Argentina at the 1968 Summer Olympics
# Argentina at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Argentina competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 61 events in 12 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Mario Guilloti | Boxing | Men's welterweight | 24 October |
| Bronze | Alberto Demiddi | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 19 October |

## Athletics

### Men

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Andrés Calonge | 100 m | 10.44 | 2 Q | 10.39 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrés Calonge | 200 m | 20.81 | 2 Q | 21.03 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Juan Carlos Dyrzka | 400 m | 47.02 | 4 Q | 46.85 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Juan Carlos Dyrzka | 400 m hurdles | — | — | 49.8 | 1 Q | 48.8 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guillermo Cuello | 800 m | did not finish | did not finish | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guillermo Cuello | 1500 m | did not start | did not start | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Domingo Amaizón | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:43.06 | 12 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Enrico Barney | Pole vault | 4.80 | 17 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alicia Kaufmanas | 100 m | 11.8 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alicia Kaufmanas | 200 m | 24.4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Roberto Urretavizcaya | Light flyweight | — | Espinal (DOM) W w/o | Donovan (AUS) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tito Pereyra | Flyweight | — | Carney (AUS) W 4 – 1 | Nakamura (JPN) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Domingo Casco | Bantamweight | Ladjili (TUN) W 3 – 2 | Cervantes (MEX) L DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miguel García | Featherweight | — | Oduardo (CUB) W 3 – 2 | Simion (ROU) W 5 – 0 | Waruinge (KEN) L 1 – 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pedro Agüero | Lightweight | Arpon (PHI) W 3 – 2 | Gadir (SUD) W 5 – 0 | Petriglia (ITA) L 2 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mario Guilloti | Welterweight | Bye | Kajjo (UGA) W 4 – 1 | Paduano (CAN) W 5 – 0 | Muñíz (USA) W 4 – 1 | Bessala (CMR) L 0 – 5 | |
| Víctor Galíndez | Light middleweight | — | Bentini (ITA) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Argentina in 1968.

### Road race, time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Juan Alves | Individual road race | did not finish | did not finish |
| Roberto Breppe | Individual road race | 4:48:07 | 40 |
| Héctor Cassina | Individual road race | did not finish | did not finish |
| Gerardo Cavallieri | Individual road race | did not finish | did not finish |
| José Pittaro | Individual time trial | 1:05.57 | 9 |
| Carlos Álvarez Roberto Breppe Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos | Team time trial | 2:15:34.24 | 7 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Repechage | Round 1 Repechage | Round 2 Repechage | Round 2 Repechage | 1/8 Finals Repechage | 1/8 Finals Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| José Pittaro | Men's sprint | 11.41 | 2 1 Q | | 2 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Roqueiro | Men's sprint | 11.15 | 2 1 Q | | 3 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Juan Alberto Merlos | Individual pursuit | 4:47.81 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Álvarez Roberto Breppe Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos | Team pursuit | 4:26.22 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Equestrian

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Show jumping | Show jumping | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| José Eugenio Acosta | Oligarca | Individual | -110.01 | 41 | -155.20 | 34 | -12.75 | =18 | -277.96 | 29 |
| Jorge Bedoya | Naranjo | Individual | -91.50 | 26 | DSQ | DSQ | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Carlos Moratorio | Hijo Manso | Individual | -68.01 | =6 | -294.00 | 39 | -1.25 | 6 | -363.26 | 34 |
| Roberto Pistarini | Warti | Individual | -90.00 | 25 | -150.00 | 33 | DSQ | DSQ | did not finish | did not finish |
| José Eugenio Acosta Jorge Bedoya Carlos Moratorio Roberto Pistarini | Oligarca Naranjo Hijo Manso Warti | Team | -249.51 | 8 | -599.20 | 11 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jorge Amaya | Gemelo | Individual | DSQ | DSQ | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Carlos Delía | Scandale | Individual | 8.00 | =9 | 12.00 | =11 | 20.00 | =13 |
| Argentino Molinuevo Jr. | Don Gustavo | Individual | 8.00 | =9 | 8.00 | =4 | 16.00 | =7 |
| Jorge Amaya Argentino Molinuevo Jr. Roberto Tagle | Gemelo Don Gustavo Ojo Chico | Team | 113.50 | 10 | 161.50 | 14 | 275.00 | 13 |

## Fencing

Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Argentina in 1968.

| Athlete | Event | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Final round | Final round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Record | Rank |
| Alberto Balestrini | Men's épée | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guillermo Obeid | Men's épée | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omar Vergara | Men's épée | 3W – 2L | 2 Q | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Balestrini Guillermo Obeid Guillermo Saucedo Omar Vergara | Men's team épée | 0W – 2L | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | — | — |
| Orlando Nannini | Men's foil | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Evaristo Prendes | Men's foil | 0W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guillermo Saucedo | Men's foil | 3W – 1L | 1 Q | 4W – 1L | 2 Q | La Ragione (ITA) L | did not advance | did not advance | — | Szabó (HUN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Orlando Nannini Evaristo Prendes Guillermo Saucedo Omar Vergara | Men's team foil | 0W – 2L | 3 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | — | — |
| Juan Carlos Frecia | Men's sabre | 0W – 6L | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Lanteri | Men's sabre | 2W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Román Quinos | Men's sabre | 2W – 4L | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Juan Carlos Frecia Alberto Lanteri Guillermo Saucedo Román Quinos | Men's team sabre | 0W – 2L | 3 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | — | — |
| Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | Women's foil | 1W – 5L | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | — | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sailing

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Final rank | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Alberto Obarrio | Finn | DNF | 42 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 125 | 17 |
| Roberto Sieburger Jorge Vago | Star | 15 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 25 | DNF | 42 | 135 | 20 |
| Héctor Schenone Boris Belada Pedro Sisti | Dragon | 15 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 92 | 9 |

## Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Argentina in 1968.

### 25 m pistol

* Oscar Cervo
* Nelson Torno

### Trap

* Rodolfo Guarnieri
* Juan Ángel Martini, Jr.
