Argentina At The 2012 Summer Olympics

Argentina competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, having missed only three editions: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States-led boycott.

Comité Olímpico Argentino sent a total of 137 athletes to the Games, 96 men and 41 women, to compete in 22 sports. Archery, badminton, diving, football, modern pentathlon, water polo, weightlifting, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline were the only sports in which Argentina had no representation in these Olympic Games. Among the sports, Argentina made its Olympic debut in synchronized swimming and men's handball. Luciana Aymar, captain of Argentina women's national field hockey team, who competed at her fourth Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Argentina left London with a total of four medals (gold, silver, and two bronze). Sebastián Crismanich set a historic Olympic record, as he won its first ever gold medal in men's taekwondo, and the first by an individual athlete since 1948. Other notable accomplishments were the silver medal in field hockey for the women's team, and bronze medals in sailing and in men's tennis, the latter won by Juan Martín del Potro.

Medalists

Athletics

Argentine athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

;Key
* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
* NM = No mark

;Men
;Track & road events

;Field events

;Women
;Track & road events

;Field events

Basketball

Argentina qualified for the men's event.

Men's tournament

;Roster

;Group stage

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;Quarter-final

;Semifinal

;Bronze Medal Match

Boxing

Argentina qualified two boxers.

;Men

Canoeing

Slalom

Argentina qualified boats for the following events

Sprint

Argentina qualified boats for the following events.

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Track

;Omnium

Mountain biking

BMX

Equestrian

Argentina qualified two riders

Jumping

Fencing

Argentina qualified 1 fencer.

;Women

Field hockey

Argentina qualified for the men's and women's event

* Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
* Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players

Men's tournament

;Roster

;Group play

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;Ninth and Tenth Place

Women's tournament

;Group play

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;Semi-final

;Final

;Final rank
Silver Medal

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men

;Women

Handball

Argentina qualified for the men's event
* Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players

Men's tournament

;Group play

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Judo

Rowing

Argentina qualified the following boats.

;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

Argentina qualified 1 boat for each of the following events.

;Men

;Women

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Two athletes qualified for shooting for the Argentine team.

;Men

Swimming

Argentine swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

;Men

;Women

Synchronized swimming

Argentina qualified 1 duet in synchronized swimming.

Table tennis

Argentina qualified one table tennis player.

Taekwondo

Argentina qualified one man and one woman.

Tennis

Argentina qualified seven players.

;Men

;Women

;Mixed

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

Indoor

Argentina qualified a team to the men's indoor tournament and a team to the women's beach tournament.

* Men's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's indoor tournament

;Team roster

;Group play

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;Quarter-final

Wrestling

Argentina qualified in the following events.

Key:
* - Victory by Fall.
* - Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* - Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

;Women's freestyle

See also

* Argentina at the 2011 Pan American Games
* Argentina at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

References

External links

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{{Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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