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Argentina joined the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
84 athletes from Argentina took part. There were 67 men and 17 women. They competed in 68 events across 17 sports. The Olympics is a happy time when countries meet to enjoy sports together. Argentina was one of the many nations to join the fun in Barcelona.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Javier Frana Christian Miniussi | Tennis | Men's doubles | 5 August |
Competitors
Argentina sent many athletes to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In total, 84 athletes competed — 67 men and 17 women. They took part in 68 events across 17 sports.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Boxing | 3 | – | 3 |
| Canoeing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Diving | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fencing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Judo | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Rowing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sailing | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 67 | 17 | 84 |
Athletics
Further information: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Argentina sent athletes to compete in track and field events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. They took part in many running, jumping, and throwing events.
Boxing
Further information: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Key:
- RSCH = The referee stopped the contest because of a head injury.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||||
| Remigio Molina | Bantamweight |  Vega (ESP)W 14–4 |  Calderón (MEX)W 5–4 |  Achik (MAR)L 5–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jorge Maglione | Featherweight |  Soltani (ALG)L (RSCH) | Did not advance | |||||||
| Elio Ibarra | Heavyweight |  Teuchiert (GER)L 1–5 | Did not advance | |||||||
Canoeing
Further information: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Argentina joined in the canoeing events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. There were two kinds of canoeing: flatwater and slalom.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan de la Cruz Labrin Fernando Chaparro | Men's K-2 500 m | 1:41.77 | 5 | 1:37.70 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Juan de la Cruz Labrin Cristian Maino José Luis Marello Fernando Chaparro | Men's K-4 1000 m | 3:09.28 | 6 | N/A | 3:11.44 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Time | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Juan Maricich | Men's K-1 | 2:10.05 | 140.05 | 2:23.67 | 198.67 | 198.67 | 40 |
Cycling
Further information: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Eight male cyclists from Argentina joined the 1992 Summer Olympics. They raced in many track events.
Track
Sprints
Pursuits
Time trials
Points races
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1/16 finals (Repechage) | 1/8 finals (Repechage) | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals (5th-8th) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Times Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| José Lovito | Men's sprint | 11.024 65.312 | 13 Q |  Chiappa (ITA) Alleyne (BAR)W 11.338 63.503 | Moreno (ESP) L 11.216 64.194  Ķiksis (LAT)W 11.266 63.909 |  Neiwand (AUS)L L | N/A | 2nd | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1st round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Hernán López | Men's individual pursuit | overtaken | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Ángel Colla Gustavo Guglielmone Carlos Pérez Fabio Placanica | Men's team pursuit | 4:33.860 | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Rolando | Men's 1000 metre time trial | 1:08.267 | 22 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Erminio Suárez | Men's points race | 11 (-1 lap) | 12 Q | 16 (same lap) | 10 |
Diving
Further information: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Women
| Athlete | Events | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Verónica Ribot | 10 m platform | 292.26 | 9 Q | 384.03 | 8 |
| 3 m individual springboard | 282.54 | 9 Q | 447.42 | 10 | |
| Karla Goltman | 3 m individual springboard | 254.28 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Fencing
Further information: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L Record | Overall Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Rafael di Tella | Men's individual épée | 3–3 | 41 | Schmitt (GER) L 2–5, 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alberto González | Men's individual foil | 1–4 | 50 | Did not advance | |||||
| Andrea Chiuchich | Women's individual foil | 1–5 | 40 | Did not advance | |||||
| Sandra Giancola | Women's individual foil | 1–5 | 42 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yanina Iannuzzi | Women's individual foil | 0–6 | 43 | Did not advance | |||||
Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Coach: Jorge Ruiz
Preliminary Round (Pool A)
Qualified for semifinals
9th to 12th place classification
11th place match
| № | Player | GP | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emanuel Roggero (GK) | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | Marcelo Garraffo | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Adrián Mandarano | 7 | 0 | |
| 4 | Diego Allona | 6 | 1 | |
| 5 | Rodolfo Pérez | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | Edgardo Pailos | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | Fernando Falchetto | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | Alejandro Siri | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Carlos Geneyro | 7 | 1 | |
| 10 | Gabriel Minadeo | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | Fernando Ferrara | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | Pablo Moreira | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | Aldo Ayala | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | Martín Sordelli | 6 | 1 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ruiz | 0 | ||
| 16 | Pablo Lombi | 7 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 7 | 14 | 30 | |
Gymnastics
Further information: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Artistic
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Pommel Horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel Bars | Horizontal Bar | Uneven bars | Balance beam | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Isidro Ibarrondo | Men's all-around | 17.950 | 15.975 | 18.075 | 18.550 | 18.120 | 18.775 | N/A | 107.450 | 87 | Did not advance | ||
| Floor | 17.950 | N/A | 17.950 | 89 | |||||||||
| Pommel horse | N/A | 15.975 | N/A | 15.975 | 91 | ||||||||
| Rings | N/A | 18.075 | N/A | 18.075 | 86 | ||||||||
| Vault | N/A | 18.550 | N/A | 18.550 | 79 | ||||||||
| Parallel bars | N/A | 18.125 | N/A | 18.125 | 85 | ||||||||
| Horizontal bar | N/A | 18.775 | N/A | 18.775 | 63 | ||||||||
| Andrea Giordano | Women's all-around | 19.262 | N/A | 18.924 | N/A | 19.050 | 18.924 | 76.586 | 61 | Did not advance | |||
| Floor | 19.262 | N/A | 19.262 | 79 | |||||||||
| Vault | N/A | 18.924 | N/A | 18.924 | 59 | ||||||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | 19.050 | N/A | 19.050 | 69 | ||||||||
| Balance beam | N/A | 19.350 | 19.350 | 53 | |||||||||
| Romina Plataroti | Women's all-around | 19.512 | N/A | 19.050 | N/A | 19.137 | 18.974 | 76.673 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| Floor | 19.512 | N/A | 19.512 | 47 | |||||||||
| Vault | N/A | 19.050 | N/A | 19.050 | 50 | ||||||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | 19.137 | N/A | 19.137 | 63 | ||||||||
| Balance beam | N/A | 18.974 | 18.974 | 72 | |||||||||
Judo
Further information: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Argentina had athletes in the Judo events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. This was one of many sports where athletes from Argentina competed. In total, 84 athletes from Argentina joined in the games.
Rowing
Further information: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sergio Fernández González | Men's single sculls | 6:59.14 | 1 Q | Bye | 6:53.40 | 1 Q | 7:15.53 | 6 | |
| Max Holdo, Guillermo Pfaab | Men's double sculls | 7:05.49 | 3 | 6:44.27 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Marcelo Pieretti, Gustavo Pacheco, Andrés Seperizza | Men's coxed pair | 7:39.52 | 5 | 7:32.70 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Sailing
Further information: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Argentina had athletes in the sailing events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were races for both men and women.
Men
Women
Key
- PMS – Premature start
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Carlos Espínola | Lechner A-390 | 23 | 28 | 28 | (51) PMS | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 32 | N/A | 236 | 24 |
| Mariano Castro, Gustavo Warburg | 470 | 34 | 22 | 32 | (39) | 28 | 15 | 31 | N/A | 162 | 29 | |||
| Alberto Zanetti, Carlos Gabutti | Star | (33) PMS | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 15 | N/A | 143 | 23 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| María Espínola | Lechner A-390 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 11.7 | 24 | 25 | 19 | (31) PMS | N/A | 194.7 | 18 | |
| Gisela Williams | Europe | 20 | 13 | (25) | 23 | 29 | 16 | 17 | N/A | 114 | 17 | |||
Shooting
Further information: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Total | |||
| Ricardo Rusticucci | Men's 10 m air rifle | 560 | 44 | N/A | Did not advance | 44 | ||
| Men's 50 m rifle three positions | 1110 | 42 | N/A | Did not advance | 42 | |||
| Men's 50 m rifle prone | 591 | =31 | N/A | Did not advance | =31 | |||
| Firmo Roberti | Skeet | 148 | 6 Q | 49 | 10 | Did not advance | 10 | |
Swimming
Further information: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Key
- DSQ – Disqualified
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sebastián Lasave | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.07 | 49 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m backstroke | 58.22 | 35 | Did not advance | ||
| Andrés Minelli | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 15:44.55 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 400 m medley | 4:33.41 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
| Pablo Minelli | Men's 100 m breaststroke | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:18.70 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
Table Tennis
Further information: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Hae-Ja Kim | Women's singles |  Hrachova (TCH)L 0–2  Hooman (NED)L 0–2  Kosaka (BRA)W 2–0 | Did not advance | |||
| Alejandra Gabaglio, Hae-Ja Kim | Women's doubles |  Chai - Chan (HKG)L 0–2  Coubat - Wang (FRA)L 0–2  Gee - Hugh (USA)L 0–2 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Tennis
Further information: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Argentina had athletes play tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. There were events for both men and women.
Men
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Javier Frana | Singles |  Arraya (PER)W 6–2, 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7), 6–2 | Santoro (FRA) L 6–4, 2–6, 1–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | =17 | |||
| Alberto Mancini | Singles | Chang (USA) L 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 0–6 | Did not advance | =33 | ||||
| Christian Miniussi | Singles | Santoro (FRA) L 1–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | Did not advance | =33 | ||||
| Javier Frana, Christian Miniussi | Doubles | N/A |  Castle (GBR) Wilkinson (GBR)W 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | Forget (FRA) Leconte (FRA) W 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |  Hlasek (SUI) Rosset (SUI)W 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Becker (GER) Stich (GER) L 6–7(3–7), 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 4–6 | Did not advance | Bronze |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Florencia Labat | Singles | Rittner (GER) L 3–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | =17 | ||||
| Mercedes Paz | Singles |  Basuki (POL)L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | =33 | ||||
| Patricia Tarabini | Singles |  de Swardt (RSA)W 6–4, 6–2 | Capriati (USA) L 4–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | =17 | |||
| Mercedes Paz, Patricia Tarabini | Doubles | N/A | Feistel (POL) Teodorowicz (POL) W 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |  Li (CHN) Tang (CHN)W 6–0, 6–1 |  Meskhi (EUN) Zvereva (EUN)L 2–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | =5 | |
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Majauskas | Men's –60 kg | 105.0 | 145.0 | 250.0 | 24 |
| Marcelo Gandolfo | Men's –60 kg | 107.5 | 135.0 | 242.5 | 26 |
Wrestling
Further information: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes from Argentina competed in wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics. They worked hard and showed great effort in their matches.
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