Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
Competitors137 in 19 sports
Argentina at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors137 in 19 sports
Flag bearers Manu Ginóbili (opening)
Juan Curuchet (closing)
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports.[1] Manu Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldWalter Pérez
Juan Curuchet		CyclingMen's madisonAugust 19
 GoldArgentina national football team
 FootballMen's tournamentAugust 23
 BronzePaula ParetoJudoWomen's 48 kgAugust 9
 BronzeCarlos Espínola
Santiago Lange		SailingMen's TornadoAugust 21
 BronzeArgentina women's hockey team
 Field hockeyWomen's tournamentAugust 22
 BronzeArgentina national basketball team
 BasketballMen's tournamentAugust 24

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Juan Manuel Cano 20 km walk N/a 1:27:17 40
Javier Carriqueo 1500 m 3:39.36 7 Did not advance
Leonardo Price 800 m 1:49.39 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Jorge Balliengo Discus throw 58.82 30 Did not advance
Germán Chiaraviglio Pole vault NM — Did not advance
Juan Ignacio Cerra Hammer throw 70.16 30 Did not advance
Germán Lauro Shot put 19.07 32 Did not advance
Pablo Pietrobelli Javelin throw 69.09 34 Did not advance
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Rocío Comba Discus throw 51.36 36 Did not advance
Alejandra García Pole vault 4.15 31 Did not advance
Jennifer Dahlgren Hammer throw 66.35 29 Did not advance

Basketball

Boxing

Argentina had one boxer qualify for the Olympics. Ezequiel Maderna earned a spot in the middleweight competition after coming in second at the 2nd AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ezequiel Maderna Middleweight  Estrada (USA)
L 2–10		 Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Miguel Correa Men's K-1 500 m 1:39.781 5 QS 1:46.422 7 Did not advance
Men's K-1 1000 m 3:45.695 6 QS 3:51.715 9 Did not advance
Estefania Fontanini Women's K-1 500 m 2:00.291 8 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Alejandro Borrajo Men's road race Did not finish
Juan José Haedo Did not finish
Matías Médici Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 1:07:53 30

Track

Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Juan Curuchet Men's points race 1 0 18
Juan Curuchet
Walter Pérez		 Men's madison 8 0 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Darío Gasco Men's cross-country 2:07:04 27

BMX

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Cristian Becerine Men's BMX 37.253 27 11 2 Q 15 5 Did not advance
Ramiro Marino 36.768 21 20 8 Did not advance
Gabriela Díaz Women's BMX 37.590 5 N/a 13 3 Q 39.747 5
María Belén Dutto 40.193 14 N/a 20 7 Did not advance

Equestrian

Show jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
José Larocca Royal Power Individual 14 66 16 30 59 Did not advance 30 59

Fencing

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Alberto González Viaggio Individual foil  Zhu J (CHN)
L 2–15		 Did not advance

Field hockey

Argentina qualified a team to the women's field hockey tournament. In the group play, they won three matches and drew two, finishing second in the group. This qualified them for the semifinal, which they lost to the Netherlands. In the bronze medal match however, they defeated Germany, winning the bronze medal and finishing third in the tournament.

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Argentine roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head Coach: Gabriel Minadeo

  1. Belén Succi (GK)
  2. Magdalena Aicega (c)
  3. Rosario Luchetti
  4. Alejandra Gulla
  5. Luciana Aymar
  6. Agustina García
  7. Carla Rebecchi
  8. Mariana González Oliva
  9. Mercedes Margalot
  10. María de la Paz Hernández
  11. Mariana Rossi
  12. Paola Vukojicic (GK)
  13. Mariné Russo
  14. Claudia Burkart
  15. Giselle Kañevsky
  16. Noel Barrionuevo

Reserve:

  1. Silvina D'Elía
  2. Agustina Bouza
Group play
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Germany 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4 12 Advanced to semifinals
 Argentina 5 3 2 0 13 7 +6 11
 Great Britain 5 2 2 1 7 9 −2 8
 United States 5 1 3 1 9 8 +1 6
 Japan 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
 New Zealand 5 0 0 5 6 13 −7 0
Source: [5]
10 August 2008
18:30
Argentina  2–2  United States
Rebecchi field hockey ball 5', 11' Report Smith field hockey ball 18'
Loy field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
12 August 2008
08:30
Argentina  2–2  Great Britain
García field hockey ball 10'
Gulla field hockey ball 27'		 Report Thomas field hockey ball 49'
Clewlow field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
14 August 2008
18:30
Japan  1–2  Argentina
Miura field hockey ball 64' Report Gulla field hockey ball 38'
Burkart field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
16 August 2008
18:00
Germany  0–4  Argentina
Report Burkart field hockey ball 38'
Gulla field hockey ball 49', 66'
Aymar field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
18 August 2008
20:30
Argentina  3–2  New Zealand
Rebecchi field hockey ball 15'
García field hockey ball 43'
Hernández field hockey ball 46'		 Report Roberts field hockey ball 33'
Igasan field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Semifinal
20 August 2008
20:30
Netherlands  5–2  Argentina
Paumen field hockey ball 9', 25', 47'
Agliotti field hockey ball 31'
Hoog field hockey ball 68'		 Report Russo field hockey ball 59'
Gulla field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Bronze medal match
22 August 2008
18:00
Germany  1–3  Argentina 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kühn field hockey ball 45' Report Luchetti field hockey ball 11'
Rebecchi field hockey ball 22'
Barrionuevo field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Football

Judo

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Miguel Albarracín −60 kg Bye  Choi M-H (KOR)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance  Akhondzadeh (IRI)
L 0002–0020		 Did not advance
Mariano Bertolotti −73 kg N/a  Guilheiro (BRA)
L 0010–0100		 Did not advance
Emmanuel Lucenti −81 kg Bye  Burton (GBR)
L 0010–0010		 Did not advance
Diego Rosati −90 kg N/a  Olson (USA)
W 0001–0000		  Pershin (RUS)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance  Trezise (RSA)
W 1000–0000		  Kazusionak (BLR)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance
Eduardo Costa −100 kg N/a  Palkovacs (SVK)
W 0110–0100		  Matyjaszek (POL)
L 0000–1001		 Did not advance
Sandro López +100 kg Bye  Zegarra (PER)
L 0001–1001		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Paula Pareto −48 kg Bye  Day (AUS)
W 1000–0000		  Tani (JPN)
L 0000–0001		 Did not advance Bye  Wu Sg (CHN)
W 0100–0001		  Csernoviczki (HUN)
W 0110–0001		  Pak O-S (PRK)
W 0100–0001		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daniela Krukower −63 kg  Arlove (AUS)
W 1000–0000		  Won O-I (PRK)
L 0010–0020		 Did not advance Bye  Willeboordse (NED)
L 0000–0230		 Did not advance
Lorena Briceño −78 kg Bye  Possamaï (FRA)
L 0000–0001		 Did not advance

Rowing

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Santiago Fernández Single sculls 7:38.87 4 QF 7:27.60 6 SC/D Withdrew
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
María Gabriela Best Single sculls 7:58.60 4 QF 7:46.45 5 SC/D 8:09.61 3 FC 7:45.21 16

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Mariano Reutemann RS:X 25 18 19 23 25 15 16 16 16 20 EL 168 21
Julio Alsogaray Laser 1 12 10 28 14 1 2 32 16 CAN 8 92 7
Javier Conte
Juan de la Fuente		 470 14 14 4 11 19 9 7 30 5 9 18 110 10
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Florencia Gutiérrez RS:X 27 19 27 20 23 26 23 DNF 24 27 EL 216 25
Cecilia Carranza Laser Radial 15 8 9 20 8 15 6 DNF 23 CAN EL 104 12t
Consuelo Monsegur
Maria Fernanda Sesto		 470 16 18 17 12 10 16 14 4 10 14 EL 113 16
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Carlos Espínola
Santiago Lange		 Tornado 13 1 1 12 4 6 9 1 9 1 6 56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Juan Carlos Dasque Trap 115 19 Did not advance

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Damián Blaum 10 km open water N/a 1:55:48.6 24
Sergio Ferreyra 100 m breaststroke 1:03.65 52 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:20.10 52 Did not advance
Andrés José González 200 m butterfly 2:00.36 33 Did not advance
José Meolans 50 m freestyle 22.58 35 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.50 35 Did not advance
Eduardo Germán Otero 100 m backstroke 56.74 40 Did not advance
Juan Martín Pereyra 400 m freestyle 3:59.35 35 N/a Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:49.57 34 N/a Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Georgina Bardach 200 m butterfly DNS Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:25.74 37 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 5:00.87 36 N/a Did not advance
Cecilia Biagioli 400 m freestyle 4:19.85 34 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:50.18 31 N/a Did not advance
Antonella Bogarín 10 km open water N/a 2:11:35.9 24
Agustina de Giovanni 200 m breaststroke 2:34.94 37 Did not advance
Liliana Guiscardo 100 m breaststroke 1:11.43 37 Did not advance

Table tennis

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Liu Song Men's singles Bye  Jang S-M (PRK)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Pablo Tabachnik  Lashin (EGY)
L 2–4		 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Vanina Sánchez Women's −67 kg  Guler (TUR)
W 4–0		  Sergerie (CAN)
L 0–3		 Did not advance  Morgan (AUS)
L 2–9		 Did not advance

Tennis

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Agustín Calleri Singles  Mullings (BAH)
W 6–1, 6–1		  Lu Y-h (TPE)
L 4–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Guillermo Cañas  Niemeyer (CAN)
W 3–6, 4–2r		  Simon (FRA)
L 5–7, 1–6		 Did not advance
Juan Mónaco  Čilić (CRO)
L 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6		 Did not advance
David Nalbandian  Zeng Sx (CHN)
W 6–2, 6–1		  Massú (CHI)
W 7–6(7–0), 6–1		  Monfils (FRA)
L 4–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Agustín Calleri
Juan Mónaco		 Doubles N/a  Guccione /
Hewitt (AUS)
L 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–8		 Did not advance
Guillermo Cañas
David Nalbandian		 N/a  Darcis /
Rochus (BEL)
L 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 3–6		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Gisela Dulko Singles  Dellacqua (AUS)
L 3–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Gisela Dulko
Betina Jozami		 Doubles N/a  Obziler /
Pe'er (ISR)
W 6–3, 6–2		  Vesnina /
Zvonareva (RUS)
L 2–6, 3–6		 Did not advance

Volleyball

Beach

The men's beach volleyball team Conde-Baracetti (Martín Conde and Mariano Baracetti) qualified to represent Argentina.[13]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Mariano Baracetti
Martín Conde		 Men's Pool B
 Heuscher – Heyer (SUI)
L 0 – 2 (13–21, 17–21)
 Pļaviņš – Samoilovs (LAT)
W 2 – 0 (23–21, 21–19)
 Dalhausser – Rogers (USA)
L 0 – 2 (12–21, 13–21)		 4 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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