Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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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 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. As of 23 July, 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event

Cycling
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...

 
Men's Madison
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison
The men's Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consists of a single race. This race is a 50 kilometre, 200 lap race. Cyclists compete in pairs, with one resting as the other rides. Placing is determined first by laps, then by...

Argentina national football team
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...


Football
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

 
Men's football
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's U-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from...

Paula Pareto
Paula Pareto
Paula Belén Pareto is a judoka from Argentina.-Bio:Paula or "La Peke" as they call her was born in Buenos Aires's district Florida but now she lives with her parents in Tigre close to the capital city. When she was 4 she began with swimming and a year later added gymnastics...

 
Judo
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....

 
Women's 48 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg
The women's 48 kg judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 9 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 pm CST...

Carlos Espínola
Carlos Espínola (sailor)
Carlos Mauricio Espínola is an Argentine windsurfer.Nicknamed Camau, Espínola started training at the Club Náutico de La Totora in his home province, to obtain his first achievement of importance, a silver medal, during the Pan American Games held in 1991 in La Habana...


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 2008 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....

 
Tornado
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Tornado class
Tornado class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 15 and August 21 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 15 teams of two sailors each competed in this Tornado sailboat competition....

Argentina women's hockey team
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"...


Field hockey
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...

 
Women's tournament
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a thirteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green...

Argentina national basketball team
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....


Basketball
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...

 
Men's tournament

Athletics

Track and road events
Athlete Events Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Leonardo Price Men's 800 metres 1:49.39 6 Did not advance
Javier Carriqueo Men's 1500 metres 3:39.36 7 Did not advance
Juan Manuel Cano Men's 20 kilometre walk N/A 1:27:17 40


Field events
Athlete Events Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jorge Balliengo
Jorge Balliengo
Jorge Esteban Balliengo is an Argentine discus thrower.He became South American champion in 2005. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships without qualifying for the final round....

Men's discus throw 58.82 14 Did not advance
Barbara Rocio Comba Women's discus throw 51.36 18 Did not advance
German Chiaraviglio
Germán Chiaraviglio
Germán Chiaraviglio is an Argentine pole vaulter.His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat the old championship record of István Bagyula from 1988, and the Argentine senior record...

Men's pole vault No Mark 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...

Women's pole vault 4.15 16 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....

Men's hammer throw 70.16 16 Did not advance
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...

Women's hammer throw 66.35 15 Did not advance
Pablo Pietrobelli Men's javelin throw 69.09 16 Did not advance
Germán Lauro
Germán Lauro
Germán Luján Lauro is an Argentine shot putter.He finished eleventh at the 2001 World Youth Championships and became South American champion in 2006...

Men's shot put 19.07 15 Did not advance

Basketball

Argentina's men's basketball team, the defending Olympic champions, qualified for the Olympics by placing second at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007. It will be the men's team's fifth Olympic appearance.

The women's team finished fourth at the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007
FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007
-Group B:-Championship Bracket:-5th place bracket:-Classification rounds:-Semifinals:-Third place game:-Final:-Final standings:-Olympic Qualification:...

, and will be one of twelve teams vying for the final five Olympic spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008
The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament....

.

Results

Group stage
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
5 4 1 425 400
25
9
5 4 1 425 361
64
9
5 3 2 399 380
19
8
5 3 2 457 405
52
8
5 1 4 387 406
6
5 0 5 323 464
5


Result
!Opposition
Result
!Opposition
Result
!Opposition
Result
!Opposition
Result
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|Ezequiel Maderna
Ezequiel Maderna
Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna is a boxer in the Light Heavyweight division. He is also a former Olympian for Argentina in the men's middleweight division.-Amateur career:...


|Middleweight
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
The middleweight competition was the fourth-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms in body mass....


|align=center|  Shawn Estrada
Shawn Estrada
Shawn Estrada is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division and was a U.S...


2–10
|align=center colspan="6"|Did not advance
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Canoeing

Flatwater

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Miguel Correa
Miguel Correa
Miguel Correa is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...

K-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres
The men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...

1:39.781
5 Q
1:46.422
7
Did not advance
K-1 1000 m
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres
The men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing on 22 August. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks....

3:45.695
6 Q
3:51.715
9
Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Estefania Fontanini
Estefania Fontanini
Estefanía Fontanini is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she was eliminated in the heats of the K-1 500 m event.-References:*...

K-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres
The women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks....

2:00.291
8
Did not advance

BMX

Men
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Pnt. Rank Pnt. Rank Time Rank
Cristian Daniel Becerine Individual
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX
The men's BMX competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held....

37.253
27 Q
20
8
Did not advance
Ramiro Marino Cristian Individual
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX
The men's BMX competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held....

36.768
21 Q
11
2 Q
15
5
Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Seeding Semifinals Final
Time Rank Pnt. Rank Time Rank
María Belén Dutto Individual
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX
The Women's BMX competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held....

40.193
14 Q
20
7
Did not advance
Gabriela Diaz Individual
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX
The Women's BMX competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held....

37.590
5 Q
13
3 Q
39.747
5

Mountain biking

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Luciano Caracioli Cross-country
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country
The men's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 23 at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course.This event is a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final is held, with the first cyclist to the finish line being the winner...

2:07:04
27th

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Alejandro Borrajo
Alejandro Borrajo
Alejandro Alberto Borrajo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist on , along with his brother, Anibal Borrajo. His other brother, Armando Borrajo, committed suicide on December 18, 2010, having been kidnapped for two days...

Road race
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race
The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...

Did not finish
Juan José Haedo
Juan José Haedo
Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo...

Road race
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race
The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...

Did not finish
Matías Médici
Matías Médici
Matías Médici is a male professional track and road cyclist from Argentina. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.-Career:2003...

Road race
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race
The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...

Did not finish
Road time trial
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial
The Men's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 13 August at the Urban Road Cycling Course. It was won by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.- Pre-race favorites :...

1h 07′ 53″
30th

Track

Athlete Event Points/Laps Rank
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....

Men's madison
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison
The men's Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consists of a single race. This race is a 50 kilometre, 200 lap race. Cyclists compete in pairs, with one resting as the other rides. Placing is determined first by laps, then by...

8pt.
Men's points race
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's points race
The men's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consisted of a single race in which the cyclist with the most points at the end of the race won. This race was a 40 kilometre, 160 lap race. During the race, cyclists could...

1
18th
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...

Men's madison
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison
The men's Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consists of a single race. This race is a 50 kilometre, 200 lap race. Cyclists compete in pairs, with one resting as the other rides. Placing is determined first by laps, then by...

8pt.

Equestrian

Individual jumping
Athlete Horse Event Ind. round 1 Ind. round 2 Ind. round 3 Final
Round A Round B Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
José María Larocca Royal Power Individual
Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping
The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...

14
66th
16
30
59th
Did not advance

Fencing

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze final Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Alberto Ignacio
González Viaggio
Individual foil
Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.The foil competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers...

Bye
Loss 2-15
Did not advance

Field hockey

Women's tournament

  • 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:*...

  • Belén Succi
    Belén Succi
    María Belén Succi is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- References :...

  • 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,...

  • 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....

  • Mariana Rossi
    Mariana Rossi
    Mariana Rossi 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.- References :...

  • Noel Barrionuevo
    Noel Barrionuevo
    Noel Barrionuevo is a female field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- References :...

  • Giselle Kañevsky
  • 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*...

  • Luciana Aymar
  • 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*...

  • Mariana González Oliva
    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 :...

  • Soledad García
  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Carla Rebecchi
    Carla Rebecchi
    Carla Rebecchi 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. In 2010, she won the World Cup at the city of Rosario, Argentina.- References :* Official site of the Argentine Hockey Confederation*...

  • Rosario Luchetti
    Rosario Luchetti
    Rosario Luchetti 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....



Results

Group stage
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
12 5 4 0 1 12 8
4
11 5 3 2 0 13 7
6
8 5 2 2 1 7 9 −2
6 5 1 3 1 9 8
1
4 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2
0 5 0 0 5 6 13 −7

Qualified for semifinals

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Semifinals
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Final – Bronze medal match

Roster

Men's Head Coach Sergio Batista
Sergio Batista
Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista is an Argentine football manager and former footballer. He played as a midfielder, and represented his national team 39 times between 1985 and 1990. He was head coach of Argentina national football team from July 2010 to July 2011.-Club:Batista played youth football...

 announced his final squad for the Olympics on 3 July. Pareja
Nicolás Pareja
Nicolás Martín Pareja is an Argentine football defender and an Olympic gold medalist who plays for FC Spartak Moscow. Previously he played for Argentinos Juniors, RSC Anderlecht and RCD Espanyol....

 takes the place of Burdisso
Nicolás Burdisso
Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma. He also holds European Union nationality.-Boca Juniors:...

, whose club did not grant permission.
Over-aged players are marked with * (max 3).
# Name Club Date of birth Pld Goals
Y
Y/R
R
Goalkeepers
1 Óscar Ustari
Oscar Ustari
Oscar Alfredo Ustari is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF in Spain, as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Ustari arrived in Club Atlético Independiente's youth system at the age of 14...

 
  Getafe CF
Getafe CF
Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.In the top level since 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez....

 
3 July 1986 (age 25) 1 0 0 0 0
18 Sergio Romero
Sergio Romero
Sergio Germán Romero is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Sampdoria in Italy and the Argentina national team.-Club career:...

 
  AZ Alkmaar  22 February 1987 (age 24) 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Ezequiel Garay
Ezequiel Garay
Ezequiel Marcelo Garay is an Argentine footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a central defender.-Early years:...

 
  Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....

 
10 October 1986 (age 25) 1 0 0 0 0
3 Luciano Monzón
Luciano Fabián Monzón
Luciano Fabián Monzón is an Argentine football defender currently playing for OGC Nice. He made his Boca Juniors debut during the Clausura 2008 tournament in Boca Juniors, and was a surprise choice for the Argentina squad for the 2008 Olympic Games later that year, this doubt was put to rest as...

 
  Boca Juniors  13 April 1987 (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
4 Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod is an Argentine footballer who plays for Manchester City.Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or defensive midfielder, but is predominantly a right sided player. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport...

 
  RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...

 
16 January 1985 (age 27) 1 0 0 0 0
6 Federico Fazio
Federico Fazio
Federico Julián Fazio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division, usually as a central defender.-Club career:...

 
  Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 
17 March 1987 (age 24) 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nicolás Pareja
Nicolás Pareja
Nicolás Martín Pareja is an Argentine football defender and an Olympic gold medalist who plays for FC Spartak Moscow. Previously he played for Argentinos Juniors, RSC Anderlecht and RCD Espanyol....

*
  R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

 
19 January 1984 (age 28) 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 Fernando Gago    Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

 
10 April 1986 (age 25) 1 0 0 0 0
7 José Sosa    FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....

 
19 June 1985 (age 26) (1) 0 0 0 0
8 Ever Banega
Éver Banega
Éver Maximiliano David Banega is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain, mainly as a central midfielder.-Boca Juniors:...

 
  Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...

 
29 June 1988 (age 23) 0 0 0 0 0
10 Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...

* (C)
  Boca Juniors  24 June 1978 (age 33) 1 0 1 0 0
11 Ángel Di María
Ángel Di María
Ángel Fabián di María Hernández is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Argentine national team...

 
  S.L. Benfica  14 February 1988 (age 23) (1) 0 0 0 0
14 Javier Mascherano*   Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

 
8 June 1984 (age 27) 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 Ezequiel Lavezzi
Ezequiel Lavezzi
Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi , nicknamed "El Pocho", is an Argentine football striker of Italian descent, who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Napoli and the Argentine national team.-Atlético Estudiantes:...

 
  S.S.C. Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....

 
3 May 1985 (age 26) 1 0 0 0 0
13 Lautaro Acosta
Lautaro Acosta
Lautaro Germán Acosta is an Argentine footballer who plays for Racing de Santander on loan from Sevilla FC in La Liga, as a forward.-Lanús:...

 
  Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 
14 March 1988 (age 23) (1) 1 0 0 0
15 Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...

 
  FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

 
24 June 1987 (age 24) 1 1 0 0 0
16 Sergio Agüero
Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team....

 
  Atlético Madrid  2 June 1988 (age 23) 1 0 1 0 0
17 Diego Buonanotte
Diego Buonanotte
Diego Mario Buonanotte Rende , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Málaga CF, as a attacking midfielder or winger.-River Plate:...

 
  River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 
19 April 1988 (age 23) 0 1 0 0 0
Coach
Sergio Batista
Sergio Batista
Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista is an Argentine football manager and former footballer. He played as a midfielder, and represented his national team 39 times between 1985 and 1990. He was head coach of Argentina national football team from July 2010 to July 2011.-Club:Batista played youth football...

 
9 November 1962 (age 49)

Results

Group stage
Team
3 3 0 0 5 1
4
9
3 2 0 1 6 4
2
6
3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1


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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final – Gold medal match

Roster

# Name Club Date of birth Pld Goals
Y
Y/R
R
Goalkeepers
1 Guadalupe Calello    River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 
13 April 1990 (age 21) 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vanina Correa
Vanina Correa
Vanina Noemí Correa is an Argentine football goalkeeper, born in August 13, 1983. She has played for Renato Cesarini and Boca Juniors in her country....

 
  Boca Juniors  14 August 1983 (age 28) 1 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Eva González    Boca Juniors  2 September 1987 (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
3 Yésica Arrién    Estudiantes
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....

 
1 July 1980 (age 31) (1) 0 0 0 0
5 Marisa Gerez (C)   Boca Juniors  3 November 1976 (age 35) 1 0 0 0 0
6 Gabriela Chávez    Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....

 
9 April 1989 (age 22) 1 0 0 0 0
12 Daiana Cardone    Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....

 
1 January 1989 (age 23) 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 Florencia Mandrile    San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....

 
10 February 1988 (age 23) 1 0 0 0 0
10 Mariela Coronel
Mariela Coronel
Mariela Coronel is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Prainsa Zaragoza in Spain's Primera División. She previously played for Club Atlético Independiente and San Lorenzo de Almagro in her country....

 
  Prainsa Zaragoza  20 June 1981 (age 30) 1 0 0 0 0
11 Fabiana Vallejos
Fabiana Vallejos
Fabiana Gisela Vallejos is a women's association football player from Argentina, currently playing for Boca Juniors Ladies....

 
  Boca Juniors  30 July 1985 (age 26) 1 0 0 0 0
13 María Quiñones    San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....

 
26 August 1986 (age 25) 1 0 1 0 0
16 María Blanco    River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 
5 December 1987 (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Ludmila Manicler
Ludmila Manicler
Ludmila Manicler is a women's football player from Argentina, currently playing for FC Barcelona in Spain's Primera División, and a member of the Argentina women's national football team...

 
  Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....

 
6 July 1987 (age 24) (1) 1 0 0 0
8 Emilia Mendieta    River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 
4 February 1988 (age 24) (1) 0 0 0 0
9 María Potassa    San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....

 
12 December 1988 (age 23) 1 0 0 0 0
14 Andrea Ojeda    Boca Juniors  17 January 1985 (age 27) 0 0 0 0 0
15 Mercedes Pereyra    River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 
7 May 1987 (age 24) 1 0 0 0 0
17 Analía Almeida    San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....

 
19 August 1985 (age 26) 0 0 0 0 0
Coach
José Borrello 

Results

Group stage
Team
3 2 1 0 5 2
3
7
3 2 0 1 4 3
1
6
3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0


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Judo

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First repechage round Repechage quarterfinals Repechage semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Miguel Albarracín
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: *...

−60 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
-Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:-Final ranking:...

Bye
Loss
Did not advance
Loss
Did not advance
Mariano Bertolotti −73 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg
-Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event....

Bye
Loss
Did not advance
Emmanuel Lucenti
Emmanuel Lucenti
Emmanuel "Emma" Lucenti is a judoka from Argentina.- References :* *...

−81 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg
-Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:...

Bye
Loss
Did not advance
Diego Rosatti −90 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg
-Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.-References:*...

Bye
Win
Loss
Did not advance
Win
Loss
Did not advance
Eduardo Costa −100 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg
-Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:-References:**...

Bye
Win
Loss
Did not advance
Sandro López +100 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's +100 kg
-Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:...

Bye
Loss
Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First repechage
round
Repechage
quarterfinals
Repechage
semifinals
Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Paula Pareto
Paula Pareto
Paula Belén Pareto is a judoka from Argentina.-Bio:Paula or "La Peke" as they call her was born in Buenos Aires's district Florida but now she lives with her parents in Tigre close to the capital city. When she was 4 she began with swimming and a year later added gymnastics...

−48 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg
The women's 48 kg judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 9 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 pm CST...

Bye
Bye
Win
Loss
Did not advance
Win
Win
Win
Daniela Krukower
Daniela Krukower
Daniela Yael Krukower is a former judoka from Israel who represented Argentina since 1999.-Biography:...

−63 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg
The Women's 63 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 12 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST....

Win
Loss
Did not advance
Bye
Loss
Did not advance
Lorena Briceño
Lorena Briceño
Lorena Briceño is a female judoka from Argentina. She competed for her native South American country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-References:*...

−78 kg
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg
The Women's 78 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held held on August 14 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST....

Bye
Loss
Did not advance

Rowing

Men
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
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:*...

Single sculls
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
Men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...

7:38.87
4th
7:27.60
6th
Did not show up


Women
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriela Best Single sculls
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls
Women's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...

7:58.60
4th
7:46.45
5th
8:09.61
3rd
7:45.21
4th

Sailing

Men
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mariano Reutemann Sailboard
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard
Men's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 35 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....

(25)
18
19
23
25
15
16
16
16
20
--
168
21st
Julio Alsogaray Laser
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Laser class
Men's Laser class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 43 sailors competed in this Laser dinghy competition....

1
12
10
28
14
1
2
(32)
16
8
92
7th
Javier Conte
Javier Conte
Javier Alberto Conte is an Argentine sailboat racer.Teaming up with Juan de la Fuente, he raced for Argentina on the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia finishing in third place and obtaining a bronze medal for his country...

 
Juan de la Fuente
Juan de la Fuente
Juan de la Fuente is a sailor from Argentina who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, alongside Javier Conte.-References:*...

470
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 470 class
Men's 470 class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 18 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 29 pairs competed in this 470 dinghy competition....

14
14
4
11
19
9
7
(30)
OCS
5
9
18
110
10th


Women
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Florencia Gutierrez Sailboard
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard
Women's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....

27
19
27
20
23
26
23
(28)
DNF
24
27
--
216
25th
Cecilia Carranza Laser Radial
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Laser Radial class
Women's Laser Radial class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic regatta took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial single-handed dinghy racing series....

15
8
9
20
8
15
6
(29)
DNF
23
--
104
12th
Monsegur Consuela
Maria Fernanda Sesto
470
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 470 class
Women's 470 class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 18 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 19 pairs competed in this 470 dinghy competition....

16
(18)
17
12
10
16
14
4
10
14
--
113
16th


Open
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Carlos Espínola
Carlos Espínola (sailor)
Carlos Mauricio Espínola is an Argentine windsurfer.Nicknamed Camau, Espínola started training at the Club Náutico de La Totora in his home province, to obtain his first achievement of importance, a silver medal, during the Pan American Games held in 1991 in La Habana...


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...

Tornado
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Tornado class
Tornado class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 15 and August 21 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 15 teams of two sailors each competed in this Tornado sailboat competition....

(13)
1
1
12
4
6
9
1
9
1
6
56

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Juan Carlos Dasque
Juan Carlos Dasque
Juan Carlos Dasque is an Argentine sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.At the 2008 Olympic Games he finished in joint thirteenth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round.-References:...

Trap
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's trap
-Qualification round:The qualification round was held between 09:00 and 13:30 China Standard Time on Saturday and between 09:00 and 12:00 on Sunday .Q Qualified for final-Final:...

115 19th Did not advance 19th

Swimming

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Juan Martín Pereyra Men's 400 m freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
-Heats:-Final:* WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best* AS = Asian Record; AF = African Record-References:...

3:59.35
35th
Did not advance
Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:Legend: OR=Olympic Record; AM=Americas Record; ER=European Record; AS=Asian Record-Final:...

15:12.46
?
Did not advance
Damián Blaum
Damián Blaum
Damián Blaum is an Olympic open water swimmer from Argentina. Blaum swam for Argentina at the 2008 Olympics where he finished 21st in the Men's 10K event. He is Jewish.-References:...

Men's marathon 10 kilometre
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre
The men's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the program at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...

1:55:48.6
24th
Eduardo Germán Otero Men's 100 metre backstroke
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:...

56.74
40th
Did not advance
Andrés González
Andrés González
Andrés Felipe González Ramírez is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays for Junior de Barranquilla, as a central defender.-Football career:...

Men's 200 m butterfly
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...

2:00.36
?
Did not advance
Sergio Andrés Ferreyra Men's 100 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...

1:03.65
52nd
Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.Seven...

2:20.10
?
Did not advance
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 50 metre freestyle 22.58
?
Did not advance
Men's 100 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The Men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant...

49.50
?
Did not advance
Agustina De Giovanni Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...

2:34.94
?
Did not advance
Antonella Bogarín Women's marathon 10 kilometre
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre
The women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 20 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the programme at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...

2:11:35.9
24th
Liliana Guiscardo Women's 100 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...

1:11.43
37th
Did not advance
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 400 metre individual medley
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Final:AF = African record-References:...

5:00.87
36th
Did not advance
Women's 200 metre individual medley
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Heat 5 :- Semifinal 1 :- Semifinal 2 :- Final :- References :...

2:25.74
?
Did not advance
Women's 200 metre butterfly
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...

Did not swim
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 400 m freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The Women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of...

4:19.85
34th
Did not advance
Women's 800 m freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.During the competition, Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic Record in a preliminary heat...

8:50.18
?
Did not advance

Table tennis

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Song Liu Singles
L 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 4-11, 9-11, 11-'13
Did not advance
Pablo Ariel Tabachnik Singles
L 4-11, 11-9, 13-11, 4-11, 11-13, 15-17
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
quarterfinals
Repechage
semifinals
Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Vanina Sánchez Berón −67 kg
Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 67 kg
The women's 67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on 22 August. Sixteen women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 67 kilograms...


W 4 - 0

L 0 - 3
Did not advance
L 2 - 9
Did not advance

Tennis

Total athletes - 9

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri Shaal is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is Gordo which means Fat in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay....

Singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...

W 6-1, 6-1 L 4-6, 4-6 Did not advance
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...

Singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...

W 3-6, 4-2 (ret.) L 5-7, 1-6 Did not advance
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...

Singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...

L 4-6, 7-6(5), 3-6 Did not advance
David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...

Singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...

W 6-2, 6-1 W 7-6(0), 6-1 L 4-6, 4-6 Did not advance
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri Shaal is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is Gordo which means Fat in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay....

 
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...

Doubles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
The Men's Doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was best-of-5 sets...


L 4-6, 6(4)-7, 18-16 Did not advance
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...

 
David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...

Doubles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
The Men's Doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was best-of-5 sets...


L 7-6(6), 6(5)-7, 3-6 Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...

Singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...

L 3-6, 4-6 Did not advance
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...

 
Betina Jozami
Betina Jozami
Betina Jozami is a professional tennis player from Argentina. She has not won a Women's Tennis Association tennis title, but has won five singles titles and eleven doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation . Born to Beto and Andrea Jozami, the Argentine has two siblings...

Doubles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles
The women's doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....


W 6-3, 6-2
 
L 2-6, 3-6 Did not advance

Beach volleyball

The men's beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

 team Conde-Baracetti (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...

 and 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...

) qualified to represent Argentina.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
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...


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...


Seed 13
Doubles L 0-2
 
W 2-0
 
L 0-2
 
4th
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Carlos Espeleta
Carlos Espeleta
Carlos Espeleta is an Argentine weightlifter. His personal best is 317.5 kg.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing nineteenth with 310 kg....

-77 kg 140
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170
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310 19th


Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Nora Koppel
Nora Koppel
Nora Edith Koppel is an Argentine Olympic weightlifter. She has represented her country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She is Jewish.-References:*...

75 kg Did not start
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