Argentina at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Argentina at the Olympic Games
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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
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Flag bearer	Enrique Thompson
Medals Rank: 16	Gold 1	Silver 3	Bronze 2	Total 6
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Argentina competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Contents 1 Medalists 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Athletics 3 Boxing 4 Cycling 4.1 Road cycling 4.2 Track cycling 5 Fencing 6 Polo 7 Rowing 8 Sailing 9 Shooting 10 References

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold

• Juan Nelson, Enrique Padilla, Juan Miles, Arturo Kenny, and Guillermo Brooke Naylor — Polo, Men's Team Competition

[edit] Silver

• Luis Brunetto — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
• Alfredo Copello — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
• Hector Mendez — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

[edit] Bronze

• Pedro Quartucci — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
• Alfredo Porzio — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight

[edit] Athletics

Ten athletes represented Argentina in 1920. 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
		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	2 
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	4x100 m relay	N/A		44.0	3	Did not advance

[edit] Boxing

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
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vicente Catada	Flyweight	Bye	Fee (USA) L	Did not advance			9
Alfredo Copello	Lightweight	White (GBR) W	Marfurt (ITA) W	Rothwell (USA) W	Tholey (FRA) W	Nielsen (DEN) L	2 
Manuel Gallardo	Middleweight	Bye	Brousse (FRA) L	Did not advance			9
Héctor Méndez	Welterweight	Palm (EST) W	Petersen (DEN) W	Mello (USA) W	Dwyer (IRL) W	Delarge (BEL) L	2 
Benjamín Pertuzzo	Bantamweight	Ricciardi (ITA) W	Hilliard (IRL) W	Tripoli (USA) L	Did not advance		5
Alfredo Porzio	Heavyweight	N/A	Peguilhan (FRA) W	Greathouse (USA) W	von Porat (NOR) L	de Best (NED) W	3 
Pedro Quartucci	Featherweight	Stuckmann (FRA) W	Beavis (GBR) W	Depont (FRA) W	Fields (USA) L	Devergnies (BEL) W	3 
Mario Reilly	Lightweight	Valdero (ESP) L	Did not advance				17
Arturo Rodríguez	Light heavyweight	Petersen (DEN) L	Did not advance				17
Alfredo Santoro	Welterweight	Bye	Stauffer (SUI) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 1 1 .500 Denmark 1 2 .333 Estonia 1 0 1.000 France 4 1 .800 Great Britain 2 0 1.000 Italy 2 0 1.000 Ireland 2 0 1.000 Netherlands 1 0 1.000 Norway 0 1 .000 Spain 0 1 .000 Switzerland 0 1 .000 United States 3 3 .500 Total 17 10 .630

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 4 2 .667 Round of 16 5 3 .625 Quarterfinals 4 1 .800 Semifinals 2 2 .500 Final 0 2 .000 Bronze match 2 0 1.000 Total 17 10 .630

[edit] Cycling

Five cyclists represented Argentina in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

[edit] Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
		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 Zampìchiatti	Time trial	7:24:17.0	43
Luis de Meyer Julio Polet Cosme Saavedra José Zampìchiatti	Team time trial	21:47:43.6	9

[edit] Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		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

[edit] Fencing

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.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		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

[edit] Polo

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
		Wins	Losses	Points for	Points against	Rank
Arturo Kenny Juan Miles Guillermo Naylor Juan Nelson Enrique Padilla	Men's polo	4	0	46	14	1 

July 4	Argentina	16–2	Spain

July 6	Argentina	6–5	United States

July 9	Argentina	9–5	Great Britain

July 12	Argentina	15–2	France

[edit] Rowing

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
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Julio Alles Alberto Anderson Francisco Borgonovo Federico Lecto Miguel Madero David Nolting Carlos Serantes Armando Trebucco	Eights	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	Did not advance

[edit] Sailing

Five sailors represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
		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

[edit] Shooting

Eight sport shooters represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Lorenzo Amaya	25 m rapid fire pistol	18	4
Carlos Balestrini	25 m rapid fire pistol	15	30
Victor 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

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• "Argentina Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Sports-Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/1924/ATH/. 
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 19 April 2009.  (Polish)

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