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Argentina at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Argentina at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Argentina
IPC codeARG
NPCArgentine Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors68 (38 men and 30 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearers Hernan Barreto
Coty Garrone
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
8
Total
13
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Argentina competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

The country claimed a total of 13 medals, making a great improvement in comparison with recent Paralympic Games. It was the best Argentinian Paralympic performance since 1980.

Medalists

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Further information: 2024 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Paralympics medal winners

The following Argentine competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 11 19
Blind football 10 — 10
Boccia 2 2 4
Cycling 2 2 4
Judo 1 4 5
Paracanoeing 1 1 2
Powerlifting 0 1 1
Rowing 0 1 1
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 7 5 12
Table tennis 2 1 3
Taekwondo 2 0 2
Wheelchair fencing 1 0 1
Wheelchair tennis 2 1 3
Total 38 30 68

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Argentina sent six track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Fernando Vázquez Men's 100 m T12 DQ[a] – Did not advance
Hernan Barreto Men's 100 m T35 — 12.41 9
Men's 200 m T35 — 25.53 7
Maximiliano Villa Men's 100 m T35 — 12.21 7
Men's 200 m T35 — 25.10 6
Alexis Sebastian Chavez Men's 100 m T36 11.86 1 Q 11.88 (.871) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 400 m T36 — 53.60 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Rosario Trinidad Coppola Molina Women's 100 m T11 14.05 4 Did not advance
Candela Cerrudo Women's 100 m T13 13.51 6 Did not advance
Araceli Rotela Women's 200 m T36 30.08 4 Q 29.89 4
Women's 100 m T36 14.63 4 q 14.45 4
Yanina Andrea Martinez Women's 100 m T36 16.30 7 Did not advance
Milagros Del Valle Gonzalez Women's 100 m T38 14.19 9 Did not advance
Women's 400 m T38 1:07.92 6 Did not advance
Teresita Daiana Briozzi Women's 200 m T47 26.47 5 Did not advance
Women's 400 m T47 1:01.85 5 Did not advance
Aldana Isabel Ibanez Women's 100 m T47 13.32 8 Did not advance
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Fernando Vázquez Men's long jump T12 6.88 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sergio Markieviche Men's long jump T36 5.11 9
Brian Lionel Impellizzeri Men's long jump T37 6.42 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hernán Emanuel Urra Men's shot put F35 16.11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pablo Damian Gimenez Reinoso Men's shot put F57 12.99 6
Men's javelin throw F57 35.84 10
Women
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Rosario Trinidad Coppola Molina Women's long jump T11 4.05 8
Sofia Valentina Casse Women's long jump T11 3.82 10
Aldana Isabel Ibanez Women's long jump T47 4.95 10
Marilu Romina Fernandez Women's club throw F32 21.59 6
Karen Melanie Tassi Sanchez Women's shot put F37 10.40 7
Women's discus throw F38 24.92 12
Antonella Ruiz Diaz Women's shot put F41 9.58 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's discus throw F41 28.38 7

Blind football

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Main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

The Argentine men's blind football team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of top three nation's, not yet qualified, at the 2023 IBSA World Games in Birmingham, Great Britain.[1]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Argentina men's Men's tournament  Morocco
D 0–0 		 Colombia
D 0–0 		 Japan
W 1–0 		2 Q  Brazil
W 0–0 (4–3 p) 		 France
L 1–1 (2–3 p) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Team roster

Coach: Antonio Figueroa

The following is the Argentina squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2]

No. Pos. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 GK Darío Lencina Sighted (1980-08-22)22 August 1980 (aged 44)
2 DF Angel Deldo Garcia B1 (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 36)
3 MF Nahuel Heredia B1 (1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 29)
4 DF Froilan Padilla B1 (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 45)
5 MF Jesus Merlos B1 (2003-04-17)17 April 2003 (aged 21)
6 MF Matias Olivera B1 (1997-03-26)26 March 1997 (aged 27)
7 FW Maximiliano Espinillo B1 (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 30)
8 MF Osvaldo Fernández B1 (1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 25)
9 FW Mario Rios B1 (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 11)
12 GK Germán Muleck Sighted (1990-05-03)3 May 1990 (aged 34)
Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Semi-finals
2  Argentina 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Morocco 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Fifth place match
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0 Seventh place match
Source: Paris 2024
Morocco 0–0 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
Argentina 0–0 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 8,790
Referee: Jose Alfredo Martinez Ibarra (Mexico)
Argentina 1–0 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 8,890
Referee: Tom Jozef de Bruyne (Belgium)
Semi-finals
Brazil 0–0 Argentina
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 11,630
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
Gold medal match
France 1–1 Argentina
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 11,679
Referee: Tom Jozef de Bruyne (Belgium)

Boccia

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Main article: Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Argentina confirmed two quotas (one in men and one in women), by virtue of their result as the highest rank nation's in the BC3 pairs event, at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and one individual quotas through the world ranking in men's individual BC2 events.

Athlete Event Pool matches Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Luis Cristaldo Men's individual BC2  Fabre (FRA)
W 6–1 		 Silva (BRA)
W 5–2 		 Araujo (POR)
L 2–6 		2 Q  Levi (ISR)
W 4*–4 		 Mezík (SVK)
L 4–5 		Did not advance 6
Rodrigo Romero Men's individual BC3  Peska (CZE)
W 8–0 		 Iskrycki (POL)
L 1–7 		 Tse (HKG)
L 3–6 		2 Q —  Michel (AUS)
L 0–5 		Did not advance 8
Ailén Flores Women's individual BC1  Oliveira (BRA)
L 2–5 		 Fujii (JPN)
L 2–4 		— 3 — Did not advance 11
Stefanía Ferrando Women's individual BC3  Ntenta (GRE)
W 8–2 		 Callupe (PER)
W 3–2 		 Ichinoe (JPN)
W 6–3 		1 Q —  Leeson (AUS)
L 3–4 		Did not advance 5
Stefanía Ferrando
Rodrigo Romero 		Mixed pairs BC3  Czech Republic
W 7–3 		 Hong Kong
L 2–3 		— 2 Q —  Greece
W 5–4 		 South Korea
L 2–4 		 Thailand
W 4–2 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Argentina entered four para-cyclists (two in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 and 2023 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[3]

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Maximiliano Gomez Men's road race B DNF
Men's time trial B 40:12.22 10
Rodrigo Fernando Lopez Men's road race C1-2-3 DNF
Men's time trial C1 25:07.69 10
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Maria Jose Quiroga Chicahuala Women's road race B DNS
Mariela Analia Delgado Women's road race C4-5 2:09:13 13

Track

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Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Maximiliano Gomez Men's time trial B 1:05.022 9 Did not advance
Men's pursuit B 53.714 9 Did not advance
Rodrigo Fernando Lopez Men's time trial C1-3 1:13.813 12 Did not advance
Men's pursuit C1 42.823 6 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Maria Jose Quiroga Chicahuala Women's time trial B 1:15.574 9 Did not advance
Women's pursuit B 3:58.786 10 Did not advance
Mariela Analia Delgado Women's time trial C4-5 39.107 8 Did not advance
Women's pursuit C5 4:02.298 7 Did not advance

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Argentina sent one male and three female judoka to compete at the games.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Eduardo Gauto Men's 73 kg J1  Lamani (RSA)
W 10–00 		 Pereira (BRA)
L 00–10 		—  Camanni (ITA)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Rocío Ledesma Dure Women's 48 kg J1 —  Hangai (JPN)
L 00–01 		—  Mueller (GER)
W 11–00 		 Silva (BRA)
L 00–10 		5
Paula Gómez Women's 57 kg J1  Buranyi (HUN)
W 10–00 		 Mutia (USA)
L 00–10 		—  Tlekkabyl (KAZ)
W 10–00 		 Gagne (CAN)
W 11–01 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Laura Candela González Women's 57 kg J2 —  Hirose (JPN)
L 00–10 		—  Teixeira (BRA)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Nadia Boggiano Alegre Women's 70 kg J1  Tsuchiya (JPN)
W 10–00 		 Liu (CHN)
L 00–10 		—  Lkhaijav (MGL)
L 01–10 		Did not advance

Paracanoeing

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Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Argentina earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Emilio Ariel Atamanuk Men's VL3 51.21 5 SF 51.81 4 FB 50.91 9
Men's KL2 46.40 6 SF 45.20 4 FB 44.07 9
Andrea Viviana Bracamonte Women's KL1 1:48.12 6 SF DSQ Did not advance

Powerlifting

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Attempts (kg) Result (kg) Rank
1 2 3 PL
Lourdes Maciel Women's 45 kg 81 83 86 — 83 9

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Brenda Sardon PR1 women's single sculls 11:48.23 6 R 11:46.07 5 FB 12:11.84 10

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

For the first time since the nations last participation at the 2012 games in London, Argentina entered one para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2024.[4]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
María Laura Rodríguez Belvedere R4 Mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 622.5 25 Did not advance
R5 Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 631.6 24 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Argentina secured one quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Inaki Basiloff Men's 400 m freestyle S7 5:17.33 7 Q 4:40.27 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 100 m backstroke S7 1:15.86 8 Q 1:15.87 8
Men's 50 m butterfly S7 30.88 7 Q 30.80 7
Men's 200 m individual medley SM7 2:37.99 3 Q 2:29.81 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Matias de Andrade Men's 100 m backstroke S6 1:16.16 1 Q 1:16.30 4
Pipo Carlomagno Men's 100 m backstroke S8 1:11.03 10 Did not advance
Santiago Gabriel Senestro Men's 100 m backstroke S10 1:06.65 11 Did not advance
Men's 100 m breaststroke SB9 1:12.82 12 Did not advance
Men's 200 m individual medley SM10 2:22.79 14 Did not advance
Lautaro Daniel Maidana Cancinos Men's 100 m backstroke S14 1:04.13 16 Did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly S14 59.47 10 Did not advance
Nicolas Rivero Men's 100 m breaststroke SB4 1:44.72 4 Q 1:44.77 4
German Leonel Arevalo Men's 100 m breaststroke SB5 1:38.30 7 Q 1:39.66 7
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Nadia Baez Women's 50 m freestyle S11 33.91 13 Did not advance
Women's 100 m breaststroke SB11 1:26.98 5 Q 1:28.97 5
Analuz Pellitero Women's 50 m freestyle S11 35.03 15 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle S11 1:13.50 10 Did not advance
Women's 100 m backstroke S11 1:19.62 5 Q 1:18.09 5
Elisabeth Noriega Women's 100 m freestyle S5 1:31.93 9 Did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle S5 3:21.72 14 Did not advance
Women's 50 m backstroke S5 49.77 12 Did not advance
Daniela Gimenez Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 1:21.72 8 Q 1:22.41 8
Maria Jazmin Aragon Diani Women's 100 m butterfly S8 1:29.82 12 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Argentina secure two single spot for the Paralympic games. Elías Romero qualified for the games following the triumph of his gold medal results in the men's class 5 through the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile;[5] meanwhile Gabriel Copola qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Gabriel Copola Men's individual C3  Glinbancheun (THA)
L 0–3 		Did not advance =9
Elías Romero Men's individual C5  Savant-Aira (FRA)
L 0–3 		Did not advance =9
María Constanza Garrone Women's individual C1-2  Tapola (FIN)
W 3–0 		 Rossi (ITA)
L 0–3 		Did not advance =5
Elías Romero
Gabriel Copola 		Men's doubles MD8  Ozturk /
Turan (TUR)
L 1–3 		Did not advance =9
Elías Romero
María Constanza Garrone 		Mixed doubles XD7  Kim J-g /
Yoon J-y (KOR)
L 0–3 		Did not advance =9

Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Argentina entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Miguel Issac Galeano and Juan Samorano qualified for the games in men's under 58 kg and 70 kg events, after winning the gold medal in his class, through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Miguel Issac Galeano Men's −58 kg  Kaenkham (THA)
L 10–12 		Did not advance =9
Juan Samorano Men's −70 kg  Sotthiset (THA)
W 14–10 		 Kudo (JPN)
L 2–4 		 Nikoladze (GEO)
W 15–3 		—  Alikulov (UZB)
W 6–5 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wheelchair fencing

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Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Repechage 1 Quarterfinals Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Semifinals Repechage 4 Final / BM
Opposition Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Hugo Alderete Men's épée B  Castro (RPT)
L DNS 		Did not advance
Men's foil B —  Massa (ITA)
L 2-15 		 Chavez (BRA)
L10-15 		Did not advance
Men's sabre B —  Tarjanyi (HUN)
L 8–15 		 Hanssen (USA)
L 5–15 		Did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

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Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Argentina entered one player into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Gustavo Fernández Men's singles Bye  Cattanéo (FRA)
W 6–1, 6–4 		 Cataldo (CHI)
W 6–0, 6–1 		 Reid (GBR)
W 6–0, 7–6 (7-5) 		 Oda (JPN)
L 2–6, 5–7 		 de la Puente (ESP)
W 6–1, 6–2 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ezequiel Casco Men's singles  Parker (AUS)
W (7–5, 6–4) 		 de la Puente (ESP)
L (2–6, 0–6) 		Did not advance =17
Maria Florencia Moreno Women's singles —  Takamuro (JPN)
L (1–6, 0–6) 		Did not advance =17
Gustavo Fernández
Ezequiel Casco 		Men's doubles —  Ratzlaff /
Stroud (USA)
W (6–3, 6–4) 		 Spaargaren /
ter Hofte (NED)
L (5–7, 3–6) 		Did not advance =9

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Vázquez's time was 17.8 seconds, however he was disqualified for false starting (0.097s).

References

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  1. ^ "Blind football and goalball teams book tickets to Paris 2024 at IBSA World Games". International Paralympic Committee. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Football 5-a-side – Team Argentina". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Six in a Row as Tahl Leibovitz Extends Incredible Run of Success". International Table Tennis Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Clasificatorios Olímpico, Paralímpico y Dominican Open se realizaron con éxito" [Olympic, Paralympic and Dominican Open qualifiers were successfully held] (in Spanish). Pan American Taekwondo Union. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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