Argentina at the 2004 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	ARG
Npcname:	Argentine Paralympic Committee
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2004
Location:	Athens
Competitors:	55
Sports:	10
Rank:	62
Gold:	0
Silver:	2
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto

Argentina competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included fifty-five athletes, forty-four men and eleven women.^[1] Argentinian competitors won four medals, two silver and two bronze to finish sixty-second in the medal table.^[2]

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's team
			Men's 100m backstroke S7
			Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 3
			Women's 100m freestyle S2

Sports

Athletics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pablo Astoreca	T11	Marathon	3:30:37	10
Ernesto Margni	T35	100m	15.67	9	Did not advance
		200m	34.32	6
Alejandro Maldonado	T54	100m	15.16	14	Did not advance
		200m	27.54	17	Did not advance
Gaston Torres	T37	800m	DNS		Did not advance
		1500m	5:15.51	11

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Sebastian Baldassarri	F11	Shot put	11.81	style="text-align:center;"	-	4
Horacio Bascioni	F52	Discus	15.96	style="text-align:center;"	-	4
	F52-53	Javelin	13.53	847	13
Ernesto Margni	F35	Discus	26.81	style="text-align:center;"	-	10

Women's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maria Rosales	T34	100m	24.81	5
		200m	48.52	5

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Mariela Almada	F12	Shot put	9.81	style="text-align:center;"	-	8
	F13	Discus	35.20	style="text-align:center;"	-	6
Perla Amanda Munoz	F35/36	Shot put	7.25	1043	6
	F35/36/38	Discus	17.20	970	9
	F35-38	Javelin	17.82	1011	6

Boccia

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opponent	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mauricio Ibarburen	Mixed individual BC1		L 0-10	3	Did not advance
			L 3-11
			W 5-3
			W 7-5
Gabriela Villano			L 3-9	5	Did not advance
			W 7-4
			L 0-11
			L 2-7
			W 5-1
Pablo Cortez	Mixed individual BC2		L 1-6	2 Q	L 0-4	Did not advance
			W 4-2
			W 6-3
Claudio Scalise			L 3-4	3	Did not advance
			L 1-4
			W 4-1
Vanina Ledesma	Mixed individual BC4		L 1-5	5	Did not advance
			L 2-3
			L 1-9
			W 7-2
Pablo Cortez Mauricio Ibarburen Claudio Scalise Gabriela Villano	Mixed team BC1/2		W 8-7	4	Did not advance
			L 0-9
			L 3-5
			W 5-4
			L 6-7

Cycling

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		1st round		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Rodrigo Lopez	Men's 1km time trial CP div 3/4	1:16.27	9
	Men's individual pursuit CP div 3	4:17.98	6	Did not advance

Equestrian

Athlete	Event	Total
		Score	Rank
Patricio Guglialmelli	Mixed individual championship test grade III	63.600	10
	Mixed individual freestyle test grade III	69.278	7

Football 5-a-side

The men's football team won a silver medal after being defeated by Brazil in the gold medal match.

Players

• Gonsalo Abbas Hachache
• Diego Cerega
• Eduardo Diaz
• Carlos Ivan Figueroa
• Dario Lencina
• Antonio Mendoza
• Oscar Moreno
• Julio Ramirez
• Lucas Rodriguez
• Silvio Velo

Tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Argentina vs.	0 - 2	2 Q
2	Argentina vs.	2 - 1
3	Argentina vs.	2 - 1
4	Argentina vs.	3 - 0
5	Argentina vs.	3 - 0
Gold medal final	Argentina vs.	0 - 0 (2-3)

Football 7-a-side

The men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals: they were defeated by Russia in the bronze medal match.

Players

• Claudio Bastias
• Diego Canals
• Carlos Cardinal
• Claudio Conte
• Ezequiel Jaime
• Emiliano Lopez
• Claudio Morinigo
• Gustavo Nahuelquin
• Matias Nunez
• Damian Pereyra
• Javier Sosa
• Mario Sosa

Tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Argentina vs.	2 - 2	2 Q
2	Argentina vs.	2 - 2
3	Argentina vs.	5 - 2
Semifinals	Argentina vs.	1 - 4	L
Gold medal final	Argentina vs.	0 - 5	4

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Final/ Bronze medal contest
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Sergio Arturo Diaz	Men's 60kg	Bye	L 0000–0210	W 1000S-0001	L 0001C-0131S	Did not advance
Fabian Ramirez	Men's 73kg	L 0010S-1001	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fernando Carlomagno	S6	400m freestyle	6:09.16	12	Did not advance
Sebastian Facundo Ramirez	S5	50m backstroke	49.31	9	Did not advance
	SB4	100m breaststroke	2:07.46	10	Did not advance
	SM4	150m individual medley	2:51.76	5 Q	2:42.57
Guillermo Marro	S7	100m backstroke	1:16.64	2 Q	1:16.98
Mateo Micic	S1	50m freestyle	2:34.93	7
		50m backstroke	2:22.77	5
Diego Pastore	S6	400m freestyle	6:26.71	14	Did not advance
		100m backstroke	1:30.08	10	Did not advance
Marcelo Ariel Quassi	S5	50m butterfly	50.80	9	Did not advance
	SB4	100m breaststroke	2:00.53	7 Q	1:59.40	6
	SM5	200m individual medley	3:45.44	7 Q	3:48.00	8

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Betiana Basualdo	S2	50m freestyle	1:33.11	4
		100m freestyle	3:17.93
		50m backstroke	1:35.88	4
Valeria Fantasia	SB4	100m breaststroke	2:11.81	8 Q	2:12.35	8
Anabel Moro	SB12	100m breaststroke	1:32.58	9	Did not advance
Alejandra Perezlindo	S2	50m freestyle	1:48.61	6
		100m freestyle	3:40.11	6
		50m backstroke	1:48.66	6

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jose Daniel Haylan	Men's singles 1	L 1–3	L 1–3	W 3–0	2 Q	L 2–3	Did not advance
Carlos Maslup		L 0-3	L 0-3	L 1-3	4	Did not advance
Jose Daniel Haylan Carlos Maslup	Men's teams 1-2	L 0-3	L 0-3	L 0-3	4	Did not advance

Women

Wheelchair fencing

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition	Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Susana Masciotra	Women's épée B		L 1–5	5	Did not advance
			L 0-5
			L 1-5
			L 0-5
	Women's foil B		L 0-5	5	Did not advance
			L 0-5
			L 0-5
			L 3-5

Wheelchair tennis

See also

• Argentina at the Paralympics
• Argentina at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 8 June 2011.
2. Web site: Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605182038/http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=2004PG&sport=all. 5 June 2011 . live.