List of flag bearers for Argentina at the Olympics

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Argentina at the
Olympics
Flag of Argentina.svg
IOC code ARG
NOC Argentine Olympic Committee
Website www.coarg.org.ar  (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
22
Silver
27
Bronze
31
Total
80
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Cristian Simari Birkner carrying the Argentine flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. 2010 Opening Ceremony - Argentina entering.jpg
Cristian Simari Birkner carrying the Argentine flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Argentina at the Olympics. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Key
  Born outside Argentina
#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSexProvince/countrySportRef.
1 1924 Summer Enrique Thompson M Entre Ríos Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics [1]
2 1928 Summer Héctor Méndez M Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing [1]
3 1932 Summer Alberto Zorrilla M City of Buenos Aires Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming [1]
4 1936 Summer Juan Carlos Zabala M Santa Fe Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics [1]
5 1948 Summer Alfredo Yantorno M Buenos Aires (province) Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming [1]
6 1952 Summer Delfo Cabrera M Santa Fe Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics [1]
7 1956 Summer Isabel Avellán F Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics [1]
8 1960 Winter María Cristina Schweizer F City of Buenos Aires Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [1]
9 1960 Summer Cristina Hardekopf F City of Buenos Aires Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming [1]
10 1964 Summer Jeannette Campbell F France Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming [1]
11 1968 Summer Carlos Moratorio M Corrientes Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrianism [1]
12 1972 Summer Carlos César Delía M Entre Ríos Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrianism [1]
13 1976 Summer Hugo Aberastegui M Santa Fe Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing [1] [2]
14 1980 Winter Carlos Abel Balda M Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon [1] [3]
15 1984 Summer Ricardo Ibarra M City of Buenos Aires Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing [1]
16 1988 Winter Julio Moreschi M Río Negro Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing [1]
17 1988 Summer Gabriela Sabatini F City of Buenos Aires Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis [1]
18 1992 Winter Carolina Eiras F Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [1]
19 1992 Summer Marcelo Garraffo M City of Buenos Aires Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey [1]
20 1994 Winter María Giro F City of Buenos Aires Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon [1]
21 1996 Summer Carolina Mariani F City of Buenos Aires Judo pictogram.svg Judo [1]
22 1998 Winter Carola Calello F Río Negro Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [1]
23 2000 Summer Carlos Espínola M Corrientes Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing [1]
24 2002 Winter Cristian Simari Birkner M Río Negro Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [1]
25 2004 Summer Carlos Espínola M Corrientes Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing [1]
26 2006 Winter María Belén Simari Birkner F Río Negro Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [1]
27 2008 Summer Manu Ginóbili M Buenos Aires (province) Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball [1]
28 2010 Winter Cristian Simari Birkner M Río Negro Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [1]
29 2012 Summer Luciana Aymar F Santa Fe Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey [1]
30 2014 Winter Cristian Simari Birkner M Río Negro Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [1]
31 2016 Summer Luis Scola M City of Buenos Aires Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball [4]
32 2018 Winter Sebastiano Gastaldi M Italy Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [5]
33 2020 Summer Santiago Lange M Buenos Aires (province) Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing [6]
Cecilia Carranza F Santa Fe
34 2022 Winter Francesca Baruzzi F Río Negro Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [7]
Franco Dal Farra M Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing
35 2024 Summer Luciano De Cecco M Santa Fe Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball [8]
Rocío Sánchez Moccia F City of Buenos Aires Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey

See also

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References

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