Argentina (ARG)

Overview

NOCComité Olímpico Argentino
Flagbearers90

Participants

Olympic Games 1972
Youth Olympic Games 290
Other competitors with ARG nationality 17

Description

Although Argentina had a founding member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in José Benjamin Zubiaur, it did not have a National Olympic Committee until the 1920s. In early 1920, the Comité Pro-Juegos Olimpicos de Amberes was founded, and Dr. Marcelo de Alvear became president. As Alvear was residing in Paris, the vice-president, Dr. Cesar Vialle, acted as president. In March 1922, this Committee was dissolved and, on 31 December 1923, the Comité Olímpico Argentino was formed.

Argentina first competed officially at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Prior to that, at least three Argentine athletes had competed at the Olympics: Francisco Camet as a fencer in 1900, Horatio Torromé in 1908 figure skating, and a boxer, Ángel Rodríguez, in 1920. Since 1924, Argentina has competed at every Olympic Games, with the exception of 1980. Argentina has won more Olympic gold medals than any other South American country, except for Brazil. Two Argentines have won four medals: Carlos Espínola has won four in sailing from 1996-2008, with two silvers in windsurfing and two bronzes in the Multihull Tornado class; and Lucha Aymar, who won two silver and two bronze in hockey from 2000-2012. The footballer Javier Mascherano is the only Argentine to win two gold medals (2004 and 2008).

Argentina has competed at the Olympic Winter Games of 1928, 1948, 1952, and all Winter Games since 1960. Although Argentina is most famous athletically for its footballers, at the Olympic Winter Games it has competed in nine disciplines – Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, luge, skeleton, snowboarding, and speed skating.

The Birkner’s and Simari Birkner’s represent the first family of Argentine Olympians, mostly in Alpine skiing. Macarena Simari Birkner competed at the 2002, 2010, and 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and her sister, Maria Belén Simari Birkner, competed in 2002, 2006, and 2010. Their brother, Cristian Simari Birkner, competed four times, from 2002-14. In addition, other members of this Argentine Winter Olympic family include Carolina Birkner (1988), an aunt to all three above; her twin brother, Ignacio Birkner (1988); another brother, Jorge Birkner (1984-88); and her nephew, also called Jorge Birkner (2014) (cousin to Macarena, Maria Belén, and Cristian). Other cousins of this family include Bautista Saubidet and Francisco Saubidet, who windsurfed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, respectively.

In 1943, the Olympic Committee of Argentina was awarded with the Olympic Cup.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1900 Summer Olympics Argentina 1 0 1 Results
1908 Summer Olympics Argentina 1 0 1 Results
1920 Summer Olympics Argentina 1 0 1 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Argentina 77 0 77 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Argentina 81 0 81 Results
1928 Winter Olympics Argentina 10 0 10 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Argentina 33 0 33 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Argentina 50 1 51 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Argentina 189 11 200 Results
1948 Winter Olympics Argentina 9 0 9 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Argentina 115 8 123 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Argentina 11 1 12 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Argentina 27 1 28 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics Argentina 7 0 7 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Argentina 91 1 92 Results
1960 Winter Olympics Argentina 5 1 6 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Argentina 96 6 102 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Argentina 11 1 12 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Argentina 84 5 89 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Argentina 2 3 5 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Argentina 88 4 92 Results
1972 Winter Olympics Argentina 2 0 2 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Argentina 65 4 69 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Argentina 8 0 8 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Argentina 13 0 13 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Argentina 71 10 81 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Argentina 13 5 18 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Argentina 93 25 118 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Argentina 10 5 15 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Argentina 67 17 84 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Argentina 15 5 20 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Argentina 4 6 10 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Argentina 132 47 179 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Argentina 1 1 2 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Argentina 98 45 143 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Argentina 8 3 11 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Argentina 106 46 152 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Argentina 5 4 9 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Argentina 79 53 132 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Argentina 4 3 7 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Argentina 97 40 137 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Argentina 4 3 7 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Argentina 140 75 215 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Argentina 4 3 7 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Argentina 127 58 185 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Argentina 2 4 6 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Argentina 33 26 59 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Argentina 3 2 5 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Argentina 35 24 59 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Argentina 4 5 9 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Argentina 90 52 142 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Argentina 7 9 16 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 52 26 78 Results
Archery 2 0 2 Results
Art Competitions 1 0 1 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 13 8 21 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 2 2 Results
Athletics 109 33 142 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 66 0 66 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 6 4 10 Results
Biathlon 15 3 18 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 19 0 19 Results
Boxing 126 1 127 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 3 0 3 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 19 9 28 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 18 3 21 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 5 2 7 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 5 3 8 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 37 0 37 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 58 0 58 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 0 4 4 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 6 0 6 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 27 0 27 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 37 0 37 Results
Fencing 76 14 90 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 1 0 1 Results
Football (Football) 145 15 160 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 2 0 2 Results
Golf 2 1 3 Results
Handball 29 15 44 Results
Hockey 120 79 199 Results
Judo 33 6 39 Results
Luge 3 2 5 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 1 2 3 Results
Modern Pentathlon 10 1 11 Results
Polo 9 0 9 Results
Rowing 141 14 155 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 22 0 22 Results
Sailing 102 18 120 Results
Shooting 66 5 71 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 3 0 3 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 0 1 1 Results
Surfing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 61 37 98 Results
Table Tennis 5 2 7 Results
Taekwondo 4 2 6 Results
Tennis 34 13 47 Results
Triathlon 4 2 6 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 58 21 79 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 23 0 23 Results
Weightlifting 26 2 28 Results
Wrestling 35 1 36 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 1 2 3 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 12 4 16 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 4 4 8 Results
Archery 1 1 2 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 3 4 Results
Athletics 12 3 15 Results
Badminton 1 0 1 Results
Beach Handball 9 9 18 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 4 4 8 Results
Boxing 3 1 4 Results
Breaking (Dance) 1 1 2 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 2 2 4 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 4 2 6 Results
Cycling BMX Freestyle (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 7 5 12 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 1 2 3 Results
Fencing 3 1 4 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 1 0 1 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 1 2 3 Results
Futsal (Football) 10 0 10 Results
Golf 1 2 3 Results
Hockey 0 16 16 Results
Hockey 5s 9 18 27 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 0 1 1 Results
Judo 3 2 5 Results
Karate 2 0 2 Results
Luge 0 1 1 Results
Mixed Sports 3 3 6 Results
Modern Pentathlon 1 2 3 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Roller Skating (Roller Sports) 1 1 2 Results
Rowing 4 2 6 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 24 0 24 Results
Sailing 6 5 11 Results
Shooting 2 2 4 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 3 4 7 Results
Sport Climbing 0 1 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 5 6 11 Results
Table Tennis 4 0 4 Results
Taekwondo 4 1 5 Results
Tennis 5 2 7 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 2 0 2 Results
Triathlon 1 1 2 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 12 0 12 Results
Weightlifting 1 2 3 Results
Wrestling 3 1 4 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 11 6 9 26
1928 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 3 1 7
1948 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 3 1 7
1932 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 1 0 4
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 1 0 4
1936 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 2 3 7
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 0 4 6
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 0 4 6
1924 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 2 6
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 2 4 7
1952 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 2 5
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 2 2 5
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 2 4
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 2 4
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 1 3
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 2 3
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
1964 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1968 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 2 2
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing 7 7 10 24
Athletics 2 3 0 5
Football 2 2 0 4
Polo 2 0 0 2
Sailing 1 4 5 10
Hockey 1 3 2 6
Rowing 1 1 2 4
Swimming 1 1 1 3
Basketball 1 0 1 2
Judo 1 0 1 2
Cycling Track 1 0 0 1
Taekwondo 1 0 0 1
Tennis 0 2 3 5
Weightlifting 0 1 1 2
Equestrian Eventing 0 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 0 2 2
Fencing 0 0 1 1
Rugby Sevens 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 2 1 0 3
3x3 Basketball 2 0 2 4
Sailing 2 0 0 2
Rugby Sevens 1 1 0 2
Tennis 1 1 0 2
Boxing 1 0 3 4
Hockey 5s 1 0 2 3
Beach Handball 1 0 1 2
Rowing 1 0 1 2
Cycling BMX Freestyle 1 0 0 1
Swimming 0 2 0 2
Wrestling 0 2 0 2
Equestrian Jumping 0 1 0 1
Hockey 0 1 0 1
Volleyball 0 1 0 1
Beach Volleyball 0 0 2 2
Canoe Sprint 0 0 1 1
Golf 0 0 1 1
Taekwondo 0 0 1 1
Weightlifting 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Javier Mascherano ARG 2 0 0 2
Roberto Ayala ARG 1 1 0 2
Santiago Lange ARG 1 0 2 3
Fabricio Oberto ARG 1 0 1 2
Carlos Delfino ARG 1 0 1 2
Manu Ginóbili ARG 1 0 1 2
Leonardo Gutiérrez ARG 1 0 1 2
Andrés Nocioni ARG 1 0 1 2
Luis Scola ARG 1 0 1 2
Paula Pareto ARG 1 0 1 2

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Fausto Ruesga ARG 2 0 0 2
Facundo Díaz ARG 1 1 0 2
Braian Toledo ARG 1 0 0 1
Teresa Romairone ARG 1 0 0 1
Ayelén Elizeche ARG 1 0 0 1
Francisco Saubidet ARG 1 0 0 1
Nazareno Sasia ARG 1 0 0 1
Juan Esteban de la Fuente ARG 1 0 0 1
Marco Giordano ARG 1 0 0 1
Juan Hierrezuelo ARG 1 0 0 1
Brian Arregui ARG 1 0 0 1
Iñaki Iriartes ARG 1 0 0 1
Lucio Cinti ARG 1 0 0 1
Ramiro Costa ARG 1 0 0 1
Marcos Eliçagaray ARG 1 0 0 1
Juan González ARG 1 0 0 1
Matteo Graziano ARG 1 0 0 1
Julián Hernández ARG 1 0 0 1
Ignacio Mendy ARG 1 0 0 1
Marcos Moneta ARG 1 0 0 1
Bautista Pedemonte ARG 1 0 0 1
Julián Quetglas ARG 1 0 0 1
Nicolás Roger ARG 1 0 0 1
Tomás Vanni ARG 1 0 0 1
Dante Cittadini ARG 1 0 0 1
Sebastián Báez ARG 1 0 0 1
Agustina Roth ARG 1 0 0 1
Belén Aizen ARG 1 0 0 1
Lucila Balsas ARG 1 0 0 1
Caterina Benedetti ARG 1 0 0 1
Gisella Bonomi ARG 1 0 0 1
Fiorella Corimberto ARG 1 0 0 1
Carolina Ponce ARG 1 0 0 1
Jimena Riadigos ARG 1 0 0 1
Rosario Soto ARG 1 0 0 1
Zoe Turnes ARG 1 0 0 1
Brisa Bruggesser ARG 1 0 0 1
María Cerúndolo ARG 1 0 0 1
Celina di Santo ARG 1 0 0 1
Azul Iritxity ARG 1 0 0 1
Victoria Miranda ARG 1 0 0 1
Gianella Pallet ARG 1 0 0 1
Lourdes Pérez ARG 1 0 0 1
Sofía Ramallo ARG 1 0 0 1
Josefina Rubenacker ARG 1 0 0 1
María Sol Ordás ARG 1 0 0 1

IOC Members

José Benjamín Zubiaur 1894—1907
Manuel de la Quintana 1907—1910
Marcelo de Alvear 1922—1932
Ricardo Aldao 1923—1949
Horacio Bustos Morón 1932—1952
Ricardo Aldao 1948—1958
Enrique Alberdi 1952—1959
Mario Negri 1960—1974
Mario Negri 1974—1977
Roberto Peper 1977—1999
Antonio Rodríguez 1990—2006
Roberto Peper 1999—1999
Antonio Rodríguez 2006—2007
Gerardo Werthein 2011—