Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

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. 92 competitors, 88 men and 4 women, took part in 62 events in 12 sports.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Rowing Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men. It was the last time that rowing did not included women's disciplines at the Olympics.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's single sculls

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Andres Calonge
• First Heat — 10.73s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Carlos Dalurzo
• Heat — 1:50.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Luis Barrionuevo
• Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Carlos Leyes
• First Round — Lost to Vladimir Ivanov (URS), 0:5

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Roberto Breppe — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Amador Gimenez
• Final — 1:10.30 (→ 21st place)

Fencing

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Argentina in 1972.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Omar Vergara
  Omar Vergara
  Omar Vergara is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Fernando Lupiz
  Fernando Lupiz
  Fernando Lupiz is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Omar Vergara
  Omar Vergara
  Omar Vergara is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Daniel Feraud
  Daniel Feraud
  Daniel Feraud is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Daniel Feraud
  Daniel Feraud
  Daniel Feraud is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Fernando Lupiz
  Fernando Lupiz
  Fernando Lupiz is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Omar Vergara
  Omar Vergara
  Omar Vergara is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

• Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo
  Guillermo Saucedo is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Fernando Lupiz
  Fernando Lupiz
  Fernando Lupiz is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín
  Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín
  Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín is an Argentine fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
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   – Spain 1-1
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   – Belgium 1-1
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   – West Germany 1-2
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   – Uganda 0-0
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   – Pakistan 1-3
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   – France 0-1
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   – Malaysia 0-1
• Classification Match
• 13th/14th place: Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   – Kenya 0-1 after extra time → 14th place

• Team Roster
• Ernesto Barreiros
• Fernando Calp
• Julio Cufre
• Flavio de Giacomi
• Gerardo Lorenzo
• Héctor Marioni
• Osvaldo Monti
• Jorge Piccioli
• Daniel Portugués
• Alfredo Quaquarini
• Horacio Rognoni
• Julio Segolini
• Alberto Sabbione
• Jorge Sabbione
• Gabriel Scally
• Ovidio Sodor

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

• Alberto Demiddi
  Alberto Demiddi
  Alberto Demiddi was an Argentine rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Heat — 7:46.09
• Semi Finals — 8:10.01
• Final — 7:11.53 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Pedro Yucciolino, Rafael Lores Gabba and Raúl Mazerati
• Heat — 8:20.19
• Repechage — 8:31.51 (→ did not advance)

Wrestling

Estilo Greco Romano - Greco Roman Style

• Eduardo Maggiolo, Categoría hasta 57kg

Eliminado en 8vos de Final por el alemán Hans-Jürgen Veil

• Néstor Gonzáles, Categoría hasta 74kg

Eliminado en segunda ronda por el Checoslovaco Miroslav Musil

• Jesús Blanco, Categoría hasta 82kg

Eliminado en segunda ronda por el rumano Vasile Iorga

Estilo Libre - Free Style

• Eduardo Maggiolo, Categoría hasta 57kg

Primera Ronda: vs Jesús Fuentes (GUA)Ganó por puntos

Segunda Ronda: vs Raymond Barry (AUS)Ganó por puesta de espaldas

Octavos de Final: vs Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders (wrestler)

Richard Sanders was an Olympic wrestler from the United States. He won a silver medal in both the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, the flyweight division, and the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in Germany in the bantamweight division. Both medals were won in freestyle wrestling...

(USA) Perdió por puntos

Cuartos de Final: vs Prem Premnath (IND) Perdió por puntos