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 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. The men's basketball and football teams both won gold medals, the first gold medals for Argentina since 1952

Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Argentina competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 123 competitors, 115 men and 8 women, took part in 77 events in 15 sports.- Gold:*Tranquilo Cappozzo and Eduardo Guerrero — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls- Silver:...

.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
		Basketball Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....	Men's competition	August 28
		Football Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...	Men's competition	August 28
		Field hockey Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...	Women's competition	August 26
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	Women's 400 m individual medley	August 14
	Patricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Tarabini reached...	Tennis Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf....	Women's doubles	August 22
	Santiago Lange Santiago Lange Santiago R. Lange is an Argentine Olympic sailor.Lange has competed in five editions of the Olympic Games, in 1988, 1996, 2000, and 2004. He won bronze in the latter in the Tornado class, along with teammate Carlos Espinola. He also represented represent Argentina again at the 2008 Summer...	Sailing Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...	Tornado class

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Santiago Lorenzo Santiago Lorenzo Santiago Lorenzo is a male decathlete from Argentina who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best score in Eugene, Oregon on May 31, 2001....	Decathlon	N/A						7592	24
Marcelo Pugliese Marcelo Pugliese Marcelo Adrián Pugliese is an Argentine discus thrower. His personal best throw is 64.23 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Mar del Plata.He became South American champion in 1999, 2001 and 2003...	Discus	56.06	14	N/A				Did not advance
Juan Ignacio Cerra Juan Ignacio Cerra Juan Ignacio Cerra is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record....	Hammer	72.53	12	N/A				Did not advance

Decathlon

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Decathlon

The Decathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 23 and August 24....

Event	Santiago Lorenzo Santiago Lorenzo Santiago Lorenzo is a male decathlete from Argentina who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best score in Eugene, Oregon on May 31, 2001....
	Result	Points
100 m (s)	11.10	838
Long jump (m)	7.03	821
Shot put (m)	13.22	681
High jump (m)	1.85	670
400 m (s)	49.34	845
110 m hurdles (s)	15.38	804
Discus throw (m)	40.22	669
Pole vault (m)	4.50	760
Javelin throw (m)	58.36	713
1500 m (s)	4:23.08	791
Total		7592

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sandra Torres Sandra Torres Sandra Edith Torres Alvarez is a marathon runner from Argentina. She is a four-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon in her native country and represented Argentina in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated...	Marathon	N/A						2:54:48	55
Solange Witteveen Solange Witteveen Solange Marilú Witteveen is an Argentine high jumper. Born in Buenos Aires, she competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2000....	High jump	1.89	10	Did not advance
Alejandra García Alejandra García Alejandra García Flood is an Argentine pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper, winning silver at the 1993 South American...	Pole vault	4.40	8 Q	N/A				4.20	13
Jennifer Dahlgren Jennifer Dahlgren Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner is an Argentine hammer thrower. Having spent much of her life in the United States, she competed as an amateur for the University of Georgia. She set the US collegiate hammer record and was the NCAA Outdoor champion in both 2006 and 2007...	Hammer	59.52	22	N/A				Did not advance
Romina Maggi	Javelin	48.58	22	N/A				Did not advance

Basketball

Squad
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Head coach Rubén Magnano

Rubén Magnano

Ruben Magnano is an Argentine basketball coach. He previously served as coach of the Argentina national basketball team, guiding them to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he became coach of the Brazil national basketball team.-Notes:...

Assistant coach(es)
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Results
Preliminaries

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

56

30

18

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	5	5	0	405	349
10
	5	3	2	371	341
8
	5	3	2	414	396
8
	5	2	3	303	382
7
	5	1	4	399	413
6
	5	1	4	377	388
6

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold Medal game

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Daniel Brizuela Daniel Brizuela Daniel Eduardo Brizuela is a male featherweight boxer from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's featherweight division by Germany's Vitali Tajbert.He earned Olympic qualification as a...	Featherweight	L (RSC)	Did not advance

Canoeing

Men's Flatwater K1 500 m:

• Javier Correa
  Javier Correa
  Javier Andrés Correa is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s...
  
   – 8th place
  1. Heat – 1:38.675
  2. Semifinal – 1:39.525
  3. Final – 1:40.639

Women's Flatwater K1 500 m:

• Fernanda Lauro
  Fernanda Lauro
  María Fernanda Lauro is an Argentine sprint canoer. She competed in the mid 2000s.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Lauro was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.-References:*...
  
   – 17th place
  1. Heat – 1:59.474
  2. Semifinal – 2:00.198

Men's Flatwater K1 1000 m:

• Javier Correa
  Javier Correa
  Javier Andrés Correa is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s...
  
   – 11th place
  1. Heat – 3:28.492
  2. Semifinal – 3:31.934

Track cycling

Men's Points Race:

• Juan Curuchet
  Juan Curuchet
  Juan Esteban Curuchet is a road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Argentina.Curuchet represented Argentina at the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008....
  
   – 23 points (→ 13th place)

Men's Madison:

• Juan Curuchet and Walter Pérez
  Walter Pérez
  Walter Fernando Pérez is an Olympic gold medal-winning racing cyclist from Argentina.Pérez, who joined the Argentine cycling team in 1992, won the Men's Madison gold medal at the 2008 Olympics with team-mate Juan Curuchet.-References:* Crítica Digital...
  
   – five points (-1 lap) (→ 9th place)

Mountain biking

Men's Cross Country:

• Carlos Franco Gennero – -3 laps (→ 44th place)

Women's Cross Country:

• Jimena Florit
  Jimena Florit
  Jimena Florit Juarez is a female cyclist from Argentina, specializing in competitive mountain biking....
  
   – 2:08:42 (→ 12th place)

Equestrian

Individual Jumping:

• Martín Dopazo riding Furka du Village – Final round B (→ 23rd place)
• Gregorio Werthein riding Calwaro – Qualifier (→ 72nd place)
• Lucas Werthein riding Warren – Qualifier (→ 75th place)
• Federico Sztyrle riding Who Knows Lilly – Qualifier (→ 77th place)

Team Jumping:

• Dopazo, Sztyrle, Werthein, and Werthein – First round (→ 16th place)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group C)
• Argentina
  Argentina national football team
  The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
  
   – Serbia and Montenegro 6 - 0
• Argentina
  Argentina national football team
  The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
  
   – Tunisia
  Tunisia national football team
  The Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...
  
   2 - 0
• Argentina
  Argentina national football team
  The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
  
   – Australia 1 - 0
• Quarterfinals
• Argentina
  Argentina national football team
  The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
  
   – Costa Rica
  Costa Rica national football team
  The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
  
   4 - 0
• Semifinals
• Argentina
  Argentina national football team
  The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
  
   – Italy
  Italy national football team
  The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
  
   3 - 0
• Final
• Argentina
  Argentina national football team
  The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
  
   – Paraguay
  Paraguay national football team
  The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
  
   1 - 0 (→ Gold Medal)
• Team Roster
• Germán Lux
• Wilfredo Caballero
  Wilfredo Caballero
  Wilfredo 'Willy' Daniel Caballero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Málaga CF in Spain, as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
  
  
• Roberto Ayala
  Roberto Ayala
  Roberto Fabián Ayala , nicknamed el Ratón , is a former Argentine football centre back.Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Ayala captained the Argentine national team for more matches than anyone else...
  
  
• Fabricio Coloccini
  Fabricio Coloccini
  Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...
  
  
• Gabriel Heinze
  Gabriel Heinze
  Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender....
  
  
• Clemente Rodríguez
  Clemente Rodríguez
  Clemente Juan Rodríguez is an Argentine football who plays for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. He is right footed, and can play in both sides as full back.-Club career:...
  
  
• Leandro Fernández
• Javier Mascherano
• Kily González
• Andrés D'Alessandro
  Andrés D'Alessandro
  Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro is a left-footed Argentine footballer who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Brazil. He is best known for his dribbling and his short passing ability.-Early career:...
  
  
• Luis González
• Nicolás Medina
  Nicolás Medina
  Nicolás Rubén Medina is an Argentine football who plays for O'Higgins of Chile.-Sunderland:In 2001, Medina signed for English FA Premier League team Sunderland A.F.C. for £3.5 million, joining up with Argentinian U-21 colleague Julio Arca...
  
  
• César Delgado
  César Delgado
  César Fabián Delgado Godoy is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Monterrey. His nickname "El Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado because of their same last name.-Career:...
  
  
• Carlos Tévez
  Carlos Tévez
  Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
  
  
• Mauro Rosales
  Mauro Rosales
  Mauro Damián Rosales is an Argentine footballer who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Rosales is a winger/forward best known for his pace and crossing ability.-Club:...
  
  
• Javier Saviola
  Javier Saviola
  Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....
  
  
• Mariano González
  Mariano González
  Mariano Nicolás González is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes de La Plata. He can operate as both an attacking midfielder or a winger.-Club career:...
  
  
• Luciano Figueroa
  Luciano Figueroa
  Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera is an Argentine association football player who currently plays as a striker for Rosario Central.-Club career:...
  
  

Gymnastics

Argentina had one woman compete in artistic gymnastics as an individual.

Women's artistic:

• Celeste Carnavale: did not advance in any exercise

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• 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....
  
   – South Africa 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....
  
   – Australia 2-2
• 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....
  
   – New Zealand 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....
  
   – The Netherlands 2-4
• 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....
  
   – India 2-2
• Classification Matches
• 9th-12th 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....
  
   – Great Britain 1-6
• 11th-12th 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....
  
   – Egypt 4-2
• Team Roster
• Mario Almada
• Maximiliano Caldas
• Lucas Cammareri
  Lucas Cammareri
  Lucas Hernán Cammareri is a field hockey forward from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2002, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He played in Holland for a while, at Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club, just like his brother Matias...
  
  
• Juan Pablo Hourquebie
  Juan Pablo Hourquebie
  Juan Pablo Hourquebie is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who is nicknamed Juanpi. He is a member of the national squad since 1997, and competed in two Summer Olympics, starting in 2000...
  
  
• Jorge Lombi
  Jorge Lombi
  Jorge Maximiliano Lombi Etulain is a field hockey player from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1991 in a friendly against Spain. He's the penalty corner specialist, who currently plays for Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain...
  
  
• Tomás MacCormik
  Tomás MacCormik
  Tomás MacCormik is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina. MacCormik began playing hockey at age seven. He made his debut for the national squad in 1996, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Pablo Moreira (gk)
• Germán Orozco
• Matías Paredes
  Matias Paredes
  Matías Enrique Paredes is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2001, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Ezequiel Paulón
  Ezequiel Paulón
  Ezequiel Paulón is a field hockey defender from Argentina who twice representated his country in the Olympics, in 2000 and the 2004.-References:*...
  
  
• Carlos Retegui
• Lucas Rey
• Matias Vila
• Rodrigo Vila
• Juan Manuel Vivaldi
  Juan Manuel Vivaldi
  Juan Manuel Vivaldi is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who plays club hockey in his native country for Banco Provincia. He is a member of the Men's National Team since 2001, and was the stand-in for first choice goalie Pablo Moreira at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where the South...
  
   (gk)
• Fernando Zylberberg
  Fernando Zylberberg
  Shilo Zylberberg is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the ZAG national field hockey team in 1997, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz
  Jorge Ruiz
  Jorge Ruiz , is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who later became a coach in his sport and guided the Men's National Team – first as an assistant, later as head coach – at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Pool A)
• Argentina
  Las Leonas
  Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
  
   – Spain 4-0
• Argentina
  Las Leonas
  Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
  
   – Japan 3-1
• Argentina
  Las Leonas
  Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
  
   – New Zealand 3-0
• Argentina
  Las Leonas
  Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
  
   – China 2-3
• Semi Final
• Argentina
  Las Leonas
  Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
  
   – Netherlands 2-4
• Bronze Medal Match
• Argentina
  Las Leonas
  Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
  
   – China 1-0 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Team Roster
• Paola Vukojicic
  Paola Vukojicic
  Paola Vukojicic is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She started playing the sport at San Isidro Club, and made her debut for Argentina in the 1998 World Hockey Cup in Utrecht.-References:*...
  
   (gk)
• Cecilia Rognoni
  Cecilia Rognoni
  Maria Cecilia Rognoni Potocki is an Argentine field hockey defender, who won the gold medal at the 2002 World Cup at Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH...
  
  
• Mariné Russo
  Mariné Russo
  Mariné Russo is a field hockey player from Argentina, who twice won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008. She is affiliated with Quilmes Atletico Clube in Buenos Aires.- References :* Official site of the Argentine Hockey Confederation*...
  
  
• Ayelén Stepnik
  Ayelén Stepnik
  Ayelén Iara Stepnik Puche is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...
  
  
• María de la Paz Hernández
  María de la Paz Hernández
  María de la Paz Hernández is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her brother is current Argentina rugby star Juan Martín...
  
  
• Mercedes Margalot
  Mercedes Margalot
  María Mercedes Margalot is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
  
• Vanina Oneto
  Vanina Oneto
  Vanina Paula Oneto is a former field hockey striker from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
  
  
• Agustina García
• Mariana González
  Mariana González Oliva
  Mariana Alejandra González Oliva Gulla is a field hockey player from Argentina, who twice won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008.- References :...
  
  
• Alejandra Gulla
  Alejandra Gulla
  Alejandra Laura Gulla is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Luciana Aymar
• Claudia Burkart
  Claudia Burkart
  Claudia Inés Burkart is a field hockey player from Argentina who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- References : Official site of the Argentine Hockey Confederation*...
  
  
• Marina di Giacomo
• Magdalena Aicega
  Magdalena Aicega
  María Magdalena Aicega Amicarelli is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the Women's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed Magui, she first represented her native country at the Junior World Cup in 1993 in Barcelona, Spain,...
  
  
• Mariela Antoniska
  Mariela Antoniska
  Mariela Andrea Antoniska Arrondo is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She is of Macedonian descent.-References:*...
  
   (gk)
• Inés Arrondo
  Inés Arrondo
  Inés Arrondo is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:* *...
  
  
• Head Coach: Sergio Vigil
  Sergio Vigil
  Sergio Vigil is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who later became a coach in his sport. In 1997 he was appointed as the Head Coach of the Argentine Women's Team, that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under his guidance.Besides that, Vigil coached Las Leonas to...
  
  

Judo

Men's 60 kg:

• Miguel Albarracin
  Miguel Albarracín
  Miguel Ángel Albarracín is a male judoka from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the extra lightweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References: *...
  
   – defeated in quarterfinals, lost repechage in round of 16

Men's 66 kg:

• Jorge Lencina – defeated in round of 32, lost repechage in semifinals

Men's 73 kg:

• Rodrigo Lucenti – defeated in round of 32

Men's 81 kg:

• Ariel Sganga
  Ariel Sganga
  Ariel Sganga is a male judoka from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's half middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...
  
   – defeated in round of 16, lost repechage in round of 32

Men's 90 kg:

• Eduardo Costa Gramajo – defeated in quarterfinals, lost repechage in quarterfinals

Men's 100 kg:

• Andres Loforte – defeated in round of 32

Men's 100+ kg:

• Orlando Baccino
  Orlando Baccino
  Orlando Baccino Granja is male judoka from Argentina. He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Heavyweight division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Baccino represented his native South American country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-References:***...
  
   – defeated in round of 32

Women's 63 kg:

• Daniela Krukower
  Daniela Krukower
  Daniela Yael Krukower is a former judoka from Israel who represented Argentina since 1999.-Biography:...
  
   – defeated in semifinals, lost repechage in semifinals

Women's 70 kg:

• Elizabeth Copes – defeated in quarterfinals, lost repechage in round of 16

Triathlon

Women's Individual Competition:

• Nancy Álvarez – 2:21:38.66 (43rd place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Daniel Fontana
  Daniel Fontana
  Daniel Monzoro Fontana is a triathlete with double nationality Argentine and Italian, since 2006 he runs under the Italians colors.Fontana competed in the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
   – 1:57:14.20 (28th place)

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

• Santiago Fernández
  Santiago Fernandez (rower)
  Santiago Fernández is a male rower from Argentina. He competed in three Summer Olympics for his native South American country: 1996, 2004 and 2008.-References:*...
  
  

Men's Coxless Pairs

• Walter Naneder and Marcos Morales

Women's Single Sculls

• Analía Marín

Women's Lightweight Double Sculls

• Milka Kraljev and Lucía Palermo

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• José Meolans
  José Meolans
  José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....
  
  

Men's 100m Freestyle

• José Meolans
  José Meolans
  José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....
  
  

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Juan Martín Pereyra

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Juan Martín Pereyra

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Juan Martín Pereyra

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Eduardo Otero

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Cristian Soldano

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Eduardo Otero

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Gastón Rodríguez

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Florencia Szigeti
  Florencia Szigeti
  Florencia Szigeti is a female freestyle swimmer from Argentina. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics , and won a silver medal in the women's 100 m freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games.A 1999 graduate of Colegio Universitario Central Szigetei was a member...
  
  

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Florencia Szigeti
  Florencia Szigeti
  Florencia Szigeti is a female freestyle swimmer from Argentina. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics , and won a silver medal in the women's 100 m freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games.A 1999 graduate of Colegio Universitario Central Szigetei was a member...
  
  

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Florencia Szigeti
  Florencia Szigeti
  Florencia Szigeti is a female freestyle swimmer from Argentina. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics , and won a silver medal in the women's 100 m freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games.A 1999 graduate of Colegio Universitario Central Szigetei was a member...
  
  

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Cecilia Biagioli
  Cecilia Biagioli
  Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
  
  

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Javiera Salcedo

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Agustina de Giovanni

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Georgina Bardach
  Georgina Bardach
  Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race...
  
  

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Georgina Bardach
  Georgina Bardach
  Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race...
  
  

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Georgina Bardach
  Georgina Bardach
  Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race...
  
  

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated France (3-0)
• Defeated Tunisia (3-2)
• Defeated Greece (3-1)
• Lost to Serbia and Montenegro (1-3)
• Lost to Poland (2-3)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Italy (1-3)
• Team Roster
• Marcos Milinkovic
  Marcos Milinkovic
  Marcos Antonio Milinković is an Argentine volleyball player. Milinković is 203 cm and weighs 100 kg.Milinković started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age....
  
  
• Jorge Elgueta
• Gustavo Porporatto
• Diego Gutiérrez
• Hernán Ferraro
• Alejandro Spajic
  Alejandro Spajic
  Alejandro Spajić is an Argentine volleyball player. Spajić is clearly a volleyball player both for Argentina and his club...
  
  
• Jerónimo Bidegain
• Pablo Peralta
• Santiago Darraidou
  Santiago Darraidou
  Santiago Pedro Darraidou is an Argentine volleyball player. Darraidou is 194 cm and weighs 96 kg. He speaks Spanish, English and Italian.-Clubs:-International Caps :-References:*...
  
  
• Leonardo Patti
• Pablo Meana
  Pablo Meana
  Pablo Meana is a male volleyball player from Argentina, who played as a libero. He ended up in sixth place with the Men's National Team at the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship, where he was named Best Receiver of the tournament...
  
  
• Gastón Giani
• Head Coach: Alberto Armoa

Men's Beach Volleyball

• Mariano Baracetti
  Mariano Baracetti
  Mariano Joaquín Baracetti is a beach volleyball player from Argentina, who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria partnering Martin Conde...
  
   and Martín Conde
  Martín Conde
  Martín Alejo Conde is a beach volleyball player from Argentina, who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, partnering Mariano Baracetti...
  
  
  • Prelims: 3-0
  • Round of 16: Defeated 2-0 by John Child and Mark Heese
    Mark Heese
    Mark Heese is a Canadian beach volleyball player.Heese began playing beach volleyball at age 19 at the Balmy Beach Club in Toronto, and is a graduate of McMaster University. Partnered with John Child, Heese is a three time Olympian - bronze medal in Atlanta , 5th in Sydney and 5th in Athens...
    
    , Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
    
    

External links

• Argentina NOC