Uruguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Uruguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	URU
NOC	Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors	15 (14 men and 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Jesús Posse[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Uruguay competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 15 competitors, 14 men and 1 woman, took part in 14 events in 8 sports.^[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[3]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Boxing	2	–	2
Cycling	3	0	3
Modern pentathlon	1	–	1
Rowing	1	0	1
Sailing	5	0	5
Swimming	1	0	1
Weightlifting	1	–	1
Total	14	1	15

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Claudia Acerenza

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Daniel Freitas
• Juan Montiel

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three male cyclists represented Uruguay in 1988.

Men's road race

• José Asconeguy
• Alcides Etcheverry

Men's points race

• Federico Moreira

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Germán Tozdjian

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Uruguay in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition

• Alejandro Michelena — 3790 pts (→ 62nd place)

Men's Team Competition

• Alejandro Michelena — 3790 pts (→ 25th place)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Jesús Posse

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Heber Ansorena
• Horacio Carabelli
• Luis Chiapparro
• Alejandro Ferreiro
• Bernd Knuppel

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Carlos Scanavino
  1. Heat – 52.52 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Carlos Scanavino
  1. Heat – 1:51.42 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Carlos Scanavino
  1. Heat – 3:54.86
  2. B-Final – 3:54.36 (→ 12th place)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Jesús Posse". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
2. "Uruguay at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
3. Uruguay at the 1988 Summer Olympics

External links

• Montevideo.com