Uruguay at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Uruguay at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
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)

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]

During the 1972 Olympics, Uruguayan Delegation Members were staying in Building 31 (Connollystraße 31) at the Olympic Village. The building was also being used by athletes from Israel and Hong Kong. On September 5, 1972, militants from the Palestinian group Black September infiltrated the building and took 11 Israeli athletes as hostages, in what became known as the Munich Massacre. An official from the Uruguayan delegation, Luis Friedman, reportedly encountered one of the militants, Yusuf Nazzal. Nazzal had previously worked in the Village, so the delegate did not find anything unusual. During the early morning raid, many of the Uruguayan athletes were awoken by the commotion of the militants breaching the Israeli apartments. The delegation from Uruguay and Hong Kong were both evacuated by West German authorities.[3][4]

Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw

Women's 200 metres

Women's 400 metres

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • Jorge Acuña

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Uruguay in 1972.

Individual road race
  • Walter Tardáguila – 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

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

  • Heat – 8:29.51
  • Repechage – 8:52.42 (→ did not advance)

Swimming

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 100m Backstroke

Women's 200m Backstroke

Women's 100m Butterfly

Women's 200m Individual Medley

References

  1. ↑ "Darwin Piñeyrúa". Olympedia. 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.
  3. ↑ "Death of 'Munich Massacre' photographer stirs Hong Kong memories". South China Morning Post. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Reeve, Simon (21 September 2018). "Inside the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre". Salon.com. Retrieved 12 April 2026.


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