Uruguay at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Uruguay at the
1924 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Paris
Competitors33 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

Uruguay competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Gold

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.

Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Liberto Corney
Lightweight
 Graham (CAN)
L
did not advance 17
Mario González
Bantamweight
 Andrén (SWE)
L
did not advance 17
Jorge Nicolares
Lightweight
 
Gutmans (LAT
)
W
 Tholey (FRA)
L
did not advance 9
Andrés Recalde
Flyweight
 Lanzi (ITA)
L
did not advance 17
Manuel Smoris
Featherweight
Bye  Depont (FRA)
L
did not advance 9

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.

Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
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
Uruguay 7–0 Yugoslavia
Vidal 20'
Scarone 23'
Cea 50' 80'
Petrone 35' 61'
Romano 58'
Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,000
(FRA)
Round 2
Quarterfinals
France 1–5 Uruguay
Nicolas 12' Report Scarone 2' 24'
Petrone 58' 68'
Romano 83'
P. Chr. Andersen
(NOR)
Semifinals
Uruguay 2–1 Netherlands
Cea 62'
Scarone 81' (pen.)
Report
Pijl
32'
Final
Uruguay 3–0  Switzerland
Petrone 9'
Cea 65'
Romano 82'
Report
Marcel Slawik
(FRA)
Final rank
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Roster

References