Argentina at the Summer Olympics
Argentina at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Argentina was represented at 18 previous games (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) and in its history won more than 50 medals. The country has also won 13 gold medals, however all of them prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
| Contents |
Medals
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
| 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Gold:
- Soccer - Men
- Basketball - Men
Bronze:
- Hockey - Women
- Swimming - 400 m Individual Medley Georgina Bardach
- Tennis - Women's Doubles
- Sailing - Class Tornado - Men
Results by event
Athletics
Men's decathlon:
- Santiago Lorenzo - 7592 points (24th place)
Men's discus:
- Marcelo Pugliese - Round 1, 56.06 metres (did not advance)
Men's hammer:
- Juan Ignacio Cerra - Round 1, 72.53 metres (did not advance)
Basketball
Men's: gold medal
- Preliminary round: 3-2
- Quarterfinal: defeated Greece, 69-64
- Semifinal: defeated United States, 89-81
- Final: defeated Italy, 84-69
Fencing
Women's foil individual:
- Alejandra Carbone - defeated in round of 32
Football (Soccer)
Men's: gold medal
- Preliminary round: 3-0-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Costa Rica, 4-0
- Semifinal: defeated Italy, 3-0
- Gold medal match: defeated Paraguay, 1-0
Hockey
Men's: 11th place
- Preliminary round: 0-2-3
- Classification (9-12): lost to Great Britain, 6-1
- Classification (11/12): defeated Egypt, 4-2
Women's: bronze medal
- Preliminary round: 3-0-1
- Semifinal: lost to Netherlands, 4-2
- Bronze medal match: defeated China, 1-0
Officials
- President: Colonel Antonio Rodríguez
- Secretary General: Dr. Hernan Jorge Ferrari
External link
- Argentina NOC (http://www.coarg.org.ar)
Categories: Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics