Argentina at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was the eleventh appearance out of fourteen editions of the 1960 Summer Olympics. Argentina sent to the 1960 Summer Olympics its eighth national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 91 athletes (all men), something which had not happened since the 1932 Games in Los Angeles and which has not happened since. Ironically, the flag bearer, a woman named Cristina Hardekopf, was a diver but was not included in the delegation as a participating athlete. However, Jorge Somlay, a rower, participated as Argentina's youngest Olympic competitor at only 13 years old.
The Olympic team won two medals, one bronze and one silver, and five Olympic diplomas. They placed 27th in total medal count over 83 participating countries.
The silver medal was one in yachting and the bronze in boxing, giving Argentina half of its medals and 3 out of five of its Olympic Diplomas (something which was usual until the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City).
Argentina's performance in the games forms part of a period of scarce results, which was affected by scarce support for the Olympic Games by the state as well as other political reasons. Repeating what happened in the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Argentina did not win a single gold medal, and the two medals that they did win were far below their average winnings of 4-7 medals in all of the games from 1924 to 1952. In 2004 Argentina's Olympic success recovered to the levels it had during the 1924-1952 period.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Jorge del Río SalasJorge Salas Chávez Sailing Men's Dragon September 3 Boxing Men's lightweight September 7
Athletics
AthletesEventsFinalResultRankOsvaldo SuárezMen's marathon2:21.26.69Gumersindo Gómez2:23.00.015Walter Lemos2:36.55.050Guillermo WellerMen's 50km walk
Boxing
AthleteCategoryRound of 32Round of 16Round of 8QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMiguel Angel BottaFlyweightW 3–2W defaultL 0–5did not advanceCarlos CañeteBantamweightL 0–5did not advanceCarlos AroFeatherweight-W 4–0–1L 1–0–4did not advanceAbel LaudonioLightweightW 5–0W TKOW 5–0L 1–1–3Did not advance Luis ArandaLight WelterweightW 4–1L 1–0–4did not advanceAurelio GonzálezWelterweightL 1–2–2did not advanceCeledonio LimaLight Middleweight-W TKOL 1–1–3did not advanceRodolfo LozaMiddleweight-L 1–1–3did not advanceRafael GargiuloLight Heavyweight-W TKOL 2–3did not advanceEduardo CorlettiHeavyweight-L 1–4did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankRicardo SennIndividual road race4:21:3844Ricardo SennGabriel NiellFederico CortésPedro SimionatoTeam time trial2:24:13.4712
Track AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankAlberto TrilloErnesto ContrerasHéctor AcostaJuan BrottoTeam Pursuit4:44.444:38.17Did not advance5
Diving
AthleteEventPreliminary RoundQualifying RoundFinal RoundPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankCristina HardekopfWomen's 3 m springboard41.8718 did not advance
Equestrian
Dressage AthleteHorseEventQualifying RoundFinal RoundTotalJudge 1Judge 2Judge 3Judge 1Judge 2Judge 3PointsRankJorge CavotiVidrieroIndividual293247288Did not advance 82815th
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankCésar MadelónCeiberaIndividual130.5036th174.8035th2.0010th307.3029thIgnacio VerduraDesidiaIndividual103.5016thDid not advanceFernando UrdapilletaFebo IIIndividual116.0122ndDid not advanceCarlos MoratorioMesoneroIndividual143.0155thDid not advanceCésar Madelón Ignacio Verdura Fernando Urdapilleta Carlos Moratorioas aboveTeam350.019thDid not advance
Jumping
AthleteHorseEventPenaltiesRankRound 1Round 2Naldo DassoFinalIndividual4247thCarlos D'EliaStromboliIndividual162013thErnesto HartkopfBaltasarIndividual19.2524.2519thNaldo DassoJorge LucardiCarlos D'Eliaas aboveTeamEliminated-122029.526
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1960.
Individual
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRankPoolW-LRankPoolW-LRankPoolW-LRankPoolW-LRankPoolW-LRankAlberto BalestriniMen's épéeI6–01st Q21–35thDid not advance=25thRaúl MartínezC3–34thDid not advance=37thJuan LarreaMen's sabreE2–34thDid not advance=37thDaniel SandeF3–13rd Q51–45thDid not advance=25thGustavo VassalloG2–3(1–1)*4thDid not advance=37th
Note: Gustavo Vassallo was given a chance to advance to the second round in a Fence-Off (barrage) against Aleksandar Vasin from Yugoslavia, and Palle Frey of Denmark, but was eliminated.
Team
AthleteEventElimination GroupsRound TwoQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRafael GonzálezJuan LarreaDaniel SandeGustavo VassalloMen's team sabreL 1–92 QL 4–9Did not advance=9th
Football
Argentina qualified their men's team to compete in the 1960 Summer Olympics. They were unable to progress through the group stage after beating Tunisia, and Poland, but losing to Denmark. 18-year-old Juan Carlos Oleniak scored the most goals for Argentina with four.
Head coach: Ernesto Duchini
Results Group Stage
Argentina failed to reach semi-finals.
Team330084+46320164+24310275−22 3003311−80
Gymnastics
One male gymnast represented Argentina at the 1960 Games. Juan Caviglia competed in the individual all-around event which included the floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, and the parallel bars, horizontal bar. Caviglia's best result came in the floor in which he placed 92nd overall.
AthleteEventQualifying RoundFinal RoundTotalCompulsory PointsOptional PointsCompulsory PointsOptional PointsPointsRankJuan CavigliaMen's individual all-around46.0048.15Did not advance94.15116thMen's floor8.359.00Did not advance17.3592ndMen's pommel horse7.606.90Did not advance16.30114thMen's rings7.208.20Did not advance15.40119thMen's vault7.408.90Did not advance16.30117thMen's parallel bars7.107.00Did not advance14.10122ndMen's horizontal bar8.358.15Did not advance16.50104th
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Argentina at the 1960 Games, Luis Ribera, Carlos Stricker, and Raúl Bauza competed in both the men's individual, and the men's team events.
AthleteHorseEventRidingFencingShootingSwimmingCross CountryFinalTimePointsRankPointsRankPointsRankTimePointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankLuis RiberaCelolloIndividual8:09.01,1533rd77017th8808th4:09.995515th15:45.086538th4,62313thCarlos StrickerCelia8:33.01,08115th72424th70039th4:05.19757th16:01.281745th4,02136thRaúl BauzaVegliato8:15.21,1356th44851st36056th4:08.897013th16:37.070949th3,88840thLuis RiberaCarlos StrickerRaúl Bauzaas aboveTeam-3,3693rd1,80410th1,94014th-2,8903rd-2,39114th12,39410th
Rowing
Argentina had nine male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1960.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 1 RepechageSemi-FinalFinalTimeGroupRankTimeGroupRankTimeGroupRankTimeRankPablo FerreroRicardo GonzálezMen's coxless pair7:17.702nd7:28.842nd7:48.486thDid not advanceOsvaldo CavagnaroMario MaireJorge SomlayMen's coxed pair8:02.364th7:59.333rd-Did not advanceJuan HuberHéctor MoniAngel PontaroloVicente VansteenkisteMen's coxless four6:52.325th6:56.354th-Did not advance
Sailing
AthleteClassRace IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIIFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankRicardo BoneoFinn32321st46915th6919th1,1683rd30322nd0DSQ0DNS2,95419thRoberto MieresVictor H. FragolaStar28617th17422nd28617th15423rd37014th37014th26118th1,74717thJorge Salas ChavezHéctor CalegarisJorge del Río SálasDragon35615th1,5321st1,2312nd8335th1,2312nd0DSQ53210th5,715Roberto SieburgerCarlos SieburgerEnrique Sieburger, Jr.5.5 Metre4269th1,0792nd6026th1,0792nd6815th4269th5357th4,4024th
Shooting
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsGroupRankPointsRankJorge di Giandoménico50m rifle three positions54319th1,11733rd300m rifle three positions54810th1,08822ndPedro Armella50m rifle three positions55413th1,10634th300m rifle three positions54810th1,07825thCirilo Nassiff50m rifle prone38026th57340thMelchor López37928thDid not advanceOscar Cervo25m rapid fire pistol-56732ndJuan GindreTrap-Did not advanceJuan Ángel Martini, Sr.-Did not advance
Swimming
AthleteEventRound 1Semi-FinalFinalTimeGroupRankTimeGroupRankTimeRankFernando FanjulMen's 200m butterfly2:25.23rdDid not advanceLuis Nicolao2:23.92nd2:26.87thDid not advanceMen's 100m freestyle1:00.26thDid not advancePedro DizMen's 100m backstroke1:04.72nd1:05.0 6thDid not advance
Water polo
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Wrestling
Men's freestyle AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal roundRound 1ResultRound 2ResultRound 3ResultRound 4ResultRound 5ResultRound 6ResultFinal roundResultRankJuan Rolón−73 kgW PL DL WO Did not advance15Julio Graffigna−79 kgL FL PDid not advance15
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal roundRound 1ResultRound 2ResultRound 3ResultRound 4ResultRound 5ResultRound 6ResultFinal roundResultRankJuan Rolón−73 kgL DL FDid not advance24Julio Graffigna−87 kgL FWDDid not advance17
References
External links Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume I Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume II (Part 1)