Argentina at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Argentina at the
Olympics
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 in 1980.[1] 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

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Kingdom of Greece 1896 Athens did not participate
France 1900 Paris 1 0 0 0 0
United States 1904 St. Louis did not participate
United Kingdom 1908 London 1 0 0 0 0
Sweden 1912 Stockholm did not participate
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 1 0 0 0 0
France 1924 Paris 77 1 3 2 6 16
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 81 3 3 1 7 12
United States 1932 Los Angeles 32 3 1 0 4 11
Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin 51 2 2 3 7 13
United Kingdom 1948 London 199 3 3 1 7 13
Finland 1952 Helsinki 123 1 2 2 5 19
Australia 1956 Melbourne 28 0 1 1 2 29
Italy 1960 Rome 91 0 1 1 2 30
Japan 1964 Tokyo 102 0 1 0 1 30
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 89 0 0 2 2 41
West Germany 1972 Munich 92 0 1 0 1 33
Canada 1976 Montreal 69 0 0 0 0
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow did not participate
United States 1984 Los Angeles 82 0 0 0 0
South Korea 1988 Seoul 118 0 1 1 2 35
Spain 1992 Barcelona 84 0 0 1 1 54
United States 1996 Atlanta 178 0 2 1 3 54
Australia 2000 Sydney 143 0 2 2 4 57
Greece 2004 Athens 152 2 0 4 6 38
China 2008 Beijing 137 2 0 4 6 35
United Kingdom 2012 London 142 1 1 2 4 42
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 213 3 1 0 4 27
Japan 2020 Tokyo 189 0 1 2 3 72
France 2024 Paris future event
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 21 26 30 77 42

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
France 1924 Chamonix did not participate
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 10 0 0 0 0
United States 1932 Lake Placid did not participate
Nazi Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 9 0 0 0 0
Norway 1952 Oslo 12 0 0 0 0
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo did not participate
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 6 0 0 0 0
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 12 0 0 0 0
France 1968 Grenoble 5 0 0 0 0
Japan 1972 Sapporo 2 0 0 0 0
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 8 0 0 0 0
United States 1980 Lake Placid 13 0 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 18 0 0 0 0
Canada 1988 Calgary 15 0 0 0 0
France 1992 Albertville 20 0 0 0 0
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 10 0 0 0 0
Japan 1998 Nagano 2 0 0 0 0
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 11 0 0 0 0
Italy 2006 Turin 9 0 0 0 0
Canada 2010 Vancouver 7 0 0 0 0
Russia 2014 Sochi 7 0 0 0 0
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 7 0 0 0 0
China 2022 Beijing 6 0 0 0 0
Italy 2026 Milan–Cortina future event
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by Summer Sport

Sports  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Boxing 7 7 10 24 9
Athletics 2 3 0 5 49
Football 2 2 0 4 5
Polo 2 0 0 2 2
Sailing 1 4 5 10 23
Field hockey 1 3 2 6 7
Rowing 1 1 2 4 28
Swimming 1 1 1 3 37
Basketball 1 0 1 2 4
Judo 1 0 1 2 30
Cycling 1 0 0 1 31
Taekwondo 1 0 0 1 21
Tennis 0 2 3 5 23
Weightlifting 0 1 1 2 53
Equestrian 0 1 0 1 26
Shooting 0 1 0 1 60
Volleyball 0 0 2 2 20
Fencing 0 0 1 1 36
Rugby sevens 0 0 1 1 6
Total 21 26 30 77 42

Medals by gender

Gender  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Men 19 20 24 63
Women 1 6 6 13
Mixed 1 0 0 1
Total 21 26 30 77

List of medalists

Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 Gold France 1924 Paris Polo Men's tournament
 Silver Alfredo Copello France 1924 Paris

Boxing

Men's lightweight
 Silver Héctor Méndez France 1924 Paris

Boxing

Men's welterweight
 Bronze

Pedro Quartucci

France 1924 Paris

Boxing

Men's featherweight
 Bronze Alfredo Porzio France 1924 Paris

Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Gold Alberto Zorrilla Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Swimming

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

Boxing

Men's light heavyweight
 Gold Arturo Rodríguez Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Silver Raúl Landini Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam

Boxing

Men's welterweight
 Silver Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam Football Men's tournament
 Bronze Raúl Anganuzzi
Carmelo Camet
Roberto Larraz
Héctor Lucchetti
Luis Lucchetti
1928 Amsterdam Netherlands

Fencing

Men's team foil
 Gold Juan Carlos Zabala United States 1932 Los Angeles

Athletics

Men's marathon
 Gold Carmelo Robledo United States 1932 Los Angeles

Boxing

Men's featherweight
 Gold Santiago Lovell United States 1932 Los Angeles

Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Silver Amado Azar United States 1932 Los Angeles

Boxing

Men's middleweight
 Gold Oscar Casanovas Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin

Boxing

Men's featherweight
 Gold Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin

Polo

Men's tournament
 Silver Guillermo Lovell Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin

Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Silver Jeannette Campbell Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin

Swimming

Women's 100m Freestyle
 Bronze Raúl Villarreal Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin

Boxing

Men's middleweight
 Bronze Francisco Risiglione Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin

Boxing

Men's light heavyweight
 Bronze Julio Curatella
Horacio Podestá
Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin

Rowing

Men's coxless pair
 Gold Delfo Cabrera United Kingdom1948 London

Athletics

Men's marathon
 Gold Pascual Pérez United Kingdom1948 London

Boxing

Men's flyweight
 Gold Rafael Iglesias United Kingdom1948 London

Boxing

Men's heavyweight
 Silver Noemí Simonetto United Kingdom1948 London

Athletics

Women's long jump
 Silver Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente United Kingdom 1948 London

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

Men's 6 m class
 Bronze Mauro Cia United Kingdom 1948 London

Boxing

Men's light heavyweight
 Gold Tranquilo Cappozzo
Eduardo Guerrero
Finland 1952 Helsinki

Rowing

Men's double sculls
 Silver Reinaldo Gorno Finland 1952 Helsinki

Athletics

Men's marathon
 Silver Antonio Pacenza Finland 1952 Helsinki

Boxing

Men's light heavyweight
 Bronze Eladio Herrera Finland 1952 Helsinki

Boxing

Men's light middleweight
 Bronze Humberto Selvetti Finland 1952 Helsinki

Weightlifting

Men's heavyweight
 Silver Humberto Selvetti Australia 1956 Melbourne

Weightlifting

Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Víctor Zalazar Australia 1956 Melbourne

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

Men's lightweight
 Silver Carlos Moratorio Japan 1964 Tokyo

Equestrian

Individual eventing
 Bronze Alberto Demiddi Mexico 1968 Mexico City

Rowing

Men's single sculls
 Bronze Mario Guilloti Mexico 1968 Mexico City

Boxing

Men's welterweight
 Silver Alberto Demiddi West Germany 1972 Munich

Rowing

Men's single sculls
 Silver Gabriela Sabatini South Korea 1988 Seoul

Tennis

Women's singles
 Bronze South Korea 1988 Seoul

Volleyball

Men's tournament
 Bronze Javier Frana
Christian Miniussi
Spain 1992 Barcelona

Tennis

Men's Doubles
 Silver United States 1996 Atlanta

Football

Men's tournament
 Silver Carlos Espínola United States 1996 Atlanta

Sailing

Men's Mistral
 Bronze Pablo Chacón United States 1996 Atlanta

Boxing

Men's featherweight
 Silver Australia 2000 Sydney

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Silver Carlos Espínola Australia 2000 Sydney

Sailing

Men's Mistral
 Bronze Serena Amato Australia 2000 Sydney

Sailing

Women's Europe
 Bronze Javier Conte
Juan de la Fuente
Australia 2000 Sydney Sailing Men's 470
 Gold Greece 2004 Athens

Basketball

Men's tournament
 Gold Greece 2004 Athens

Football

Men's tournament
 Bronze Georgina Bardach Greece 2004 Athens

Swimming

Women's 400 m individual medley
 Bronze Paola Suárez
Patricia Tarabini
Greece 2004 Athens

Tennis

Women's doubles
 Bronze Greece 2004 Athens

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze Carlos Espínola
Santiago Lange
Greece 2004 Athens

Sailing

Men's Tornado
 Gold Walter Pérez
Juan Curuchet
China 2008 Beijing

Cycling

Men's madison
 Gold China 2008 Beijing

Football

Men's tournament
 Bronze Paula Pareto China 2008 Beijing

Judo

Women's 48 kg
 Bronze Carlos Espínola
Santiago Lange
China 2008 Beijing

Sailing

Men's Tornado
 Bronze China 2008 Beijing

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze China 2008 Beijing

Basketball

Men's tournament
 Gold Sebastián Crismanich United Kingdom 2012 London

Taekwondo

Men's 80 kg
 Silver United Kingdom 2012 London

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze Juan Martín del Potro United Kingdom 2012 London

Tennis

Men's singles
 Bronze

Lucas Calabrese
Juan de la Fuente

United Kingdom 2012 London

Sailing

Men's 470
 Gold Paula Pareto Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Judo

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

Sailing

Nacra 17
 Gold Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Field hockey

Men's tournament
 Silver Juan Martín del Potro Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Tennis

Men's singles
 Silver Japan 2020 Tokyo

Field hockey

Women's tournament
 Bronze Japan 2020 Tokyo Rugby sevens Men's tournament
 Bronze Japan 2020 Tokyo Volleyball Men's tournament

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
Kingdom of Greece 1896 Athens 0 0/3 0 0 0 0
France 1900 Paris 1 1/7 0 0 0 0
United States 1904 St. Louis 0 0/5 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 1908 London 0 0/4 0 0 0 0
Sweden 1912 Stockholm 0 0/5 0 0 0 0
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 0 0/6 0 0 0 0
France 1924 Paris 13 6/7 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 9 3/7 0 0 1 1
United States 1932 Los Angeles 5 4/7 0 0 0 0
Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin 11 5/7 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 1948 London 19 7/7 0 0 0 0
Finland 1952 Helsinki 11 6/7 0 0 0 0
Australia 1956 Melbourne 1 1/7 0 0 0 0
Italy 1960 Rome 6 2/8 0 0 0 0
Japan 1964 Tokyo 11 7/8 0 0 0 0
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 10 7/8 0 0 0 0
West Germany 1972 Munich 5 5/8 0 0 0 0
Canada 1976 Montreal 7 5/8 0 0 0 0
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 0 0/8 0 0 0 0
United States 1984 Los Angeles 10 5/8 0 0 0 0
South Korea 1988 Seoul 2 3/8 0 0 0 0
Spain 1992 Barcelona 5 3/8 0 0 0 0
United States 1996 Atlanta 5 4/10 0 0 0 0
Australia 2000 Sydney 3 2/10 0 0 0 0
Greece 2004 Athens 1 1/10 0 0 0 0
China 2008 Beijing 1 1/10 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 2012 London 1 1/10 0 0 0 0
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1 1/10 0 0 0 0
Japan 2020 Tokyo 1 1/12 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 1
Event No. of
appearances
First
appearance
First
medal
First
gold medal
Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's foil 8/28 1936 0 0 0 0 8th (2016)
Men's team foil 2/24 1936 0 0 0 0 8th (2016)
Women's foil 3/23 1936 0 0 0 0 QF (1936)
Women's team foil 0/14 0 0 0 0
Men's épée 9/28 1936 0 0 0 0 13th (1948)
Men's team épée 6/25 1936 0 0 0 0 9th (2016)
Women's épée 2/7 2016 0 0 0 0 6th (2016)
Women's team épée 1/6 2016 0 0 0 0 9th (2016)
Men's sabre 9/29 1936 0 0 0 0 R2 (1948, 2008)
Men's team sabre 0/25 0 0 0 0
Women's sabre 2/5 2004 0 0 0 0 R1 (2004)
Women's team sabre 0/3 0 0 0 0

Sailing

Games No. Sailors Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1900 Paris 0 0/13 0 0 0 0
1908 London 0 0/4 0 0 0 0
1912 Stockholm 0 0/4 0 0 0 0
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
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

External links

  • "Argentina". International Olympic Committee. 11 October 2021.
  • "Argentina". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/ARG". olympanalyt.com.
  • "Argentine gold medals won at Olympic Games", Xinhua, July 9, 2008
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