Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Argentina is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Argentine athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of their support for the United States-led boycott.

Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Tokyo
Competitors	143 in 18 sports
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Athletics

Argentine athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

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

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Joaquín Arbe	Men's marathon
Eulalio Muñoz

Basketball

Men's tournament

Argentina men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinal stage as one of the two top-ranked squads from the Americas at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China.[4]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarterfinals
4	OQT winner Kaunas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eliminated

First match(es) will be played on 25 July 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

26 July 2021 v

Argentina

vs.

OQT winner Kaunas

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

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29 July 2021 v

Boxscore

Spain

vs.

Argentina

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

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1 August 2021 v

Boxscore

Argentina

vs.

Japan

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

Canoeing

Sprint

Argentina qualified a single boat in the men's K-1 1000 m for the Games by finishing ninth overall and seventh among those nations eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[5]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Agustín Vernice	Men's K-1 1000 m

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

Cycling

Road

Argentina entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[6]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Men's road race

Equestrian

With Canada being expelled from the Games over a positive doping test on the female rider, Argentina received an unused berth to send a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team jumping competition by finishing fifth at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[7][8]

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification		Final		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
		Individual
	See above	Team

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full-time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Argentina men's	Men's tournament
Argentina women's	Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Argentina men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[9]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Japan (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 25 July 2021. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Host.

24 July 2021 12:15 v Argentina  v  Spain Report

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25 July 2021 19:00 v Japan  v  Argentina Report

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27 July 2021 09:30 v Argentina  v  Australia Report

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29 July 2021 09:30 v India  v  Argentina Report

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30 July 2021 19:00 v Argentina  v  New Zealand Report

Women's tournament

Argentina women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[10]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Japan (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 26 July 2020. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Host.

25 July 2021 12:15 v New Zealand  v  Argentina Report

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26 July 2021 19:00 v Argentina  v  Spain Report

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28 July 2021 19:00 v Argentina  v  China Report

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29 July 2021 20:45 v Japan  v  Argentina Report

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31 July 2021 11:45 v Argentina  v  Australia Report

Football

Summary

Key:

• A.E.T – After extra time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Argentina men's	Men's tournament

Men's tournament

Argentina men's football team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the final stage winner at the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia.[11]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Gymnastics

Artistic

Argentina entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Seventeen-year-old Martina Dominici booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing seventh out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[12][13]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F			V	UB	BB	F
Martina Dominici	All-around

Handball

Men's tournament

Argentina men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[14]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players

Modern pentathlon

Argentine athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Sergio Villamayor secured a selection in men's event by winning the bronze medal and finishing among the top two for Latin America at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[15]

Athlete	Event	Fencing (épée one touch)				Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)			Total points	Final rank
		RR	BR	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Sergio Villamayor	Men's

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

The Argentina national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Santiago, Chile.[16]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Sailing

Argentine sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the continental regattas.[17]

After meeting the selection criteria at the 2020 Worlds, Laser sailor Francisco Guaragna was officially named to the Argentine squad for his maiden Games, with Rio 2016 Olympian Lucía Falasca joining him to compete in the Laser Radial class.[18]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
	RS:X
Francisco Guaragna	Laser											N/A
	Finn											N/A

Women

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
	RS:X
Lucía Falasca	Laser Radial											N/A
	470											N/A
	49erFX

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
	Nacra 17

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

Shooting

Argentine shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[19]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alexis Eberhardt	Men's 10 m air rifle
	Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
Melisa Gil	Women's skeet
Fernanda Russo	Women's 10 m air rifle
Alexis Eberhardt Fernanda Russo	Mixed 10 m air rifle team

Swimming

Argentine swimmers further 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)):[20][21]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Santiago Grassi	Men's 100 m butterfly
Delfina Pignatiello	Women's 400 m freestyle			N/A
	Women's 800 m freestyle			N/A
	Women's 1500 m freestyle			N/A
Julia Sebastián	Women's 100 m breaststroke
	Women's 200 m breaststroke

Taekwondo

Argentina entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time since London 2012. 2019 Pan American Games champion Lucas Guzmán secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.[22]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lucas Guzmán	Men's −58 kg

Tennis

Argentina entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Nadia Podoroska secured an outright berth in the women's singles by advancing to the final match at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[23]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nadia Podoroska	Women's singles

Volleyball

Men's tournament

Argentina men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool F at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ningbo, China.[24]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarterfinals
2	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2020. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

24 July 2021 14:20 v	Russia	v	Argentina	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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26 July 2021 21:45 v	Brazil	v	Argentina	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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28 July 2021 14:20 v	Argentina	v	France	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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30 July 2021 16:25 v	Argentina	v	Tunisia	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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1 August 2021 21:45 v	United States	v	Argentina	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

Women's tournament

Argentina women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the pool round with three match points and securing an outright berth at the South American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bogotá, Colombia.[25]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarter-finals
2	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

25 July 2021 11:05 v	United States	v	Argentina	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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27 July 2021 09:00 v	Russia	v	Argentina	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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29 July 2021 09:00 v	Italy	v	Argentina	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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31 July 2021 14:20 v	Argentina	v	Turkey	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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2 August 2021 16:25 v	China	v	Argentina	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

Wrestling

For the first time in 24 years, Argentina entered one wrestler to compete in the men's freestyle 65 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.[26]

Key:

• VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
• VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
• PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Agustín Destribats	−65 kg

See also

• Argentina at the 2019 Pan American Games

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