Argentina competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 102 competitors, 96 men and 6 women, took part in 78 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Equestrian Individual eventing 19 October
Athletics
Argentina was represented by two male and four female athletes.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Athletics pp. 17–112 (LA1984.org: online version)
Men: 400 metres - Juan Carlos Dyrzka (eliminated in round 1, 6th place in heat 3) Marathon - Osvaldo Suárez (did not finish) 110 metres hurdles - Juan Carlos Dyrzka (eliminated in round 1, 7th place in heat 2) 400 metres hurdles - Juan Carlos Dyrzka (eliminated in round 2, 8th place in heat 2)
Women: 100 metres - Margarita Formeiro (eliminated in round 1, 7th place in heat 6) 200 metres - Susana Ritchie (eliminated in round 1, 5th place in heat 2) 4 × 100 metres relay - Argentina was eliminated in round 1 (5th place in heat 2) Margarita Formeiro, Susana Ritchie, Evelia Farina, Alicia Kaufmanas; (Emilia Dyrzka and Marta Buongiorno did not compete) Long jump - Evelia Farina (26th place); Alicia Kaufmanas (30th place)
Boxing
Argentina was represented by 10 male boxers.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Boxing pp. 185–244 (LA1984.org: online version)
Flyweight - Luis Romo (=17th place) Bantamweight - Abel Almaraz (=9th place) Featherweight - Hugo Martínez (=17th place) Lightweight - Héctor Pace (=9th place) Light welterweight - Roberto Amaya (=17th place) Welterweight - Felipe Pereyra (=9th place) Light middleweight - José Roberto Chirino (=9th place) Middleweight - Juan Aguilar (=9th place) Light heavyweight - Rafael Gargiulo (=5th place) Heavyweight - Santiago Lovell Jr. (=5th place)
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Argentina in 1964.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Cycling pp. 257–280 (LA1984.org: online version)
Individual road race Delmo Delmastro Roberto Breppe Rubén Placanica
Team time trial Héctor Acosta Roberto Breppe Delmo Delmastro Rubén Placanica
Sprint Oscar García Carlos Alberto Vázquez
1000m time trial Carlos Alberto Vázquez
Team pursuit Carlos Alberto Álvarez Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos Alberto Trillo
Equestrian
The Argentinian equestrian team contained 8 horsemen.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Equestrian Sports pp. 577–600 (LA1984.org: online version)
Dressage: Individual, Open - Francisco D'Alessandri (13th place)
Eventing: Individual, Open - Carlos Moratorio (2nd place) Silver Medal Elvio Flores (17th place); Juan Gesualdi (29th place); Julio Henry (did not finish) Team, Open - Argentina: 6th place Carlos Moratorio, Elvio Flores, Juan Gesualdi, Julio Henry
Jumping: Individual, Open - Jorge Cánaves (12th place); Hugo Arrambide (17th place); Carlos César Delía (or Delia) (22nd place) Team, Open - Argentina: 5th place Jorge Cánaves, Hugo Arrambide, Carlos César Delía
Fencing
Eleven fencers, ten men and one woman, represented Argentina in 1964.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Fencing pp. 281–328 (LA1984.org: online version)
Men's foil Orlando Nannini Jesús Taboada Adolfo Bisellach
Men's team foil Adolfo Bisellach, Jesús Taboada, Alberto Lanteri, Orlando Nannini, Félix Galimi
Men's épée Zelmar Casco Francisco Serp Jesús Taboada
Men's team épée Félix Galimi, Zelmar Casco, Jesús Taboada, Francisco Serp
Men's sabre Alberto Lanteri Rafael González Juan Carlos Frecia
Men's team sabre Rafael González, Juan Carlos Frecia, Julian Velásquez, Alberto Lanteri
Women's foil María Romano
Football
The Argentinian football tean finished in =9th place.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Football pp. 329–348 (LA1984.org: online version) Agustín Cejas, Andrés Bertolotti, Antonio Cabrera, Carlos Alberto Bulla, Héctor Ochoa, Horacio Morales, José Malleo, Juan Carlos Domínguez, Juan Risso, Miguel Mori, Miguel Tojo, Néstor Manfredi, Otto Sesana, Roberto Perfumo Francisco Brandán, José Miguel Marín, Emilio Antonio Pazos, Ricardo Pérez, Juan Carlos Sconfianza - did not compete
Gymnastics
Argentina was represented by one male gymnast.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Gymnastics [men] pp. 349–373 (LA1984.org: online version)
Individual all-around - Carlos Pizzini (112th place) Floor exercise - Carlos Pizzini (112th place) Vault - Carlos Pizzini (=90th place) Parallel bars - Carlos Pizzini (106th place) Horizontal bar - Carlos Pizzini (122nd place) Rings - Carlos Pizzini (=111 place) Pommel horse - Carlos Pizzini (=101st place)
Judo
Argentina was represented by three male competitors.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Judo pp. 449–460 (LA1984.org: online version)
Lightweight - Oscar Karpenkopf otherwise Óscar Karpencopf (=9th place) Middleweight - Rodolfo Pérez (=5th place) Heavyweight - Miguel Casella otherwise Michel Angel Casella (=6th place)
Rowing
Argentina was represented by 12 male competitors.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Rowing pp. 113–128 (LA1984.org: online version)
Single Sculls - Alberto Demiddi (4th place) Double Sculls - Juan Carlos Gómez and José María Robledo (12th place) Coxless Pairs - Carlos Montaldo and Ricardo Durán (did not start) DNS r3/3 Coxed Pairs - Natalio Rossi, Juan Pedro Lier and Oscar Rompani (did not start) DNS r3/3 Coxless Fours - Juan Francisco Zanassi, Atilio Ensunza, Jorge Meana, Juan Alberto Iannuzzi (4th place; heat 2 of round 3)
Sailing Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Yachting pp. 690–712 (LA1984.org: online version) Open AthleteEventRaceFinal rank1234567ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankRicardo BoneoFinn20318232582522219341252222817225222158326Roberto SieburgerArnoldo PekelharingStar1418515155655316127122521321815155151812Jorge Salas ChávezJorge del Río SálasRodolfo RivademarDragon76183986182071238415287114213986368210
Shooting
Eight shooters represented Argentina in 1964.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Shooting pp. 601–620 (LA1984.org: online version)
25 m pistol Manuel José Fernández Juan Carlos Oxoby
50 m pistol Humberto Aspitia
50 m rifle, three positions Eduardo Armella
50 m rifle, prone Melchor López Cirilo Nassiff
Trap Juan Ángel Martini, Sr. José Passera
Swimming
Argentina was represented by 6 male swimmers and one female swimmer.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Swimming pp. 513–543 (LA1984.org: online version)
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCarlos van der Maath100 m freestyle 57.5 45 Did not advanceLuis Nicolao 56.1 =26 Did not advanceCarlos van der Maath400 m freestyle 4:30.2 25 colspan=2 Did not advanceRicardo Morello1500 m freestyle 18:46.5 28 colspan=2 Did not advancePedro Diz200 m backstroke 2:24.9 =26 Did not advanceCarlos van der Maath 2:19.6 16 Q 2:21.3 16 Did not advanceMiguel Ángel Navarro200 m breaststroke 2:49.7 31 Did not advanceLuis Nicolao200 m butterfly 2:15.0 9 Q 2:13.7 11 Did not advanceCarlos van der MaathMiguel Ángel NavarroLuis NicolaoAlfredo Bourdillón4 × 100 m medley relay 4:15.8 11 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSusana Peper100 m backstroke 1:13.2 25 Did not advance200 m breaststroke 3:00.0 22 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Argentina was represented by two male weightlifters.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Weightlifting pp. 401–412 (LA1984.org: online version)
Light heavyweight - Martín Eguiguren (did not finish) Heavyweight - Humberto Selvetti (17th place)
Wrestling
Four wrestlers competed on behalf of Argentina.Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: the official report of the Organizing Committee, v.2: Wrestling pp. 461–512 (LA1984.org: online version)
Greco-Roman: Featherweight - Rubén Leibovich - eliminated in 2nd round Lightweight - Raúl Romero - eliminated in 1st round Welterweight - Carlos Alberto Vario - eliminated in 2nd round Middleweight - Julio Graffigna - eliminated in 2nd round
Freestyle: Bantamweight - Rubén Leibovich - eliminated in 2nd round Featherweight - Raúl Romero - eliminated in 2nd round Lightweight - Carlos Alberto Vario - eliminated in 4th round Welterweight - Julio Graffigna - eliminated in 3rd round
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