Argentina at the Olympics

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Argentina at the
Olympics
Flag of Argentina.svg
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
21
Silver
26
Bronze
30
Total
77
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Argentina participated at the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900. It has participated at all subsequent Summer Olympics except in 1904, 1912, and the nation boycotted the Moscow Olympics due to its support for the United States,[1] in 1980. It participated at the Winter Olympics in 1928, 1948, 1952 and continuously since 1960.

Argentina was one of the 12 countries – the only from Ibero-America – who founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, being represented by the first Executive Council José Benjamín Zubiaur, who served in that role until 1907. The National Olympic Committee for Argentina was created and recognized in 1923. The country had successful performances during the period 1924-1952, claiming at least one gold medal in every edition.

Starting with the 1956 Summer Olympics, Argentina suffered a gradual overall decline, a situation that reached its most critical point in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. In those Games, Argentina did not win any medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the country claimed gold medals for the first time after 52 years. 2004 also marked the point where Argentina was surpassed by neighbor Brazil as the South American country with most golds and total medals. The Olympics hosted by Brazil in 2016 had the biggest Argentinian delegation, 213 athletes, and the country won 3 gold medals for the first time since 1948, including the first by a woman.[2] [3]

Argentine athletes have won a total of 77 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. 24 of these medals have come in boxing, Argentina has won more medals in this sport than in any other. The nation has not won yet any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

Buenos Aires hosted the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[4]

Medal tables

Highlighted in bold indicates all-time best results

List of medalists

Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 Gold Argentina national polo team
France 1924 Paris Polo pictogram.svg Polo Men's tournament
 Silver Alfredo Copello France 1924 Paris

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Men's lightweight
 Silver Héctor Méndez France 1924 Paris

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Men's welterweight
 Bronze Pedro Quartucci France 1924 Paris

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Men's featherweight
 Bronze Alfredo Porzio France 1924 Paris

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Gold Alberto Zorrilla Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming

Men's 400 m freestyle
 Gold Víctor Avendaño Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Men's light heavyweight
 Gold Arturo Rodríguez Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Silver Raúl Landini Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Men's welterweight
 Silver Argentina national football team
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam Football pictogram.svg Football Men's tournament
 Bronze Raúl Anganuzzi, Carmelo Camet,
Roberto Larraz, Héctor Lucchetti, Luis Lucchetti
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Boxing pictogram.svg Fencing

Men's team foil
 Gold Juan Carlos Zabala United States 1932 Los Angeles Athletics pictogram.svg

Athletics

Men's Marathon
 Gold Carmelo Robledo United States 1932 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Featherweight
 Gold Santiago Lovell United States 1932 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Heavyweight
 Silver Amado Azar United States 1932 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Middleweight
 Gold Oscar Casanovas Germany 1936 Berlin Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Featherweight
 Gold Argentina national polo team
Andrés Gazzotti
Manuel Andrada
Roberto Cavanagh
Luis Duggan
Germany 1936 Berlin Polo pictogram.svg

Polo

Men's tournament
 Silver Guillermo Lovell Germany 1936 Berlin Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Heavyweight
 Silver Jeannette Campbell Germany 1936 Berlin Swimming pictogram.svg

Swimming

Women's 100m Freestyle
 Bronze Raúl Villarreal Germany 1936 Berlin Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Middleweight
 Bronze Francisco Risiglione Germany 1936 Berlin Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Light Heavyweight
 Bronze Julio Curatella
Horacio Podestá
Germany 1936 Berlin Rowing pictogram.svg

Rowing

Men's coxless pair
 Gold Delfo Cabrera United Kingdom 1948 London Athletics pictogram.svg

Athletics

Men's marathon
 Gold Pascual Pérez United Kingdom 1948 London Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's flyweight
 Gold Rafael Iglesias United Kingdom 1948 London Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Silver Noemí Simonetto United Kingdom 1948 London Athletics pictogram.svg

Athletics

Women's long jump
 Silver Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente United Kingdom 1948 London Shooting pictogram.svg

Shooting

Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
 Silver Enrique Conrado Sieburger
Enrique Adolfo Sieburger
Emilio Homps
Rodolfo Rivademar
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Julio Sieburger
United Kingdom 1948 London Sailing pictogram.svg

Sailing

Men's 6 m class
 Bronze Mauro Cia United Kingdom 1948 London Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's light heavyweight
 Gold Tranquilo Cappozzo
Eduardo Guerrero
Finland 1952 Helsinki Rowing pictogram.svg

Rowing

Men's double sculls
 Silver Reinaldo Gorno Finland 1952 Helsinki Athletics pictogram.svg

Athletics

Men's Marathon
 Silver Antonio Pacenza Finland 1952 Helsinki Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Light Heavyweight
 Bronze Eladio Herrera Finland 1952 Helsinki Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight
 Bronze Humberto Selvetti Finland 1952 Helsinki Weightlifting pictogram.svg

Weightlifting

Men's Heavyweight
 Silver Humberto Selvetti Australia 1956 Melbourne Weightlifting pictogram.svg

Weightlifting

Men's Heavyweight
 Bronze Víctor Zalazar Australia 1956 Melbourne Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's Middleweight
 Silver Héctor Calegaris
Jorge del Río Salas
Jorge Salas Chávez
Italy 1960 Rome Sailing Men's Dragon
 Bronze Abel Laudonio Italy 1960 Rome Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's lightweight
 Silver Carlos Moratorio Japan 1964 Tokyo Equestrian pictogram.svg

Equestrian

Individual eventing
 Bronze Alberto Demiddi Mexico 1968 Mexico City Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing

Men's single sculls

 Bronze Mario Guilloti Mexico 1968 Mexico City Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's welterweight
 Silver Alberto Demiddi West Germany 1972 Munich Rowing pictogram.svg

Rowing

Men's single sculls
 Silver Gabriela Sabatini South Korea 1988 Seoul Tennis pictogram.svg

Tennis

Women's singles
 Bronze Argentina men's national volleyball team
South Korea 1988 Seoul Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg

Volleyball

Men's competition
 Bronze Javier Frana
Christian Miniussi
Spain 1992 Barcelona Tennis pictogram.svg

Tennis

Men's Doubles
 Silver Argentina national football team
United States 1996 Atlanta Football pictogram.svg

Football

Men's tournament
 Silver Carlos Espínola United States 1996 Atlanta Sailing pictogram.svg

Sailing

Men's Mistral
 Bronze Pablo Chacón United States 1996 Atlanta Boxing pictogram.svg

Boxing

Men's featherweight
 Silver Argentina national field hockey team
Australia 2000 Sydney Field hockey pictogram.svg

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Silver Carlos Espínola Australia 2000 Sydney Sailing pictogram.svg

Sailing

Men's Mistral
 Bronze Serena Amato Australia 2000 Sydney Sailing pictogram.svg

Sailing

Women's Europe
 Bronze Javier Conte
Juan de la Fuente
Australia 2000 Sydney Sailing pictogram.svgSailing Men's 470
 Gold Argentina national basketball team
Greece 2004 Athens Basketball pictogram.svg

Basketball

Men's tournament
 Gold Argentina national football team
Greece 2004 Athens Football pictogram.svg

Football

Men's tournament
 Bronze Georgina Bardach Greece 2004 Athens Swimming pictogram.svg

Swimming

Women's 400 m individual medley
 Bronze Paola Suárez
Patricia Tarabini
Greece 2004 Athens Tennis pictogram.svg

Tennis

Women's doubles
 Bronze Argentina national field hockey team
Greece 2004 Athens Field hockey pictogram.svg

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze Carlos Espínola
Santiago Lange
Greece 2004 Athens Tennis pictogram.svg

Sailing

Men's Tornado
 Gold Walter Pérez
Juan Curuchet
China 2008 Beijing Cycling (road) pictogram.svg

Cycling

Men's madison
 Gold Argentina national football team
China 2008 Beijing Football pictogram.svg

Football

Men's tournament
 Bronze Paula Pareto China 2008 Beijing Judo pictogram.svg

Judo

Women's 48 kg
 Bronze Carlos Espínola
Santiago Lange
China 2008 Beijing Tennis pictogram.svg

Sailing

Men's Tornado
 Bronze Argentina women's hockey team
China 2008 Beijing Field hockey pictogram.svg

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze Argentina national basketball team
China 2008 Beijing Basketball pictogram.svg

Basketball

Men's tournament
 Gold Sebastián Crismanich United Kingdom 2012 London Taekwondo pictogram.svg

Taekwondo

Men's 80 kg
 Silver Argentina women's national field hockey team
United Kingdom 2012 London Field hockey pictogram.svg

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze Juan Martín del Potro United Kingdom 2012 London Tennis pictogram.svg

Tennis

Men's singles
 Bronze

Lucas Calabrese
Juan de la Fuente

United Kingdom 2012 London Sailing pictogram.svg

Sailing

Men's 470
 Gold Paula Pareto Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo pictogram.svg

Judo

Women's 48 kg
 Gold Santiago Lange
Cecilia Carranza Saroli
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Sailing pictogram.svg

Sailing

Nacra 17
 Gold Argentina men's national field hockey team
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Field hockey pictogram.svg

Field hockey

Men's tournament
 Silver Juan Martín del Potro Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Tennis pictogram.svg

Tennis

Men's singles
 Silver Argentina women's national field hockey team Japan 2020 Tokyo Field hockey pictogram.svg

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze Argentina national rugby sevens team Japan 2020 Tokyo Rugby sevens Men's tournament
 Bronze Argentina national volleyball team Japan 2020 Tokyo Volleyball Men's tournament

Youth Games medal tables

Medals by Summer Youth Sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics2103
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball2024
Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing2002
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field Hockey1124
Rugby union pictogram.svg Rugby Sevens1102
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis1102
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing1034
Handball pictogram.svg Beach Handball1012
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing1012
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling1001
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming0202
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling0202
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian0101
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball0101
Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach Volleyball0022
Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Canoeing0011
Golf pictogram.svg Golf0011
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo0011
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting0011
Totals (19 entries)13101538

Summary by sport

Fencing

Argentina's Olympic debut in 1900 consisted of a single fencer, Francisco Camet, who placed fifth (among a field of over 100 fencers) in the men's épée.

Games Fencers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 1 1/7 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 1

Sailing

Games No. Sailors Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1896 Athens Event Cancelled
1900 Paris 0 0/13 0 0 0 0
1916 Not Scheduled
1908 London 0 0/4 0 0 0 0
1912 Stockholm 0 0/4 0 0 0 0
1916 Games Cancelled
1920 Antwerp 0 0/14 0 0 0 0
1924 Paris 6 2/3 0 0 0 0
1928 Amsterdam 5 1/3 0 0 0 0
1932 Los Angeles 0 0/4 0 0 0 0
1936 Berlin 11 2/4 0 0 0 0
1940 Games Cancelled
1944 Games Cancelled
1948 London 18 5/5 0 1 0 1 6=
1952 Helsinki 14 5/5 0 0 0 0
1956 Melbourne 6 3/5 0 0 0 0
1960 Rome 9 4/5 0 1 0 1 6
1964 Tokyo 6 3/5 0 0 0 0
1968 Mexico City 6 3/5 0 0 0 0
1972 Munich 9 4/6 0 0 0 0
1976 Montreal 4 2/6 0 0 0 0
1980 Moscow 0 0/6 0 0 0 0
1984 Los Angeles 8 4/7 0 0 0 0
1988 Seuls 11 6/8 0 0 0 0
1992 Barcelona 7 5/10 0 0 0 0
1996 Atlanta 10 7/10 0 1 0 1 12=
2000 Sydney 11 7/11 0 1 2 3 9
2004 Athens 11 8/11 0 0 1 1 15=
2008 Qingdoa 10 7/11 0 0 1 1 14=
2012 Weymouth 8 6/10 0 0 1 1 12=
2016 Rio 13 9/10 1 0 0 1 7=
2020 Tokyo 11 8/10 0 0 0 0
Total 195 1 4 5 10 23

See also

References

  1. ^ Grasso, John; Mallon, Bill and Heijmans Jeroen; Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement; p. lxxviii ISBN 978-1-4422-4859-5
  2. ^ "Participación de la Argentina en los Juegos Olímpicos" (in Spanish). Argentinian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Paula Pareto hizo historia en Río y Argentina tiene su primer oro". Clarín (in Spanish). 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ Buenos Aires elected as Host City for 2018 Youth Olympic Games

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