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'''Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics''' in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]] was the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the [[Summer Olympic Games]]. Argentina sent to the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] its second national team, under the auspices of the [[Chilean Olympic Committee]], 81 competitors (all males) that competed in 41 events in 12 sports. They brought home Argentina's inaugural batch of Olympic medals, one gold in a team sport, three silver and two bronze; the latter five medals for individual achievement.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/1928/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060022/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/1928/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Argentina at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games |access-date=2010-04-23 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> 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 in fencing (a bronze) and football (a silver).
 
==Medalists==