Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentinian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (Spanish)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	81 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Héctor Méndez
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 3 1 7
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Argentina competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 81 competitors, all men, took part in 41 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Avendaño, VíctorVíctor Avendaño	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight	August 11
Gold	Rodríguez, ArturoArturo Rodríguez	Boxing	Men's heavyweight	August 11
Gold	Zorrilla, AlbertoAlberto Zorrilla	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	August 9
Silver	Peralta, VíctorVíctor Peralta	Boxing	Men's featherweight	August 11
Silver	Landini, RaúlRaúl Landini	Boxing	Men's welterweight	August 11
Silver	national football team, ArgentinaArgentina national football team Ludovico Bidoglio   Ángel Medici Ángel Bossio   Luis Monti Saúl Calandra   Pedro Ochoa Alfredo Carricaberry   Rodolfo Orlandini Roberto Cherro   Raimundo Orsi Octavio Díaz   Fernando Paternoster Juan Evaristo   Feliciano Perducca Manuel Ferreira   Natalio Perinetti Enrique Gainzarain   Domingo Tarasconi Alfredo Helman   Luis Weihmuller Segundo Luna   Adolfo Zumelzú	Football		June 13
Bronze	Anganuzzi, RaúlRaúl Anganuzzi, Carmelo Camet, Roberto Larraz, Héctor Lucchetti, Luis Lucchetti	Fencing	Men's team foil	July 30

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Juan José Trillo
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Cuthbert Taylor (GBR), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Arturo Rodríguez → Gold Medal
  • First Round — Defeated Matthew Flanagan (IRL), KO-1
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Sam Olij (HOL), points
  • Semifinals — Defeated Michael Michaelsen (DEN), points
  • Final — Defeated Nils Ramm (SWE), KO-1

Cycling

Six cyclists, all men, represented Argentina in 1928.

Individual road race

• Cosme Saavedra
• Francisco Bonvehi
• José López
• Luis de Meyer

Team road race

• Cosme Saavedra
• Francisco Bonvehi
• José López
• Luis de Meyer

Sprint

• Antonio Malvassi

Time trial

• Francisco Rodríguez

Equestrian

Fencing

Nine fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. They won the bronze medal in the team foil event.

Men's foil

• Oscar Viñas

Men's team foil

• Roberto Larraz, Raúl Anganuzzi, Luis Lucchetti, Héctor Lucchetti, Carmelo Camet → Bronze Medal

Men's épée

• Oscar Martínez
• Antonio Villamil
• José Llauro

Football

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Argentina at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-23.