Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, West Germany. Thirteen competitors, ten men and three women, took part in twelve events in five sports.

Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw * Darwin Piñeyrúa Women's 200 metres * Josefa Vicent Women's 400 metres * Josefa Vicent

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) *

Jorge Acuña Jorge Cristian Acuña Concha (born 31 July 1978 in Ovalle), also known by his nickname Kike Acuña, is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Ovalle, IV Region of Coquimbo, Acuña joi ...

:* First Round – Lost to

Leo Rwabwogo Leo Rwabwogo (3 June 1949 – 14 January 2009) was a Ugandan boxer, who won two Olympic medals during his career as an amateur in the flyweight division (up to 51 kg). He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico C ...

(UGA), 0:5

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Uruguay in 1972. ; Individual road race *

Walter Tardáguila Walter Tardáguila (born 13 July 1943) is a former Uruguayan cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olym ...

– 74th place * Mario Margalef or Mergaleff – did not finish (→ no ranking) * Alberto Rodríguez – did not finish (→ no ranking) * Jorge Jukich – did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

* Jorge Jukich * Lino Benech * Alberto Rodríguez *

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs * Pedro Ciapessoni, Jorge Buenahora and Daniel Jorge :*Heat – 8:29.51 :*Repechage – 8:52.42 (→ did not advance)

Swimming

Women's 100m Freestyle *

Susana Saxlund Susana Saxlund (born 20 March 1957) is a Uruguayan former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 19 ...

Women's 100m Backstroke * Felicia Ospitaletche Women's 200m Backstroke * Felicia Ospitaletche Women's 100m Butterfly *

Women's 200m Individual Medley * Felicia Ospitaletche

References

External links

Montevideo.com
Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 in Uruguayan sport {{1972-Olympic-stub