Uruguay at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Uruguay at the Olympic Games
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	11 in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Uruguay is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 to 21 August 2016.

Athletics

Uruguayan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[1][2]

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
• NM = No mark

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Martín Cuestas	Marathon
Nicolás Cuestas
Andrés Zamora

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Emiliano Lasa	Long jump

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Déborah Rodríguez	400 m hurdles

Equestrian

Uruguay has entered one jumping rider into the Olympic jumping competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games, signifying the nation's Olympic show jumping comeback for the first time in 56 years.^[3][4]

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Néstor Nielsen		Individual

Rowing

Uruguay has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jhonatan Esquievel	Single sculls

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

Uruguayan sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and South American qualifying regattas.^[6][7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Alejandro Foglia	Finn

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Dolores Moreira	Laser Radial

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Pablo Defazio Mariana Foglia	Nacra 17

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

See also

• Uruguay at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Uruguay at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
2. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
3. "As Pan American Games close, more places at Rio 2016 Olympic Games are confirmed". Rio 2016. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
4. "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
5. "Olympic qualification spots confirmed for the Americas". FISA. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
6. "Paige Railey, Dolores Moreira win gold to book Olympics spots". Gulf News. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
7. "Pan American Games serves up four Rio 2016 qualifiers". ISAF. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.