Uruguay competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Medalists
Results by event
| 30 May 1928 Round of 16 | Netherlands  | 0–2 |  Uruguay | Amsterdam |
| 19:00 | Report | Scarone  20'Urdinarán 86' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 27,730 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 3 June 1928 Quarterfinals | Germany  | 1–4 | Uruguay | Amsterdam |
| 16:00 | Kalb  37'Hofmann 81' 87' |
Report | Petrone 35', 39', 84' Castro 63'Nasazzi 87' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 25,131 Referee: Youssuf Mohamed (Egypt) |
| 7 June 1928 Semifinals | Italy  | 2–3 | Uruguay | Amsterdam |
| 19:00 | Baloncieri 9' Levratto 60' |
Report | Cea 17' Campolo 28'Scarone 31' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,230 Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands) |
| 10 June 1928 Gold medal match | Uruguay | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Argentina | Amsterdam |
| 16:00 | Petrone 23' |
Report | Ferreira 50' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 28,253 Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 13 June 1928 Gold medal match (Replay) | Uruguay | 2–1 | Argentina | Amsterdam |
| 19:00 | Figueroa 17' Scarone 73' |
Report | Monti 28' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 28,113 Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands) |
- Squad
- José Andrade
- Juan Peregrino Anselmo
- Pedro Arispe
- Juan Arremón
- Venancio Bartibás
- Fausto Batignani
- René Borjas
- Antonio Campolo
- Adhemar Canavesi
- Héctor Castro
- Pedro Cea
- Lorenzo Fernández
- Roberto Figueroa
- Álvaro Gestido
- Andrés Mazali
- Ángel Melogno
- José Nasazzi
- Pedro Petrone
- Juan Piriz
- Héctor Scarone
- Domingo Tejera
- Santos Urdinarán
References