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 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. 118 competitors, 93 men and 25 women, took part in 53 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
		Tennis Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis had been a demonstration sport at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	Women's Singles
		Volleyball Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...	Men's competition	October 2

Archery

Argentina first appeared at the Olympic archery competition in 1988. The nation sent two men, neither of whom advanced past the preliminary round.

Men's individual competition:

• Claudio Pafundi – Preliminary round (→ 75th place)
• Angel Bello – Preliminary round (→ 81st place)

Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw

• Andrés Charadia
  Andrés Charadia
  Andrés Charadia Alfieri is a retired male hammer thrower from Argentina, who represented his native country three times in the men's hammer throw event at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He set his personal best on October 9, 1994 at a meet in Cordoba, Argentina.-Achievements:-References:* *...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 68.26m (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's High Jump

• Fernando Pastoriza
• Qualifying Round — 2.10m (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Carlos Eluaiza
  Carlos Eluaiza
  Carlos Mario Eluaiza is a former flyweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the second round by USSR's Alexander Makhmutov. Nicknamed El Zurdo and El Vasco, Eluaiza made his professional debut on...
  
  
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Alexander Makhmutov (URS), 0:5

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Domingo Damigella
  Domingo Damigella
  Domingo Nicolas Damigella is a former featherweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the first round by Great Britain's David Anderson...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to David Anderson (GBR), 1:4

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Jorge López
• First Round — Lost to Raymond Downey (CAN), 0:5

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Juan Antonio Diaz
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Maik Heydeck
  Maik Heydeck
  Maik Heydeck is a German bantam boxer who won the bronze medals in international competitions. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo....
  
   (GDR), 0:5

Canoeing

Women's Competition

• Verónica Arbo
  Verónica Arbo
  Verónica Arbo is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event.-References:*...
  
  
• Corina Martín García
• María de los Ángeles Millauro

Men's Competition

• Gustavo Cirillo
  Gustavo Cirillo
  Gustavo Cirillo is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m events.-References:*...
  
  
• Fernando Chaparro
  Fernando Chaparro
  Fernando Chaparro is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, Chaparro was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event and the semifinals of...
  
  
• José Marello
• Norberto Méndez
• Atilio Vásquez
  Atilio Vásquez
  Atilio Vásquez is an Argentine sprint canoer. He competed in the mid to late 1980s.At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Vásquez was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events. Four years later in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 1000 m...
  
  

Cycling

Men's competition

• Marcelo Alexandre
• Gabriel Curuchet
  Gabriel Curuchet
  Gabriel Ovidio Curuchet is a retired road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Argentina, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics . He won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit at the 1987 Pan American Games, followed by the gold in the Men's Madison in 1999...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Gustavo Faris
• Jorge Gaday
• Sergio Llamazares
• Rubén Priede

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Argentina in 1988.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 20 to 21 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

• Sergio Turiace
  Sergio Turiace
  Sergio Turiace is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 23 to 24 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed.-Results:...

• Rafael di Tella
  Rafael di Tella
  Rafael di Tella is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Sergio Turiace
  Sergio Turiace
  Sergio Turiace is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

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...
  
   — United States 1-1
• 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...
  
   — Soviet Union 1–2
• 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...
  
   — South Korea 2-1
• Quarter Finals
• 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...
  
   — Brazil 0–1 (→ did not advance)
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Luis Islas
  Luis Islas
  Luis Alberto Islas Ranieri is a former football goalkeeper. He played for the Argentina national team, Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata and León....
  
   (gk)
• ( 2.) Rubén Agüero
• ( 3.) Mauro Airez
• ( 4.) Carlos Alfaro Moreno
  Carlos Alfaro Moreno
  Carlos Alejandro "Beto" Alfaro Moreno is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina, Spain, Ecuador and Mexico as well as representing the Argentina national football team....
  
  
• ( 5.) Alberto Boggio
• ( 6.) Claudio Cabrera
• ( 7.) Jorge Comas
  Jorge Comas
  Jorge Alberto Comas Romero is a former Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina and Mexico and represented the Argentina national football team....
  
  
• ( 8.) Hernán Diaz
  Hernán Díaz
  Hernán Edgardo Díaz is a former Argentine football right back. During his club career he played for Rosario Central, Los Andes, River Plate and Colón de Santa Fe.-Early career:...
  
  
• ( 9.) Néstor Fabbri
  Néstor Fabbri
  Néstor Ariel Fabbri is a former football defender from Argentina.Fabbri started playing at the young division of All Boys in 1984, he made his debut for the first team during the 1984-85 season in the Argentine 2nd division. In 1986 he joined first division Racing Club...
  
  
• (10.) Daniel Aníbal Hernández
• (11.) Néstor Lorenzo
  Néstor Lorenzo
  Néstor Lorenzo is a former football defender from Argentina. He played for Argentinos Juniors, A.S. Bari, Swindon Town, Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, Ferrocarril Oeste and Boca Juniors...
  
  
• (12.) Fabián Cancelarich
• (13.) Mario Lucca
  Mario Lucca
  Mario Lucca is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina and Chile.-Teams: Atlético Tucumán 1980-1985 Nueva Chicago 1986-1987 Vélez Sársfield 1988-1991 Unión Española 1992-1995 Deportes Temuco 1996-1999-External links:* Profile at* Profile at...
  
  
• (14.) Carlos Mayor
• (15.) Pedro Monzón
  Pedro Monzón
  Pedro Damián Monzón is an Argentine football coach and former footballer.-Biography:Moncho Monzón played in different clubs, but most importantly in Independiente, with which he obtained 4 titles, including the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.Monzón was famously the first player to be sent off in a...
  
  
• (16.) Hugo Pérez
• (17.) Alejandro Ruidiaz
• (18.) Alejandro Russo
• (19.) Darío Siviski
  Darío Siviski
  EN ARSHENTINA ANDAN LOS TURROS PAPA :$ Darío Andrés Siviski EL RULO ARSHENTINA RULES THE WORLD is a former Argentine football midfielder who played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Switzerland and Japan...
  
  
• Head Coach: Carlos Pachamé
  Carlos Pachamé
  Carlos Oscar Pachamé is a former Argentine footballer and coach.-Playing career:As a player, Pachamé was a defensive midfielder for the Estudiantes de La Plata team that won three successive editions of the Copa Libertadores....
  
  

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• 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 1–5
• 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 0–4
• 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....
  
   — Pakistan 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....
  
   — Spain 1-0
• Argentina
  Argentina national field hockey team
  The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
  
   — Kenya 5-1
• Classification Matches
• 5th–8th 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....
  
   — India 6-6 (India wins after penalty strokes, 3–4)
• 7th–8th 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....
  
   — Soviet Union 1–4 (→ 8th place)
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Otto Schmitt
  Otto Schmitt (field hockey)
  Otto Pablo Schmitt Schefelis is a male former field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 8th place. He was succeeded as a first choice goalie by Emanuel Roggero....
  
   (gk)
• ( 2.) Alejandro Siri
  Alejandro Siri
  Alejandro Daniel Siri Pérez is a male former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Siri twice won a medal at the Pan American Games for his native South American country.-References:*...
  
  
• ( 3.) Miguel Altube
• ( 4.) Marcelo Mascheroni
• ( 5.) Marcelo Garraffo
  Marcelo Garraffo
  Marcelo Omar Garrafo Biano is a retired field hockey player from Argentina, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country....
  
   
• ( 6.) Edgardo Pailos
  Edgardo Pailos
  Edgardo Pailos Rugna is a former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place with the national squad. He won the gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games, and made his Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer...
  
  
• ( 7.) Alejandro Doherty
  Alejandro Doherty
  Alejandro L. Doherty Horan is a former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place with the national squad. He made his Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:**...
  
  
• ( 8.) Aldo Ayala
• ( 9.) Carlos Geneyro
• (10.) Gabriel Minadeo
  Gabriel Minadeo
  Gabriel Minadeo Ramírez is a male former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988....
  
  
• (11.) Alejandro Verga
• (12.) Fernando Ferrara
• (13.) Emanuel Roggero
  Emanuel Roggero
  Emanuel Ernesto Roggero Ortamendi is a male former field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina. He competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He succeeded Otto Schmitt as a first choice goalie in the national squad.-References:*...
  
   (gk)
• (14.) Franco Nicola
• (15.) Martín Sordelli
• (16.) Mariano Silva
• Head Coach: Luis Ciancia

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary round (Group 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"...
  
   — Great Britain 0–1
• 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"...
  
   — United States 2-1
• 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"...
  
   — Netherlands 0–1
• Classification Matches
• 5th–8th place: 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"...
  
   — Canada 1–3
• 7th–8th place: 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"...
  
   — United States 3-1 (→ 7th place)
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Laura Mulhall
  Laura Mulhall
  Laura Estela Mulhall is an Argentine former field hockey goalkeeper, who played more than hundred international matches for the Women's National Team. She was a member of the team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the 1998 Women's Hockey World...
  
   (gk)
• ( 2.) María Colombo
  María Colombo
  María Cecilia Colombo de Serrano is a retired female field hockey defender from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in...
  
  
• ( 3.) Marisa López
  Marisa López
  Marisa A. López is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.-...
  
  
• ( 4.) María Alejandra Tucat
  María Alejandra Tucat
  María Alejandra Tucat is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.-...
  
  
• ( 5.) Victoria Carbo
  Victoria Carbó
  Victoria Carbó is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.- References :...
  
  
• ( 6.) Marcela Richezza
  Marcela Richezza
  Marcela Fabiana Richezza is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in...
  
  
• ( 7.) Gabriela Liz
  Gabriela Liz
  Gabriela A. Liz is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was the captain of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
  
   
• ( 8.) Gabriela Sánchez
  Gabriela Sánchez (field hockey)
  Gabriela Edith Sánchez Grossi is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She twice was a member of the Women's National Team that competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996. Sánchez also twice won a gold medal at the Pan American Games: 1987 and 1995.- References :...
  
  
• ( 9.) Moira Brinnand
  Moira Brinnand
  Moira Martha Brinnand is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.-...
  
  
• (10.) Marcela Hussey
  Marcela Hussey
  Marcela Inés Hussey is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.-...
  
  
• (11.) Alejandra Palma
  Alejandra Palma
  Alejandra S. Palma is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.-...
  
  
• (12.) Laura Ormaechea (gk)
• (13.) María Bengochea
  María Bengochea
  María Verónica Bengochea is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in...
  
  
• (14.) Alina Vergara
  Alina Vergara
  Andrea Alina Vergara is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea after having won the gold medal the previous year at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.-...
  
  
• (15.) María Gabriela Pazos
  María Gabriela Pazos
  María Gabriela Pazos is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Three years later she claimed the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba.-...
  
  
• (16.) Andrea Fioroni
  Andrea Fioroni
  Andrea Paula Fioroni is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A year earlier she claimed the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.-...
  
  
• Head Coach: Miguel MacCormick

Judo

Men's competition

• Dario García
  Dario García
  Darío Osvaldo Gastón García Aguilar is a retired male judoka from Argentina. He claimed the gold medal in the Men's Light-Middleweight division at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar de Plata. García represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.-References:*...
  
  
• Sandro López
• Luis Portelli
• Claudio Yafuso

Rowing

Men's competition

• Claudio Águila
• Rubén Díandrilli
• Sergio Fernández
  Sergio Fernández González (rower)
  Sergio Fernandez gonzalez is an Argentine rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
  
  
• Claudio Guindon
• Daniel Scuri
• Marcelo Fernández

Sailing

Men's competition

• Gonzalo Campero
• Pedro Ferrero
• Fernando García Guevara
• Jorge García Velazco
• Carlos Irigoyen
• Julio Labandeira
• 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...
  
  
• Raúl Lena
• Diego Minguens
• Guillermo Parada
• Alberto Zanetti

Shooting

Men's Competition

• Julio Iemma
• Rimo Roberti
• Lisandro Sugezky
• Ángel Bello
• Claudio Pafundi

Swimming

Women's 100m breaststroke

• Alicia Boscatto
  Alicia Boscatto
  Alicia María Boscatto is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from Argentina, who won the silver medal in the Women's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles,...
  
  
• Heat — 1:15.67 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

• Valentina Aracil
• Heat — 1:19.60 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Women's 200m breaststroke

• Alicia Boscatto
  Alicia Boscatto
  Alicia María Boscatto is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from Argentina, who won the silver medal in the Women's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles,...
  
  
• Heat — 2:45.80 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

• Valentina Aracil
• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 200m individual medley

• Valentina Aracil
• Heat — 2:31.53 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 400m individual medley

• Valentina Aracil
• Heat — 5:19.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's Alternate Member

• Verónica Ribot
  Verónica Ribot
  Verónica G. Ribot de Cañales is a retired female diver from Argentina. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984. Ribot claimed a silver and a bronze medal in the Women's 10m Platform at the Pan American Games.Ribot is married, and has two kids,...
  
  

Table tennis

Men's competition

• Hae Kim Shim
• Martín Paradela

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Javier Frana
  Javier Frana
  Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Shahar Perkiss
  Shahar Perkiss
  Shahar Perkiss is an Israeli right-handed 6' 4" former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:A year after first picking up a tennis racket, Perkiss ranked # 1 in Israel in the age 10 and under ranks....
  
   (Israel) 6-2 4–6 6-4 6-4
• Second round — Lost to Martín Jaite
  Martín Jaite
  Martín Jaite is an Argentine right-handed former top-10 professional tour tennis player.Jaite's ATP highest tour ranking was World # 10, which he achieved in the summer of 1990, and he won a total of 12 titles and $1,873,881 in tour prize money during his career.Jaite's playing style leveraged his...
  
   (Argentina) 2–6 4–6 2–6

• Martín Jaite
  Martín Jaite
  Martín Jaite is an Argentine right-handed former top-10 professional tour tennis player.Jaite's ATP highest tour ranking was World # 10, which he achieved in the summer of 1990, and he won a total of 12 titles and $1,873,881 in tour prize money during his career.Jaite's playing style leveraged his...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Chris Pridham
  Chris Pridham
  Chris Pridham is a former touring professional tennis player.Pridham had a career Grand Prix / ATP tour win-loss record of 54 and 78. His career high singles ranking was World No. 75, which he attained in March 1988...
  
   (Canada) 6-1 6-3 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Javier Frana
  Javier Frana
  Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:...
  
   (Argentina) 6-2 6-4 6-2
• Third round — Defeated Bong-Soo Kim
  Bong-Soo Kim
  Kim Bong-Soo is a former tennis player from South Korea, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he scored an upset win over the fancied french contender Henri Leconte. There he was defeated in the third round by Argentina's Martín Jaite...
  
   (South Korea) 6-4 6-1 6-3
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Brad Gilbert
  Brad Gilbert
  Brad Gilbert , is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, an author and former professional tennis player. He was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Piedmont High School ....
  
   (United States) 7-5 1–6 6–7 3–6

Men's Doubles Competition

• Javier Frana
  Javier Frana
  Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:...
  
   and Martín Jaite
  Martín Jaite
  Martín Jaite is an Argentine right-handed former top-10 professional tour tennis player.Jaite's ATP highest tour ranking was World # 10, which he achieved in the summer of 1990, and he won a total of 12 titles and $1,873,881 in tour prize money during his career.Jaite's playing style leveraged his...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Bruce Derlin
  Bruce Derlin
  Bruce Phillip Derlin is a retired tennis player from New Zealand.Derlin represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There the left-hander lost in the second round of the men's doubles competition to Australia's Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald, while...
  
   and Kelly Evernden
  Kelly Evernden
  Kelly Graeme Evernden is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol...
  
   (Argentina) 4–6 1–4 retired

Women's Singles Competition

• Betina Fulco
• First round — Lost to Barbara Paulus
  Barbara Paulus
  Barbara Paulus is a former professional top 10 female tennis player from Austria. She began playing on the WTA Tour in 1986 and retired in 2001. During her career she won a total of seven WTA tournaments...
  
   (Austria) 6–7 4–6

• Mercedes Paz
  Mercedes Paz
  Mercedes María Paz is a former professional tennis player from Argentina, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29, 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Olga Tsarbopoulou (Greece) 6–7 3–6
• Second round — Lost to Manuela Maleeva
  Manuela Maleeva
  Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...
  
   (Switzerland) 1–6 2–6

• Gabriela Sabatini
  Gabriela Sabatini
  Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s...
  
   → Silver Medal
• First round — Bye
• Second round — Defeated Sabrina Goleš
  Sabrina Goleš
  Sabrina Goleš is a former Yugoslav tennis player, from modern day Croatia....
  
   (Yugoslavia) 6-1 6-0
• Third round — Defeated Sylvia Hanika
  Sylvia Hanika
  Sylvia Hanika is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Avon Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world and played left-handed.-Career:Hanika turned professional in 1977...
  
   (Germany) 1–6 6-4 6-2
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Natasha Zvereva
  Natasha Zvereva
  Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings...
  
   (Soviet Union) 6-4 6-3
• Semifinals — Defeated Manuela Maleeva
  Manuela Maleeva
  Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...
  
   (Switzerland) 6-1 6-1
• Final — Lost to Steffi Graf
  Steffi Graf
  Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
  
   (Germany) 3–6 3–6

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
• Defeated Tunisia
  Tunisia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Tunisia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Athletics:Men's 3.000m Steeplechase* Fathi Baccouche-Swimming:Women's 50m Freestyle* Senda Gharbi*# Heat – 27.34...
  
   (3–0)
• Defeated The Netherlands
  Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The Netherlands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports.- Gold:* Monique Knol — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race...
  
   (3–0)
• Defeated Japan
  Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Japan competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 255 competitors, 186 men and 69 women, took part in 166 events in 23 sports.- Gold:* Hitoshi Saito — Judo, Men's Heavyweight...
  
   (3–1)
• Lost to United States
  United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The United States competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 527 competitors, 332 men and 195 women, took part in 230 events in 27 sports.- Gold:* Jay Barrs — Archery, Men's Individual Competition...
  
   (2–3)
• Lost to France
  France at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  France competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 266 competitors, 192 men and 74 women, took part in 167 events in 23 sports.- Gold:* Pierre Durand — Equestrian, Jumping Individual...
  
   (0–3)
• Semi Finals
• Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated Brazil
  Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports.- Gold:* Aurelio Miguel Fernandez — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight - Silver:...
  
   (3–2) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Claudio Zulianello
  Claudio Zulianello
  Claudio F. Zulianello is a former volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he claimed the bronze medal with the men's national team.-References:*...
  
  
• ( 2.) Daniel Castellani
  Daniel Castellani
  Daniel Jorge Castellani is a former volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics and now coaches both the Finland national side and Fenerbahçe Istanbul in Turkey....
  
   
• ( 3.) Esteban Martínez
  Esteban Martínez
  Eduardo Esteban Martínez is a retired volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 ....
  
  
• ( 4.) Alejandro Diz
  Alejandro Diz
  Alejandro Diz is a former volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics. After having finished in sixth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California he was a member of the men's national team four years later in Seoul, South Korea,...
  
  
• ( 5.) Daniel Colla
  Daniel Colla
  Daniel M. Colla is a retired volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics. After having finished in sixth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal four years later in...
  
  
• ( 6.) Javier Weber
• ( 7.) Hugo Conte
  Hugo Conte
  Hugo Néstor Conte is a volleyball coach and retired player from Argentina, who represented his native country in three Summer Olympics. He was born at Buenos Aires...
  
  
• ( 8.) Waldo Kantor
  Waldo Kantor
  Wáldo Ariel Kantor is a retired volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In Seoul, Kantor won the bronze medal with the men's national team.He started played soccer at All...
  
  
• ( 9.) Raúl Quiroga
  Raúl Quiroga
  Raúl Nicolas Quiroga is a retired volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics...
  
  
• (10.) Jon Uriarte
  Jon Uriarte
  Jon Emili Uriarte is an Argentine former volleyball player and current coach, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, winning the bronze medal with the men's national team...
  
  
• (11.) Juan Cuminetti
  Juan Cuminetti
  Juan Carlos Cuminetti is a retired volleyball player from Argentina. He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal four years later in Seoul, South Korea, wearing the number #11 jersey.-References:*...
  
  
• (12.) Esteban de Palma
  Esteban de Palma
  José Esteban de Palma is a former volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team, after also having competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:*...
  
  
• Head coach: Luis Muchaga

Wrestling

Men's Competition

• Daniel Iglesias
• Daniel Navarrete
  Daniel Navarrete
  Daniel Leonard Navarrete Muktans is a Venezuelan model who was won the title of Mister Venezuela on 2001. He represented Vargas state....