Argentina at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors	89 (84 men and 5 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Carlos Moratorio
Medals Ranked 41st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
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Argentina competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 61 events in 12 sports.

Medalists

Main article: 1968 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Mario Guilloti	Boxing	Men's welterweight	24 October
Bronze	Alberto Demiddi	Rowing	Men's single sculls	19 October

Athletics

Further information: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Andrés Calonge	100 m	10.44	2 Q	10.39	5	did not advance
	200 m	20.81	2 Q	21.03	6	did not advance
Juan Carlos Dyrzka	400 m	47.02	4 Q	46.85	7	did not advance
	400 m hurdles	—		49.8	1 Q	48.8	5	did not advance
Guillermo Cuello	800 m	did not finish		—		did not advance
	1500 m	did not start		—		did not advance
Domingo Amaizón	3000 m steeplechase	9:43.06	12	—				did not advance
Enrico Barney	Pole vault	4.80	17	—				did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alicia Kaufmanas	100 m	11.8	6	did not advance
	200 m	24.4	5	did not advance

Boxing

Further information: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Roberto Urretavizcaya	Light flyweight	—	Espinal (DOM) W w/o	Donovan (AUS) L 0 – 5	did not advance
Tito Pereyra	Flyweight	—	Carney (AUS) W 4 – 1	Nakamura (JPN) L 0 – 5	did not advance
Domingo Casco	Bantamweight	Ladjili (TUN) W 3 – 2	Cervantes (MEX) L DSQ	did not advance
Miguel García	Featherweight	—	Oduardo (CUB) W 3 – 2	Simion (ROU) W 5 – 0	Waruinge (KEN) L 1 – 4	did not advance
Pedro Agüero	Lightweight	Arpon (PHI) W 3 – 2	Gadir (SUD) W 5 – 0	Petriglia (ITA) L 2 – 3	did not advance
Mario Guilloti	Welterweight	Bye	Kajjo (UGA) W 4 – 1	Paduano (CAN) W 5 – 0	Muñíz (USA) W 4 – 1	Bessala (CMR) L 0 – 5
Víctor Galíndez	Light middleweight	—	Bentini (ITA) L 0 – 5	did not advance

Cycling

Further information: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Nine cyclists represented Argentina in 1968.

Road race, time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Juan Alves	Individual road race	did not finish
Roberto Breppe		4:48:07	40
Héctor Cassina		did not finish
Gerardo Cavallieri		did not finish
José Pittaro	Individual time trial	1:05.57	9
Carlos Álvarez Roberto Breppe Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos	Team time trial	2:15:34.24	7

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Round 1 Repechage		Round 2 Repechage		1/8 Finals Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
José Pittaro	Men's sprint	11.41	2 1 Q		2 3	did not advance
Carlos Roqueiro		11.15	2 1 Q		3 2	did not advance

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Juan Alberto Merlos	Individual pursuit	4:47.81	12	did not advance
Carlos Álvarez Roberto Breppe Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos	Team pursuit	4:26.22	9	did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country		Show jumping		Total
			Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
José Eugenio Acosta	Oligarca	Individual	-110.01	41	-155.20	34	-12.75	=18	-277.96	29
Jorge Bedoya	Naranjo		-91.50	26	DSQ		did not finish
Carlos Moratorio	Hijo Manso		-68.01	=6	-294.00	39	-1.25	6	-363.26	34
Roberto Pistarini	Warti		-90.00	25	-150.00	33	DSQ		did not finish
José Eugenio Acosta Jorge Bedoya Carlos Moratorio Roberto Pistarini	Oligarca Naranjo Hijo Manso Warti	Team	-249.51	8	-599.20	11	did not finish

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Total
			Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jorge Amaya	Gemelo	Individual	DSQ		did not finish
Carlos Delía	Scandale		8.00	=9	12.00	=11	20.00	=13
Argentino Molinuevo Jr.	Don Gustavo		8.00	=9	8.00	=4	16.00	=7
Jorge Amaya Argentino Molinuevo Jr. Roberto Tagle	Gemelo Don Gustavo Ojo Chico	Team	113.50	10	161.50	14	275.00	13

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Argentina in 1968.

Athlete	Event	First round		Second round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Repechage					Final round
										Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Record	Rank	Record	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Record	Rank
Alberto Balestrini	Men's épée	1W – 4L	6	did not advance					—	did not advance
Guillermo Obeid		1W – 4L	6	did not advance					—	did not advance
Omar Vergara		3W – 2L	2 Q	1W – 4L	6	did not advance			—	did not advance
Alberto Balestrini Guillermo Obeid Guillermo Saucedo Omar Vergara	Men's team épée	0W – 2L	6	—		did not advance				—			did not advance		—
Orlando Nannini	Men's foil	1W – 4L	6	did not advance					—	did not advance
Evaristo Prendes		0W – 4L	6	did not advance					—	did not advance
Guillermo Saucedo		3W – 1L	1 Q	4W – 1L	2 Q	La Ragione (ITA) L	did not advance		—	Szabó (HUN) L	did not advance
Orlando Nannini Evaristo Prendes Guillermo Saucedo Omar Vergara	Men's team foil	0W – 2L	3	—		did not advance				—			did not advance		—
Juan Carlos Frecia	Men's sabre	0W – 6L	7	did not advance		—	did not advance		—			did not advance
Alberto Lanteri		2W – 4L	6	did not advance		—	did not advance		—			did not advance
Román Quinos		2W – 4L	5	did not advance		—	did not advance		—			did not advance
Juan Carlos Frecia Alberto Lanteri Guillermo Saucedo Román Quinos	Men's team sabre	0W – 2L	3	—		did not advance				—			did not advance		—
Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín	Women's foil	1W – 5L	7	did not advance		—	did not advance		—			did not advance

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Alberto Obarrio	Finn	DNF	42	16	22	13	19	18	24	13	19	8	14	21	27	125	17
Roberto Sieburger Jorge Vago	Star	15	21	14	20	19	25	18	24	14	20	19	25	DNF	42	135	20
Héctor Schenone Boris Belada Pedro Sisti	Dragon	15	21	9	15	7	13	5	10	17	23	10	16	11	17	92	9

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Four shooters, all men, represented Argentina in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Oscar Cervo
• Nelson Torno

Trap

• Rodolfo Guarnieri
• Juan Ángel Martini, Jr.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics