Argentina at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France was the nation's fourth appearance out of seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1924 Summer Olympics its first national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 77 athletes (all males) that competed in 39 events in 11 sports. They brought home Argentina's inaugural batch of Olympic medals, one gold in a team sport, three silver and two bronze; the latter five medals for individual achievement.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Polo Athletics Men's triple jump Boxing Men's lightweight Boxing Men's welterweight Boxing Men's featherweight Boxing Men's heavyweight

Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Alberto Zorrilla 100 m freestyle 1:08.2 2 Q 1:07.6 6 did not advance 400 m freestyle 5:49.4 4 did not advance Juan Behrensen Tomás Jones Jorge Moreau Alberto Zorrilla 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 11:25.0 4 did not advance

Athletics

Ten athletes represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Brunetto took a silver medal in the triple jump, and briefly held the Olympic record in the event.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Federico Brewster 400 m 51.8 2 Q Unknown 6 did not advance Luis Brunetto Triple jump N/A 15.425 1 Q 15.425 Emilio Casanovas 400 m Unknown 4 did not advance Francisco Dova 400 m 51.0 3 did not advance Miguel Enrico 100 m Unknown 6 did not advance Félix Escobar 100 m Unknown 5 did not advance 200 m 23.0 2 Q Unknown 6 did not advance 400 m 51.4 3 did not advance Camilo Rivas 100 m Unknown 3 did not advance Enrique Thompson 400 m hurdles N/A 57.0 3 did not advance Decathlon N/A 6310.525 13 Otto Diesch Félix Escobar Guillermo Newberry Camilo Rivas 4 × 100 m relay N/A 44.0 3 did not advance

Boxing

Ten boxers represented Argentina at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Argentina won its first medals in the sport, taking four medals total but no championships.

BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Vicente Catada Flyweight Bye L did not advance 9 Alfredo Copello Lightweight W W W W L Manuel Gallardo Middleweight Bye L did not advance 9 Héctor Méndez Welterweight W W W W L Benjamín Pertuzzo Bantamweight W W L did not advance 5 Alfredo Porzio Heavyweight N/A W W L W Pedro Quartucci Featherweight W W W L W Mario Reilly Lightweight L did not advance 17 Arturo Rodríguez Light heavyweight L did not advance 17 Alfredo Santoro Welterweight Bye L did not advance 9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent 1 1 .500 1 2 .333 1 0 1.000 4 1 .800 2 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 3 3 .500 Total 17 10 .630

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 4 2 .667 Round of 16 5 3 .625 Quarterfinals 4 1 .800 Semifinals 2 2 .500 Final 0 2 .000 Bronze match 2 0 1.000 Total 17 10 .630

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Road cycling Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFinalResultRank Luis de Meyer Time trial 7:14:10.4 31 Julio Polet Time trial did not finish Cosme Saavedra Time trial 7:09:16.2 30 José Zampicchiatti Time trial 7:24:17.0 43 Luis de Meyer Julio Polet Cosme Saavedra José Zampicchiatti Team time trial 21:47:43.6 9

Track cycling Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFirst roundFirst repechageQuarterfinalsSecond repechageSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Luis de Meyer 50 km N/A Unknown 8–36 Eugenio Gret 50 km N/A Unknown 8–36 Sprint Unknown 2 r Unknown 3 did not advance Julio Polet 50 km N/A Unknown 8–36 Sprint Unknown 2 r Unknown 2 did not advance Cosme Saavedra 50 km N/A Unknown 8–36

Fencing

Thirteen fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1900. Larraz matched the country's best individual fencing result to date, set in 1900, at fifth place.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

FencerEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Francisco Bollini Épée 2–7 8 N/A did not advance Horacio Casco Foil 2–1 2 Q 2–3 4 did not advance Sabre N/A 4–2 1 Q 5–3 3 Q 1–6 8 Carlos Guerrico Foil 0–3 4 did not advance Roberto Larraz Foil 1–2 3 Q 5–0 1 Q 4–1 2 Q 3–2 4 Q 2–4 5 Luis Lucchetti Épée 4–4 5 Q N/A 7–3 1 Q 5–6 7 did not advance Carmelo Merlo Sabre N/A 4–3 4 Q 3–5 6 did not advance Pedro Nazar Épée 6–2 1 Q N/A 2–7 8 did not advance Wenceslao Paunero Épée 4–4 2 Q N/A 0–9 10 did not advance Arturo Ponce Sabre N/A 1–4 5 did not advance Raúl Sola Sabre N/A 3–3 4 Q 4–4 5 did not advance Horacio Casco Roberto Larraz Luis Lucchetti Ángel Santamarina Team foil 1–0 1 Q N/A 1–1 2 Q 0–2 3 did not advance Luis Lucchetti Pedro Nazar Wenceslao Paunero Cipriano Pons Team épée 0–2 3 N/A did not advance Horacio Casco Carmelo Merlo Arturo Ponce Raúl Sola Santiago Torres Team sabre 1–0 1 Q N/A 2–0 1 Q 0–2 3 did not advance

Polo

Argentina sent a polo team to the Olympics for the first time in 1924. In the round-robin tournament, defeated Spain handily in its first game. The second game for Argentina was against the United States, who had already won their other three games and could clinch the gold by beating Argentina. The South Americans were able to come from behind late in the match, however, and defeat the United States. They then beat Great Britain and France to secure the championship.

Ranks given are within the pool.

PlayersEventRound robinWinsLossesPoints forPoints againstRank Arturo Kenny Juan Miles Guillermo Naylor Juan Nelson Enrique Padilla Men's polo 4 0 46 14

Rowing

Nine rowers represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

RowerEventSemifinalsRepechageFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Julio Alles Alberto Anderson Francisco Borgonovo Federico Lecot Miguel Madero David Nolting Carlos Serantes Armando Trabucco Tomás Cerruti Eight Unknown 3 r Unknown 2 did not advance

Sailing

Five sailors represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

SailorEventQualifyingFinalRace 1Race 2Race 3TotalRace 1Race 2TotalRank Bernardo Milhas Olympic monotype 5 3 N/A did not advance Rolando Aguirre César Gérico Juan Milberg Bernardo Milhas Mario Uriburu 8 metre class 4 3 4 11 did not advance 5

Shooting

Eight sport shooters represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

ShooterEventFinalScoreRank Lorenzo Amaya 25 m rapid fire pistol 18 4 Carlos Balestrini 25 m rapid fire pistol 15 30 Víctor Bigand 25 m rapid fire pistol 16 21 Antonio Daneri 50 m rifle, prone 382 34 Jorge del Mazo 50 m rifle, prone 382 34 Juan Martino 50 m rifle, prone 389 12 Matías Osinalde 25 m rapid fire pistol 18 5 Abelardo Rico 50 m rifle, prone 389 12

Tennis

Men

AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Héctor Cattaruzza Singles W 7–5, 7–5, 6–1 L 3–6, 1–6, 1–6did not advance Carlos Dumas Singles L 5–7, 4–6, 0–6did not advance Arturo Hortal Singles W 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 L 3–6, 3–6, 1–6did not advance Guillermo Robson Singles L 9–7, 4–6, 0–6, 4–6did not advance Héctor Cattaruzza Jorge Williams Doubles L 2–6, 0–6, 3–6did not advance Carlos Dumas Guillermo Robson Doubles W 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 L 4–6, 1–6, 3–6did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEvent 1H Snatch 1H Clean & Jerk Press Snatch Clean & JerkTotalRank Carlos Bergara Men's −82.5 kg 80 85 92.5 97.5 127.5 482.5 5 Alfredo Pianta Men's −75 kg 62.5 80 75 80 105 402.5 12 Ángel Rovere Men's −75 kg 62.5 72.5 72.5 85 112.5 405 11

References

External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database