Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the Olympic Games

Flag of Argentina – Flag bearers
IOC code  ARG
NOC Comité Olímpico Argentino
Website www.coarg.org.ar (Spanish)
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors 137 in 19 sports
Flag bearer Manu Ginóbili
Medals
Rank: 35		 Gold
2		 Silver
0		 Bronze
4		 Total
6
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Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. As of 23 July, 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports.[1]

Contents

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Perez, WalterWalter Perez
Curuchet, JuanJuan Curuchet		 Cycling Men's Madison
 Gold Argentina national football team
Lautaro Acosta   Javier Mascherano
Sergio Agüero   Lionel Messi
Éver Banega   Luciano Fabián Monzón
Diego Buonanotte   Nicolás Pareja
Ángel Di María   Juan Román Riquelme
Federico Fazio   Sergio Romero
Fernando Gago   José Ernesto Sosa
Ezequiel Garay   Óscar Ustari
Ezequiel Lavezzi   Pablo Zabaleta
Football Men's football
 Bronze Paula Pareto Judo Women's 48 kg
 Bronze Carlos Espínola
Santiago Lange		 Sailing Tornado
 Bronze Argentina women's hockey team
Magdalena Aicega   Giselle Kañevsky
Luciana Aymar   Rosario Luchetti
Noel Barrionuevo   Mercedes Margalot
Claudia Burkart   Carla Rebecchi
Maria de la Paz Hernandez   Mariana Rossi
Agustina García   Mariné Russo
Mariana González Oliva   Belén Succi
Alejandra Gulla   Paola Vukojicic
Field hockey Women's tournament
 Bronze Argentina national basketball team
Carlos Delfino   Andrés Nocioni
Manu Ginóbili   Fabricio Oberto
Román González   Pablo Prigioni
Juan Pedro Gutiérrez   Antonio Porta
Leonardo Gutiérrez   Paolo Quinteros
Federico Kammerichs   Luis Scola
Basketball Men's tournament

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Track and road events

Athlete Events Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Leonardo Price Men's 800 metres 1:49.39 6 Did not advance
Javier Carriqueo Men's 1500 metres 3:39.36 7 Did not advance
Juan Manuel Cano Men's 20 kilometre walk N/A 1:27:17 40

Field events

Athlete Events Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jorge Balliengo Men's discus throw 58.82 14 Did not advance
Barbara Rocio Comba Women's discus throw 51.36 18 Did not advance
German Chiaraviglio Men's pole vault No Mark Did not advance
Alejandra García Women's pole vault 4.15 16 Did not advance
Juan Ignacio Cerra Men's hammer throw 70.16 16 Did not advance
Jennifer Dahlgren Women's hammer throw 66.35 15 Did not advance
Pablo Pietrobelli Men's javelin throw 69.09 16 Did not advance
Germán Lauro Men's shot put 19.07 15 Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Argentina's men's basketball team, the defending Olympic champions, qualified for the Olympics by placing second at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007. It will be the men's team's fifth Olympic appearance.

The women's team finished fourth at the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007, and will be one of twelve teams vying for the final five Olympic spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008.

Results

Group stage

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 5 4 1 425 400 +25 9
 Argentina 5 4 1 425 361 +64 9
 Croatia 5 3 2 399 380 +19 8
 Australia 5 3 2 457 405 +52 8
 Russia 5 1 4 387 406 -19 6
 Iran 5 0 5 323 464 -141 5
August 10
16:45		 Game 10 Lithuania  79–75  Argentina    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (Greece)
Scoring by quarter: 14-11, 20-19, 17-15, 28-30
Pts: Kleiza 13
Rebs: Lavrinovič 7
Asts: Jasikevičius 8		 Pts: Ginóbili 19
Rebs: Oberto 11
Asts: Oberto, Prigioni 3
August 12
22:15		 Game 21 Argentina  85–68  Australia    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsolkas (Greece)
Scoring by quarter: 23-11, 16-18, 24-17, 22-22
Pts: Ginóbili 21
Rebs: Nocioni 8
Asts: Ginóbili 7		 Pts: Mills 22
Rebs: Andersen 6
Asts: Bogut, Bruton 2
August 14
22:15		 Game 36 Argentina  77–53  Croatia    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Arteaga (Spain)
Scoring by quarter: 21-13, 19-9, 19-16, 14-15
Pts: Nocioni 18
Rebs: Nocioni 8
Asts: Ginóbili 8		 Pts: Tomas, Banić 9
Rebs: Banić 6
Asts: Ukić 2
August 16
16:45		 Game 46 Iran  82–97  Argentina    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece)
Scoring by quarter: 14-19, 19-23, 24-30, 25-25
Pts: Hadadi 21
Rebs: Hadadi 16
Asts: Kamrani 4		 Pts: Ginóbili 32
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Prigioni 6
August 18
22:15		 Game 60 Argentina  91–79  Russia    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (Greece)
Scoring by quarter: 27-16, 18-23, 27-25, 19-15
Pts: Scola 37
Rebs: Nocioni 9
Asts: Prigioni 10		 Pts: Kirilenko 23
Rebs: Kirilenko 9
Asts: Holden 5

Quarterfinals

August 20
22:15		 Game 67 Argentina  80–78  Greece    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania)
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–17, 17–15, 24–23
Scoring by half: 39–40, 41–38
Pts: Ginóbili 24
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Prigioni 3		 Pts: Fotsis 17
Rebs: Fotsis 10
Asts: Papaloukas 4

Semifinals

August 22
Follows Match 71		 Game 72 Argentina  81–101  United States    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Scoring by quarter: 11–30, 29–19, 24–29, 17–23
Scoring by half: 40–49, 41–52
Pts: Scola 28
Rebs: Scola 11
Asts: Prigioni 3		 Pts: Anthony 21
Rebs: Bosh 10
Asts: Kidd 7

Final – Bronze medal game

August 24
12:00		 Bronze medal game - Game 75 Lithuania  75–87  Argentina    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 13-22, 15-22, 26-19
Scoring by half: 34-46, 41-41
Pts: Šiškauskas 15
Rebs: Šiškauskas, K. Lavrinovič 6
Asts: Jasikevičius 3		 Pts: Delfino 20
Rebs: Delfino 10
Asts: Prigioni 7

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Argentina has 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.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Ezequiel Maderna Middleweight Shawn Estrada
2–10		 Did not advance

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Flatwater

Men

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Miguel Correa K-1 500 m 1:39.781
5 Q
 1:46.422
7
 Did not advance
K-1 1000 m 3:45.695
6 Q
 3:51.715
9
 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Estefania Fontanini K-1 500 m 2:00.291
8
 Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

BMX

Men
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Pnt. Rank Pnt. Rank Time Rank
Cristian Daniel Becerine Individual
37.253
27 Q
20
8
 Did not advance
Ramiro Marino Cristian Individual
36.768
21 Q
11
2 Q
15
5
 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Seeding Semifinals Final
Time Rank Pnt. Rank Time Rank
María Belén Dutto Individual
40.193
14 Q
20
7
 Did not advance
Gabriela Diaz Individual
37.590
5 Q
13
3 Q
39.747
5

Mountain biking

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Luciano Caracioli Cross-country
2:07:04
27th

Road

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Alejandro Borrajo Road race Did not finish
Juan José Haedo Road race Did not finish
Matías Médici Road race Did not finish
Road time trial
1h 07′ 53″
30th

Track

Athlete Event Points/Laps Rank
Juan Curuchet Men's madison
8pt.
  Gold
Men's points race
1
18th
Walter Pérez Men's madison
8pt.
  Gold

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Individual jumping

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

Fencing

Main articles: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze final Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Alberto Ignacio
González Viaggio		 Individual foil
Bye
Loss 2-15  Zhu Jun (CHN)
 Did not advance

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Results

Group stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 12 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4
 Argentina 11 5 3 2 0 13 7 +6
 Great Britain 8 5 2 2 1 7 9 −2
 United States 6 5 1 3 1 9 8 +1
 Japan 4 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2
 New Zealand 0 5 0 0 5 6 13 −7
     Qualified for semifinals
August 10, 2008
18:30
Argentina  2 – 2  United States Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Rebecchi 5' 11' Smith 18'
Loy 64'
Aymar 30' 49' ≪ Discipline ≫ Lingo 5'
Barber 21' 59'
Bashore 44'
August 12, 2008
08:30
Argentina  2 – 2  Great Britain Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
García 10'
Gulla 27'		 Thomas 49'
Clewlow 51'
Luchetti 31'
Gonzalez Oliva 44'
Margalot 51'		 ≪ Discipline ≫ Cullen 31'
August 14, 2008
18:30
Japan  1 – 2  Argentina Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Miura 64' Gulla 38'
Burkart 51'
≪ Discipline ≫ Aymar 12'
Luchetti 57'
Gulla 68'
August 16, 2008
18:00
Germany  0 – 4  Argentina Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Burkart 38'
Gulla 49' 66'
Aymar 68'
≪ Discipline ≫ Hernández 15'
August 18, 2008
20:30
Argentina  3 – 2  New Zealand Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Marelize de Klerk
Rebecchi 15'
García 43'
Hernandez 46'		 Roberts 33'
Igasan 61'

Semifinals

August 20, 2008
20:30
Netherlands  5 – 2  Argentina Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Paumen 9' 25' 47'
Agliotti 31'
Hoog 68'		 Russo 59'
Gulla 69'
≪ Discipline ≫ Gulla 32' 62'

Final – Bronze medal match

August 22, 2008
18:00
Germany  1-3  Argentina Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Kūhn 45' Luchetti 11'
Rebecchi 22'
Barrionuevo 63'
Kūhn 19' ≪ Discipline ≫ Aicega 58'

Football

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's team

Roster

Men's Head Coach Sergio Batista announced his final squad for the Olympics on 3 July.[3] Pareja takes the place of Burdisso, whose club did not grant permission.

Over-aged players are marked with * (max 3).
# Name Club Date of birth Pld Goals
 Y
 Y/R
 R
Goalkeepers
1 Óscar Ustari Getafe CF July 3, 1986 (1986-07-03) (age 25) 1 0 0 0 0
18 Sergio Romero AZ Alkmaar February 22, 1987 (1987-02-22) (age 25) 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Ezequiel Garay Racing de Santander October 10, 1986 (1986-10-10) (age 25) 1 0 0 0 0
3 Luciano Monzón Boca Juniors April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13) (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
4 Pablo Zabaleta RCD Espanyol January 16, 1985 (1985-01-16) (age 27) 1 0 0 0 0
6 Federico Fazio Sevilla FC March 17, 1987 (1987-03-17) (age 24) 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nicolás Pareja* R.S.C. Anderlecht January 19, 1984 (1984-01-19) (age 28) 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 Fernando Gago Real Madrid C.F. April 10, 1986 (1986-04-10) (age 25) 1 0 0 0 0
7 José Sosa FC Bayern Munich June 19, 1985 (1985-06-19) (age 26) (1) 0 0 0 0
8 Ever Banega Valencia CF June 29, 1988 (1988-06-29) (age 23) 0 0 0 0 0
10 Juan Román Riquelme* (C) Boca Juniors June 24, 1978 (1978-06-24) (age 33) 1 0 1 0 0
11 Ángel Di María S.L. Benfica February 14, 1988 (1988-02-14) (age 24) (1) 0 0 0 0
14 Javier Mascherano* Liverpool F.C. June 8, 1984 (1984-06-08) (age 27) 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 Ezequiel Lavezzi S.S.C. Napoli May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03) (age 26) 1 0 0 0 0
13 Lautaro Acosta Sevilla FC March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14) (age 23) (1) 1 0 0 0
15 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona June 24, 1987 (1987-06-24) (age 24) 1 1 0 0 0
16 Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid June 2, 1988 (1988-06-02) (age 23) 1 0 1 0 0
17 Diego Buonanotte River Plate April 19, 1988 (1988-04-19) (age 23) 0 1 0 0 0
Coach
Sergio Batista November 9, 1962 (1962-11-09) (age 49)

Results

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Australia 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
 Serbia 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
2008-08-07
19:45
 Côte d'Ivoire  1 – 2  Argentina Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 43,266
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Cissé  53' (Report) Messi  43'
Acosta  86'
2008-08-10
17:00
 Argentina  1 – 0  Australia Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 38,182
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Lavezzi  76' (Report)
2008-08-13
19:45
 Argentina  2 – 0  Serbia Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Lavezzi  14' (pen.)
Buonanotte  84'		 (Report)

Quarterfinals

2008-08-16
21:00
 Argentina  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 51,366
Referee: Jair Maruffo (USA)
Messi  14'
Di María  105'		 (Report) Bakkal  36'

Semifinals

2008-08-19
21:00
 Argentina  3 – 0  Brazil Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Agüero  52'  58'
Riquelme  76' (pen.)		 (Report)

Final – Gold medal match

2008-08-23
12:00
 Nigeria  0 – 1  Argentina National Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 89,102
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
(Report) Di María  58'

Women's team

Roster

# Name Club Date of birth Pld Goals
 Y
 Y/R
 R
Goalkeepers
1 Guadalupe Calello River Plate April 13, 1990 (1990-04-13) (age 21) 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vanina Correa Boca Juniors August 14, 1983 (1983-08-14) (age 28) 1 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Eva González Boca Juniors September 2, 1987 (1987-09-02) (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
3 Yésica Arrién Estudiantes July 1, 1980 (1980-07-01) (age 31) (1) 0 0 0 0
5 Marisa Gerez (C) Boca Juniors November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03) (age 35) 1 0 0 0 0
6 Gabriela Chávez Independiente April 9, 1989 (1989-04-09) (age 22) 1 0 0 0 0
12 Daiana Cardone Independiente January 1, 1989 (1989-01-01) (age 23) 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 Florencia Mandrile San Lorenzo February 10, 1988 (1988-02-10) (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
10 Mariela Coronel Prainsa Zaragoza June 20, 1981 (1981-06-20) (age 30) 1 0 0 0 0
11 Fabiana Vallejos Boca Juniors July 30, 1985 (1985-07-30) (age 26) 1 0 0 0 0
13 María Quiñones San Lorenzo August 26, 1986 (1986-08-26) (age 25) 1 0 1 0 0
16 María Blanco River Plate December 5, 1987 (1987-12-05) (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Ludmila Manicler Independiente July 6, 1987 (1987-07-06) (age 24) (1) 1 0 0 0
8 Emilia Mendieta River Plate February 4, 1988 (1988-02-04) (age 24) (1) 0 0 0 0
9 María Potassa San Lorenzo December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) (age 23) 1 0 0 0 0
14 Andrea Ojeda Boca Juniors January 17, 1985 (1985-01-17) (age 27) 0 0 0 0 0
15 Mercedes Pereyra River Plate May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
17 Analía Almeida San Lorenzo August 19, 1985 (1985-08-19) (age 26) 0 0 0 0 0
Coach
José Borrello

Results

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Canada 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
2008-08-06
17:00
 Argentina  1 – 2  Canada Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 23,201
Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)
Manicler  85' Report Chapman  27'
Lang  72'
2008-08-09
17:00
 Sweden  1 – 0  Argentina Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 38,293
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Fischer  58' Report
2008-08-12
19:45
 China PR  2 – 0  Argentina Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Han  53'
Gu  89'

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First repechage round Repechage quarterfinals Repechage semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Miguel Albarracín −60 kg
Bye
Loss  Choi Min-Ho (KOR)
 Did not advance
Loss  Masoud (IRI)
 Did not advance
Mariano Bertolotti −73 kg
Bye
Loss  Leandro Guilheiro (BRA)
 Did not advance
Emmanuel Lucenti −81 kg
Bye
Loss  Euan Burton (GBR)
 Did not advance
Diego Rosatti −90 kg
Bye
Win  Brian Olson (USA)
Loss  Ivan Pershin (RUS)
 Did not advance
Win  Trezise (RSA)
Loss  Andrei (BLR)
 Did not advance
Eduardo Costa −100 kg
Bye
Win  Zoltan Palkovacs (SVK)
Loss  Przemyslaw Matyjaszek (POL)
 Did not advance
Sandro López +100 kg
Bye
Loss  Carlos Zegarra (PER)
 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First repechage
round		 Repechage
quarterfinals		 Repechage
semifinals		 Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Paula Pareto −48 kg
Bye
Bye
Win  Tiffany Day (AUS)
Loss  Ryoko Tani (JPN)
 Did not advance
Win  Wu Shugen (CHN)
Win  Eva Csernoviczki (HUN)
Win  PAK Ok Song (PRK)
  Bronze
Daniela Krukower −63 kg
Win  Catherine Arlove (AUS)
Loss  Won Ok-Im (PRK)
 Did not advance
Bye
Loss  Willeboordse (NED)
 Did not advance
Lorena Briceño −78 kg
Bye
Loss  Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA)
 Did not advance

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Santiago Fernández Single sculls 7:38.87
4th
 7:27.60
6th
 Did not show up

Women

Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriela Best Single sculls 7:58.60
4th
 7:46.45
5th
 8:09.61
3rd
 7:45.21
4th

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mariano Reutemann Sailboard
(25)
18
19
23
25
15
16
16
16
20
--
168
21st
Julio Alsogaray Laser
1
12
10
28
14
1
2
(32)
16
8
92
7th
Javier Conte
Juan de la Fuente		 470
14
14
4
11
19
9
7
(30)
OCS
5
9
18
110
10th

Women

Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Florencia Gutierrez Sailboard
27
19
27
20
23
26
23
(28)
DNF
24
27
--
216
25th
Cecilia Carranza Laser Radial
15
8
9
20
8
15
6
(29)
DNF
23
--
104
12th
Monsegur Consuela
Maria Fernanda Sesto		 470
16
(18)
17
12
10
16
14
4
10
14
--
113
16th

Open

Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Carlos Espínola
Santiago Lange		 Tornado
(13)
1
1
12
4
6
9
1
9
1
6
56
  Bronze

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Juan Carlos Dasque Trap 115 19th Did not advance 19th

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Juan Martín Pereyra Men's 400 m freestyle 3:59.35
35th
 Did not advance
Men's 1500 metre freestyle 15:12.46
 ?
 Did not advance
Damián Blaum Men's marathon 10 kilometre
1:55:48.6
24th
Eduardo Germán Otero Men's 100 metre backstroke 56.74
40th
 Did not advance
Andrés González Men's 200 m butterfly 2:00.36
 ?
 Did not advance
Sergio Andrés Ferreyra Men's 100 metre breaststroke 1:03.65
52nd
 Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke 2:20.10
 ?
 Did not advance
José Meolans Men's 50 metre freestyle 22.58
 ?
 Did not advance
Men's 100 metre freestyle 49.50
 ?
 Did not advance
Agustina De Giovanni Women's 200 metre breaststroke 2:34.94
 ?
 Did not advance
Antonella Bogarín Women's marathon 10 kilometre
2:11:35.9
24th
Liliana Guiscardo Women's 100 metre breaststroke 1:11.43
37th
 Did not advance
Georgina Bardach Women's 400 metre individual medley 5:00.87
36th
 Did not advance
Women's 200 metre individual medley 2:25.74
 ?
 Did not advance
Women's 200 metre butterfly Did not swim
Cecilia Biagioli Women's 400 m freestyle 4:19.85
34th
 Did not advance
Women's 800 m freestyle 8:50.18
 ?
 Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Song Liu Singles  Kim Hyok Bong (PRK)
L 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 4-11, 9-11, 11-'13		 Did not advance
Pablo Ariel Tabachnik Singles  El-Sayed Lashin (EGY)
L 4-11, 11-9, 13-11, 4-11, 11-13, 15-17		 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Women

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
quarterfinals		 Repechage
semifinals		 Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Vanina Sánchez Berón −67 kg  Sibel Guler (TUR)
W 4 - 0		  Karine Sergerie (CAN)
L 0 - 3		 Did not advance  Tina Morgan (AUS)
L 2 - 9		 Did not advance

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Total athletes - 9

Men

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score
Agustín Calleri Singles  D Mullings (BAH) W 6-1, 6-1  Y-h Lu (TPE) L 4-6, 4-6 Did not advance
Guillermo Cañas Singles  F Niemeyer (CAN) W 3-6, 4-2 (ret.)  G Simon (FRA) L 5-7, 1-6 Did not advance
Juan Mónaco Singles  M Čilić (CRO) L 4-6, 7-6(5), 3-6 Did not advance
David Nalbandian Singles  S-X Zeng (CHN) W 6-2, 6-1  N Massú (CHI) W 7-6(0), 6-1  G Monfils (FRA) L 4-6, 4-6 Did not advance
Agustín Calleri
Juan Mónaco		 Doubles  C Guccione (AUS)
 L Hewitt (AUS)		 L 4-6, 6(4)-7, 18-16 Did not advance
Guillermo Cañas
David Nalbandian		 Doubles  S Darcis (BEL)
 O Rochus (BEL)		 L 7-6(6), 6(5)-7, 3-6 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score
Gisela Dulko Singles  C Dellacqua (AUS) L 3-6, 4-6 Did not advance
Gisela Dulko
Betina Jozami		 Doubles  T Obziler (ISR)
 S Pe'er (ISR)		 W 6-3, 6-2  E Vesnina (RUS)
  V Zvonareva (RUS)		 L 2-6, 3-6 Did not advance

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The men's beach volleyball team Conde-Baracetti (Martín Conde and Mariano Baracetti) qualified to represent Argentina.[4]

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Martín Conde
Mariano Baracetti
Seed 13		 Doubles  Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) L 0-2
 
 Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT) W 2-0
 
 Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) L 0-2
 
4th
 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Carlos Espeleta -77 kg 140
--
 170
--
 310 19th

Women

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Nora Koppel 75 kg Did not start

See also

References

  1. ^ COA Notas de Actualidad
  2. ^ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  3. ^ Batista confirmó el seleccionado argentino para Beijing (Spanish)
  4. ^ Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Men, access date: 8 July 2008.