Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Argentina
competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Field events
The women's team finished fourth at the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007
, and will be one of twelve teams vying for the final five Olympic spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008
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Results
Group stage
ResultArgentina
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 |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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.... |
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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... |
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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 eventsAthlete | Events | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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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 | ||
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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....
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Results
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | 9 | ||
5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | 9 | ||
5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | 8 | ||
5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | 8 | ||
5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | |||
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5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | |||
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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...
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Canoeing
Flatwater
MenAthlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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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 | 1:46.422 | 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 | 3:51.715 | Did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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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 | Did not advance |
BMX
MenAthlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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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.... |
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.... |
Did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Seeding | Semifinals | Final | |||
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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.... |
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.... |
Mountain biking
MenAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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... |
Road
MenAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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 :... |
Track
Athlete | Event | Points/Laps | Rank |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
Equestrian
Individual jumpingAthlete | Horse | Event | Ind. round 1 | Ind. round 2 | Ind. round 3 | Final | ||||||||||
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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... |
Did not advance |
Fencing
MenAthlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze final | Final |
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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... |
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Field hockey
Women's tournament
- Paola VukojicicPaola VukojicicPaola 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 SucciBelén SucciMaría 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 AicegaMagdalena AicegaMaría 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 MargalotMercedes MargalotMaría 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 RossiMariana RossiMariana 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 BarrionuevoNoel BarrionuevoNoel 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 BurkartClaudia BurkartClaudia 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 RussoMariné RussoMariné 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 OlivaMariana González OlivaMariana 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 GullaAlejandra GullaAlejandra 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 HernándezMaría de la Paz HernándezMaría 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 RebecchiCarla RebecchiCarla 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 LuchettiRosario LuchettiRosario 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 |
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12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||
11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | ||
8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||
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 BatistaSergio 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 UstariOscar 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 CFGetafe 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 RomeroSergio 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 GarayEzequiel 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 SantanderReal 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 MonzónLuciano 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 ZabaletaPablo 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 EspanyolReial 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 FazioFederico 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 FCSevilla 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 ParejaNicolás 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. AnderlechtRoyal 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 MunichFC 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 BanegaÉver 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 CFValencia 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 RiquelmeJuan 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 MaríaÁngel 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 LavezziEzequiel 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. NapoliSocietà 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 AcostaLautaro 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 FCSevilla 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 MessiLionel 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 BarcelonaFutbol 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 AgüeroSergio 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 BuonanotteDiego 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 PlateClub 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 BatistaSergio 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
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
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Judo
MenAthlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First repechage round | Repechage quarterfinals | Repechage semifinals | Final |
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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:... |
Did not advance | 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.... |
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:... |
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:*... |
Did not advance | Did not advance | |||||||
Eduardo Costa | −100 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:-References:**... |
Did not advance | ||||||||
Sandro López | +100 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's +100 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:... |
Did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First repechage round |
Repechage quarterfinals |
Repechage semifinals |
Final |
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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... |
Did not advance | ||||||||
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.... |
Did not advance | 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.... |
Did not advance |
Rowing
MenAthlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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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 | 7:27.60 | Did not show up |
Women
Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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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 | 7:46.45 | 8:09.61 | 7:45.21 |
Sailing
MenAthlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
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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.... |
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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.... |
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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.... |
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Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
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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.... |
DNF |
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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.... |
DNF |
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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.... |
Open
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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.... |
Shooting
MenAthlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | 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... |
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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 | 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 | 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... |
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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
MenAthlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Song Liu | Singles | L 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 4-11, 9-11, 11-'13 |
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Pablo Ariel Tabachnik | Singles | L 4-11, 11-9, 13-11, 4-11, 11-13, 15-17 |
Did not advance |
Taekwondo
WomenAthlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage quarterfinals |
Repechage semifinals |
Final |
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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 - 9Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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 volleyballBeach 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
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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 |
Did not advance |
Weightlifting
MenAthlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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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 | 170 | 310 | 19th |
Women
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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 |