Argentina at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alberto Zorrilla	100 m freestyle	1:08.2	2 Q	1:07.6	6	Did not advance
Alberto Zorrilla	400 m freestyle	5:49.4	4	Did not advance
Juan Behrensen Tomás Jones Jorge Moreau Alberto Zorrilla	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	11:25.0	4	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ten athletes represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Brunetto took a silver medal in the triple jump, and briefly held the Olympic record in the event.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Federico Brewster	400 m	51.8	2 Q	Unknown	6	Did not advance
Luis Brunetto	Triple jump	N/A				15.425 OR	1 Q	15.425	02 !
Emilio Casanovas	400 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Francisco Dova	400 m	51.0	3	Did not advance
Miguel Enrico	100 m	Unknown	6	Did not advance
Félix Escobar	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	200 m	23.0	2 Q	Unknown	6	Did not advance
	400 m	51.4	3	Did not advance
Camilo Rivas	100 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Enrique Thompson	400 m hurdles	N/A		57.0	3	Did not advance
Enrique Thompson	Decathlon	N/A						6310.525	13
Otto Diesch Félix Escobar Guillermo Newberry Camilo Rivas	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		44.0	3	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ten boxers represented Argentina at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Argentina won its first medals in the sport, taking four medals total but no championships.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vicente Catada	Flyweight	Bye	Fee (USA) L	Did not advance			9
Alfredo Copello	Lightweight	White (GBR) W	Marfut (ITA) W	Rothwell (USA) W	Tholey (FRA) W	Nielsen (DEN) L	02 !
Manuel Gallardo	Middleweight	Bye	Brousse (FRA) L	Did not advance			9
Héctor Méndez	Welterweight	Palm (EST) W	Petersen (DEN) W	Mello (USA) W	Dwyer (IRL) W	Delarge (BEL) L	02 !
Benjamín Pertuzzo	Bantamweight	Ricciardi (ITA) W	Hilliard (IRL) W	Tripoli (USA) L	Did not advance		5
Alfredo Porzio	Heavyweight	N/A	Peguilhan (FRA) W	Greathouse (USA) W	von Porat (NOR) L	de Best (NED) W	03 !
Pedro Quartucci	Featherweight	Stuckmann (FRA) W	Beavis (GBR) W	Depont (FRA) W	Fields (USA) L	Devergnies (BEL) W	03 !
Mario Reilly	Lightweight	Valdero (ESP) L	Did not advance				17
Arturo Rodríguez	Light heavyweight	Petersen (DEN) L	Did not advance				17
Alfredo Santoro	Welterweight	Bye	Stauffer (SUI) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Belgium	1	1	.500
Denmark	1	2	.333
Estonia	1	0	1.000
France	4	1	.800
Great Britain	2	0	1.000
Italy	2	0	1.000
Ireland	2	0	1.000
Netherlands	1	0	1.000
Norway	0	1	.000
Spain	0	1	.000
Switzerland	0	1	.000
United States	3	3	.500

Total	17	10	.630

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	4	2	.667
Round of 16	5	3	.625
Quarterfinals	4	1	.800
Semifinals	2	2	.500
Final	0	2	.000
Bronze match	2	0	1.000

Total	17	10	.630

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank
Luis de Meyer	Time trial	7:14:10.4	31
Julio Polet	Time trial	Did not finish
Cosme Saavedra	Time trial	7:09:16.2	30
José Zampicchiatti	Time trial	7:24:17.0	43
Luis de Meyer Julio Polet Cosme Saavedra José Zampicchiatti	Team time trial	21:47:43.6	9

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Luis de Meyer	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Eugenio Gret	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Eugenio Gret	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Julio Polet	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Julio Polet	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	2	Did not advance
Cosme Saavedra	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Thirteen fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1900. Larraz matched the country's best individual fencing result to date, set in 1900, at fifth place.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Francisco Bollini	Épée	2–7	8	N/A		Did not advance
Horacio Casco	Foil	2–1	2 Q	2–3	4	Did not advance
Horacio Casco	Sabre	N/A				4–2	1 Q	5–3	3 Q	1–6	8
Carlos Guerrico	Foil	0–3	4	Did not advance
Roberto Larraz	Foil	1–2	3 Q	5–0	1 Q	4–1	2 Q	3–2	4 Q	2–4	5
Luis Lucchetti	Épée	4–4	5 Q	N/A		7–3	1 Q	5–6	7	Did not advance
Carmelo Merlo	Sabre	N/A				4–3	4 Q	3–5	6	Did not advance
Pedro Nazar	Épée	6–2	1 Q	N/A		2–7	8	Did not advance
Wenceslao Paunero	Épée	4–4	2 Q	N/A		0–9	10	Did not advance
Arturo Ponce	Sabre	N/A				1–4	5	Did not advance
Raúl Sola	Sabre	N/A				3–3	4 Q	4–4	5	Did not advance
Horacio Casco Roberto Larraz Luis Lucchetti Ángel Santamarina	Team foil	1–0	1 Q	N/A		1–1	2 Q	0–2	3	Did not advance
Luis Lucchetti Pedro Nazar Wenceslao Paunero Cipriano Pons	Team épée	0–2	3	N/A		Did not advance
Horacio Casco Carmelo Merlo Arturo Ponce Raúl Sola Santiago Torres	Team sabre	1–0	1 Q	N/A		2–0	1 Q	0–2	3	Did not advance

Polo

Main article: Polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Argentina sent a polo team to the Olympics for the first time in 1924. In the round-robin tournament, defeated Spain handily in its first game. The second game for Argentina was against the United States, who had already won their other three games and could clinch the gold by beating Argentina. The South Americans were able to come from behind late in the match, however, and defeat the United States. They then beat Great Britain and France to secure the championship.

Ranks given are within the pool.

Players	Event	Round robin
Players	Event	Wins	Losses	Points for	Points against	Rank
Arturo Kenny Juan Miles Guillermo Naylor Juan Nelson Enrique Padilla	Men's polo	4	0	46	14	01 !

Argentina v Spain

July 4

Argentina	16–2	Spain

Argentina v United States

July 6

Argentina	6–5	United States

Argentina v Great Britain

July 9

Argentina	9–5	Great Britain

Argentina v France

July 12

Argentina	15–2	France

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Nine rowers represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
Rower	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Julio Alles Alberto Anderson Francisco Borgonovo Federico Lecto Miguel Madero David Nolting Carlos Serantes Armando Trebucco Tomás Cerruti	Eights	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Five sailors represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
Sailor	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Bernardo Milhas	Olympic monotype	5	3	N/A		Did not advance
Rolando Aguirre César Gérico Juan Milberg Bernardo Milhas Mario Uriburu	8 metre class	4	3	4	11	Did not advance			5

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Eight sport shooters represented Argentina in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Lorenzo Amaya	25 m rapid fire pistol	18	4
Carlos Balestrini	25 m rapid fire pistol	15	30
Víctor Bigand	25 m rapid fire pistol	16	21
Antonio Daneri	50 m rifle, prone	382	34
Jorge del Mazo	50 m rifle, prone	382	34
Juan Martino	50 m rifle, prone	389	12
Matías Osinalde	25 m rapid fire pistol	18	5
Abelardo Rico	50 m rifle, prone	389	12

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Héctor Cattaruzza	Singles	Papadopoulos (GRE) W 7–5, 7–5, 6–1	van Lennep (NED) L 3–6, 1–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Carlos Dumas	Singles	Bye	Aeschlimann (SUI) L 5–7, 4–6, 0–6	Did not advance
Arturo Hortal	Singles	Castro (POR) W 6–1, 6–4, 6–2	Hunter (USA) L 3–6, 3–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Guillermo Robson	Singles	Bye	Bye	Alonso (ESP) L 9–7, 4–6, 0–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Héctor Cattaruzza Jorge Williams	Doubles	N/A	Bye	Wennergren / Müller (SWE) L 2–6, 0–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Carlos Dumas Guillermo Robson	Doubles	N/A	Bye	Grahn / Schybergson (FIN) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–0	Lacoste / Borotra (FRA) L 4–6, 1–6, 3–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Carlos Bergara	Men's −82.5 kg	80	85	92.5	97.5	127.5	482.5	5
Alfredo Pianta	Men's −75 kg	62.5	80	75	80	105	402.5	12
Ángel Rovere	Men's −75 kg	62.5	72.5	72.5	85	112.5	405	11

References

↑ "Argentina at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
"Argentina Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Sports-Reference.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2009.

Nations at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France

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