Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.

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

Medalists
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
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F/C 4 Scola, Luis (C) 28 – (1980-04-30)April 30, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Houston Rockets
SG 5 Ginóbili, Manu 31 – (1977-07-28)July 28, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Antonio Spurs
C 6 González, Román 30 – (1978-01-28)January 28, 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Peñarol
C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 33 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 1975 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) San Antonio Spurs
PG 8 Prigioni, Pablo 31 – (1977-05-17)May 17, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TAU Cerámica
PG 9 Porta, Antonio 24 – (1983-10-28)October 28, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Spartak Saint Petersburg
SG 10 Delfino, Carlos 25 – (1982-08-29)August 29, 1982 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Khimki
PG 11 Quinteros, Paolo 29 – (1979-01-15)January 15, 1979 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Basket Zaragoza
PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 30 – (1978-05-16)May 16, 1978 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Atenas
SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 28 – (1979-11-30)November 30, 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Chicago Bulls
C 14 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 24 – (1983-10-10)October 10, 1983 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Granada
SF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 28 – (1980-06-21)June 21, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Regatas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Lithuania 5 4 1 425 400+25 9 1–0
 Argentina 5 4 1 425 361+64 9 0–1
 Croatia 5 3 2 399 380+19 8 1–0
 Australia 5 3 2 457 405+52 8 0–1
 Russia 5 1 4 387 406−19 6  
 Iran 5 0 5 323 464−141 5  
10 August 2008
16:45
Lithuania  79–75  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 20–19, 17–15, 28–30
Pts: Kleiza 13
Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 7
Asts: Jasikevičius 8		 Pts: Ginobili 19
Rebs: Oberto 11
Asts: Oberto, Prigioni 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
12 August 2008
22:15
Argentina  85–68  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 16–18, 24–17, 22–22
Pts: Ginobili 21
Rebs: Nocioni 8
Asts: Ginobili 7		 Pts: Mills 22
Rebs: Andersen 6
Asts: Bogut, Bruton 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
14 August 2008
22:15
Argentina  77–53  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 19–9, 19–16, 18–15
Pts: Nocioni 18
Rebs: Nocioni 8
Asts: Ginobili 8		 Pts: Tomas, Banić 9
Rebs: Banić 6
Asts: Ukić 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)
16 August 2008
16:45
Iran  82–97  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–23, 24–30, 25–25
Pts: Haddadi 21
Rebs: Haddadi 16
Asts: Kamrani 4		 Pts: Ginobili 32
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Prigioni 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
18 August 2008
22:15
Argentina  91–79  Russia
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
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
Quarterfinals
20 August 2008
22:15
Argentina  80–78  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–17, 17–15, 24–23
Scoring by half: 39–40, 41–38
Pts: Ginobili 24
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Prigioni 3		 Pts: Fotsis 17
Rebs: Fotsis 10
Asts: Papaloukas 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
Semifinals
22 August 2008
22:00
Argentina  81–101  United States
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
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)
Bronze medal game
24 August 2008
12:00
Lithuania  75–87  Argentina
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
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 N/A 13 3 Q 39.747 5
María Belén Dutto 40.193 14 N/A 20 7 Did not advance

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 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
 Germany 5401128+412
 Argentina 5320137+611
 Great Britain 522179−28
 United States 513198+16
 Japan 511357−24
 New Zealand 5005613−70

  Advanced to semifinals

10 August 2008
18:30
Argentina  2–2  United States
Rebecchi  5', 11' Report Smith  18'
Loy  64'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
12 August 2008
08:30
Argentina  2–2  Great Britain
García  10'
Gulla  27'		 Report Thomas  49'
Clewlow  51'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
14 August 2008
18:30
Japan  1–2  Argentina
Miura  64' Report Gulla  38'
Burkart  51'
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
16 August 2008
18:00
Germany  0–4  Argentina
Report Burkart  38'
Gulla  49', 66'
Aymar  68'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
18 August 2008
20:30
Argentina  3–2  New Zealand
Rebecchi  15'
García  43'
Hernández  46'		 Report Roberts  33'
Igasan  61'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Semifinal
20 August 2008
20:30
Netherlands  5–2  Argentina
Paumen  9', 25', 47'
Agliotti  31'
Hoog  68'		 Report Russo  59'
Gulla  69'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Bronze medal match
22 August 2008
18:00
Germany  1–3  Argentina
Kühn  45' Report Luchetti  11'
Rebecchi  22'
Barrionuevo  63'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Football
Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament
Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

Sergio Batista, head coach of the men's football team, announced his final squad for the Olympics on 3 July.[5] Pareja takes the place of Burdisso, whose club did not grant permission.

The following is the Argentina squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach: Sergio Batista

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Óscar Ustari (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 22) 1 0 Getafe
2 2DF Ezequiel Garay (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 21) 1 0 Real Madrid
3 2DF Fabián Monzón (1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Boca Juniors
4 2DF Pablo Zabaleta (1985-01-16)16 January 1985 (aged 23) 5 0 Espanyol
5 3MF Fernando Gago (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 22) 9 0 Real Madrid
6 2DF Federico Fazio (1987-03-17)17 March 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Sevilla
7 3MF José Sosa (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 23) 2 0 Bayern Munich
8 3MF Éver Banega (1988-06-29)29 June 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 Valencia
9 4FW Ezequiel Lavezzi (1985-05-03)3 May 1985 (aged 23) 2 0 Napoli
10 3MF Juan Román Riquelme* (c) (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 30) 42 18 Boca Juniors
11 3MF Ángel Di María (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 Benfica
12 2DF Nicolás Pareja* (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 24) 0 0 Anderlecht
13 4FW Lautaro Acosta (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 Sevilla
14 3MF Javier Mascherano* (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 24) 37 2 Liverpool
15 4FW Lionel Messi (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 21) 26 8 Barcelona
16 4FW Sergio Agüero (1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 20) 7 2 Atlético Madrid
17 4FW Diego Buonanotte (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 River Plate
18 1GK Sergio Romero (1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 AZ
22 1GK Nicolás Navarro[n 1] (1985-03-25)25 March 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 Napoli

* Over-aged player.

Notes
  1. Replaces Óscar Ustari who was injured during the competition
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Australia 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
4  Serbia 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: [7]
Ivory Coast 1–2 Argentina
Cissé  53' Report Messi  43'
Acosta  86'
Attendance: 43,266
Argentina 1–0 Australia
Lavezzi  76' Report
Attendance: 38,182
Argentina 2–0 Serbia
Lavezzi  13' (pen.)
Buonanotte  84'		 Report
Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 53,668
Quarterfinals
Argentina 2–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Messi  14'
Di María  105'		 Report Bakkal  36'
Attendance: 51,366
Semifinals
Argentina 3–0 Brazil
Agüero  52', 58'
Riquelme  76' (pen.)		 Report
Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 52,968
Gold medal game
Nigeria 0–1 Argentina
Report Di María  58'
Attendance: 89,102

Women's tournament
Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the Argentina squad in the women's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: José Carlos Borello

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Guadalupe Calello (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 18) 0 0 River Plate
2 2DF Eva Nadia González (c) (1987-09-02)2 September 1987 (aged 20) 0 0 Boca Juniors
3 2DF Yesica Arrien (1980-07-01)1 July 1980 (aged 28) 0 0 Estudiantes de La Plata
4 3MF Florencia Mandrile (1988-02-10)10 February 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 San Lorenzo de Almagro
5 2DF Marisa Gerez (1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 31) 0 0 Boca Juniors
6 2DF Gabriela Patricia Chávez (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 19) 0 0 Independiente
7 4FW Ludmila Manicler (1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Independiente
8 4FW Emilia Mendieta (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 River Plate
9 4FW María Belén Potassa (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 19) 0 0 San Lorenzo de Almagro
10 3MF Mariela Coronel (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 27) 0 0 Prainsa Zaragoza
11 3MF Fabiana Vallejos (1985-07-30)30 July 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 Boca Juniors
12 2DF Daiana Cardone (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 19) 0 0 Independiente
13 3MF Florencia Quiñones (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 San Lorenzo de Almagro
14 4FW Andrea Ojeda (1985-01-17)17 January 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 Boca Juniors
15 4FW Mercedes Pereyra (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 River Plate
16 3MF Gimena Blanco (1987-12-05)5 December 1987 (aged 20) 0 0 River Plate
17 4FW Analía Almeida (1985-08-19)19 August 1985 (aged 22) 0 0 San Lorenzo de Almagro
18 1GK Vanina Correa (1983-08-14)14 August 1983 (aged 24) 0 0 Boca Juniors
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: [9]
Argentina 1–2 Canada
Manicler  85' Report Chapman  27'
Lang  72'
Attendance: 23,201
Sweden 1–0 Argentina
Fischer  57' Report
Attendance: 38,293
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
China PR 2–0 Argentina
Quiñones  52' (o.g.)
Gu Yasha  90'		 Report
Attendance: 31,492

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
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
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

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

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Juan Carlos Dasque Trap 115 19 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Beach

The men's beach volleyball team Conde-Baracetti (Martín Conde and Mariano Baracetti) qualified to represent Argentina.[10]

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
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
  1. COA Notas de Actualidad Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Argentina roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. 2nd AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Tournament Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  5. Batista confirmó el seleccionado argentino para Beijing (in Spanish)
  6. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Argentina Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  7. "2008 Summer Olympics Soccer Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Argentina Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  9. "2008 Summer Olympics Soccer Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Men, access date: 8 July 2008.
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