Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, having missed only three editions since their 1900 debut: 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. The Argentine Olympic Committee () sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history, surpassing the record set in London 1948.
On 6 August, judoka Paula Pareto claimed the gold in the women's 48 kg, becoming the first Argentine woman to become an Olympic champion.
Medalists
The following Argentine competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Judo Women's 48 kg Sailing Nacra 17 Field hockey Men's tournament Tennis Men's singles
Competitors
| width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 7 6 13Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 6 0 6Canoeing 6 4 10Cycling 5 1 6Equestrian 4 0 4Fencing 0 1 1Field hockey 16 16 32Football 18 0 18Golf 2 0 2Gymnastics 1 1 2Handball 14 14 28Judo 1 1 2Modern pentathlon 1 1 2Rowing 1 1 2Rugby sevens 12 0 12Sailing 8 5 13Shooting 2 3 5Swimming 3 2 5Synchronized swimming 0 2 2Tennis 6 0 6Triathlon 2 0 2Volleyball 12 14 26Weightlifting 0 1 1Wrestling 0 1 1 Total 139 74 213
Athletics
Argentine athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventFinalResultRankJuan Manuel Cano20 km walk1:27:2751Federico BrunoMarathon2:40:05137Mariano Mastromarino2:18:4453Luis Molina2:23:5589
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankBelén Casetta3000 m steeplechase9:51.8516did not advanceViviana ChávezMarathoncolspan=2 3:03:23125Rosa Godoycolspan=2 2:52:31110María de los Ángeles Peraltacolspan=2 did not finish
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGermán ChiaraviglioMen's pole vault5.707 q5.5011Germán LauroMen's shot put19.8919did not advanceBraian ToledoMen's javelin throw81.96 SB12 q79.8110Rocío CombaWomen's discus throw54.4427did not advanceJennifer DahlgrenWomen's hammer throw63.0327did not advance
Basketball
Men's tournament
Argentina's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish towards the final match of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico City.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Boxing
Argentina has entered five boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Fernando Martínez, Ignacio Perrin, Alberto Palmetta, and 2012 Olympians Alberto Melián and Yamil Peralta had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires. Leandro Blanc rounded out the Argentine roster with his box-off victory at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLeandro BlancMen's light flyweightL 0–3did not advanceFernando MartínezMen's flyweightL 1–2did not advanceAlberto MeliánMen's bantamweightW 3–0W 3–0L did not advanceIgnacio PerrínMen's lightweightL 0–3did not advanceAlberto PalmettaMen's welterweightL 0–3did not advanceYamil PeraltaMen's heavyweightW 2–1L 0–3did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Argentina has qualified one boat in the men's slalom C-1 for the Games, as the International Canoe Federation accepted the nation's request to claim a spare berth freed by the United States. The slot was awarded to London 2012 Olympian Sebastián Rossi, who finished fourth at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankSebastián RossiMen's C-1 108.81 13 155.70 18 108.81 17did not advance
Sprint Argentine canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRubén VoisardK-1 200 m35.4916 Q35.4397 FB38.06116Daniel Dal BoJuan Ignacio CáceresGonzalo CarrerasPablo de TorresK-4 1000 m2:55.1032 Q3:00.9526 FB3:12.62112
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSabrina AmeghinoK-1 200 m 42.417 6 Q 41.934 6 did not advanceSabrina AmeghinoAlexandra KeresztesiMagdalena GarroBrenda RojasK-4 500 m1:37.6457 Q1:38.5796 FB1:41.39413 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Argentine riders qualified for a maximum of three quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 5 national ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour.
AthleteEventTimeRankDaniel DíazMen's road racedid not finishMaximiliano Richezedid not finishEduardo SepúlvedaMen's road race6:22:2337Men's time trial1:19:07.8426
Mountain biking Argentina has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's sixteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016.
AthleteEventTimeRankCatriel SotoMen's cross-country1:42:0125
BMX Argentine riders qualified for one men's and one women's quota place for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's eighth-place finish for men in the UCI Olympic Ranking List and top three for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of 31 May 2016.
AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRankGonzalo MolinaMen's BMX36.86029104 Q166did not advanceMaría Gabriela DíazWomen's BMX40.07316colspan=2 175did not advance
Equestrian
Argentina has entered a squad of four riders in the team jumping competition by virtue a top two national finish at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankMatías AlbarracínCannavaroIndividual4=27 Q1526 Q51030 Q114 Q12828José Maria LaroccaCornet du Lys4=27 Q81246did not advanceBruno PassaroChicago47 #68did not advanceRamiro QuintanaWhitney7=52 Q1830 Q101840did not advanceMatías AlbarracínJosé Maria LaroccaBruno PassaroRamiro QuintanaSee aboveTeam15131010did not advancecolspan=5 2510 "#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Fencing
Argentina has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian María Belén Pérez Maurice had claimed the Olympic spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the America zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaría Belén Pérez MauriceWomen's sabreL 6–15did not advance
Field hockey
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankArgentina men'sMen's tournamentD 3–3W 3–1L 1–2D 4–4W 3–23W 2–1W 5–2W 4–2Argentina women'sWomen's tournamentL 1–2W 4–0L 2–3L 0–1W 5–04L 2–3did not advance7
Men's tournament
Argentina's men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Women's tournament
Argentina's women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top four finish at the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Football
Men's tournament
Argentina's men's football team qualified for the Olympics after sealing their triumph at the 2015 South American Youth Championship in Uruguay.
Team roster
Group play
Golf
Argentina has entered two golfers into the Olympic tournament. Emiliano Grillo (world no. 44) and Fabián Gómez (world no. 73) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankEmiliano GrilloMen's70696870277−7=8Fabián Gómez70677369279−5=15
Gymnastics
Artistic Argentina has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Ailen Valente claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. Meanwhile, Nicolás Córdoba received a spare Olympic berth freed up by Portugal's Gustavo Simões, who withdrew from the Games due to a severe fracture in his left foot, to compete in the men's events.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankNicolás CórdobaHorizontal barcolspan=5 14.80014.80018did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAilen ValenteAll-around13.66613.03311.36612.00050.06556did not advance
Handball
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankArgentina men'sMen's tournamentL 19–25L 26–27L 24–31W 23–21L 18–225did not advance10Argentina women'sWomen's tournamentL 21–31L 18–26L 11–27L 29–35L 22–286did not advance12
Men's tournament
Argentina's men's handball team qualified for the Olympics, after securing a spot in the gold medal match and having attained an automatic berth by virtue of Olympic host nation Brazil's win in the other semifinal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
Team roster
Group play
Women's tournament
Argentina's women's handball team qualified for the Olympics, after securing a spot in the gold medal match and having attained an automatic berth by virtue of Olympic host nation Brazil's win in the other semifinal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
Team roster
Group play
Judo
Argentina has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Remarkably going to her third Olympics, Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Paula Pareto was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while Emmanuel Lucenti at men's half-middleweight (81 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as the highest-ranked Argentine judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEmmanuel LucentiMen's −81 kgW 010–000L 010–010 did not advancePaula ParetoWomen's −48 kgW 102–000 W 010–000 W 010–000W 010–000
Modern pentathlon
Argentine athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1960. Emmanuel Zapata secured a selection in the men's event after obtaining a top finish for South America and one of the five Olympic slots from the Pan American Games. Meanwhile, Zapata's Ukrainian-born wife and London 2012 Olympian Iryna Khokhlova was ranked among the top 10 modern pentathletes, not yet qualified, in their respective events based on the UIPM World Rankings as of 1 June 2016.