Argentina at the Olympics

Argentina at the Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
Medals Ranked 44th	Gold 21 Silver 26 Bronze 30 Total 77
Summer appearances
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1928 1932–1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Argentina participated at the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900. It has participated at all subsequent Summer Olympics except in 1904, 1912, and the nation boycotted the Moscow Olympics due to its support for the United States,^[1] in 1980. It participated at the Winter Olympics in 1928, 1948, 1952 and continuously since 1960.

Argentina was one of the 12 countries – the only from Ibero-America – who founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, being represented by the first Executive Council José Benjamín Zubiaur, who served in that role until 1907. The National Olympic Committee for Argentina was created and recognized in 1923. The country had successful performances during the period 1924-1952, claiming at least one gold medal in every edition.

Starting with the 1956 Summer Olympics, Argentina suffered a gradual overall decline, a situation that reached its most critical point in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. In those Games, Argentina did not win any medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the country claimed gold medals for the first time after 52 years. 2004 also marked the point where Argentina was surpassed by neighbor Brazil as the South American country with most golds and total medals. The Olympics hosted by Brazil in 2016 had the biggest Argentinian delegation, 213 athletes, and the country won 3 gold medals for the first time since 1948, including the first by a woman.^{[2] [3]}

Argentine athletes have won a total of 77 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. 24 of these medals have come in boxing, Argentina has won more medals in this sport than in any other. The nation has not won yet any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

Buenos Aires hosted the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.^[4]

Medal tables[]

Highlighted in bold indicates all-time best results

Medals by Summer Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1900 Paris 1 0 0 0 0 – 1904 St. Louis did not participate 1908 London 1 0 0 0 0 – 1912 Stockholm did not participate 1920 Antwerp 1 0 0 0 0 – 1924 Paris 77 1 3 2 6 16 1928 Amsterdam 81 3 3 1 7 12 1932 Los Angeles 32 3 1 0 4 11 1936 Berlin 51 2 2 3 7 13 1948 London 199 3 3 1 7 13 1952 Helsinki 123 1 2 2 5 19 1956 Melbourne 28 0 1 1 2 29 1960 Rome 91 0 1 1 2 30 1964 Tokyo 102 0 1 0 1 30 1968 Mexico City 89 0 0 2 2 41 1972 Munich 92 0 1 0 1 33 1976 Montreal 69 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 82 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Seoul 118 0 1 1 2 35 1992 Barcelona 84 0 0 1 1 54 1996 Atlanta 178 0 2 1 3 54 2000 Sydney 143 0 2 2 4 57 2004 Athens 152 2 0 4 6 38 2008 Beijing 137 2 0 4 6 35 2012 London 142 1 1 2 4 42 2016 Rio de Janeiro 213 3 1 0 4 27 2020 Tokyo 189 0 1 2 3 72 2024 Paris future event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 21 26 30 77 42

Medals by Winter Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1928 St. Moritz 10 0 0 0 0 – 1932 Lake Placid did not participate 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 9 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Oslo 12 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo did not participate 1960 Squaw Valley 6 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Innsbruck 12 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Grenoble 5 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo 2 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Innsbruck 8 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Lake Placid 13 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Sarajevo 18 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Calgary 15 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 20 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 10 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 2 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 11 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 9 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 7 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 7 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 7 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 6 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan–Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Summer Sport[]   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Boxing 7 7 10 24 Athletics 2 3 0 5 Football 2 2 0 4 Polo 2 0 0 2 Sailing 1 4 5 10 Field hockey 1 3 2 6 Rowing 1 1 2 4 Swimming 1 1 1 3 Basketball 1 0 1 2 Judo 1 0 1 2 Cycling 1 0 0 1 Taekwondo 1 0 0 1 Tennis 0 2 3 5 Weightlifting 0 1 1 2 Equestrian 0 1 0 1 Shooting 0 1 0 1 Volleyball 0 0 2 2 Fencing 0 0 1 1 Rugby Sevens 0 0 1 1 Totals (19 sports) 21 26 30 77 Medals by gender[] Sport Total medals Men Women Mixed Boxing 24 24 0 0 Sailing 10 8 1 1 Field hockey 6 1 5 0 Athletics 5 4 1 0 Tennis 5 3 2 0 Footbal 4 4 0 0 Sailing 4 4 0 0 Swimming 3 1 2 0 Polo 2 2 0 0 Basketball 2 2 0 0 Weightlifting 2 2 0 0 Judo 2 0 2 0 Volleyball 2 2 0 0 Shooting 1 1 0 0 Fencing 1 1 0 0 Equestrian 1 1 0 0 Cycling 1 1 0 0 Taekwondo 1 1 0 0 Rugby 7 1 1 0 0 Total 77 63 13 1

Youth Games medal tables[]

Medals by Summer Youth Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2010 Singapore 59 1 2 2 5 37 2014 Nanjing 62 1 2 4 7 41 2018 Buenos Aires 141 11 6 9 26 6 Total 13 10 15 38 12

Medals by Winter Youth Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2012 Innsbruck 5 0 0 0 0 - 2016 Lillehammer 9 0 0 0 0 - 2020 Lausanne 16 0 0 0 0 - Total 0 0 0 0 -

Medals by Summer Youth Sport[]

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	2	1	0	3
Basketball	2	0	2	4
Sailing	2	0	0	2
Field Hockey	1	1	2	4
Rugby Sevens	1	1	0	2
Tennis	1	1	0	2
Boxing	1	0	3	4
Beach Handball	1	0	1	2
Rowing	1	0	1	2
Cycling	1	0	0	1
Swimming	0	2	0	2
Wrestling	0	2	0	2
Equestrian	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
Beach Volleyball	0	0	2	2
Canoeing	0	0	1	1
Golf	0	0	1	1
Taekwondo	0	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 sports)	13	10	15	38

Summary by sport[]

Fencing[]

Argentina's Olympic debut in 1900 consisted of a single fencer, Francisco Camet, who placed fifth (among a field of over 100 fencers) in the men's épée.

See also[]

• List of flag bearers for Argentina at the Olympics
• Argentina at the Paralympics

References[]

External links[]

• "Argentina". International Olympic Committee. 11 October 2021.
• "Argentina". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/ARG". olympanalyt.com.
• "Argentine gold medals won at Olympic Games", Xinhua, July 9, 2008