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| Argentina at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ARG |
| NOC | Argentine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 51 (50 men and 1 woman) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Juan Carlos Zabala |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Argentina at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany was the nation's seventh appearance out of ten editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1936 Summer Olympics its fourth national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino) of 51 athletes (50 men and the first woman), who competed in 31 events in 8 sports. The flag bearer was Juan Carlos Zabala, the gold medalist in the immediately previous Summer Olympic Games marathon.
Medalists
Main article: 1936 Summer Olympics medal table| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Gold |
Oscar Casanovas | Boxing | Men's Featherweight |
| Gold |
Andrés Gazzotti Manuel Andrada Roberto Cavanagh Luis Duggan |
Polo | Men's Team Competition |
 Silver |
Guillermo Lovell | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver |
Jeannette Campbell | Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle |
 Bronze |
Raúl Villarreal | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze |
Francisco Risiglione | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze |
Julio Curatella Horacio Podestá |
Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tomás Beswick | 100 m | 10.9 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 22.1 | 2 Q | NT | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Juan Carlos Anderson | 400 m | 49.4 | 2 Q | 48.7 | 2 Q | 48.5 | 5 | did not advance | |
| 800 m | 1:55.1 | 1 Q | — | 1:54.8 | 3 Q | NT | 7 | ||
| Juan Carlos Zabala | 10000 m | — | 31:22.0 | 6 | |||||
| Marathon | — | DNF | |||||||
| Antonio Fondevilla | 100 m | 11.0 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | NT | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Carlos Hofmeister | 200 m | 22.3 | 3 Q | NT | 6 | did not advance | |||
| Juan Lavenás | 110 m hurdles | 15.1 | 2 Q | — | 15.6 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 54.5 | 2 Q | — | 54.5 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Luis Oliva | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Antonio Sande | 100 m | 11.2 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Antonio Sande Tomás Beswick Antonio Fondevilla Carlos Hofmeister |
4 × 100 m relay | 41.9 | 6 Q | — | 42.2 | 4 | |||
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer OlympicsEleven fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1936.
Polo
Men's tournament
Main article: Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics- Roster
 Argentina |
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- First round
| 5 August |
| Argentina |
15–5 |  Mexico |
| Imperial Sports Field, Berlin |
- Gold medal match
| 7 August |
| Argentina |
11–0 |  Great Britain |
| Imperial Sports Field, Berlin |
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Antonio Giorgio | Single sculls | 7:33.00 | 3 R | 7:38.70 | 1 Q | 8:18.40 | 3 Q | 8:57.50 | 6 |
| Horacio Podestá Julio Curatella |
Coxless pair | 7:20.00 | 2 q | BYE | 9:11.40 | 1 Q | 8:23.00 | 
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Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Julio Sieburger Claudio Bincaz Germán Frers Edelf Hosmann Jorge Linck |
6 Metre | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 4 |
| Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Mario Ortiz Sauze Luis Domingo Aguirre Hipolito Ezequiel Gil Elizalde Rafael Ernesto Iglesias Guillermo Peralta Ramos |
8 Metre | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 7 |
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer OlympicsFive shooters represented Argentina in 1936.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Shoot off | Final | |
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| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Rank | ||
| Lorenzo Amaya | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 18 | 1 | did not advance | 19 | 28 | ||
| Carlos Balestrini | 18 | 5 | did not advance | 23 | 19 | |||
| Guillermo Canciani | 50 metre rifle prone | — | 288 | 44 | ||||
| Miguel Lonegro | 50 m pistol | — | 513 | 27 | ||||
| Juan Rostagno | — | 519 | 18 | |||||
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jeannette Campbell | 100 metre freestyle | 1:06.8 | 1 Q | 1:06.6 | 1 Q | 1:06.4 | 
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References
- "Argentina at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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