Uruguay first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924 and sent its athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic edition since then, except when they boycotted Moscow 1980. This nation has competed in Winter Olympic Games once, only in 1998.
Uruguay has not yet won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games, but the athletes have won a total of ten medals at the Summer Olympic Games, including two golds from the men's football tournament in 1924 and 1928.
Uruguayan Olympic Committee was created and duly recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1923.
Medal table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris 1924 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Amsterdam 1928 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Los Angeles 1932 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Berlin 1936 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| London 1948 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Helsinki 1952 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| Melbourne 1956 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Rome 1960 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tokyo 1964 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Mexico City 1968 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Munich 1972 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montreal 1976 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Moscow 1980 | Did not participate | |||||
| Los Angeles 1984 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Seoul 1988 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Barcelona 1992 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Atlanta 1996 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sydney 2000 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Athens 2004 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beijing 2008 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| London 2012 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tokyo 2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
Medals by Winter Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagano 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medals by Summer Sport[]
| Sports | 
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Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 90 |
Medal winners[]
| Games | Medal | Athlete | Sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris 1924 |
|
José Andrade Pedro Arispe Pedro Cea Alfredo Ghierra Andrés Mazali José Nasazzi José Naya Pedro Petrone Ángel Romano Héctor Scarone Humberto Tomasina Antonio Urdinarán Santos Urdinarán José Vidal Alfredo Zibechi Pedro Casella |
Football | Men's tournament |
| Amsterdam 1928 |
|
José Andrade Pedro Arispe Juan Arremón René Borjas Antonio Campolo Adhemar Canavesi Héctor Castro Pedro Cea Lorenzo Fernández Roberto Figueroa Alvaro Gestido Andrés Mazali José Nasazzi Pedro Petrone Juan Piriz Héctor Scarone Santos Urdinarán Peregrino Anselmo |
Football | Men's tournament |
| Los Angeles 1932 |
|
Guillermo Douglas | Rowing | Men's single sculls |
| London 1948 |
|
Eduardo Risso | Rowing | Men's single sculls |
| London 1948 |
|
William Jones Juan Rodríguez |
Rowing | Men's double sculls |
| Helsinki 1952 |
|
Martín Acosta Lara Enrique Baliño Victorio Cieslinskas Héctor Costa Nelson Demarco Héctor García Otero Tabaré Larre Borges Adesio Lombardo Roberto Lovera Sergio Matto Wilfredo Peláez Carlos Roselló |
Basketball | Men's tournament |
| Helsinki 1952 |
|
Miguel Seijas Juan Rodríguez |
Rowing | Men's double sculls |
| Melbourne 1956 |
|
Carlos Blixen Ramiro Cortés Héctor Costa Nelson Chelle Nelson Demarco Héctor García Otero Carlos González Sergio Matto Raúl Mera Oscar Moglia Ariel Olascoaga Milton Scaron |
Basketball | Men's tournament |
| Tokyo 1964 |
|
Washington Rodríguez | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Sydney 2000 |
|
Milton Wynants | Cycling | Men's points race |