| Noc: | ARG |
| Nocname: | Argentine Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1928 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Amsterdam |
| Competitors: | 81 |
| Sports: | 12 |
| Flagbearer: | Héctor Méndez |
| Rank: | 12 |
| Gold: | 3 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1900 |
Argentina competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent its second national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 81 athletes (all males) that competed in 41 events in 12 sports.[1] Argentina competed in equestrian, football, sailing, water polo, and wrestling for the first time. Argentina won 3 gold medals, its first Olympic championships in boxing (2 gold medals) and swimming. The team also won its first medals in fencing (a bronze) and football (a silver).
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's light heavyweight | |||||
| Men's heavyweight | |||||
| Men's 400 m freestyle | |||||
| Men's featherweight | |||||
| Men's welterweight | |||||
| Men's team foil |
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Five men competed for Argentina in athletics. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. None of the athletes advanced to the final in any of their events; Kleger's 7th-place finish in the hammer throw was the country's best result in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Eduardo Albe | align=left rowspan=3 | 100 m | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alberto Barucco | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Juan Bautista Pina | 11.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 Q | 11.0 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Alberto Barucco | align=left rowspan=2 | 200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Juan Bautista Pina | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Serafín Dengra | align=left rowspan=2 | 800 m | 2:01.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Leopoldo Ledesma | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Serafín Dengra | align=left rowspan=2 | 1500 m | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Leopoldo Ledesma | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Valerio Vallania | 110 m hurdles | DQ | – | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Valerio Vallania | High jump | 1.77 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Federico Kleger | Hammer throw | 46.61 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Eight men represented Argentina in boxing, the maximum allowed (one per weight class). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Avendaño and Rodríguez became the first Argentinian Olympic boxing champions.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Juan José Trillo | Flyweight | L points | Did not advance | 9 | ||||
| Carmelo Robledo | Bantamweight | W points | L points | Did not advance | 5 | |||
| Víctor Peralta | Featherweight | W points | W points | W points | L points | |||
| Pascual Bonfiglio | Lightweight | W points | W points | L points | Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Raúl Landini | Welterweight | W points | W points | W points | W points | L points | ||
| Humberto Curi | Middleweight | W points | L points | Did not advance | 5 | |||
| Víctor Avendaño | Light heavyweight | W points | W points | W points | W points | |||
| Arturo Rodríguez | Heavyweight | W KO | W points | W points | W KO | |||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 1 | .500 | ||
| 2 | 1 | .667 | ||
| 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 1 | .500 | ||
| Total | 19 | 6 | .760 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Round of 16 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | .571 | |
| Semifinals | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Final | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | .760 |
See main article: article and Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Six cyclists, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Bonvehi | align=left rowspan=4 | Road race | 5:14:39 | 20 | |
| Luis de Meyer | 5:28:48 | 41 | |||
| José López | 5:14:57 | 21 | |||
| Cosme Saavedra | 5:13:19 | 15 | |||
| Francisco Bonvehi José López Cosme Saavedra | align=left rowspan=2 | Team road race | 15:42:55 | 8 |
See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Three horse and rider pairs competed for Argentina in equestrian events in 1928, all in the jumping competition. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Del Villar was the best finisher for Argentina, at 34th place in the individual jumping. The sum of the individual scores was used for the team result; Argentina came in 12th among the 14 teams.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | 1st re-ride | 2nd re-ride | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | ||||
| Raúl Antoli | Turbion | align=left rowspan=3 | Individual | 1:45 | 20 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Amabrio del Villar | Talán-Talán | 1:49 | 12 | 34 | Did not advance | |||||
| Víctor Fernández | Silencio | 1:27 | 26 | 42 | Did not advance | |||||
| Raúl Antoli Amabrio del Villar Víctor Fernández | Turbion Talán-Talán Silencio | align=left rowspan=3 | Team | – | 58 | 12 | ||||
See main article: article and Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Nine fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. They won the bronze medal in the team foil event, Argentina's first Olympic fencing medal.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| José Llauro | Épée | 1 win | 10 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Oscar Martínez | 5 wins | 5 Q | 2 wins | 10 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Antonio Villamil | 4 wins | 7 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Oscar Viñas | Foil | 5 wins | 2 Q | 1 win | 8 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | |||
| Raúl Anganuzzi Carmelo Camet Roberto Larraz Héctor Lucchetti Luis Lucchetti | Team foil | 3–0 | 1 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 | ||
See main article: article and Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Argentina's Olympic football debut resulted in a silver medal.
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Nine men (an eights boat with coxswain) represented Argentina in rowing. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The Argentinian boat effectively placed 7th, not advancing to the third round.
See main article: article and Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Five sailors represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Four men represented Argentina in swimming in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Alberto Zorrilla competed in all three freestyle races, advancing to the final in each and taking gold in the middle distance. It was Argentina's first medal in swimming.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Francisco Uranga | align=left rowspan=2 | 100 m freestyle | 1:05.6 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Alberto Zorrilla | 1:01.8 | 1 Q | 1:01.6 | 2 Q | 1:01.6 | 7 | ||
| Alberto Zorrilla | 400 m freestyle | 5:19.2 | 1 Q | 5:11.4 | 1 Q | 5:01.6 | ||
| Alberto Zorrilla | 1500 m freestyle | 22:21.2 | 1 Q | 21:17.0 | 2 Q | 21:23.8 | 5 | |
| Amilcar Álvarez Francisco Uranga Emilio Vives Alberto Zorrilla | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: article and Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Argentina competed in Olympic water polo for the first time. They were defeated by Hungary 14–0 in the first round.
See main article: article and Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Two men represented Argentina in weightlifting in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Casimiro Vega | Men's −60 kg | 60 | 20 | 67.5 | 20 | 95 | 19 | 222.5 | 21 | |
| Alfredo Pianta | Men's −75 kg | 75 | 19 | 90 | 10 | 120 | 6 | 285 | 9 | |
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Five men represented Argentina in wrestling in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Rey was the only Argentine wrestler to win a bout, though Walzer's bye in the second round of the middleweight competition actually gave the latter man a slightly better ranking than Rey.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
| Eduardo Bosc | −58 kg | L Fall 3pts | L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | 14 | |||||
| Ricardo Rey | −62 kg | W Fall 0pts | L Fall 3pts | L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | 10 | ||||
| Alberto Barbieri | −67.5 kg | L Fall 3pts | L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | 13 | |||||
| Antonio Walzer | −75 kg | L Decision 3pts | L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | 9 | |||||
| Jorge Briola | +82.5 kg | L Decision 3pts | L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | 11 | |||||