Argentina competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Argentina's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1951.
On 5 October 2023, the Argentine Olympic Committee officially named the team of 508 athletes (268 men and 240 women) competing in 38 sports (e-sports total of 14 is not included).
Rugby sevens player Marcos Moneta and kayaker Sabrina Ameghino were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Volleyball player Facundo Conte and fencer Isabel Di Tella were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.
During the most part of the Games, Argentine delegation struggled a lot to win medals, being outside the medal table top-10 and performing very low compared to the previous Games. However, the final two days for Argentina were successful and made a great recovery: the country won 12 of the 17 gold medals they finally obtained, and climbed from 12th place to 7th in the medal table.
Medalists
The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateWater skiingWomen's wakeboardWater skiingMen's wakeboardTennisMen's singlesFencingWomen's épéeArgentina men's national field hockey teamField hockeyMen's tournamentCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 mGonzalo CarrerasGonzalo BenassiManuel MicazCanoeingMen's K-4 500 mEugenia BoscoSailingNacra 17Julio AlsogarayMalena SciarraSailingSnipeArgentina national rugby sevens teamRugby sevensMen's tournamentAthleticsWomen's 3000 metres steeplechaseArgentina men's national handball teamHandballMen's tournamentArgentina women's national field hockey teamField hockeyWomen's tournamentArgentina men's national basketball teamBasketballMen's tournamentLis GarcíaBasque pelotaWomen's rubber pelota doubles trinqueteAlfredo VillegasBasque pelotaMen's rubber pelota doubles trinqueteCyclingMen's BMX freestyleShootingWomen's 10 metre air rifleTaekwondoMen's –58 kgAthleticsWomen's marathonFederico GilShootingMen's skeetSwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeNatalia MéndezRacquetballWomen's doublesDiego GarcíaRacquetballMixed doublesWater skiingMen's overallGymnasticsRingsNatalia MéndezRacquetballWomen's doublesJudoWomen's −57 kgSwimmingMen's 10 km open waterCyclingMen's road raceTennisWomen's singlesArgentina women's national handball teamHandballWomen's tournamentCanoeingWomen's K-1 500 mManuel MicazCanoeingMen's K-2 500 mSailingWomen's kitesMagdalena GarroCanoeingWomen's K-2 500 metresBasque pelotaWomen's frontonFederico FernándezBasque pelotaMen's frontonArgentina men's national volleyball teamVolleyballMen's tournamentRoller sportsMen's free skatingAthleticsMen's pole vaultLeandro RomiglioRoberto PezzotaSquashMen's teamSwimmingWomen's 100 metre breaststrokeTaekwondoWomen's –49 kgTaekwondoMen's –68 kgTaekwondoMen's +80 kgWater skiingMen's jumpPedro DicksonRowingMen's lightweight double scullsEvelyn SilvestroRowingWomen's lightweight double scullsRacquetballWomen's singlesRamón QuirogaBoxingMen's –51 kgBoxingMen's –80 kgMaría Lourdes CarléTennisWomen's doublesFacundo Díaz AcostaTennisMixed doublesTennisWomen's singlesArgentina women's national basketball teamBasketballWomen's tournamentSurfingMen's stand up paddleboardFencingMen's foilHoracio CifuentesTable tennisMen's doublesWrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kgJesús Andrés LugonesAgustín GusmánFencingMen's team épéeWrestlingMen's freestyle 65 kgFranco FlorioTomás MondinoJuan Ignacio CiampittiBautista DiamanteAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relayMartina IsequillaLucía AzizSabrina AmeghinoCanoeingWomen's K-4 500 mKarateMen's kataCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 mBasque pelotaWomen's frontballSailingLaser radialJavier ConteMaría Trinidad SilvaSailingLightningKarateWomen's 50 kgGymnasticsMen's trampolineHoracio CifuentesSantiago LorenzoTable tennisMen's teamArgentina men's national water polo teamWater poloMen's tournamentRoller sportsWomen's free skatingBasque pelotaMen's doubles frontenis |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|
Medals by sportSportTotalCanoeing2327Basque pelota2226Sailing2125Water skiing2114Field hockey2002Athletics1214Tennis1135Cycling1102Handball1102Fencing1023Basketball1012Rugby sevens1001Racquetball0314Swimming0213Shooting0202Taekwondo0134Gymnastics0112Roller sports0112Judo0101Squash0101Volleyball0101Boxing0022Karate0022Rowing0022Table tennis0022Wrestling0022Surfing0011Water polo0011Total17253375
Medals by dayDayDate Total1October 2102352October 2202023October 2311354October 2414275October 2500006October 2601237October 2700008October 2801239October 29142710October 30001111October 31002212November 1101213November 2003314November 3132615November 49692416November 53115Total17253375
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 2 1 3Artistic swimming 0 2 2Athletics 18 8 26Badminton 2 2 4Basketball 16 16 32Basque pelota 6 4 10Boxing 4 6 10Breaking 1 1 2Canoeing 10 11 21Cycling 15 9 24Equestrian 9 3 12Fencing 10 7 17Field hockey 16 16 32Football 0 18 18Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 7 9 16Handball 14 14 28Judo 5 5 10Karate 3 3 6Modern pentathlon 3 3 6Racquetball 2 2 4Roller sports 5 5 10Rowing 11 8 19 Rugby sevens 12 0 12Sailing 9 10 19 Shooting 9 5 14Sport climbing 3 3 6Squash 3 0 3Surfing 5 4 9Swimming 15 15 30Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 4 3 7Tennis 3 4 7Triathlon 2 2 4Volleyball 14 14 28Water polo 12 12 24Water skiing 4 2 6Weightlifting 2 3 5Wrestling 7 2 9 Total 268 237505
Archery
Argentina qualified a male archer in individual compound by winning the 2022 South American Games. Argentina also qualified a male archer in individual recurve during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships. Argentina qualified a female archer during the 2023 Copa Merengue.
AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreDamián JajarabillaMen's individual recurve65122L 3-7Did not advanceFlorencia LeitholdWomen's individual recurve6554L 4-6Did not advanceIván NikolajukMen's individual compound69813 L 145-147Did not advanceDamián JajarabillaFlorencia LeitholdMixed team recurve13066 W 5-1L 2-6Did not advance
Artistic swimming
Argentina qualified a team of two artistic swimmers at the 2022 South American Games.
AthleteEventTechnical RoutineFree Routine (Final)PointsRankPointsRankTotal PointsRankTiziana BonucciLuisina CaussiWomen's duet159.0233892.985411252.008810
Athletics
Argentina qualified 26 athletes (18 men and 8 women) for the games.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankFranco Florio100 m10.526Did not advanceElián Larregina400 m46.902 Q50.907Diego Lacamoire1500 mcolspan=2 3:40.677José Zabalacolspan=2 3:41.498Bruno de Genaro400 m hurdles51.404 Q1:15.828Julián Molina3000 metres steeplechasecolspan=2 9:03.039Pedro GómezMarathoncolspan=2 Franco FlorioElián LarreginaTomás MondinoJuan Ignacio CiampittiBautista Diamante4 × 100 m relay39.532 Q39.48Franco FlorioElián LarreginaDiego LacamoirePedro EmmerBruno de GenaroLeandro París4 × 400 m relaycolspan=2 3:15.698Juan Manuel Cano20 km walkcolspan=2 rowspan=2 1:28:2812
Field events AthleteEventResultRankCarlos LayoyHigh jump2.1513Germán ChiaraviglioPole vault5.50Ignacio CarballoShot put19.627Nazareno Sasia19.696Joaquín GómezHammer throw72.367
Women Track & road events AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankMaría Florencia Lamboglia100 m11.805Did not advanceMaría Victoria Woodward12.156Did not advanceMariana Borelli1500 mcolspan=2 4:28.3710Belén Casetta3000 metres steeplechasecolspan=2 9:39.47Clara Baiocchicolspan=2 10:24.059Florencia BorelliMarathoncolspan=2 2:27:29María Florencia LambogliaMaría Victoria WoodwardMelanie RosalezBelén Fritzsche4 × 100 m relay44.722 Q
Field events AthleteEventResultRankAilén ArmadaDiscus throw55.737Daniela GómezHammer throw60.267
Badminton
Argentina qualified a team of four athletes (two men and two women).
Men AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSantiago OteroSinglesL (10–21, 12–21)Did not advanceNicolás OlivaW (21–11, 21–8)L (17–21, 15–21)Did not advanceSantiago OteroNicolás OlivaDoublesW (21–13, 21–10)L (13–21, 12–21)Did not advance
Women AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAilén OlivaSinglesW (21–9, 21–18)L (13–21, 8–21)Did not advanceIona Gualdialign=center L (11–21, 8–21)Did not advanceAilén OlivaIona GualdiDoublesL (6–21, 5–21)Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSantiago OteroIona GualdiDoublesL (8–21, 13–21)Did not advanceNicolás OlivaAilén OlivaW (21-7, 21-19)W WOL (13-21, 9-21)Did not advance
Basketball
5x5
Summary TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArgentina menMen's tournamentW 95-88W 85-77W 82-811 QW 108-73W 79-65Argentina womenWomen's tournamentL 74-86W 87-71W 77-752 QL 57-77Bronze medal matchW 75-66
Men's tournament
Argentina qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by winning the 2022 FIBA Americup.
Roster
Franco Baralle Pedro Barral Juan Bocca Martín Cuello Tayavek Gallizzi Lucas Giovannetti Bautista Lugarini Agustín Tapia Fabián Barrios Javier Saiz Kevin Hernández Santiago Scala
Group A
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Women's tournament
Argentina qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing seventh in the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.
Roster
Malvina D’Agostino Valeria Fernández Agustina García Victoria Gauna Candela Gentinetta Agustina Jourdehuil Natassja Kolff Agustina Marín Carla Miculka Delfina Saravia Camila Suárez Magalí Vilches
Group A
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
3x3
Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArgentina menMen's tournamentL 20-21L 17-223Did not advanceArgentina womenWomen's tournamentW 18-9L 11-132L 9-17Did not advance
Men's tournament
Argentina qualified a men's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Roster
Juan Fernández Chávez Ariel Ramos Felipe Bonfigli Gerónimo Ramallo
Preliminary round
Women's tournament
Argentina qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Roster
Natacha Pérez Ornella Santana Aylén Valdez Delfina Gentinetta
Preliminary round
Quarterfinals
Basque pelota
Argentina qualified a team of 10 athletes (six men and four women) through the 2022 Basque Pelota World Championship and the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.
Men AthleteEventPreliminary roundSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFederico FernándezFronton rubber ballL 11-15, 5-15W 15-5, 15-6W 15-6, 15-4W WO2 Q L 14-15, 13-15Facundo AndreasenAlfredo VillegasDoubles trinquete rubber ballW 15-7, 15-9W 15-6, 15-9W 15-4, 15-5W 15-7, 15-81 Q W 15-8, 15-2Lorenzo CardozoEmiliano GarcíaDoubles frontenisW 14-15, 15-10, 10-3L 13-15, 5-15W 15-8, 15-12L 2-15, 3-153 Q Bronze medal matchW 15-9, 15-8Nicolás ComasFrontballW 12-7, 12-7W12-5, 12-4L 2-12, 5-12 2 QL 9-12, 7-12Bronze medal matchL 8-12, 2-124
Women