Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ARG
Nocname:	Argentine Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2000
Website:
Location:	Sydney
Competitors:	143 (98 men and 45 women)
Sports:	21
Flagbearer:	Carlos Espínola
Rank:	57
Gold:	0
Silver:	2
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900

Argentina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 143 competitors, 98 men and 45 women, took part in 98 events in 21 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				29 September
				24 September
				29 September
				28 September

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gabriel Simon	100 m	10.56	5	Did not advance
Carlos Gats	200 m	21.15	5	Did not advance
Gustavo Aguirre	400 m	47.03	5	Did not advance
Marcelo Pugliese	Discus	56.30	19	N/A				Did not advance
Juan Ignacio Cerra	Hammer	72.86	15	N/A				Did not advance
Oscar Cortínez	Marathon	N/A						2:25:01	58

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Elisa Cobañea	5000 m	16:16.58	14	N/A		Did not advance
Verónica de Paoli	100 m hurdles	14.61	8	Did not advance
Andrea Ávila	Long jump	6.11	16	N/A				Did not advance
Solange Witteveen	High jump	1.89	10	N/A				Did not advance
Alejandra García	Pole vault	4.15	9	N/A				Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Omar Andrés Narváez	Flyweight	W	L	Did not advance
Ceferino Labarda	Bantamweight	L (RSC)	Did not advance
Israel Héctor Perez	Featherweight	Bye	W (RSC)	L	Did not advance
Victor Hugo Castro	Light Welterweight	L	Did not advance
Guillermo Saputo	Welterweight	L	Did not advance
Mariano Natalio Carrera	Middleweight	L (RSC)	Did not advance
Hugo Garay	Light Heavyweight	L (RSC)	Did not advance

Key:

• RSC – Referee stopped contest

Canoeing

Flatwater

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Javier Correa	Men's K-1 500 m	1:41.557	1 Q	1:42.784	6	Did not advance
	Men's K-1 1000 m	1:40.275	2 Q	3:37.975	1 Q	3:35.687	5
Fernando Martín Redondo, Abelardo Andres Sztrum	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:24.324	9	Did not advance

Cycling

Mountain bike

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ignacio Gili	Men's cross-country	DNF
Jimena Florit	Women's cross-country	2:00:49.05	20

Track

Pursuits

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1st round		Finals
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Walter Pérez	Men's individual pursuit	4:30.757	8	Did not advance
Walter Pérez, Edgardo Simón, Gonzalo Martín García, Juan Guillermo Brunetta	Men's team pursuit	4:10.940	9	Did not advance

Points races

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Juan Curuchet	Men's points race	8	14
Juan Curuchet, Gabriel Curuchet	Men's madison	9	7

Fencing

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Diego Drajer	Men's individual sabre	L 13–15	Did not advance
Leandro Marchetti	Men's individual foil	L 6–15	Did not advance
Alejandra Carbone	Women's individual foil	W 15–13	L 8–15	Did not advance

Field hockey

Men

Team roster and tournament statisticsCoach: Jorge Ruiz

No.	Player	GP	G	S	FG	PC	PS
1	(GK)	5	0	0
2		7	0	2
3		7	0	0
4		7	1	3	1			1
5		6	0	0					1
6		3	0	0
7		7	1	3	1
8		7	0	0				1	2
9		7	0	4
10		7	0	0				1
11		7	1	8		1
12		7	0	0
13		7	13	10	4	9			1
14		7	0	0				2
15		7	0	0				2
16		6	0	1				1
Team totals		7	16	31	6	10	0	8	4	0

Legend:

Preliminary round (Pool B)

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	Pts
	5	3	2	0	12	6	11
	5	2	2	1	9	7	8
	5	2	2	1	9	7	8
	5	1	2	2	13	13	5
	5	1	2	2	12	14	5
	5	0	2	3	7	15	2

Qualified for semifinals

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5th to 8th place classification

7th place match

Women

Team roster and tournament statisticsCoach: Sergio Vigil

No.	Player	GP	G	S	FG	PC	PS
1	(GK)	8	0	0
2		8	4	7	3	1
3		8	0	0
4		8	0	2				1
5		8	0	2
6		8	0	3
7		8	0	0					1
8		8	3	8	2	1
9		8	5	15	5			1
10		8	1	2	1			1
11	(C)	8	3	10	3			1
12	(GK)	1	0	0
13		7	0	3
14		8	0	0
15		8	0	0
16		8	1	2		1
Team totals		8	18	54	15	3	0	4	1	0

Preliminary round (Pool C)

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	Pts
	4	3	1	0	9	3	10
	4	2	0	2	5	6	6
	4	1	2	1	2	3	5
	4	1	1	2	5	5	4
	4	0	2	2	4	8	2

Qualified for semifinals

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Medal pool

Results from matches against Australia and Spain were carried over from the preliminary round.

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	Pts
	5	4	1	0	17	3	13
	5	3	0	2	13	7	9
	5	2	0	3	8	14	6
	5	1	3	1	5	5	6
	5	1	1	3	4	10	4
	5	1	1	3	8	16	4

Competed for the gold medal

Competed for the bronze medal

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Gold medal match

Gymnastics

Artistic

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
		Floor	Vault	Uneven bars	Balance beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Melina Sirolli	All-around	9.162	9.256	9.037	8.950	36.405	48	Did not advance
	Floor	9.162	N/A			9.162	49
	Vault	N/A	9.256	N/A		9.256	38
	Uneven bars	N/A		9.037	N/A	9.037	71
	Balance beam	N/A			8.950	8.950	67

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Bronze
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jorge Lencina	-60 kg	L 0001–1001	Did not advance
Martín Ríos	-66 kg	L 0000–0200	Did not advance
Sebastián Alquati	-73 kg	W 1010–0010	L 0001–0110	Did not advance			L 0001–0202	Did not advance
Dario García	-81 kg	W 1000–0000 W 0002–0001	L 0000–1000	Did not advance			L 0111–1001	Did not advance
Eduardo Costa	-90 kg	W 1010–0100	W 1021–0100	L 0000–1000	Did not advance		Bye	L 0001–1000	Did not advance
Alejandro Bender	-100 kg	L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Orlando Baccino	+100 kg	W 1000–0000	L 0010–1010	Did not advance

• As there were more than 32 qualifiers for the tournament, three first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 judoka.

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Bronze
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Carolina Mariani	-52 kg	Bye	W 0001–0000	L	Did not advance			Bye	L 0002–1001	Did not advance
Daniela Krukower	-70 kg	W 1040–0000	L 0000–0201	Did not advance			Bye	L 0001–0001	Did not advance

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sergio Fernández González	Single sculls	7:20.65	4	7:13.68	2	Did not advance
Damián Ordás, Diego Aguirre	Lightweight double sculls	6:40.16	3	6:41.10	3	Did not advance
Ulf Lienhard, Sebastián Massa	Coxless pair	6:55.74	4	6:52.38	4	Did not advance

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paola López	Single sculls	8:06.65	4	8:03.83	3	Did not advance
Paola López	Lightweight double sculls	7:30.74	5	7:28.19	4	Did not advance

Sailing

Eight men and three women competed in the Sailing competition for Argentina at the 2000 Olympic Games. They won one silver medal and two bronze medals.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Javier Conte, Juan de la Fuente	470	11	6	8	5	(30) OCS	6	3	7	1	(17)	10	57
Carlos Espínola	Mistral	8	3	8	1	5	7	2	(26)	6	(11)	3	43
Eduardo Farré, Mariano Lucca	Star	10	(15)	14	15	(17) DNC	14	14	14	13	14	11	119	16
Santiago Lange, Mariano Parada	Tornado	6	13	10	3	8	5	6	(17)	(15) OCS	14	10	75	10
Diego Romero	Laser	21	25	23	10	13	21	18	(28)	(27)	27	4	162	23

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Serena Amato	Europe	6	(15)	9	5	2	2	6	1	(14)	12	8	51
Maria Fernanda Sesto, Paula Reinoso	470	10	6	(16)	8	(15)	8	13	1	7	6	13	72	12

Key

• OCS – On the course side of the starting line – A type of disqualification (scores one higher than the number of boats in the race)
• DNC – Did not come to starting area

Shooting

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Total
Pablo Álvarez	Men's 10 m air rifle	586	31	Did not advance		31
	Men's 50 m rifle three positions	1150	=33	Did not advance		=33
	Men's 50 m rifle prone	582	49	Did not advance		49
Daniel Felizia	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol	571	18	Did not advance		18
Daniel Felizia	Men's trap	109	=23	Did not advance		=23
Amelia Fournel	Women's 10 m air rifle	390	=28	Did not advance		=28
	Women's 50 m rifle three positions	542	41	Did not advance		41

Swimming

Argentina competed in 18 swimming events, 11 men and 7 women, but only advanced out of the preliminary heats in one event.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pablo Abal	100 m butterfly	54.45	28	Did not advance
Walter Arciprete	200 m individual medley	2:08.89	45	Did not advance
Andrés Bicocca	200 m breaststroke	2:20.98	37	Did not advance
Sergio Ferreyra	100 m backstroke	58.09	53	Did not advance
Agustín Fiorilli	400 m freestyle	3:59.94	32	Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	15:52.69	35	Did not advance
José Meolans	50 m freestyle	22.89	21	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	49.75	12 Q	49.66	10	Did not advance
Eduardo Otero	100 m backstroke	58.09	40	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:05.51	34	Did not advance
Pablo Abal, Sergio Ferreyra, José Meolans, Eduardo Otero	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:43.61	18	N/A		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ana Carolina Aguilera	200 m butterfly	2:21.23	35	Did not advance
Georgina Bardach	400 m individual medley	4:54.31	21	N/A		Did not advance
Cecilia Biagioli	800 m freestyle	9:04.02	26	N/A		Did not advance
María Virginia Garrone	200 m individual medley	2:22.98	29	Did not advance
Florencia Szigeti	100 m freestyle	57.20	23	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	Disqualified

Table Tennis

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Liu Song	Men's singles	L 1–3 W 3–1	Did not advance
Liu Song, Pablo Tabachnik	Men's doubles	L 1–2 L 0–2	N/A	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Alejandro Hernando	Men's −68 kg	Bye	L 0–3	did not advance
Gabriel Taraburelli	Men's −58 kg	Bye	W 7–5	L 1–2	Bye	W 5–4	Bronze medal match L 0–3

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Juan Ignacio Chela	Singles	W 6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 6–1	L 6–7^(4–7), 4–6	Did not advance				=17
Gastón Gaudio	Singles	L 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 1–6	Did not advance					=33
Franco Squillari	Singles	L 4–6, 6–7^(5–7)	Did not advance					=33
Mariano Zabaleta	Singles	W 6–7^(8–10), 6–4, 7–5	W 6–2, 6–3	L 6–7^(4–7), 2–6	Did not advance			=9
Juan Ignacio Chela, Mariano Zabaleta	Doubles	N/A	L 3–6, 4–6	Did not advance				=17

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Florencia Labat	Singles	L 2–6, 4–6	Did not advance					=33
María Emilia Salerni	Singles	W 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	L 6–7^(5–7), 4–6	Did not advance				=17
Paola Suárez	Singles	L 2–6, 2–6	Did not advance					=33
Laura Montalvo, Paola Suárez	Doubles	N/A	W 6–0, 6–0	L 4–6, 1–6	Did not advance			=9

Volleyball

Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round (3)	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Standing
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Mariano Baracetti José Luis Salema	Men's	L 2 – 15	Did not advance				=19
Martín Conde Esteban Martínez	Men's		L 3 – 15	Did not advance			=9

Indoor

Roster

Coach: Alberto Armoa

Group play

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Women

See also

• Argentina at the 1999 Pan American Games

Notes

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Argentina at the 2000 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042504/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/2000/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-02-24 . sports-reference.com.