68 35 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Inés Remersaro 100 m backstroke 1:08.03 43 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rodolfo Collazo llevará la bandera". Ovacióndigital (in Spanish). 2012-07-10. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "This time it's different". El Observador. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ↑ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS, IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011
  5. ↑ "Brazil hit heights once more". FIFA.com. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Convocatoria Uruguay Fútbol Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). lovingfutbol.com. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "United Arab Emirates – Uruguay". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Senegal – Uruguay". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Great Britain – Uruguay". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  11. ↑ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming, FINA, retrieved 8 June 2011

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