Uruguay at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Uruguay competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Thirteen competitors, ten men and three women, took part in twelve events in five sports.[2]

Uruguay at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors13 (10 men, 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Darwin Piñeyrúa[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Darwin Piñeyrúa

Women's 200 metres

  • Josefa Vicent

Women's 400 metres

  • Josefa Vicent

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • Jorge Acuña
  • First Round — Lost to Leo Rwabwogo (UGA), 0:5

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Uruguay in 1972.

Individual road race
  • Walter Tardáguila — 74th place
  • Mario Mergaleff — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Alberto Rodríguez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Jorge Jukich — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial
  • Jorge Jukich
  • Lino Benech
  • Alberto Rodríguez
  • Walter Tardáguila

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

  • Pedro Ciapessoni, Jorge Buenahora and Daniel Jorge
  • Heat — 8:29.51
  • Repechage — 8:52.42 (→ did not advance)

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Susana Saxlund

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Felicia Ospitaletche

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Felicia Ospitaletche

Women's 100m Butterfly

  • Susana Saxlund

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Felicia Ospitaletche

References
  1. "Darwin Piñeyrúa". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. "Uruguay at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.


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