Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

sent a team of 12 athletes to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

held in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Athletics

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marcela Britos	Women's 800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:...	2:08.98	8			Did not advance
Andrés Silva Andrés Silva Andrés Byron Silva Lemos is an Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles....	Men's 400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:...	46.34	5	Did not advance
Heber Viera Heber Viera Heber Williams Viera da Silva is a Uruguayan sprinter who has been prominent in South American sprints since the turn of the century. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008, being knocked out in the heats each time.Viera represented Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...	Men's 200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	20.93	6	Did not advance

Track

Points Races

Athlete	Event	Points/Laps	Rank
Milton Wynants Milton Wynants Milton Ariel Wynants Vázquez is a racing cyclist from Uruguay, who was affiliated with the Veloz Club Sanducero.Wynants competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country...	Men's points race	5/0	16

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Leandro Salvagno Rattaro	Single sculls	7:52.53	4 Q			7:26.85	6 SF C/D	Semifinal C/D 7:32.83	4 FD	Final D 7.04.13	19
Rodolfo Collazo Tourn Ángel Javier García	Lightweight double sculls	6:25.86	4 R	6:46.98	3 SF C/D			Semifinal C/D 6:33.49	2 FC	Final C 6:30.61	15

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Medal Race	Score	Rank
Alejandro Foglia	Laser	12	27	33	7	(36)	4	6	26	18	CAN	Did not advance	133	17

CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Rank
Carolina Lozado	10 m air pistol	367	43	Did not advance		43

Swimming