Argentina competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The country claimed a total of 13 medals, making a great improvement in comparison with recent Paralympic Games. It was the best Argentinian Paralympic performance since 1980.
Medalists
The following Argentine competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM7AthleticsMen's long jump T37AthleticsMen's shot put F35Darío LencinaAngel GarciaNahuel HerediaFroilan PadillaJesus MerlosMatias OliveraMaximiliano EspinilloOsvaldo FernándezMario RíosGermán MuleckBlind footballMen's teamAthleticsMen's 100 m T36AthleticsWomen's shot put F41TaekwondoMen's −70 kgFernando VázquezAthleticsMen's long jump T12SwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle S7AthleticsMen's 400 m T36Rodrigo RomeroBocciaMixed Pairs BC3Paula GómezJudoWomen's 57 kg J1Gustavo FernándezWheelchair tennisMen's singles |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|
+Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics1236Swimming1012Boccia0011Taekwondo0011Judo0011Wheelchair tennis001 1Blind football010 1Total23813
+Medals by dayDayDate Total129 August 0 0 00230 August 0 0 22331 August 1 0 0141 September 0 0 0052 September 0 0 2263 September 1 0 1274 September 0 0 0085 September 0 1 2 396 September 0 0 00107 September 0 2 13Total23813
+Medals by genderGenderTotalPercentageMale225969,22%Female002215,39%Mixed011215,39%Total23813100%
+Multiple medalistsNameSport TotalIñaki BasiloffSwimming1012Alexis Sebastian ChavezAthletics0112
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 8 11 19Blind football 10 10Boccia 2 2 4Cycling 2 2 4Judo 1 4 5Paracanoeing 1 1 2Powerlifting 0 1 1Rowing 0 1 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 7 5 12Table tennis 2 1 3Taekwondo 2 0 2Wheelchair fencing 1 0 1Wheelchair tennis 2 1 3Total 38 30 68
Athletics
Argentina sent six track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankFernando VázquezMen's 100 m T12DQ– colspan="2"Hernan BarretoMen's 100 m T35colspan=2 12.419Men's 200 m T35colspan=2 25.537Maximiliano VillaMen's 100 m T35colspan=2 12.217Men's 200 m T35colspan=2 25.106Alexis Sebastian ChavezMen's 100 m T3611.861 Q11.88 (.871)Men's 400 m T36colspan=2 53.60 Women AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankRosario Trinidad Coppola MolinaWomen's 100 m T1114.054colspan=2 Candela CerrudoWomen's 100 m T1313.516colspan=2 Araceli RotelaWomen's 200 m T3630.084 Q29.894Women's 100 m T3614.634 q14.454Yanina Andrea MartinezWomen's 100 m T3616.307colspan=2 Milagros Del Valle GonzalezWomen's 100 m T3814.199colspan=2 Women's 400 m T381:07.926colspan=2 Teresita Daiana BriozziWomen's 200 m T4726.475colspan=2 Women's 400 m T471:01.855colspan=2 Aldana Isabel IbanezWomen's 100 m T4713.328colspan=2
Field events
Men AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionFernando VázquezMen's long jump T126.88Sergio MarkievicheMen's long jump T365.119Brian Lionel ImpellizzeriMen's long jump T376.42Hernán Emanuel UrraMen's shot put F3516.11Pablo Damian Gimenez ReinosoMen's shot put F5712.996Men's javelin throw F5735.8410
Women AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionRosario Trinidad Coppola MolinaWomen's long jump T114.058Sofia Valentina CasseWomen's long jump T113.8210Aldana Isabel IbanezWomen's long jump T474.9510Marilu Romina FernandezWomen's club throw F3221.596Karen Melanie Tassi SanchezWomen's shot put F3710.407Women's discus throw F3824.9212Antonella Ruiz DiazWomen's shot put F419.58Women's discus throw F4128.387
Blind football
The Argentine men's blind football team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of top three nation's, not yet qualified, at the 2023 IBSA World Games in Birmingham, Great Britain.
Summary TeamEventGroup StageSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankArgentina men'sMen's tournamentD 0–0D 0–0W 1–02 QW 0–0 (4–3 p)L 1–1 (2–3 p)
Team roster
Group stage
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Boccia
Argentina confirmed two quotas (one in men and one in women), by virtue of their result as the highest rank nation's in the BC3 pairs event, at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and one individual quotas through the world ranking in men's individual BC2 events.
AthleteEventPool matchesPlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLuis CristaldoMen's individual BC2W 6–1W 5–2L 2–62 QW 4*–4L 4–5colspan=2 6Rodrigo RomeroMen's individual BC3W 8–0L 1–7L 3–62 QL 0–5colspan=2 8Ailén FloresWomen's individual BC1L 2–5L 2–43colspan=3 11Stefanía FerrandoWomen's individual BC3W 8–2W 3–2W 6–31 QL 3–4colspan=2 5Stefanía FerrandoRodrigo RomeroMixed pairs BC3W 7–3L 2–32 QW 5–4L 2–4W 4–2
Cycling
Argentina entered four para-cyclists (two in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 and 2023 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking. Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankMaximiliano GomezMen's road race BDNFMen's time trial B40:12.2210Rodrigo Fernando LopezMen's road race C1-2-3DNFMen's time trial C125:07.6910 Women AthleteEventTimeRankMaria Jose Quiroga ChicahualaWomen's road race BDNSMariela Analia DelgadoWomen's road race C4-52:09:1313
Track Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankMaximiliano GomezMen's time trial B1:05.0229colspan=2 Men's pursuit B53.7149colspan=2 Rodrigo Fernando LopezMen's time trial C1-31:13.813 12colspan=2 Men's pursuit C142.8236colspan=2 Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankMaria Jose Quiroga ChicahualaWomen's time trial B1:15.5749colspan=2 Women's pursuit B3:58.78610colspan=2 Mariela Analia DelgadoWomen's time trial C4-539.1078colspan=2 Women's pursuit C54:02.2987colspan=2
Judo
Argentina sent one male and three female judoka to compete at the games. AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEduardo GautoMen's 73 kg J1W 10–00L 00–10L 00–10colspan=2 Rocío Ledesma DureWomen's 48 kg J1L 00–01 W 11–00L 00–10 5Paula GómezWomen's 57 kg J1W 10–00L 00–10 W 10–00W 11–01 Laura Candela GonzálezWomen's 57 kg J2L 00–10L 00–10colspan=2 Nadia Boggiano AlegreWomen's 70 kg J1W 10–00L 00–10 L 01–10colspan=2
Paracanoeing
Argentina earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankEmilio Ariel AtamanukMen's VL351.215 SF51.814 FB50.919Men's KL246.406 SF45.204 FB44.079Andrea Viviana BracamonteWomen's KL11:48.126 SFDSQcolspan=2
Powerlifting
AthleteEventAttempts (kg) Result (kg) Rank 1 2 3 PLLourdes MacielWomen's 45 kg818386—839
Rowing
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBrenda SardonPR1 women's single sculls11:48.236 R11:46.075 FB12:11.8410
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
For the first time since the nations last participation at the 2012 games in London, Argentina entered one para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2024.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMaría Laura Rodríguez BelvedereR4 Mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2622.525colspan=2 R5 Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2631.624colspan=2
Swimming
Argentina secured one quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines. Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankInaki BasiloffMen's 400 m freestyle S75:17.337 Q4:40.27Men's 100 m backstroke S71:15.868 Q1:15.878Men's 50 m butterfly S730.887 Q30.807Men's 200 m individual medley SM72:37.993 Q2:29.81Matias de AndradeMen's 100 m backstroke S61:16.161 Q1:16.304Pipo CarlomagnoMen's 100 m backstroke S81:11.0310colspan=2 Santiago Gabriel SenestroMen's 100 m backstroke S101:06.65 11colspan=2 Men's 100 m breaststroke SB91:12.8212colspan=2 Men's 200 m individual medley SM102:22.7914colspan=2 Lautaro Daniel Maidana CancinosMen's 100 m backstroke S141:04.13 16colspan=2 Men's 100 m butterfly S1459.4710colspan=2 Nicolas RiveroMen's 100 m breaststroke SB41:44.724 Q1:44.774German Leonel ArevaloMen's 100 m breaststroke SB51:38.307 Q1:39.667 Women AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankNadia BaezWomen's 50 m freestyle S1133.9113colspan=2 Women's 100 m breaststroke SB111:26.985 Q1:28.975Analuz PelliteroWomen's 50 m freestyle S1135.0315colspan=2 Women's 100 m freestyle S111:13.5010colspan=2 Women's 100 m backstroke S111:19.625 Q1:18.095Elizabeth NoriegaWomen's 100 m freestyle S51:31.939colspan=2 Women's 200 m freestyle S53:21.7214colspan=2 Women's 50 m backstroke S549.7712colspan=2 Daniela GimenezWomen's 100 m breaststroke SB91:21.728 Q1:22.418Maria Jazmin Aragon DianiWomen's 100 m butterfly S81:29.8212colspan=2
Table tennis
Argentina secure two single spot for the Paralympic games. Elías Romero qualified for the games following the triumph of his gold medal results in the men's class 5 through the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile; meanwhile Gabriel Copola qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGabriel CopolaMen's individual C3L 0–3colspan=3 =9Elías RomeroMen's individual C5L 0–3colspan=3 =9María Constanza GarroneWomen's individual C1-2W 3–0L 0–3colspan=2 =5Elías RomeroGabriel CopolaMen's doubles MD8L 1–3colspan=3 =9Elías RomeroMaría Constanza GarroneMixed doubles XD7L 0–3colspan=3 =9
Taekwondo
Argentina entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Miguel Issac Galeano and Juan Samorano qualified for the games in men's under 58 kg and 70 kg events, after winning the gold medal in his class, through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsRepechageSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMiguel Issac GaleanoMen's −58 kgL 10–12colspan=4 =9Juan Samorano Men's −70 kgW 14–10L 2–4W 15–3W 6–5
Wheelchair fencing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16Repechage 1QuarterfinalsRepechage 2Repechage 3SemifinalsRepechage 4Final / OppositionOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHugo AldereteMen's épée BL DNScolspan=9 Men's foil BL 2-15L10-15colspan=7 Men's sabre BL 8–15L 5–15colspan=7
Wheelchair tennis
Argentina entered one player into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGustavo FernándezMen's singlesW 6–1, 6–4W 6–0, 6–1W 6–0, 7–6 (7-5)L 2–6, 5–7W 6–1, 6–2Ezequiel CascoMen's singlesW (7–5, 6–4)L (2–6, 0–6)colspan=4 =17Maria Florencia MorenoWomen's singlesL (1–6, 0–6)colspan=4 =17Gustavo FernándezEzequiel CascoMen's doublesW (6–3, 6–4)L (5–7, 3–6)colspan=3 =9
See also Argentina at the 2023 Parapan American Games Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics Argentina at the Paralympics
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