Argentina_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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.
Quick Facts Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ARG |
| NOC | Argentine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 137 in 19 sports |
| Flag bearers | Manu Ginóbili (opening) Juan Curuchet (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 35th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold | Walter Pérez Juan Curuchet | Cycling | Men's madison | August 19 |
| Gold | Argentina national football team |
Football | Men's tournament | August 23 |
 Bronze | Paula Pareto | Judo | Women's 48 kg | |
| Bronze | Carlos Espínola Santiago Lange | Sailing | Men's Tornado | August 21 |
| Bronze | Argentina women's hockey team |
Field hockey | Women's tournament | August 22 |
| Bronze | Argentina national basketball team |
Basketball | Men's tournament | August 24 |
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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
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| 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 | |||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| 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 | |
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- Women
- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| 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 | |
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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]
More information Players, Coaches ...
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- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Lithuania |
5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Argentina |
5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 |  Australia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 |  Russia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Iran |
5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 |
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
- 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 | |
- 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 | |
- 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 | |
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]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ezequiel Maderna | Middleweight |  Estrada (USA)L 2–10 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| 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 | |
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Track
- Omnium
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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| Juan Curuchet | Men's points race | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Juan Curuchet Walter Pérez |
Men's madison | 8 | 0 | |
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Mountain biking
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Darío Gasco | Men's cross-country | 2:07:04 | 27 |
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BMX
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Show jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| 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 | ||||
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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
- Roster
The following is the Argentine roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head Coach: Gabriel Minadeo
Reserve:
- Silvina D'Elía
- Agustina Bouza
- Group play
More information Pld, W ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 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 |
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More information Germany, 0–4 ...
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- Semifinal
More information Netherlands, 5–2 ...
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- Bronze medal match
More information Germany, 1–3 ...
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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
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 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 |
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* Over-aged player.
- Notes
- Replaces Óscar Ustari who was injured during the competition
- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: [7]
More information Ivory Coast, 1–2 ...
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- Quarterfinals
More information 2–1 (a.e.t.), Netherlands ...
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- Semifinals
More information 3–0, Brazil ...
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- Gold medal game
Source for cards:[8]
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Women's tournament
- Roster
Head coach: Carlos Borrello
Argentina named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[9][10]
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Guadalupe Calello | (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 18) | River Plate | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Eva González | (1987-09-02)2 September 1987 (aged 20) | Boca Juniors | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Yesica Arrien | (1980-07-01)1 July 1980 (aged 28) | Estudiantes de La Plata | ||
| 4 | 3MF | Florencia Mandrile | (1988-02-10)10 February 1988 (aged 20) | San Lorenzo de Almagro | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Marisa Gerez (captain) | (1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 31) | Boca Juniors | ||
| 6 | 2DF | Gabriela Chávez | (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 19) | Independiente | ||
| 7 | 4FW | Ludmila Manicler | (1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 21) | Independiente | ||
| 8 | 4FW | Emilia Mendieta | (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (aged 20) | River Plate | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Belén Potassa | (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 19) | San Lorenzo de Almagro | ||
| 10 | 3MF | Mariela Coronel | (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 27) | Prainsa Zaragoza | ||
| 11 | 3MF | Fabiana Vallejos | (1985-07-30)30 July 1985 (aged 23) | Boca Juniors | ||
| 12 | 2DF | Daiana Cardone | (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 19) | Independiente | ||
| 13 | 3MF | Florencia Quiñones | (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 21) | San Lorenzo de Almagro | ||
| 14 | 4FW | Andrea Ojeda | (1985-01-17)17 January 1985 (aged 23) | Boca Juniors | ||
| 15 | 4FW | Mercedes Pereyra | (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 21) | River Plate | ||
| 16 | 3MF | Gimena Blanco | (1987-12-05)5 December 1987 (aged 20) | River Plate | ||
| 17 | 4FW | Analía Almeida | (1985-08-19)19 August 1985 (aged 22) | San Lorenzo de Almagro | ||
| 18 | 1GK | Vanina Correa | (1983-08-14)14 August 1983 (aged 24) | Boca Juniors |
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- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  China |
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 |
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Source: [11]
Attendance: 31,492
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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| 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 | |||||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||
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Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Santiago Fernández | Single sculls | 7:38.87 | 4 QF | 7:27.60 | 6 SC/D | Withdrew | |||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 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 |
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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
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |
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- Open
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 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 | | |
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Juan Carlos Dasque | Trap | 115 | 19 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| 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 | |||
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- Women
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| 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 | |||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||||||||
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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||
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Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||
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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.[12]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||||
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