Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Argentina at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors	137 in 19 sports
Flag bearers	Manu Ginóbili (opening); Juan Curuchet (closing)
Medals; Ranked 35th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 4 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports.^[1] Manu Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Walter Pérez Juan Curuchet	Cycling	Men's madison	August 19
Gold	Argentina national football team Lautaro Acosta Sergio Agüero Éver Banega Diego Buonanotte Ángel Di María Federico Fazio Fernando Gago Ezequiel Garay Ezequiel Lavezzi Javier Mascherano Lionel Messi Luciano Fabián Monzón Nicolás Pareja Juan Román Riquelme Sergio Romero José Ernesto Sosa Óscar Ustari Pablo Zabaleta	Football	Men's tournament	August 23
Bronze	Paula Pareto	Judo	Women's 48 kg
Bronze	Carlos Espínola Santiago Lange	Sailing	Men's Tornado	August 21
Bronze	Argentina women's hockey team Magdalena Aicega Luciana Aymar Noel Barrionuevo Claudia Burkart Soledad García Mariana González Oliva Alejandra Gulla María de la Paz Hernández Giselle Kañevsky Rosario Luchetti Mercedes Margalot Carla Rebecchi Mariana Rossi Mariné Russo Belén Succi Paola Vukojicic	Field hockey	Women's tournament	August 22
Bronze	Argentina national basketball team Carlos Delfino Manu Ginóbili Román González Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Leonardo Gutiérrez Federico Kammerichs Andrés Nocioni Fabricio Oberto Antonio Porta Pablo Prigioni Paolo Quinteros Luis Scola	Basketball	Men's tournament	August 24

Athletics

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Juan Manuel Cano	20 km walk	—				1:27:17	40
Javier Carriqueo	1500 m	3:39.36	7	Did not advance
Leonardo Price	800 m	1:49.39	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jorge Balliengo	Discus throw	58.82	30	Did not advance
Germán Chiaraviglio	Pole vault	NM	—	Did not advance
Juan Ignacio Cerra	Hammer throw	70.16	30	Did not advance
Germán Lauro	Shot put	19.07	32	Did not advance
Pablo Pietrobelli	Javelin throw	69.09	34	Did not advance

Women
Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Rocío Comba	Discus throw	51.36	36	Did not advance
Alejandra García	Pole vault	4.15	31	Did not advance
Jennifer Dahlgren	Hammer throw	66.35	29	Did not advance

Basketball

Men's tournament

Argentina's men's basketball team, the defending Olympic champions, qualified for the Olympics by placing second at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, and marked its fifth Olympic appearance.

The women's team finished fourth at the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007, and will be one of twelve teams vying for the final five Olympic spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008.

Roster

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F/C	4	Luis Scola (C)	28 – (1980-04-30)April 30, 1980	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Houston Rockets
SG	5	Manu Ginóbili	31 – (1977-07-28)July 28, 1977	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	San Antonio Spurs
C	6	Román González	30 – (1978-01-28)January 28, 1978	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	Peñarol
C	7	Fabricio Oberto	33 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 1975	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	San Antonio Spurs
PG	8	Pablo Prigioni	31 – (1977-05-17)May 17, 1977	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	TAU Cerámica
PG	9	Antonio Porta	24 – (1983-10-28)October 28, 1983	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Spartak Saint Petersburg
SG	10	Carlos Delfino	25 – (1982-08-29)August 29, 1982	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Khimki
PG	11	Paolo Quinteros	29 – (1979-01-15)January 15, 1979	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Basket Zaragoza
PF	12	Leonardo Gutiérrez	30 – (1978-05-16)May 16, 1978	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Atenas
SF	13	Andrés Nocioni	28 – (1979-11-30)November 30, 1979	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Chicago Bulls
C	14	Juan Pedro Gutiérrez	24 – (1983-10-10)October 10, 1983	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Granada
SF	15	Federico Kammerichs	28 – (1980-06-21)June 21, 1980	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Regatas