Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Argentina
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] Emanuel Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | Walter Pérez Juan Curuchet |
Cycling | Men's madison | August 19 |
Gold | Argentina national football team Template:CompactTable |
Football | Men's tournament | August 23 |
Bronze | Paula Pareto | Judo | Women's 48 kg | August 9 |
Bronze | Carlos Espínola Santiago Lange |
Sailing | Men's Tornado | August 21 |
Bronze | Argentina women's hockey team Template:CompactTable |
Field hockey | Women's tournament | August 22 |
Bronze | Argentina national basketball team Template:CompactTable |
Basketball | Men's tournament | August 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 | — | 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
Men's tournament
Argentina's men's basketball team, the defending Olympic champions, qualified for the Olympics by placing second at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, and marked its 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.
- Roster
Template:2008 Summer Olympics Argentina men's basketball team roster
- Group play
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball group A standings Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A2 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A6 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A9 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A12 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A15
- Quarterfinals
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game C4
- Semifinals
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game D2
- Bronze medal game
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's basketball game E1
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.[2]
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 |
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 | — | 13 | 3 Q | 39.747 | 5 | |
María Belén Dutto | 40.193 | 14 | — | 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
Template:2008 Summer Olympics Argentina women's field hockey team roster
- Group play
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey group B standings Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey game B2 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey game B4 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey game B8 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey game B11 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey game B15
- Semifinal
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey game D2
- Bronze medal match
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's field hockey game E1
Football
Men's tournament
- Roster
Sergio Batista, head coach of the men's football team, announced his final squad for the Olympics on 3 July.[3] Pareja takes the place of Burdisso, whose club did not grant permission. Template:2008 Summer Olympics Argentina men's football team roster
- Group play
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's football group A standings Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's football game A2 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's football game A3 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's football game A6
- Quarterfinals
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's football game E3
- Semifinals
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's football game F2
- Gold medal game
Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's football game G2
- Final rank
Gold
Women's tournament
- Roster
Template:2008 Summer Olympics Argentina women's football team roster
- Group play
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's football group E standings Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's football game A1 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's football game A3 Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's football game A5
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 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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 |
|
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 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | EL | 168 | 21 | |
Julio Alsogaray | Laser | 1 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 16 | CAN | 8 | 92 | 7 | |
Javier Conte Juan de la Fuente |
470 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 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 | 24 | 27 | EL | 216 | 25 | |
Cecilia Carranza | Laser Radial | 15 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 23 | CAN | EL | 104 | 12t | |
Consuelo Monsegur Maria Fernanda Sesto |
470 | 16 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 56 |
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 | — | 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 | — | Did not advance | ||
1500 m freestyle | 15:49.57 | 34 | — | 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 | — | Did not advance | |||
Cecilia Biagioli | 400 m freestyle | 4:19.85 | 34 | — | Did not advance | ||
800 m freestyle | 8:50.18 | 31 | — | Did not advance | |||
Antonella Bogarín | 10 km open water | — | 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 | — | Guccione / Hewitt (AUS) L 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–8 |
Did not advance | ||||
Guillermo Cañas David Nalbandian |
— | 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 | — | 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.[4]
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
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Carlos Espeleta | Men's −77 kg | 140 | =21 | 170 | =18 | 310 | 19 |
Nora Koppel | Women's −75 kg | Did not compete |
See also
References
- ^ COA Notas de Actualidad Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- ^ Batista confirmó el seleccionado argentino para Beijing Template:Es icon
- ^ Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Men, access date: 8 July 2008.