Uruguay at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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

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)

Medalists

Gold

Results by event

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Georges Vallat (FRA)
Round 2
Uruguay 3–0 United States
Petrone  10'  44'
Scarone  15'		 Report
Attendance: 10,455
Referee: Charles Barette (BEL)
Quarterfinals
France 1–5 Uruguay
Nicolas  12' Report Scarone  2'  24'
Petrone  58'  68'
Romano  83'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)
Semifinals
Uruguay 2–1 Netherlands
Cea  62'
Scarone  81' (pen.)		 Report Pijl  32'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: G. Vallat (FRA)
Final
Uruguay 3–0  Switzerland
Petrone  9'
Cea  65'
Romano  82'		 Report
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)
Final rank
Roster

References
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