Argentina at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
| Argentina at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Argentina | |
| IPC code | ARG |
| NPC | Argentine Paralympic Committee |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) | |
| Competitors | 68 (38 men and 30 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearers | Hernan Barreto Coty Garrone |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Argentina are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Competitors
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
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 Vasquez Guide: Bruno Franco Zanacchi | Men's 100 m T12 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| Hernan Barreto | Men's 100 m T35 | ||||
| Men's 200 m T35 | |||||
| Maximiliano Villa | Men's 100 m T35 | ||||
| Men's 200 m T35 | |||||
| Alexis Sebastian Chavez | Men's 100 m T36 | ||||
| Men's 400 m T36 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rosario Trinidad Coppola Molina | Women's 100 m T11 | ||||
| Candela Cerrudo | Women's 100 m T13 | ||||
| Araceli Rotela | Women's 200 m T36 | ||||
| Women's 100 m T36 | |||||
| Yanina Andrea Martinez | Women's 100 m T36 | ||||
| Milagros Del Valle Gonzalez | Women's 100 m T38 | ||||
| Women's 400 m T38 | |||||
| Teresita Daiana Briozzi | Women's 400 m T47 | 1:01.85 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Aldana Isabel Ibanez | Women's 100 m T47 | ||||
- Field events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Fernando Vasquez | Men's long jump T12 | ||
| Sergio Markieviche | Men's long jump T36 | ||
| Brian Lionel Impellizzeri | Men's long jump T37 | ||
| Hernán Emanuel Urra | Men's shot put F35 | ||
| Pablo Damian Gimenez Reinoso | Men's shot put F57 | ||
| Men's javelin throw F57 | |||
- 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 | ||
| Marilu Romina Fernandez | Women's club throw F32 | ||
| Karen Melanie Tassi Sanchez | Women's shot put F37 | ||
| Women's discus throw F38 | |||
| Antonella Ruis Diaz | Women's shot put F41 | 9.58 |  |
| Women's discus throw F41 | |||
Blind football
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 | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Argentina men's | Men's tournament |  Morocco |  Colombia |  Japan | ||||
- Team roster
Coach: Gustavo Aguirre & Ricardo Monte Demonte
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 Fernandez | B1 | (1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 25) |
| 9 | FW | Mario Rios | B1 | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 11) |
| 12 | GK | German Muleck | Sighted | (1990-05-03)3 May 1990 (aged 34) |
- Group stage
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
Source: Paris 2024
| Morocco | v | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Argentina | v | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Argentina | v | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Boccia
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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Luis Cristaldo | Men's individual BC2 |  Fabre (FRA)W 6–1 |  Saraiva (BRA)W 5-2 |  Araujo (POR) | |||||
| Rodrigo Romero | Men's individual BC3 |  Peska (CZE)W 8-0 |  Iskrycki (POL) |  Tse (HKG) | |||||
| Ailén Flores | Women's individual BC1 | Oliveira (BRA) L 2-5 | Fujii (JPN) | — | |||||
| Stefanía Ferrando | Women's individual BC3 |  Ntenta (GRE)W 8-2 |  Callupe (PER) | Ichinoe (JPN) | |||||
| Stefania Ferrando Rodrigo Romero | Mixed pairs BC3 | — | |||||||
Cycling
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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano Gomez Guide:Sebastian Tolosa | Men's road race B | ||
| Men's time trial B | |||
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Men's road race C1-2-3 | ||
| Men's time trial C1 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Jose Quiroga Chicahuala Guide:Micaela Barroso | Women's road race B | ||
| Women's time trial B | |||
| Mariela Analia Delgado | Women's road race C4-5 | ||
| Women's time trial C5 |
Track
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Maximiliano Gomez Guide:Sebastian Tolosa | Men's kilo B | ||||
| Men's pursuit B | 53.714 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Men's kilo C1–2–3 | ||||
| Men's pursuit C1 | 42.823 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Maria Jose Quiroga Chicahuala Guide:Micaela Barroso | Women's kilo B | 1:15.574 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Women's pursuit B | |||||
| Mariela Analia Delgado | Women's 500m C4–5 | 39.107 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Women's pursuit C5 | |||||
Judo
Argentina sent one male and three female judoka to compete at the games.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Eduardo Gauto | Men's 73 Kg J1 | ||||||||
| Rocio Ledesma Dure | Women's 48 Kg J1 | ||||||||
| Paula Gomez | Women's 57 Kg J1 | ||||||||
| Laura Candela Gonzalez | Women's 57 kg J2 | ||||||||
| Nadia Boggiano Alegre | Women's 70 kg J1 | ||||||||
Paracanoeing
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 | ||||||
| Men's KL2 | |||||||
| Andrea Viviana Bracamonte | Women's KL1 | ||||||
Powerlifting
| Athlete | Event | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Lourdes Maciel | Women's 45 kg | ||||||
Rowing
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Brenda Sardon | PR1 women's single sculls | 11:48.23 | 6 R | ||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
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]
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| María Laura Rodríguez Belvedere | R4 Mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 | ||||
| R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | |||||
Swimming
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 | ||
| German Leonel Arevalo | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB5 | ||||
| Inaki Basiloff | Men's 400 m freestyle S7 | ||||
| Men's 100 m backstroke S7 | |||||
| Men's 50 m butterfly S7 | |||||
| Men's 200 m individual medley SM7 | |||||
| Pipo Carlomagno | Men's 100 m backstroke S8 | ||||
| Matias de Andrade | Men's 100 m backstroke S6 | ||||
| Lautaro Daniel Maidana Cancinos | Men's 100 m backstroke S14 | ||||
| Men's 100 m butterfly S14 | 59.47 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Nicolas Rivero | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB4 | ||||
| Santiago Gabriel Senestro | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB9 | 1:12.82 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m backstroke S10 | |||||
| Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Maria Jazmin Aragon Diani | Women's 100 m butterfly S8 | ||||
| Nadia Baez | Women's 50 m freestyle S11 | ||||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke SB11 | |||||
| Daniela Gimenez | Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB9 | 1:21.72 | 8 Q | ||
| Elisabeth Noriega | Women's 100 m freestyle S5 | ||||
| Women's 200 m freestyle S5 | 3:21.72 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 | |||||
| Analuz Pellitero | Women's 50 m freestyle S11 | ||||
| Women's 100 m freestyle S11 | |||||
| Women's 100 metre backstroke S11 | |||||
Table tennis
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 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Gabriel Copola | Men's individual C3 | ||||||
| Elías Romero | Men's individual C5 | ||||||
| María Constanza Garrone | Women's individual C1-2 | ||||||
| Elías Romero Gabriel Copola | Men's doubles MD8 | — |  Ozturk/Turan (TUR)L 1-3 | Did not advance | |||
| Elías Romero María Constanza Garrone | Mixed doubles XD7 | — |  Kim/Yoon (KOR)L 0-3 | Did not advance | |||
Taekwondo
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 | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | 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 | |||||
| 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 | | |
Wheelchair fencing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Hugo Alderete | Men's épée B | |||||||
| Men's foil B | ||||||||
| Men's sabre B | ||||||||
Wheelchair tennis
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 | ||||||
| Ezequiel Casco | Men's singles |  Parker (AUS)W 7-5, 6-4 | ||||||
| Gustavo Fernández Ezequiel Casco | Men's doubles | — |  Ratzlaff /Stroud (USA) | |||||
| Maria Florencia Moreno | Women's singles | — | Takamuro (JPN) | |||||
See also
- Argentina at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Argentina at the Paralympics
References
- ^ "Blind football and goalball teams book tickets to Paris 2024 at IBSA World Games". International Paralympic Committee. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Football 5-a-side – Team Argentina". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Six in a Row as Tahl Leibovitz Extends Incredible Run of Success". International Table Tennis Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
