This is a list of people from Argentina involved in sports or athletics.
Athletics Short-distance running Juan Carlos Anderson Tomás Beswick Alberto Biedermann Gerardo Bönnhoff Federico Brewster Otto Diesch Guillermo Evans Carlos Hofmeister Guillermo Newberry Juan Carlos Zabala
Long-distance running Delfo Cabrera Griselda González Reinaldo Gorno Armando Sensini Osvaldo Suárez Eulalio Muñoz
Other fields Enrico Barney, pole vault Luis Brunetto, triple jump Juan Carlos Dyrzka, hurdling Alejandra García, pole vault Juan Kahnert, shot put Enrique Kistenmacher, decathlete Federico Kleger, hammer throw Günther Kruse, discus throw Estanislao Kocourek, hurdling Ingeborg Pfüller, discus and shot put Pablo Pietrobelli, javelin throw Leonardo Price, middle-distance running Noemí Simonetto, long jump Tito Steiner, decathlete Enrique Thompson, hurdling Guillermo Weller, racewalking Solange Witteveen, high jump
Basketball Facundo Campazzo, point guard Carlos Delfino, small forward / shooting guard Gabriel Fernández, power forward / center Óscar Furlong, power forward / center Manu Ginóbili, shooting guard Leonardo Gutiérrez, power forward Walter Herrmann, small forward María Itatí Castaldi, Paralympian Nicolás Laprovíttola, point guard Alejandro Montecchia, point guard Andrés Nocioni, small forward / power forward Fabricio Oberto, center / power forward Pablo Prigioni, point guard Juan Ignacio Sánchez, point guard Luis Scola, power forward Hugo Sconochini, shooting guard / small forward Ezequiel Skverer, point guard Joaquin Szuchman, shooting guard Rubén Wolkowyski, center
Boxing Carlos Baldomir Roberto Bolonti Ringo Bonavena Américo Bonetti Brian Castaño Miguel Ángel Castellini Jorge Castro Juan Martín Coggi Eduardo Corletti Carolina Duer, world champion Luis Firpo Víctor Galíndez José María Gatica José Giorgetti Nestor Hipolito Giovannini Mario Guilloti Santos Laciar Raúl Landini Jorge Miguel Maglioni Carlos Monzón Pascual Pérez Pedro Quartucci Cristian Rodríguez Marcos Sarfatti Carmelo Tomaselli
Cycling Jorge Bátiz Juan Curuchet Daniel Díaz Darío Díaz Sebastián Donadío Juan Pablo Dotti Ricardo Escuela Juan Antonio Flecha Jorge Gaday Lucas Gaday Jorge Giacinti Emanuel Guevara Juan José Haedo Lucas Sebastián Haedo Emiliano Ibarra Daniel Juárez Gabriel Juárez Alfredo Lucero Héctor Lucero Matías Médici Jorge Martín Montenegro Luciano Montivero Enzo Moyano Mauricio Muller Gonzalo Najar Nicolás Naranjo Walter Pérez Jorge Pi Rubén Ramos Adrián Richeze Mauro Richeze Maximiliano Richeze Roberto Richeze Laureano Rosas Eduardo Sepúlveda Catriel Soto Nicolás Tivani
Field hockey Magdalena Aicega Luciana Aymar Noel Barrionuevo Soledad García María de la Paz Hernández Giselle Kañevsky Mercedes Margalot Karina Masotta Joaquín Menini Vanina Oneto Carla Rebecchi Cecilia Rognoni Lucas Rossi Belén Succi
Football A
Gustavo Acosta Sergio Agüero Pablo Aimar Nicolás Andereggen Mariano Andújar Osvaldo Ardiles Germán Alecha Mariano Almandoz Rodrigo Alonso Juan Alvacete Estela Álvarez, referee Nicolás Amerise Gustavo Antoun Raúl Antuña Ricky Aramendi Ariel Aranda Daniel Aráoz Lautaro Arellano Alberto Argañaraz Andrés Ariaudo Franco Armani Julio César Armentia Ezequiel Arriola Jonathan Artura Franco Ascencio Fabián Assmann Mauro Astrada Carlos Dario Aurelio Adrian Ávalos
B
Carlos Babington Tomás Badaloni Javier Baena Héctor Baillié Mateo Bajamich Héctor Baley Oscar Baquela Ramón Bareiro Osvaldo Barsottini Miguel Ángel Basualdo Alfio Basile, coach Roberto Basílico Roberto Bassaletti Damián Batallini Gabriel Batistuta Sebastián Battaglia Cristian Battocchio Mariano Peralta Bauer Julio Bayón Pablo Becker Patricio Bedrossian Walter Behrens José Bellingi Enzo Benítez Daniel Bertoni Gonzalo Bettini Luis Bevacqua Adrián Bianchi Carlos Bianchi, coach Marcelo Bielsa, coach Carlos Bilardo, coach Agustín Bindella Ricardo Bochini John Bocwinski Gastón Bojanich Mario Bolatti Federico Bongioanni Juan Manuel Bordaberry Martín Bordonaro Jonathan Bottinelli Agustín Bouzat Gonzalo Bozzoni Daniel Brailovski, midfielder Mauro Brandoni Néstor Breitenbruch Norberto Briasco Claudio Brizuela Rubén Norberto Bruno José Luis Brown Jorge Brown Andrés Bullentini Roque Burella
C
Juan Pablo Cabaña Maximiliano Cabaña Juan Martín Cadelago Esteban Cambiasso Mauro Camoranessi Cristian Campestrini Daniel Cangialosi Claudio Caniggia Andres Cantor, announcer Federico Capece Walter Capozucchi Denis Caputo Luciano Cardenali Daniel Carrara Luis María Carregado Vitor Castro de Souza Lucas Castromán Agustín Cattaneo Leonardo Cauteruchi Fernando Cavenaghi Mariano Celasco Paulo Centurión Ezequiel Cerutti Daniel Alberto Chafer Matías Chiacchio Claudio Chena Carlos Cinalli Luciano Cipriani Néstor Clausen Javier Claut Roberto Coll Matías Coloca Fabricio Coloccini Gabriel Colombatti Andrés Colombo Juan Pablo Compagnucci Enzo Copetti Hugo Corbalán Ezequiel Córdoba Eduardo Cremasco Hernán Crespo Hector Cribioli Emanuel Croce Ernesto Cucchiaroni Héctor Cúper, manager Darío Cvitanich Adrián Czornomaz
D–F
Alexis Danelón Franco Del Giglio Leonardo Delfino Nicolás Demartini Juan Depetris Jorge Detona Faustino Dettler Gustavo Dezotti Néstor Di Luca Ángel Di María Alfredo Di Stéfano Bruno Díaz Alejandro Agustín Domenez Alejandro Donatti Rubén Dundo Aldo Duscher Paulo Dybala Ezequiel Echeverría Facundo Echevarría Diego Erroz Luis Alberto Escobedo Raúl Espíndola Néstor Espínola Rodrigo Esmail Julio César Falcioni Federico Fattori Gonzalo Favre Tomás Federico Darío Felman Ivan Fergonzi Gianluca Ferrari Osvaldo Ferreño Jonathan Figueira Franco Figueroa Esteban Figún Rodolfo Fischer Walter Fonseca Victoriano Frágola Andrés Franzoia Alejandro Frezzotti Julio Furch
G–I
Adrián Gabbarini Adolfo Gaich Marcelo Galeazzi Luciano Galletti Pedro Alfredo Gallina Giuliano Galoppo Gabriel Gandarillas José Eulogio Gárate Juan Ezequiel García Roberto Gargini Juan Gargiulo Juan Garibaldi Héctor Gustavo Gatti Hugo Gatti Federico Gattoni Ezequiel Gaviglio Alejo Gelatini Gastón Gerzel Lautaro Gianetti Fernando Giarrizo Emmanuel Gigliotti Federico Girotti Eliseo Giusfredi Claus Gold Betig Paolo Goltz Alcides González Aníbal Roy González Carlos Alcides González Claudio Daniel González Nicolás Gorobsov Franco Gorzelewski Pablo Gozzarelli Javier Grandoli Damián Grosso Manuel Guanini Matías Guardia Jonathan Guerazar Brian Guerra Luciano Guiñazú Ezequiel Ham Agustín Hausch Juan Enrique Hayes Hernán Hechalar Gabriel Heinze Horacio Elizondo, referee Emanuel Hermida Diego Herner René Houseman Eduardo Iachetti Mauro Icardi Jonathan Ivanoff
J–L
Lucas Janson Luis Kadijevic Enzo Kalinski Walter Kannemann Mario Kempes Daniel Killer Diego Klimowicz Uriel Ramírez Kloster Gonzalo Klusener Juan Komar Maximiliano Luayza Koot Matías Kranevitter Juan Pablo Krilanovich Facundo Kruspzky Lucas Kruspzky Leandro Lacunza Luis Lagrutta Erik Lamela Ricardo Lazbal Franco Lefiñir Darío Leguiza Christian Leichner Matías Leichner Federico León Mateo Levato Lucas Licht Vicente Locaso Nicolás López Macri Augusto Lotti Cristian Lucchetti Martín Lucero Abel Luciatti Leonardo Luppino Germán Lux
M
Alexis Mac Allister Carlos Mac Allister Imanol Machuca Ariel Macia Carlos Madeo Nicolás Magno Julián Malatini Edgardo Maldonado José Luis Mamone Alejandro Mancuso Ariel Mangiantini César Mansanelli Diego Maradona Claudio Marangoni Hector Leonardo Marinaro Gonzalo Marinelli Favio Márquez Gerardo Martino Gastón Martiré Juan Marvezzi Silvio Marzolini Javier Mascherano Carlos Matheu Juan Manuel Mazzocchi Maximiliano Medina Andrés Mehring Claudio Mele Matías Melluso Waldemar Méndez Lucas Menossi César Luis Menotti, coach Lionel Messi Martín Minadevino Gastón Minutillo Braian Miranda Federico Mociulsky Lucas Modesto Antonio Mohamed Diego Mondino Fernando Monetti Lautaro Montoya Nehuen Montoya Dimas Morales Matías Morales Nicolás Morgantini Claudio Morresi Leonel Mosevich Agustín Mulet Juan Carlos Muñoz Julio Musimessi Juan Musso
N–P
Santiago Nagüel Diego Nakache Juan Manuel Navarrete José Miguel Noguera Francisco Nouet Thiago Nuss Agustín Occhiato Rodolfo Orlandini Luca Orozco Patricio Ostachuk Valentín Otondo Gastón Otreras Alejandro Pajurek Martín Palermo Leandro Paredes Mariano Pasini Fernando Paternoster Diego Pave Miguel Ángel Pecoraro Emiliano Pedreira Alfredo Peel José Pékerman, coach Mauricio Pellegrino Leonel Peralta Ariel Gustavo Pereyra Natalio Perinetti Diego Perotti Ignacio Piatti Pablo Piatti Santiago Pierotti Maximiliano Pighin Axel Pinto Hector Pizorno Mauricio Pochettino Tomás Pochettino Luciano Pocrnjic René Pontoni Facundo Ponzio Sebastián Prediger Matías Presentado Vicente Principiano Ijiel Protti Héctor Pueblas
Q–R
Ives Fabián Quintana Marcos Daniel Quiroga Marcos Esteban Quiroga Sergio Quiroga Federico Rasmussen Franco Razzotti Germán Real Federico Recalde Tobías Reinhart Ariel Reyes Emiliano Rigoni Nicolás Rinaldi Juan Román Riquelme Enzo Ritacco Claudio Rivadero Ricardo Rodríguez Marengo Maximiliano Rogoski Benjamín Rollheiser Esteban Rolón Santiago Rosa Martín Rose Agustín Rossi Néstor Rossi Oscar Rossi Matías Rotondi
S
Mario Saccone Emiliano Sala Hernán Salazar Rodrigo Salomón Walter Samuel José Sand Nicolás Sansotre Marcos Luciano Sartor Camiña Javier Saviola Lionel Scaloni Darío Scatolaro Mauro Scatularo Rodrigo Schlegel Ignacio Schor Augusto Schott Gabriel Schürrer Lucas Seimandi Javier Sequeyra Darío Siviski Javier Sodero Leandro Soria Juan Pablo Sorín Raúl Speroni Renzo Spinaci Claudio Spinelli Ivar Stafuza Emiliano Strappini Guillermo Szeszurak
T–V
Cristián Taborda Guillermo Tambussi Alberto Tarantini Nicolás Tauber Enzo Tejada Roberto Telch Carlos Tevez Nicolás Thaller Marcelo Tinari Pablo Torresagasti Christian Trapasso Jorge Trezeguet Jonathan Tridente Marcelo Trobbiani Franco Troyansky Gonzalo Ucha Matías Vaccaneo Franco Vaccaro Nicolás Valansi Diego Valeri José Van Tuyne Leonel Vangioni José Varacka Bernardo Vargas Mattias Vegnaduzzo Cristian Vella Santiago Vergini Juan Sebastián Verón Lucas Vesco Marcelo Vidal Hernán Villalba Miguel Ángel Villamonte Guido Villar José Luis Villarreal Ezequiel Viola
W–Z
Nicolás Watson Marcelo Weigandt Luis Weihmuller Aarón Wergifker Axel Werner Lucas Daniel Wilchez Daniel Willington Enrique Wolff Claudio Yacob Damián Yáñez Emanuel Zagert Facundo Zamarián Javier Zanetti Mario Zaninovic Carlos Zaragoza Cristian Zarco Leonardo Zarosa Lucas Zelarayán Ricardo Zielinski Franco Zuculini
Golf
Ángel Cabrera José Cóceres Roberto De Vicenzo Estanislao Goya Andrés Romero Eduardo Romero Emiliano Grillo Alejandro Tosti
Marine sports Serena Amato, sailing Tranquilo Cappozzo, rowing Cecilia Carranza Saroli, sailing Vito Dumas, yachting Carlos Espínola, sailing Germán Frers, yachting Eduardo Guerrero, rowing Emilio Homps, sailing Santiago Lange, sailing
Martial arts Guido Cannetti, mixed martial arts Sebastián Crismanich, taekwondo Daniela Krukower, world champion judo Paula Pareto, judo Rubén Peucelle, wrestling and bodybuilding Santiago Ponzinibbio, mixed martial arts Laureano Staropoli, mixed martial arts
Motorsports Martín de Álzaga, race car driver Lucas Benamo, race car driver Pablo Birger, racing driver Franco Colapinto, racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio, race car driver Norberto Fontana, race car driver Delfina Frers, racing driver Oscar Gálvez, race car driver Nestor García-Veiga, race car driver José Froilán González, race car driver Esteban Guerrieri, race car driver Jorge Kissling, motorcycle racer Oscar Larrauri, race car driver Eric Lichtenstein, race car driver Bernardo Llaver, race car driver José María López, race car driver Enrique Mansilla, racing driver Onofre Marimón, race car driver Gastón Mazzacane, race car driver Carlos Menditeguy, racing driver Roberto Mieres, racing driver Ignacio Montenegro, racing driver Carlos Okulovich, racing driver Jorge Recalde, rally driver Carlos Reutemann, race car driver and politician Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, race car driver