Uruguay at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained

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]

Athletics

See 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

See 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

See main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Pedro Ciapessoni, Jorge Buenahora and Daniel Jorge

• Heat - 8:29.51

• Repechage - 8:52.42 (→ did not advance)

Swimming

See 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

External links

• Montevideo.com
• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darwin Piñeyrúa . olympedia.org . 8 January 2024.
2. Web site: Uruguay at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URU/summer/1972/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 October 2014 . sports-reference.com.