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Argentina at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ARG |
NOC | Argentine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris | |
Competitors | 77 in 11 sports |
Flag bearer | Enrique Thompson |
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Argentina competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 11 sports. [1]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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![]() | Argentina national polo team | Polo | July 12 | |
![]() | Luis Brunetto | Athletics | Men's triple jump | July 12 |
![]() | Alfredo Copello | Boxing | Men's lightweight | July 20 |
![]() | Héctor Méndez | Boxing | Men's welterweight | July 20 |
![]() | Pedro Quartucci | Boxing | Men's featherweight | July 20 |
![]() | Alfredo Porzio | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | July 20 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Alberto Zorrilla | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.2 | 2 Q | 1:07.6 | 6 | Did not advance | |
400 m freestyle | 5:49.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Juan Behrensen Tomás Jones Jorge Moreau Alberto Zorrilla | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 11:25.0 | 4 | Did not advance |
Ten athletes represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Brunetto took a silver medal in the triple jump, and briefly held the Olympic record in the event.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Federico Brewster | 400 m | 51.8 | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Luis Brunetto | Triple jump | N/A | 15.425 OR | 1 Q | 15.425 | ![]() | |||
Emilio Casanovas | 400 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Francisco Dova | 400 m | 51.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Miguel Enrico | 100 m | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
Félix Escobar | 100 m | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
200 m | 23.0 | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
400 m | 51.4 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Camilo Rivas | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Enrique Thompson | 400 m hurdles | N/A | 57.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Decathlon | N/A | 6310.525 | 13 | ||||||
Otto Diesch Félix Escobar Guillermo Newberry Camilo Rivas | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | 44.0 | 3 | Did not advance |
Ten boxers represented Argentina at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Argentina won its first medals in the sport, taking four medals total but no championships.
Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Vicente Catada | Flyweight | Bye | ![]() L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Alfredo Copello | Lightweight | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() L | ![]() |
Manuel Gallardo | Middleweight | Bye | ![]() L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Héctor Méndez | Welterweight | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() L | ![]() |
Benjamín Pertuzzo | Bantamweight | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() L | Did not advance | 5 | |
Alfredo Porzio | Heavyweight | N/A | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() L | ![]() W | ![]() |
Pedro Quartucci | Featherweight | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() W | ![]() L | ![]() W | ![]() |
Mario Reilly | Lightweight | ![]() L | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Arturo Rodríguez | Light heavyweight | ![]() L | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Alfredo Santoro | Welterweight | Bye | ![]() L | Did not advance | 9 |
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Five cyclists represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Luis de Meyer | Time trial | 7:14:10.4 | 31 |
Julio Polet | Time trial | Did not finish | |
Cosme Saavedra | Time trial | 7:09:16.2 | 30 |
José Zampicchiatti | Time trial | 7:24:17.0 | 43 |
Luis de Meyer Julio Polet Cosme Saavedra José Zampicchiatti | Team time trial | 21:47:43.6 | 9 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist | Event | First round | First repechage | Quarterfinals | Second repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Luis de Meyer | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
Eugenio Gret | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
Sprint | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Julio Polet | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
Sprint | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Cosme Saavedra | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 |
Thirteen fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1900. Larraz matched the country's best individual fencing result to date, set in 1900, at fifth place.
Ranks given are within the pool.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Francisco Bollini | Épée | 2–7 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
Horacio Casco | Foil | 2–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Sabre | N/A | 4–2 | 1 Q | 5–3 | 3 Q | 1–6 | 8 | ||||
Carlos Guerrico | Foil | 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
Roberto Larraz | Foil | 1–2 | 3 Q | 5–0 | 1 Q | 4–1 | 2 Q | 3–2 | 4 Q | 2–4 | 5 |
Luis Lucchetti | Épée | 4–4 | 5 Q | N/A | 7–3 | 1 Q | 5–6 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Carmelo Merlo | Sabre | N/A | 4–3 | 4 Q | 3–5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Pedro Nazar | Épée | 6–2 | 1 Q | N/A | 2–7 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Wenceslao Paunero | Épée | 4–4 | 2 Q | N/A | 0–9 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
Arturo Ponce | Sabre | N/A | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
Raúl Sola | Sabre | N/A | 3–3 | 4 Q | 4–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Horacio Casco Roberto Larraz Luis Lucchetti Ángel Santamarina | Team foil | 1–0 | 1 Q | N/A | 1–1 | 2 Q | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Luis Lucchetti Pedro Nazar Wenceslao Paunero Cipriano Pons | Team épée | 0–2 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
Horacio Casco Carmelo Merlo Arturo Ponce Raúl Sola Santiago Torres | Team sabre | 1–0 | 1 Q | N/A | 2–0 | 1 Q | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance |
Argentina sent a polo team to the Olympics for the first time in 1924. In the round-robin tournament, defeated Spain handily in its first game. The second game for Argentina was against the United States, who had already won their other three games and could clinch the gold by beating Argentina. The South Americans were able to come from behind late in the match, however, and defeat the United States. They then beat Great Britain and France to secure the championship.
Ranks given are within the pool.
Players | Event | Round robin | ||||
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Wins | Losses | Points for | Points against | Rank | ||
Arturo Kenny Juan Miles Guillermo Naylor Juan Nelson Enrique Padilla | Men's polo | 4 | 0 | 46 | 14 | ![]() |
Nine rowers represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Rower | Event | Semifinals | Repechage | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Julio Alles Alberto Anderson Francisco Borgonovo Federico Lecot Miguel Madero David Nolting Carlos Serantes Armando Trabucco Tomás Cerruti | Eight | Unknown | 3 r | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance |
Five sailors represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
Sailor | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||
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Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank | ||
Bernardo Milhas | Olympic monotype | 5 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Rolando Aguirre César Gérico Juan Milberg Bernardo Milhas Mario Uriburu | 8 metre class | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Did not advance | 5 |
Eight sport shooters represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
Shooter | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Lorenzo Amaya | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 18 | 4 |
Carlos Balestrini | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 15 | 30 |
Víctor Bigand | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 16 | 21 |
Antonio Daneri | 50 m rifle, prone | 382 | 34 |
Jorge del Mazo | 50 m rifle, prone | 382 | 34 |
Juan Martino | 50 m rifle, prone | 389 | 12 |
Matías Osinalde | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 18 | 5 |
Abelardo Rico | 50 m rifle, prone | 389 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Héctor Cattaruzza | Singles | ![]() W 7–5, 7–5, 6–1 | ![]() L 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Carlos Dumas | Singles | Bye | ![]() L 5–7, 4–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Arturo Hortal | Singles | ![]() W 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 | ![]() L 3–6, 3–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Guillermo Robson | Singles | Bye | Bye | ![]() L 9–7, 4–6, 0–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Héctor Cattaruzza Jorge Williams | Doubles | N/A | Bye | ![]() Müller (SWE) L 2–6, 0–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Carlos Dumas Guillermo Robson | Doubles | N/A | Bye | ![]() Schybergson (FIN) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | ![]() Borotra (FRA) L 4–6, 1–6, 3–6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 1H Snatch | 1H Clean & Jerk | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
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Carlos Bergara | Men's −82.5 kg | 80 | 85 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 127.5 | 482.5 | 5 |
Alfredo Pianta | Men's −75 kg | 62.5 | 80 | 75 | 80 | 105 | 402.5 | 12 |
Ángel Rovere | Men's −75 kg | 62.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 85 | 112.5 | 405 | 11 |
Canada competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 8 sports.
Australia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Egypt competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 24 competitors, all men, took part in 12 events in 9 sports.
France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the second time that France had hosted the Games, after the 1900 Summer Olympics, also in Paris. 401 competitors, 373 men and 28 women, took part in 128 events in 20 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Despite the name, athletes from the newly independent Irish Free State competed separately. Following the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the name changed (officially) to 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' but the Olympic team competed as Great Britain from the 1928 games onwards. 267 competitors, 239 men and 28 women, took part in 115 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 159 competitors, 146 men and 13 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.
The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 299 competitors, 275 men and 24 women, took part in 108 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 62 competitors, 60 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 10 sports.
Austria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 8 sports.
Italy competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 200 competitors, 196 men and 4 women, took part in 93 events in 18 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 141 competitors, 136 men and 5 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 89 competitors, 86 men and 3 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports.
Finland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 121 competitors, all men, took part in 69 events in 12 sports.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 133 competitors, 129 men and 4 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 177 competitors, 168 men and 9 women, took part in 81 events in 17 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 172 competitors, 166 men and 6 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 30 competitors, all men, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.
Greece competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 9 sports. Greek athletes did not win any medals, but the gold medal was awarded to sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis for his work Discobole Finlandais. Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948. A copy of Dimitriadis's sculpture is situated opposite the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
Spain competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 95 competitors, 93 men and 2 women, took part in 44 events in 15 sports.