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Argentina competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 81 competitors, all men, took part in 41 events in 12 sports.[1] Argentina competed in equestrian, football, sailing, water polo, and wrestling for the first time. Argentina won 3 gold medals, its first Olympic championships in boxing (2 gold medals) and swimming. The team also won its first medals of any sort in fencing (a bronze) and football (a silver).
Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ARG |
NOC | Argentine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Amsterdam | |
Competitors | 81 in 12 sports |
Flag bearer | Héctor Méndez |
Medals Ranked 12th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
Athletics
Five men competed for Argentina in athletics. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. None of the athletes advanced to the final in any of their events; Kleger's 7th place finish in the hammer throw was the country's best result in the sport.
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Eduardo Albe | 100 m | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
Alberto Barucco | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Juan Bautista Pina | 11.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 Q | 11.0 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Alberto Barucco | 200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Juan Bautista Pina | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Serafín Dengra | 800 m | — | 2:01.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Leopoldo Ledesma | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Serafín Dengra | 1500 m | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Leopoldo Ledesma | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
Valerio Vallania | 110 m hurdles | — | DQ | – | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Valerio Vallania | High jump | 1.77 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Federico Kleger | Hammer throw | 46.61 | 7 | Did not advance |
Boxing
Eight men represented Argentina in boxing, the maximum allowed (one per weight class). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Avendaño and Rodríguez became the first Argentinian Olympic boxing champions.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Juan José Trillo | Flyweight | Bye | Taylor (GBR) L points |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Carmelo Robledo | Bantamweight | Bye | Van Rumbecke (BEL) W points |
Traynor (IRL) L points |
Did not advance | 5 | |
Víctor Peralta | Featherweight | Bye | Olsen (NOR) W points |
Boireau (FRA) W points |
Biquet (BEL) W points |
van Klaveren (NED) L points |
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Pascual Bonfiglio | Lightweight | Resko (FIN) W points |
Dübbers (GER) W points |
Halaiko (USA) L points |
Did not advance | 5 | |
Raúl Landini | Welterweight | Lown (USA) W points |
Palm (EST) W points |
Blommers (NED) W points |
Smillie (CAN) W points |
Morgan (NZL) L points |
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Humberto Curi | Middleweight | Bye | Langlet (FRA) W points |
Mallin (GBR) L points |
Did not advance | 5 | |
Víctor Avendaño | Light heavyweight | — | Ojeda (CHI) W points |
Carrick (CAN) W points |
McCorkindale (RSA) W points |
Pistulla (GER) W points |
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Arturo Rodríguez | Heavyweight | — | Flanagan (IRL) W KO |
Olij (NED) W points |
Michaelsen (DEN) W points |
Ramm (SWE) W KO |
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Cycling
Six cyclists, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
Road
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Francisco Bonvehi | Road race | 5:14:39 | 20 |
Luis de Meyer | 5:28:48 | 41 | |
José López | 5:14:57 | 21 | |
Cosme Saavedra | 5:13:19 | 15 | |
Francisco Bonvehi José López Cosme Saavedra |
Team road race | 15:42:55 | 8 |
Track
- Time trial
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Francisco Rodríguez | Time trial | 1:18.4 | 8 |
- Sprint
Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Antonio Malvassi | Sprint | 2 r | 1 R | 2 Q | 2 | Did not advance |
Equestrian
Three horse and rider pairs competed for Argentina in equestrian events in 1928, all in the jumping competition. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Del Villar was the best finisher for Argentina, at 34th place in the individual jumping. The sum of the individual scores was used for the team result; Argentina came in 12th among the 14 teams.
- Jumping
Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | 1st re-ride | 2nd re-ride | ||||
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Time | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Raúl Antoli | Turbion | Individual | 1:45 | 20 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
Amabrio del Villar | Talán-Talán | 1:49 | 121⁄4 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
Víctor Fernández | Silencio | 1:27 | 26 | 42 | Did not advance | ||||
Raúl Antoli Amabrio del Villar Víctor Fernández |
Turbion Talán-Talán Silencio |
Team | – | 581⁄4 | 12 | — |
Fencing
Nine fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. They won the bronze medal in the team foil event, Argentina's first Olympic fencing medal.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
José Llauro | Épée | 1 win | 10 | Did not advance | |||||
Oscar Martínez | 5 wins | 5 Q | 2 wins | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
Antonio Villamil | 4 wins | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
Oscar Viñas | Foil | — | 5 wins | 2 Q | 1 win | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Raúl Anganuzzi Carmelo Camet Roberto Larraz Héctor Lucchetti Luis Lucchetti |
Team foil | 3–0 | 1 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 |
Football
Argentina's Olympic football debut resulted in a silver medal.
- Round of 16
Argentina | 11–2 | United States |
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Ferreira 9', 29' Tarasconi 24', 63', 66', 89' Orsi 41', 73' Cherro 47', 49', 57' |
Report | Kuntner 55' Carroll 75' |
- Quarterfinals
Argentina | 6–3 | Belgium |
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Tarasconi 1', 10', 75', 89' Ferreira 4' Orsi 81' |
Report | R. Braine 24' Vanhalme 28' Moeschal 53' |
- Semifinals
- Gold Medal match
Rowing
Nine men (an eights boat with coxswain) represented Argentina in rowing. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The Argentinian boat effectively placed 7th, not advancing to the third round.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ernesto Black Irving Bond Pedro Brise Lázaro Iturrieta Gustavo Lanusse Armin Meyer Federico Probst Leonel Sutton Alberto Errecalde (cox) |
Eights | 7:10.0 | 1 Q | Bye | 6:53.4 | 2 R | 6:33.0 | 2 | Did not advance |
Sailing
Five sailors represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
Sailor | Event | Final | |||||||
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Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Rank | ||
Rafael Iglesias Miguel Bosch Pedro Dates Horacio Seeber Carlos Serantes |
8 metre class | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | Did not advance | 8 |
Swimming
Four men represented Argentina in swimming in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Alberto Zorrilla competed in all three freestyle races, advancing to the final in each and taking gold in the middle distance. It was Argentina's first medal in swimming.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Francisco Uranga | 100 m freestyle | 1:05.6 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |
Alberto Zorrilla | 1:01.8 | 1 Q | 1:01.6 | 2 Q | 1:01.6 | 7 | |
Alberto Zorrilla | 400 m freestyle | 5:19.2 | 1 Q | 5:11.4 | 1 Q | 5:01.6 OR | |
Alberto Zorrilla | 1500 m freestyle | 22:21.2 | 1 Q | 21:17.0 | 2 Q | 21:23.8 | 5 |
Amilcar Álvarez Francisco Uranga Emilio Vives Alberto Zorrilla |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance |
Water polo
Argentina competed in Olympic water polo for the first time. They were defeated by Hungary 14–0 in the first round.
- Summary
- FT – After full time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Argentina men's | Men's tournament | Hungary L 0–14 |
Did not advance | 9 |
Men's tournament
- Team roster
Head coach:
No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
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Mario Bistoletti | ? | 2 | 0 | |||||
GK | Ricardo Bustamante | ? | 2 | 0 | ||||
Carlos Castro | ? | 2 | 0 | |||||
Jorge Moreau | 1908 | ? | 2 | 0 | ||||
Luciano Rovere | ? | 2 | 0 | |||||
S. Stipanicic | ? | 2 | 0 | |||||
Francisco Uranga | ? | 2 | 0 | |||||
César Vásquez | ? | 2 | 0 |
- Round of 16
1928 | Hungary | 14–0 | Argentina | Amsterdam |
Weightlifting
Two men represented Argentina in weightlifting in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Casimiro Vega | Men's −60 kg | 60 | 20 | 67.5 | 20 | 95 | 19 | 222.5 | 21 |
Alfredo Pianta | Men's −75 kg | 75 | 19 | 90 | 10 | 120 | 6 | 285 | 9 |
Wrestling
Five men represented Argentina in wrestling in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Rey was the only Argentine wrestler to win a bout, though Walzer's bye in the second round of the middleweight competition actually gave the latter man a slightly better ranking than Rey.
- Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Eduardo Bosc | −58 kg | Lindelöf (SWE) L Fall 3pts |
Leucht (GER) L Fall 6pts |
Did not advance | — | 14 | |||
Ricardo Rey | −62 kg | Bieri (SUI) W Fall 0pts |
Steinig (GER) L Fall 3pts |
Meyer (DEN) L Fall 6pts |
Did not advance | 10 | |||
Alberto Barbieri | −67.5 kg | Westerlund (FIN) L Fall 3pts |
Błażyca (POL) L Fall 6pts |
Did not advance | 13 | ||||
Antonio Walzer | −75 kg | Frei (SUI) L Decision 3pts |
Bye | Kokkinen (FIN) L Fall 6pts |
Did not advance | — | 9 | ||
Jorge Briola | +82.5 kg | Çoban (TUR) L Decision 3pts |
Zvejnieks (LAT) L Fall 6pts |
Did not advance | — | 11 |
References
- ^ "Argentina at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-23.