Uruguay at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Uruguay at the
1924 Summer Olympics

IOC code| URU
NOC| Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website| www.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Paris
Competitors| 33 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
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* 1972
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* 2020
* 2024

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

## Medalists

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### Gold

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* José Andrade, Pedro Arispe, Pedro Casella, Pedro Cea, Luis Chiappara, Pedro Etchegoyen, Alfredo Ghierra, Andrés Mazali, José Nasazzi, José Naya, Pedro Petrone, Ángel Romano, Zoilo Saldombide, Héctor Scarone, Pascual Somma, Humberto Tomassina, Antonio Urdinarán, Santos Urdinarán, Fermín Uriarte, José Vidal, Alfredo J. Zibechi, and Pedro Zingone -- Football, Men's Team Competition[1]

## Results by event

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### Boxing

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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  | References

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  |
Liberto Corney | Lightweight |  Graham (CAN)
L | did not advance  | 17  | [2]
Mario González | Bantamweight |  Andrén (SWE)
L | did not advance  | 17  | [3]
Jorge Nicolares | Lightweight |  Gutmans (LAT)
W |  Tholey (FRA)
L | did not advance  | 9  | [2]
Andrés Recalde | Flyweight |  Lanzi (ITA)
L | did not advance  | 17  | [4]
Manuel Smoris | Featherweight | Bye  |  Depont (FRA)
L | did not advance  | 9  | [5]

| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Canada | 0 | 1 | .000
France | 0 | 2 | .000
Italy | 0 | 1 | .000
Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Sweden | 0 | 1 | .000
Total | 1 | 5 | .167
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Round of 32 | 1 | 3 | .250
Round of 16 | 0 | 2 | .000
Quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | –
Semifinals | 0 | 0 | –
Final | 0 | 0 | –
Bronze match | 0 | 0 | –
Total | 1 | 5 | .167

### Fencing

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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

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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

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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

May 26, 1924

Uruguay | 7–0|  Yugoslavia

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Vidal 20'
Scarone 23'
Cea 50' 80'
Petrone 35' 61'
Romano 58' | Report |

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Georges Vallat (FRA)

Round 2

May 29, 1924

Uruguay | 3–0|  United States

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Petrone 10' 44'
Scarone 15' | Report |

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 10,455

Referee: Charles Barette (BEL)

Quarterfinals

June 1, 1924

France | 1–5|  Uruguay

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Nicolas 12' | Report | Scarone 2' 24'
Petrone 58' 68'
Romano 83'

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)

Semifinals

June 6, 1924

Uruguay | 2–1|  Netherlands

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Cea 62'
Scarone 81' (pen.) | Report | Pijl 32'

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: G. Vallat (FRA)

Final

June 9, 1924

Uruguay | 3–0|  Switzerland

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Petrone 9'
Cea 65'
Romano 82' | Report |

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)

Final rank

Roster

* José Andrade
* Pedro Arispe
* Pedro Casella
* Pedro Cea
* Luis Chiappara
* Pedro Etchegoyen
* Alfredo Ghierra
* Andrés Mazali
* José Nasazzi
* José Naya
* Pedro Petrone
* Ángel Romano
* Zoilo Saldombide
* Héctor Scarone
* Pascual Somma
* Humberto Tomassina
* Antonio Urdinarán
* Santos Urdinarán
* Fermín Uriarte
* José Vidal
* Alfredo J. Zibechi
* Pedro Zignone

## References

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1. ^ "Olympedia – Uruguay at the 1924 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
2. ^ a b "Olympedia – Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
3. ^ "Olympedia – Bantamweight (≤118 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
4. ^ "Olympedia – Flyweight (≤112 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
5. ^ "Olympedia – Featherweight (≤126 pounds), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.

* Montevideo.com
* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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