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 ...
competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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held in
Beijing
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,
China
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, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports.
Manu Ginóbili
Emanuel David Ginóbili Maccari (, , ; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Over a 23-year professional career, he became one of only two players (along with Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an ...
, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Argentina's men's basketball team, the defending Olympic champions, qualified for the Olympics by placing second at the
FIBA Americas Championship 2007
The 2007 FIBA Americas Championships later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (or The Tournament of the Americas), was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, from August 22, to September 2. It was the thirteenth staging of the ...
, and marked its fifth Olympic appearance.
The women's team finished fourth at the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007, and will be one of twelve teams vying for the final five Olympic spots at the
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008
The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament.
Through this tournament, the final five qualifying berths for ...
.
;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal game
Boxing
Argentina had one boxer qualify for the Olympics.
Ezequiel Maderna
Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (born October 1, 1986) is an Argentine professional boxer. He is also a former Olympian for Argentina in the men's middleweight division.
Amateur career
At the South American Games 2006 he won bronze when he lost 7:9 to ...
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
Track
;Omnium
Mountain biking
BMX
Equestrian
Show jumping
Fencing
;Men
Field hockey
Argentina qualified a team to the women's field hockey tournament. In the group play, they won three matches and drew two, finishing second in the group. This qualified them for the semifinal, which they lost to the Netherlands. In the bronze medal match however, they defeated Germany, winning the bronze medal and finishing third in the tournament.
Women's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
Football
Men's tournament
;Roster
Sergio Batista
Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista (; born 9 November 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former international player.
As a footballer he played as a midfield for Argentinos Juniors, River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Tosu Futures and All Boys. H ...
, head coach of the men's football team, announced his final squad for the Olympics on 3 July. Pareja takes the place of Burdisso, whose club did not grant permission.
;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Gold medal game
Women's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
Judo
;Men
;Women
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
;Men
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
;Men
;Women
Volleyball
Beach
The men's
beach volleyball
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team Conde-Baracetti (
Martín Conde
Martín Alejo Conde (born 25 August 1971 in Mar del Plata) is an Argentine beach volleyball player who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, partnering with Mariano Baracetti. He represe ...
and
Mariano Baracetti
Mariano "Mono" Joaquín Baracetti (born July 12, 1974 in Buenos Aires) is a beach volleyball player from Argentina, who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria partnering Martin Conde. He repr ...
) qualified to represent Argentina.Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualificatio Men access date: 8 July 2008.
2008
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Olympics
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