Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics


Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics


Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports. Manu Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Medalists

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Field events

Basketball

Men's tournament

Argentina's men's basketball team, the defending Olympic champions, qualified for the Olympics by placing second at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, 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.

Roster

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game

Boxing

Argentina had one boxer qualify for the Olympics. Ezequiel Maderna earned a spot in the middleweight competition after coming in second at the 2nd AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Canoeing

Sprint

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

The following is the Argentine roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Gabriel Minadeo

Reserve:

  2. Silvina D'Elía
  4. Agustina Bouza
Group play
Semifinal
Bronze medal match

Football

Men's tournament

Roster

Sergio Batista, 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. The following is the Argentina squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Sergio Batista

* Over-aged player.

Notes
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal game

Source for cards:

Women's tournament

Roster

Head coach: Carlos Borrello

Argentina named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.

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 team Conde-Baracetti (Martín Conde and Mariano Baracetti) qualified to represent Argentina.

Weightlifting

See also

  • Argentina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References


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