Argentina at the Olympics

Argentina at the Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
Medals Ranked 45th	Gold 22 Silver 27 Bronze 31 Total 80
Summer appearances
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1928 1932–1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

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 80 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

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Highlighted in bold indicates all-time best results

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris 1 0 0 0 0 – 1904 St. Louis did not participate 1908 London 1 0 0 0 0 – 1912 Stockholm did not participate 1920 Antwerp 1 0 0 0 0 – 1924 Paris 77 1 3 2 6 16 1928 Amsterdam 81 3 3 1 7 12 1932 Los Angeles 32 3 1 0 4 11 1936 Berlin 51 2 2 3 7 13 1948 London 199 3 3 1 7 13 1952 Helsinki 123 1 2 2 5 19 1956 Melbourne 28 0 1 1 2 29 1960 Rome 91 0 1 1 2 30 1964 Tokyo 102 0 1 0 1 30 1968 Mexico City 89 0 0 2 2 41 1972 Munich 92 0 1 0 1 33 1976 Montreal 69 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow boycotted 1984 Los Angeles 82 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Seoul 118 0 1 1 2 35 1992 Barcelona 84 0 0 1 1 54 1996 Atlanta 178 0 2 1 3 54 2000 Sydney 143 0 2 2 4 57 2004 Athens 152 2 0 4 6 38 2008 Beijing 137 2 0 4 6 35 2012 London 142 1 1 2 4 42 2016 Rio de Janeiro 213 3 1 0 4 27 2020 Tokyo 189 0 1 2 3 72 2024 Paris 136 1 1 1 3 52 2028 Los Angeles future event 2032 Brisbane Total 22 27 31 80 43

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 10 0 0 0 0 – 1932 Lake Placid did not participate 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 9 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Oslo 12 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo did not participate 1960 Squaw Valley 6 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Innsbruck 12 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Grenoble 5 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo 2 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Innsbruck 8 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Lake Placid 13 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Sarajevo 18 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Calgary 15 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 20 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 10 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 2 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 11 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 9 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 7 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 7 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 7 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 6 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milano Cortina future event 2030 French Alps 2034 Salt Lake City 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  Cycling 2 0 0 2 22  Sailing 1 5 5 11 24  Field hockey 1 3 3 7 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  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 22 27 31 80 42 Medals by gender Gender  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Men 20 20 24 64 Women 1 6 7 14 Mixed 1 1 0 2 Total 22 27 31 80

List of medalists

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Polo team Arturo Kenny Juan Miles Guillermo Naylor Juan Nelson Enrique Padilla	1924 Paris	Polo	Men's tournament
Silver	Luis Brunetto	1924 Paris	Athletics	Men's triple jump
Silver	Alfredo Copello	1924 Paris	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Silver	Héctor Méndez	1924 Paris	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Bronze	Pedro Quartucci	1924 Paris	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Alfredo Porzio	1924 Paris	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Gold	Alberto Zorrilla	1928 Amsterdam	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle
Gold	Víctor Avendaño	1928 Amsterdam	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
Gold	Arturo Rodríguez	1928 Amsterdam	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Silver	Víctor Peralta	1928 Amsterdam	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Silver	Raúl Landini	1928 Amsterdam	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Silver	Men's football team Ludovico Bidoglio Ángel Bossio Saúl Calandra Alfredo Carricaberry Roberto Cherro Octavio Díaz Juan Evaristo Manuel Ferreira Enrique Gainzarain Alfredo Helman Segundo Luna Ángel Medici Luis Monti Pedro Ochoa Rodolfo Orlandini Raimundo Orsi Fernando Paternoster Feliciano Perducca Natalio Perinetti Domingo Tarasconi Luis Weihmuller Adolfo Zumelzú	1928 Amsterdam	Football	Men's tournament
Bronze	Raúl Anganuzzi Carmelo Camet Roberto Larraz Héctor Lucchetti Luis Lucchetti	1928 Amsterdam	Fencing	Men's team foil
Gold	Juan Carlos Zabala	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's marathon
Gold	Carmelo Robledo	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Gold	Santiago Lovell	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Silver	Amado Azar	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Gold	Oscar Casanovas	1936 Berlin	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Gold	Polo team Andrés Gazzotti Manuel Andrada Roberto Cavanagh Luis Duggan	1936 Berlin	Polo	Men's tournament
Silver	Guillermo Lovell	1936 Berlin	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Silver	Jeannette Campbell	1936 Berlin	Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle
Bronze	Raúl Villarreal	1936 Berlin	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Francisco Risiglione	1936 Berlin	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
Bronze	Julio Curatella Horacio Podestá	1936 Berlin	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
Gold	Delfo Cabrera	1948 London	Athletics	Men's marathon
Gold	Pascual Pérez	1948 London	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Gold	Rafael Iglesias	1948 London	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Silver	Noemí Simonetto	1948 London	Athletics	Women's long jump
Silver	Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente	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	1948 London	Sailing	Men's 6 m class
Bronze	Mauro Cia	1948 London	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
Gold	Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero	1952 Helsinki	Rowing	Men's double sculls
Silver	Reinaldo Gorno	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men's marathon
Silver	Antonio Pacenza	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
Bronze	Eladio Herrera	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's light middleweight
Bronze	Humberto Selvetti	1952 Helsinki	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight
Silver	Humberto Selvetti	1956 Melbourne	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight
Bronze	Víctor Zalazar	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Silver	Héctor Calegaris Jorge del Río Salas Jorge Salas Chávez	1960 Rome	Sailing	Men's Dragon
Bronze	Abel Laudonio	1960 Rome	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Silver	Carlos Moratorio	1964 Tokyo	Equestrian	Individual eventing
Bronze	Alberto Demiddi	1968 Mexico City	Rowing	Men's single sculls
Bronze	Mario Guilloti	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Silver	Alberto Demiddi	1972 Munich	Rowing	Men's single sculls
Silver	Gabriela Sabatini	1988 Seoul	Tennis	Women's singles
Bronze	Men's national volleyball team Daniel Castellani Daniel Colla Hugo Conte Juan Cuminetti Esteban de Palma Alejandro Diz Waldo Kantor Esteban Martínez Raúl Quiroga Jon Uriarte Javier Weber Claudio Zulianello	1988 Seoul	Volleyball	Men's tournament
Bronze	Javier Frana Christian Miniussi	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's Doubles
Silver	Men's under-23 football team Matías Almeyda Roberto Ayala Christian Bassedas Carlos Bossio Pablo Cavallero José Chamot Hernán Crespo Marcelo Delgado Marcelo Gallardo Claudio López Gustavo López Hugo Morales Ariel Ortega Pablo Paz Mauricio Pineda Roberto Sensini Diego Simeone Javier Zanetti	1996 Atlanta	Football	Men's tournament
Silver	Carlos Espínola	1996 Atlanta	Sailing	Men's Mistral
Bronze	Pablo Chacón	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Silver	Women's national field hockey team Magdalena Aicega Mariela Antoniska Inés Arrondo Luciana Aymar María Paz Ferrari Anabel Gambero Soledad García María de la Paz Hernández Laura Maiztegui Mercedes Margalot Karina Masotta Vanina Oneto Jorgelina Rimoldi Cecilia Rognoni Ayelén Stepnik Paola Vukojicic	2000 Sydney	Field hockey	Women's tournament
Silver	Carlos Espínola	2000 Sydney	Sailing	Men's Mistral
Bronze	Serena Amato	2000 Sydney	Sailing	Women's Europe
Bronze	Javier Conte Juan de la Fuente	2000 Sydney	Sailing	Men's 470
Gold	Men's national basketball team Carlos Delfino Gabriel Fernández Emanuel Ginóbili Leonardo Gutiérrez Walter Herrmann Alejandro Montecchia Andrés Nocioni Fabricio Oberto Juan Ignacio Sánchez Luis Scola Hugo Sconochini Rubén Wolkowyski	2004 Athens	Basketball	Men's tournament
Gold	Men's under-23 football team Roberto Ayala Nicolás Burdisso Wilfredo Caballero Fabricio Coloccini César Delgado Andrés D'Alessandro Leandro Fernández Luciano Figueroa Cristian González Luis González Mariano González Gabriel Heinze Germán Lux Javier Mascherano Nicolás Medina Clemente Rodríguez Mauro Rosales Javier Saviola Carlos Tevez	2004 Athens	Football	Men's tournament
Bronze	Georgina Bardach	2004 Athens	Swimming	Women's 400 m individual medley
Bronze	Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini	2004 Athens	Tennis	Women's doubles
Bronze	Women's national field hockey team Magdalena Aicega Mariela Antoniska Inés Arrondo Luciana Aymar Claudia Burkart Marina di Giacomo Soledad García Mariana González Oliva Alejandra Gulla María de la Paz Hernández Mercedes Margalot Vanina Oneto Cecilia Rognoni Mariné Russo Ayelén Stepnik Paola Vukojicic	2004 Athens	Field hockey	Women's tournament
Bronze	Carlos Espínola Santiago Lange	2004 Athens	Sailing	Men's Tornado
Gold	Walter Pérez Juan Curuchet	2008 Beijing	Cycling	Men's madison
Gold	Men's under-23 football team Lautaro Acosta Sergio Agüero Éver Banega Diego Buonanotte Ángel Di María Federico Fazio Fernando Gago Ezequiel Garay Ezequiel Lavezzi Javier Mascherano Lionel Messi Luciano Fabián Monzón Nicolás Pareja Juan Román Riquelme Sergio Romero José Ernesto Sosa Óscar Ustari Pablo Zabaleta	2008 Beijing	Football	Men's tournament
Bronze	Paula Pareto	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's 48 kg
Bronze	Carlos Espínola Santiago Lange	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Men's Tornado
Bronze	Women's national field hockey team Magdalena Aicega Luciana Aymar Noel Barrionuevo Claudia Burkart Soledad García Mariana González Oliva Alejandra Gulla María de la Paz Hernández Giselle Kañevsky Rosario Luchetti Mercedes Margalot Carla Rebecchi Mariana Rossi Mariné Russo Belén Succi Paola Vukojicic	2008 Beijing	Field hockey	Women's tournament
Bronze	Men's national basketball team Carlos Delfino Manu Ginóbili Román González Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Leonardo Gutiérrez Federico Kammerichs Andrés Nocioni Fabricio Oberto Antonio Porta Pablo Prigioni Paolo Quinteros Luis Scola	2008 Beijing	Basketball	Men's tournament
Gold	Sebastián Crismanich	2012 London	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg
Silver	Women's national field hockey team Luciana Aymar Noel Barrionuevo Martina Cavallero Laura del Colle Silvina D'Elía Florencia Habif Rosario Luchetti Sofía Maccari Delfina Merino Florencia Mutio Carla Rebecchi Macarena Rodríguez Rocío Sánchez Moccia Mariela Scarone Daniela Sruoga Josefina Sruoga	2012 London	Field hockey	Women's tournament
Bronze	Juan Martín del Potro	2012 London	Tennis	Men's singles
Bronze	Lucas Calabrese Juan de la Fuente	2012 London	Sailing	Men's 470
Gold	Paula Pareto	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Women's 48 kg
Gold	Santiago Lange Cecilia Carranza Saroli	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sailing	Nacra 17
Gold	Men's national field hockey team Juan Manuel Vivaldi Gonzalo Peillat Juan Ignacio Gilardi Facundo Callioni Lucas Rey Matías Paredes Joaquín Menini Lucas Vila Luca Masso Ignacio Ortiz Juan Martín Lopez Juan Manuel Saladino Matías Rey Manuel Brunet Agustín Mazzilli Lucas Rossi Pedro Ibarra Isidoro Ibarra	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Field hockey	Men's tournament
Silver	Juan Martín del Potro	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Tennis	Men's singles
Silver	Women's national field hockey team Sofía Toccalino Agustina Gorzelany Valentina Raposo Agostina Alonso Agustina Albertario María José Granatto Delfina Merino Rocío Sánchez Moccia Victoria Sauze Victoria Granatto Eugenia Trinchinetti Micaela Retegui Noel Barrionuevo Julieta Jankunas Valentina Costa Biondi	2020 Tokyo	Field hockey	Women's tournament
Bronze	Rugby sevens team Rodrigo Isgro Lucio Cinti Germán Schulz Ignacio Mendy Rodrigo Etchart Santiago Álvarez Lautaro Bazán Gastón Revol Matías Osadczuk Luciano González Santiago Mare Marcos Moneta Felipe del Mestre	2020 Tokyo	Rugby sevens	Men's tournament
Bronze	Men's national volleyball team Matías Sánchez Federico Pereyra Cristian Poglajen Facundo Conte Agustín Loser Santiago Danani Sebastián Solé Bruno Lima Ezequiel Palacios Luciano De Cecco Nicolás Méndez Martín Ramos	2020 Tokyo	Volleyball	Men's tournament
Gold	José Torres	2024 Paris	Cycling	Men's BMX freestyle
Silver	Mateo Majdalani Eugenia Bosco	2024 Paris	Sailing	Mixed Nacra 17
Bronze	Women's national field hockey team Sofía Toccalino Agustina Gorzelany Valentina Raposo Agostina Alonso Agustina Albertario María José Granatto Cristina Cosentino Rocío Sánchez Moccia Victoria Sauze Sofía Cairó Eugenia Trinchinetti Lara Casas Juana Castellaro Pilar Campoy Julieta Jankunas Zoe Díaz	2024 Paris	Field hockey	Women'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
1896 Athens	0	0/3	0	0	0	0
1900 Paris	1	1/7	0	0	0	0
1904 St. Louis	0	0/5	0	0	0	0
1908 London	0	0/4	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	0	0/5	0	0	0	0
1920 Antwerp	0	0/6	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	13	6/7	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	9	3/7	0	0	1	1
1932 Los Angeles	5	4/7	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	11	5/7	0	0	0	0
1948 London	19	7/7	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	11	6/7	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	1	1/7	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	6	2/8	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	11	7/8	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	10	7/8	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	5	5/8	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	7	5/8	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	0	0/8	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	10	5/8	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	2	3/8	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	5	3/8	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	5	4/10	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	3	2/10	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
2012 London	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
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 Seoul	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
2024 Paris	7	6/10	0	1	0	1	11=
Total			1	5	5	11	24

See also

• List of flag bearers for Argentina at the Olympics
• Argentina at the Paralympics
• List of Olympic medalists for Argentina

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