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Uruguay national basketball team

Uruguay Uruguay
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FIBA ranking 26 Increase 1
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federation Uruguayan Basketball Federation
Coach Pablo López
Olympic Games
Appearances 7
Medals Bronze medal.svg Bronze: 1952, 1956
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 7
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances 16
Medals Silver medal america.svg Silver: 1984
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The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.

Uruguay is one of three South American countries to medal in basketball at the Summer Olympics. It won the bronze medal in both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.

At the 2016 South American Basketball Championship:


Uruguay was the host and champion of the first major international basketball championship, the South American Basketball Championship 1930. The event was held in Montevideo and featured four South American national basketball teams. Teams played each of the other three teams twice each; Uruguay won all six of its games. In 1932, Uruguay lost its first game of the South American Basketball Championship series when it was defeated by Chile in one of the two matches it played against the Chileans in the preliminary round. When each team finished at 3–1 (each having defeated Argentina twice), the two countries played a third match to determine the champion, which Uruguay won.

The 1934 and 1935 competitions did not end so happily for the Uruguay team, as they finished in last place each year. With the larger fields of 5 teams each year in 1937, 1938, and 1939, Uruguay fared somewhat better. They took second place in 1937 and 1939, and third in 1938.


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