Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
Argentina
competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
in Amsterdam
, Netherlands
. 81 competitors took part in 41 events in 12 sports.
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
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 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. 81 competitors took part in 41 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
Gold
- Alberto ZorrillaAlberto ZorrillaVictoriano Alberto Zorilla was an Argentine swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in 400 m freestyle event, was fifth in the 1500 m freestyle event, was seventh in the 100 m freestyle event and was fourth in first round of 4x200 m freestyle relay...
— SwimmingSwimming at the 1928 Summer OlympicsAt the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928 to Saturday August 11, 1928.There were 182 participants from 28 countries competing...
, Men's 400m Freestyle
- Arturo RodríguezArturo RodríguezThis article is about the boxer, not the president of the United Farm Workers.Arturo "El Mono" J. Rodríguez Jurado was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924, he lost his first fight against Thyge Petersen and was eliminated in the...
— BoxingBoxing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsThese are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
, Men's Heavyweight
- Victor AvendanoVíctor AvendañoVíctor Ángel Pedro Avendaño was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class after winning the final against Ernst Pistulla.-Olympic results:...
— BoxingBoxing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsThese are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
, Men's Light Heavyweight
Silver
- Raul LandiniRaúl LandiniRaúl Athos Landini was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Buenos Aires....
— BoxingBoxing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsThese are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
, Men's Welterweight
- Victor PeraltaVíctor PeraltaFor the Mexican long-distance runner with the same name see Víctor Peralta Víctor Peralta was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was born in Buenos Aires....
— BoxingBoxing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsThese are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
, Men's Featherweight
- Ludovico BidoglioLudovico BidoglioLudovico Bidoglio was an Argentine football defender, and one of Boca Juniors' idols."Vico" made his debut with Sportivo Palermo in 1916, playing as a forward...
, Ángel Bosio, Saúl CalandraSaúl CalandraSaúl H. Calandra was an Argentine football midfielder who competed in the 1928 Olympic games....
, Alfredo CarricaberryAlfredo CarricaberryAlfredo Carricaberry was an Argentine football forward who played most of his career for San Lorenzo in Argentina....
, Roberto CherroRoberto CherroRoberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina...
, Octavio DíazOctavio DíazOctavio Juan Díaz was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for the Argentina national football team....
, Juan EvaristoJuan EvaristoJuan Evaristo was an Argentine football defender who played for Argentina between 1923 and 1930.-Club career:...
, Manuel FerreiraManuel FerreiraManuel Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team....
, Enrique GainzarainEnrique GainzarainEnrique A. Gainzarain was an Argentine football player who played a single official game for Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics....
, Ángel Segundo Médici, Luis MontiLuis MontiLuis Felipe Monti was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. He played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which he lost to Uruguay; and...
, Rodolfo OrlandiniRodolfo OrlandiniRodolfo Orlandini was an Argentine football midfielder who played for the Argentina national team between 1927 and 1930.-Club career:...
, Raimundo OrsiRaimundo OrsiRaimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi was an Italian Argentine footballer who won the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Italy and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Club:...
, Fernando PaternosterFernando PaternosterFernando Paternoster was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played for the Argentine national team and helped promote football across South America in countries such as Colombia and Ecuador.-Club:...
, Feliciano PerduccaFeliciano PerduccaFeliciano Ángel Perducca was an Argentine football forward who played for the Argentina national team.Perducca started his career in 1923 playing for Temperley...
, Domingo TarasconiDomingo TarasconiDomingo Alberto Tarasconi is a former Argentine football striker. He played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he was Club topscorer on 5 occasions and Argentine Primera league topscorer on 4 occasions .-Club career:Tarasconi won 10 titles with Boca Juniors and 3 Copa América with Argentina...
, and Adolfo ZumelzúAdolfo ZumelzúAdolfo Bernabé Zumelzú was a football player from Argentina.Zumelzú represented the Argentina at the South American Championship 1927 and the South American Championship 1929 both won by Argentina....
— Football (soccer)Football at the 1928 Summer OlympicsFootball at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament, won by Uruguay against Argentina, would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.-Medalists:-Background:...
, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
- Raul Anganuzzi, Héctor LucchettiHéctor LucchettiHéctor Lucchetti was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Luis LucchettiLuis LucchettiLuis Lucchetti was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Roberto LarrazRoberto LarrazRoberto Larraz was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
and Carmelo CametCarmelo CametCarmelo Félix Camet was an Argentine fencer who competed in the Olympic games in 1928. He was the son of Francisco Carmelo Camet, a fencer at the 1900 Summer Olympics who is sometimes considered to be Argentina's first participant at the Olympics...
— FencingFencing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsAt the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:A total of 259 fencers from 27 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:...
, Men's Foil Team Competition
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)- Juan José TrilloJuan José TrilloJuan José Trillo is an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Buenos Aires....
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Cuthbert TaylorCuthbert TaylorCuthbert Taylor born John Street was a Welsh boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was Welsh Bantamweight Champion.-Boxing career:...
(GBR), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
- Arturo RodríguezArturo RodríguezThis article is about the boxer, not the president of the United Farm Workers.Arturo "El Mono" J. Rodríguez Jurado was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924, he lost his first fight against Thyge Petersen and was eliminated in the...
→ Gold Medal - First Round — Defeated Matthew Flanagan (IRL), KO-1
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Sam OlijSam OlijSimon "Sam" Paulus Olij was a heavyweight boxer from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's heavyweight division by eventual gold medalist Arturo Rodríguez from Argentina.-References:...
(HOL), points - Semifinals — Defeated Michael MichaelsenMichael MichaelsenMichael Jacob Michaelsen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish....
(DEN), points - Final — Defeated Nils RammNils RammNils Arvid Ramm was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:Ramm was the European amateur champion at heavyweight both in Berlin, Germany 1927....
(SWE), KO-1
Fencing
Nine fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. They won the bronze medal in the team foil event.Men's foil
Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1928 to August 1, 1928. 54 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...
- Oscar ViñasOscar ViñasOscar Viñas was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's team foil
Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 29, 1928 to July 30, 1928...
- Roberto LarrazRoberto LarrazRoberto Larraz was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Raúl Anganuzzi, Luis LucchettiLuis LucchettiLuis Lucchetti was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Héctor LucchettiHéctor LucchettiHéctor Lucchetti was an Argentine fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Carmelo CametCarmelo CametCarmelo Félix Camet was an Argentine fencer who competed in the Olympic games in 1928. He was the son of Francisco Carmelo Camet, a fencer at the 1900 Summer Olympics who is sometimes considered to be Argentina's first participant at the Olympics...
→ Bronze Medal
Men's épée
Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 6, 1928 to August 7, 1928. 59 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...
- Oscar MartínezOscar MartínezOscar Martínez was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Antonio VillamilAntonio VillamilAntonio Villamil was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- José LlauroJosé LlauroJosé Llauro was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...