Argentina At The 1928 Summer Olympics
Argentina competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent its second national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 81 athletes (all males) that competed in 41 events in 12 sports. Argentina competed in equestrian, football, sailing, water polo, and wrestling for the first time. Argentina won 3 gold medals, its first Olympic championships in boxing (2 gold medals) and swimming. The team also won its first medals in fencing (a bronze) and football (a silver). Medalists Athletics Five men competed for Argentina in athletics. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. None of the athletes advanced to the final in any of their events; Kleger's 7th-place finish in the hammer throw was the country's best result in the sport. ;Men ;;Track & road events ;;Field events Boxing Eight men represented Argenti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Argentine Olympic Committee
The Argentine Olympic Committee or COA ( - COA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Argentina's athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the South American Games. It is based in Buenos Aires. History The COA was created by the president of Argentina Marcelo T. de Alvear in 1923 and recognized by International Olympic Committee in the same year. Presidents See also * Argentina at the Olympics * Argentine Paralympic Committee * Argentina at the Pan American Games References External links * Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ... Argentina at the Olympics Ol {{Olympic-org-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saúl Calandra
Saúl H. Calandra (22 October 1904 – 14 May 1973) was an Argentine football (soccer) midfielder who competed in the 1928 Olympic games. He was a member of the Argentine team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He was also a runner up in the 1927 Copa Lipton. Calandra played club football with Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh .... References 1904 births 1973 deaths Footballers from La Plata Argentine men's footballers Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Argentina men's international footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men's association football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raimundo Orsi
Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi (2 December 1901 – 6 April 1986) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a winger or as a forward. At the international level he represented both Argentina and Italy, winning the 1927 Copa América and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with Argentina, as well as two editions of the Central European International Cup and the 1934 FIFA World Cup, with Italy. Club career His career began in Argentina with Club Atlético Independiente (1920–1928; 1935), but it was with Juventus that Orsi would have the most success in his club career. He joined the club in time for the 1928–29 season and would stay at Juventus until 1935, winning five consecutive league titles between 1931 and 1935. After leaving Italy, Orsi played the rest of his career in South America. He returned to Independiente before moving on to Boca Juniors (1936), Club Atlético Platense (1937–38), and Almagro (1939–40); he also played ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rodolfo Orlandini
Rodolfo Orlando Orlandini (1 January 1905 – 24 December 1990) was an Argentine football (soccer) midfielder who played for the Argentina national team between 1927 and 1930. Club career Orlandini played club football in Argentina for Sportivo Buenos Aires and Estudiantil Porteño before moving to Italy in 1930 to play for Genoa C.F.C. In 1936 he moved to France where he played for Nice. International career Orlandini played in the 1928 Olympic football tournament where Argentina came second to Uruguay. In 1929 he played in the Copa América which was won by Argentina. He also participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ..., where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay. Managerial career After retiring as a play ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pedro Ochoa
Pedro Ochoa (February 22, 1900 – September 5, 1947) was an Argentine football forward. At club level, he played his entire career for Racing Club, where he won 12 titles with the team. Biography He debuted with the Racing senior team at the age of 16, soon becoming a fan favourite due to his conditions and skills as a playmaker. Ochoa played his entire club career for Racing Club, where he won six league championships, 4 national cups and 2 international cups. He was nicknamed "Ochoíta" and ''El rey de la gambeta (The king of dribbling)'' due to his outstanding skills with the ball. He was admired by Carlos Gardel, who sang the tango ''"Patadura"'' (a lunfardo word for a "two left feet man") written by José López Ares and Enrique Carrera Sotelo. The tango mentions several notable footballers of those years, such as Ochoa (referring him as ''Ochoíta''), Manuel Seoane, Luis Monti and Domingo Tarasconi (as ''Tarasca''). Ochoa was part of the Argentina national team in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luis Monti
Luis Felipe Monti (15 May 1901 – 9 September 1983) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder and an Olympian. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. He played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which was lost to Uruguay; and the second with Italy as one of their ''Oriundi'' in 1934, thanks to his Romagnol descent. This second time Monti was on the winning side in a 2–1 victory over Czechoslovakia. Monti was a rugged, physical, and ruthless player, but had the technical skills to go with his stamina and strong tackling. He played as an attacking centre half in the old-fashioned ''Metodo'' system: a position roughly equivalent to the defensive central midfield position of today. As such he would mark the opposing centre forward when his team were defending, but would be the main midfield playmaker when his team were on the attack, due to his passing and crea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ángel Segundo Medici
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ''ἄγγελος (angelos)'' meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times. In the United States, while it is more common among girls (although not as common as Angela), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish Ángel. Ángel is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries. Variations *Albanian: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short) *Bulgarian: Ангел (''Angel'') (masc.), Ангелина (''Angelina'') (fem.) * hr, Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.) * French: Ange (masc.), Angèl (masc.), Angèle (fem.), Angélique ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Segundo Luna
Segundo Luna (born 20 April 1902) was an Argentine footballer, born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. He was the first Santiagueño (person who was born in Santiago del Estero) to play in Argentina's national football team as well as the first to play in an international tournament. Luna's team finished second in the Athletic Club Students Cultural Football League. He then joined the international football team in 1927, the year before the Olympics in Amsterdam. His first tournament was the 1927 South American Championship, in Lima, Peru, where Argentina qualified for the 1928 Olympics. The name 'Segundo Luna' means 'Second Moon' in Spanish. The Copa De America Segundo Luna scored his first international goal on 1 October 1927, against Bolivia. Luna scored the first goal after 18 minutes in what would be a 7–1 win. He scored another goal in that match, which was Argentina's sixth. This was after 56 minutes. He next scored on 20 November, in a 3–2 win against Uruguay. He s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfredo Helman
Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Filho *Alfredo II (1920–1997), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Ramos dos Santos *Albee Benitez (born 1966), Filipino-American businessman and politician born as Alfredo Benitez *Aldo Sambrell, a European actor also known as Alfredo Sanchez Brell *Alfredo (album), an album by Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist *Alfredo Ábalos (born 1986), Argentine footballer *Alfredo Aceves (born 1982), Mexican baseball player *Alfredo Aglietti (born 1970), Italian footballer and manager *Alfredo Aguilar (born 1988), Paraguayan goaltender *Alfredo Armas Alfonzo (1921–1990), Venezuelan writer *Alfredo Alonso, Cuban-born media executive with Clear Channel Radio *Alfredo Álvarez Calderón (1918–2001), Peruvian diver *Alfredo Amézaga (born 1978), Mexican ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Enrique Gainzarain
Enrique A. Gainzarain (7 December 1904 – 18 July 1972) was an Argentine association football player who played a single official game for Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Gainzarain joined River Plate at the age of 10 and made his senior debut in 1920. He went on to play for Ferro Carril Oeste and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia .... References External links *Diego Estévez; Sergio Lodise, ''105. Historia de un siglo rojo y blanco'', Ediciones Continente, Enrique Gainzarain at databaseOlympics.com Statistics at Once-o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manuel Ferreira (footballer)
Manuel Ferreira (22 October 1905 – 29 July 1983) was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team. Ferreira was part of the Argentine squad that won the football silver medal at the 1928 Olympic tournament. He also captained the Argentine team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup finals, in which Argentina finished as runner-up. Ferreira won the Copa América championship with Argentina in 1929 and also won the Copa Newton in 1927 and 1928. Career Nicknamed ''Nolo'' or ''Piloto Olímpico'', Ferreira started his career at Club Argentino of Trenque Lauquen, then moving to Estudiantes de La Plata where he was part of the attacking formation known as ''Los Profesores'' ("the professors") along with Alejandro Scopelli, Alberto Zozaya, Miguel Ángel Lauri, and Enrique Guaita. That team lasted from 1928 to 1933, and was widely recognised due to their skills with the ball and the accuracy of their passes. They scored 103 goals in 1931 for a total of 216 within t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Juan Evaristo
Juan Evaristo (20 June 1902 – 8 May 1978) was an Argentine football wing half-back who played for Argentina between 1923 and 1930. Along with his younger brother Mario, an outside left, they became the first siblings to appear in a World Cup final. Club career Evaristo played for Sportivo Palermo, Club Atlético Huracán and Sportivo Barracas during the amateur era of Argentine football. In 1931 he joined Boca Juniors helping them to win the first ever professional title in Argentine football. He left Boca for Club Atlético Independiente in 1932 and later played for Argentinos Juniors where he retired from football in 1937. He and his brother Mario were in charge of Boca's youth academies for more than 30 years. International career He was a member of the Argentine team, which won the silver medal in the Olympic football tournament. He participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930, where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay. Evaristo also played in two ed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |