Pascual Nicolás Pérez was an Argentine flyweight boxer. Pérez was born in Tupungato in the Mendoza Province of Argentina, he went on to make history by becoming Argentina's first world boxing champion.
World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) is an event held periodically since 1974 where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is organized by the International Computer Games Association. It is often held in conjunction with the World Computer Speed Chess Championship and the Computer Olympiad, a collection of computer tournaments for other board games. Instead of using engine protocols, the games are played on physical boards by human operators.
Oscar Roberto Panno is an Argentine chess Grandmaster. Panno was the first world-class chess player born in South America.
José Manuel Moreno Fernández, nicknamed "El Charro", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, even among Diego Maradona, Pelé and Alfredo Di Stéfano, and was the first footballer ever to have won first division league titles in four countries.
Norberto Osvaldo "Beto" Alonso is a former Argentine football midfielder who spent most of his career at River Plate, where he won 9 titles. He remains one of their most notable players. Alonso was regularly regarded as one of the best South American players in the world during the 1970s.
José Luis Clerc, also known by the nickname Batata, is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 4 singles ranking on 3 August 1981, following a run of 25 consecutive match wins after Wimbledon.
Miguel Ángel Quinteros is an Argentine chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1973.
Luciana Paula Aymar is an Argentine retired field hockey player.
Raúl Carlos Sanguineti was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. He won the Argentine Chess Championship seven times, in 1956, 1957, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1973 and 1974. Raúl Sanguineti played for Argentina in seven Chess Olympiads. He won two individual gold medals at Moscow 1956 and Varna 1962, and two team bronze medals at Munich 1958 and Varna 1962. In total, he represented his country in seven Olympiads with an aggregate of over 70 per cent. He played in the World Chess Championship Interzonals at Portorož 1958 and Biel 1976. Important tournament victories included São Paulo 1957, Bariloche 1960, Buenos Aires 1963, Punte del Este 1964, Buenos Aires Open 1968, Fortaleza Zonal 1975, Mar del Plata 1976, Buenos Aires 1977, and Santos Lugares 1977. During his competitive career, which ran from 1954 to 1977, he very rarely finished in the bottom half of the tournament table. In 1980 he won the Konex Award as one of the 5 best chess players of the decade in his country.
Leonardo "Leo" Martín Gutiérrez is an Argentine former professional basketball coach and former player. He played as a power forward.
Rubén Pablo Magnano is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball coach.
Jorge Alberto Rubinetti was an Argentine international chess master. He won the Argentine Chess Championship four times and competed at eight Chess Olympiads. He also played in two Interzonals in 1970 and 1982.
Jorge Szmetan was an Argentine chess player. He received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1976.
Pablo Ricardi is an Argentine chess player who receive the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 1985.
Carlos Horacio García Palermo is an Argentine-Italian chess grandmaster.
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi was a Soviet and Swiss chess grandmaster (GM) and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion.
María Carolina Luján is an Argentine chess player holding the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.
Diego Flores is an Argentine chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2008. He is a five-time Argentine Chess Champion.
Claudia Noemí Amura is an Argentinian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster.
Federico Perez Ponsa is an Argentine chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2011.
