Argentina competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 118 competitors, 93 men and 25 women, took part in 53 events in 18 sports. The country claimed Olympic medals for the first time since 1972.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Tennis Women's singles 1 October Volleyball Men's competition 2 October
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 2 0 2Athletics 2 0 2Boxing 4 – 4Canoeing 5 2 7Cycling 7 0 7Diving 0 1 1Fencing 2 0 2Field hockey 16 16 32Football 16 – 16Judo 3 – 3Rowing 6 0 6Sailing 11 0 11Shooting 3 0 3Swimming 0 2 2Table tennis 0 1 1Tennis 2 3 5Volleyball 12 0 12Wrestling 2 – 2 Total 93 25 118
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 24QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankAngel BelloMen's individual101781did not advance81Claudio PafundiMen's individual112675did not advance75
Athletics
AthleteEventsHeatFinalResultRankResultRankFernando PastorizaMen's high jump2.1026did not advanceAndrés CharadiaMen's hammer68.2625did not advance
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCarlos EluaizaLight flyweightByeL 0–5did not advanceDomingo DamigellaFeatherweightL 1–4did not advanceJorge Oscar LópezLight middleweightN/AByeL 0–5did not advance
Canoeing
Flatwater Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAtilio VásquezMen's K-1 1000 m4:01.3563:58.034 Q3:58.034did not advanceGustavo CirilloJosé Luis MarelloK-2 500 m1:52.4271:46.986did not advanceGustavo CirilloJosé Luis MarelloFernando ChaparroNorberto MéndezK-4 1000 m3:23.3353:24.164did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaría MiliauroK-1 500 m2:12.326N/A2:11.074did not advanceCorina MartínVerónica ArboK-2 500 m1:59.3882:04.725did not advance
Cycling
Track Sprints
AthleteEventQualifying1/16 finals(repechage)1/8 finals(repechage)QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeSpeed (km/h)TimeSpeed (km/h)TimeSpeed (km/h)TimeSpeed (km/h)RankGustavo FarisMen's sprint11.18715 Q32did not advanceMarcelo AlexandreMen's time trialN/A1:06.92553.79113
Pursuits AthleteEventQualifying1st roundSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositiontimeRankOppositiontimeRankOppositiontimeRankGabriel CuruchetMen's individual pursuit4:47.18124:50.7513 Did not advanceGabriel CuruchetJorge GadaySergio LlamazaresRubén PriedeMen's team pursuit4:29.9017Did not advance
Points races
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalsPointsRankPointsRankJuan CuruchetMen's points race11 (same lap)5 Q18 (–1 lap)5
Diving
AthleteEventsPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankVerónica RibotWomen's platform377.708 Q297.1812Women's springboard405.8714did not advance
Fencing
AthleteEventPreliminary round 1Preliminary round 2Preliminary round 3Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalW–LrecordGrouprankW–LrecordOverallrankW–LrecordOverallrankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSergio TuriaceMen's foil1–34 Q2–324 Q0–439did not advanceMen's individual épée2–23 Q0–457did not advanceRafael di TellaMen's individual épée3–13 Q1–443 Q1–541did not advance
Field hockey
Men Team roster and tournament statistics Coach: Luis Ciancia No. Player GP G S FG PC PS 1 (GK) 40 2 70 3 70 4 73 3 5 61 1 6 71 1 7 60 8 70 9 74 31 10 71 1 11 72 2 12 73 21 13 50 14 50 15 60 16 10 Team totals 7 15 70 6 8 1 11 2 Legend:
Preliminary Round (Pool A) TeamPldWDLGFGAPts5500193105311126753021586520381245113610350055260
Qualified for semifinals
5th to 8th place classification
7th place match
Women Team roster and tournament statistics Coach: Miguel MacCormick No. Player GP G S FG PC PS 1 (GK) 50 2 51 1 3 50 450 5 51 1 6 50 7 50 850 9 51 1 10 51 1 11 52 1 1 12 00 13 40 14 10 1530 16 10 Team totals 6 6 38 3 2 1 3 Legend:
Preliminary round (Pool A) TeamPldWDLGFGAPts3300926311147331022323012471
Qualified for semifinals
5th to 8th place classification
7th place match
Football
Squad Matches played in parentheses denotes player came from the bench #NameClubDate of BirthPldGoalsYY/RRGoalkeepers 1 Luis Islas Independiente 4 0 0 0 0 12 Fabián Cancelarich Ferro Carril Oeste 0 0 0 0 0Defenders 2 Rubén Agüero Estudiantes de La Plata 2 0 0 0 0 5 Alberto Boggio Rosario Central 0 0 0 0 0 8 Hernán Díaz Rosario Central 4 0 0 0 0 9 Néstor Fabbri Racing Club 4 1 0 0 0 11 Néstor Lorenzo Argentinos Juniors 4 0 0 0 0 13 Mario Lucca Vélez Sársfield 3(1) 0 1 0 0 14 Carlos Mayor Vélez Sársfield 1(1) 0 1 0 0 14 Pedro Monzón Independiente 2(1) 0 0 0 0Midfielders 6 Claudio Cabrera Vélez Sársfield 1(1) 0 0 0 0 10 Daniel Hernández Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 16 Hugo Pérez Racing Club 4 0 1 0 0 17 Alejandro Ruidiaz Independiente 1 0 0 0 0Forwards 3 Mauro Airez Gimnasia y Esgrima (La Plata) 2(1) 0 0 0 0 4 Carlos Alfaro Moreno Platense 4 3 0 0 0 7 Jorge Comas Boca Juniors 4 0 0 0 0 18 Alejandro Russo Estudiantes de La Plata (2) 0 0 0 0 19 Darío Siviski San Lorenzo 4 0 0 0 0Coach Carlos Pachamé
Results Preliminaries
Quarterfinals
Judo
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3BronzeOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultClaudio YafusoMen's -65 kgW 1000–0000 W 0001–0000 L 0000–0210 did not advanceW 0100–0021 L 0000–1000did not advanceDario GarcíaMen's -78 kgW 1000–0000L 0000–1000did not advanceW 0200–0000L (Chui)did not advanceSandro LópezMen's -86 kgByeL 0001–0010did not advance
Key
Chui – Penalty that equals the loss of five points
Rowing
Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankClaudio Águila,Daniel ScuriMen's coxless pair6:59.0557:06.574did not advanceRubén D'Andrilli, Marcelo Fernández, Sergio Fernández González, Claudio GuindónMen's quadruple sculls6:04.7745:58.273 Q5:57.565did not advance
Sailing
AthleteEventRaceScoreRank1234567Gonzalo CamperoFinn26.029.013.0(40.0)RET19.014.022.0123.017Jorge García VelazcoDivision II11.717.05.7(18.0)11.78.016.070.17Fernando García Guevara, Diego MinguensTornado30.0RET27.022.030.0RET30.0DNC30.0DNC30.0DNC169.023Carlos Irigoyen, Guillermo ParadaMen's 47023.027.0(29.0)28.022.021.019.0140.019Julio Labandeira, Alberto ZanettiStar21.0(22.0)21.016.021.019.021.0119.016Pedro Ferrero, Raúl Lena, Santiago LangeSoling(21.0)19.00.014.014.017.018.082.09
Key RET – Retired DNC – Did not compete
Shooting
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreTotalJulio César IemmaMen's 50 m rifle prone59041N/Adid not advance41Firmo RobertiSkeet1479 Q498did not advance8Lisandro SugezkyMen's 10 m air pistol57231N/Adid not advance31Men's 50 m pistol53940N/Adid not advance40
Swimming
AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankValentina AracilWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:19.6037did not advanceWomen's 200 m breaststroke–DSQdid not advanceWomen's 200 m medley2:31.5330did not advanceWomen's 400 m medley5:19.1728did not advanceAlicia BoscattoWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:15.6733did not advanceWomen's 200 m breaststroke2:45.8039did not advance
Key
DSQ – Disqualified
Table tennis
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultHae-Ja KimWomen's singles L 0–3L 0–3L 0–3L 0–3W 3–1did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJavier FranaMen's singlesW 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4L 2–6, 4–6, 2–6did not advance=17Martín JaiteSinglesW 6–1, 6–3, 6–2W 6–2, 6–4, 6–2W 6–4, 6–1, 6–3L 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(1–7), 3–6did not advance=5Javier Frana, Martín JaiteMen's doublesN/AL 4–6, 1–4 (retired)did not advance=17Bettina FulcoWomen's singlesL 6–7(5–7), 4–6did not advance=33Mercedes PazWomen's singlesW 7–6(9–7), 6–3L 1–6, 2–6did not advance=17Gabriela SabatiniWomen's singlesByeW 6–1, 6–0W 1–6, 6–4, 6–2W 6–4, 6–3W 6–1, 6–2L 3–6, 3–6Mercedes Paz, Gabriela SabatiniWomen's doublesN/AL 6–7(8–10), 7–5, (18–20)did not advance=9
Volleyball
Roster
Coach: Luis Muchaga
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight12 (c)3456789101112
Group play
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Won Bronze Medal
Wrestling
AthleteEventPreliminary roundFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultDaniel IglesiasMen's freestyle 82 kg L W LDid not advanceMen's Greco-Roman 82 kg L LDid not advanceDaniel NavarreteMen's freestyle 68 kg L W LDid not advanceMen's Greco-Roman 68 kg L LDid not advance
See also Argentina at the 1987 Pan American Games
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