Argentina at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina joined the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. This was a big event where athletes from many countries competed in many sports.

102 athletes from Argentina were part of the games. Most were men, with 96 men and 6 women representing their country. They took part in 78 different events across 14 sports, showing their skills and trying to win medals for Argentina.

Medalists

Main article: 1964 Summer Olympics medal table

Argentina joined the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team had 102 athletes, with 96 men and 6 women. They took part in 78 events across 14 sports.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Carlos Moratorio	Equestrian	Individual eventing	19 October

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had two men and four women compete in athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

The men ran in events such as the 400 metres, marathon, and hurdles. The women ran in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and were on the 4 × 100 metres relay team. They also took part in the long jump.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina sent ten male boxers to the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They competed in different weight groups. Some boxers reached the top ten places in their groups. Here are the boxers and their places:

Flyweight - Luis Romo (=17th place)
Bantamweight - Abel Almaraz (=9th place)
Featherweight - Hugo Martínez (=17th place)
Lightweight - Héctor Pace (=9th place)
Light welterweight - Roberto Amaya (=17th place)
Welterweight - Felipe Pereyra (=9th place)
Light middleweight - José Roberto Chirino (=9th place)
Middleweight - Juan Aguilar (=9th place)
Light heavyweight - Rafael Gargiulo (=5th place)
Heavyweight - Santiago Lovell Jr. (=5th place)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Ten cyclists from Argentina joined the 1964 Summer Olympics. They raced in many events, such as the individual road race, team time trial, sprint, 1000m time trial, and team pursuit.

The cyclists were Delmo Delmastro, Roberto Breppe, Rubén Placanica, Héctor Acosta, Oscar García, Carlos Alberto Vázquez, Carlos Alberto Álvarez, Ernesto Contreras, Juan Alberto Merlos, and Alberto Trillo.

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina sent 8 riders to the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Francisco D'Alessandri placed 13th in dressage. Carlos Moratorio won a silver medal in individual eventing and helped Argentina finish 6th in team eventing. In jumping, Jorge Cánaves, Hugo Arrambide, and Carlos César Delía placed 12th, 17th, and 22nd. The team finished 5th overall.

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Eleven fencers from Argentina joined the 1964 Summer Olympics. Ten were men, and one was a woman. They fenced in several events, such as foil, épée, and sabre, both alone and in teams.

Some of the athletes were Orlando Nannini, Jesús Taboada, Adolfo Bisellach, and María Romano, among others.

Football

Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina's football team finished in 9th place at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The team had players like Agustín Cejas, Andrés Bertolotti, Antonio Cabrera, and others. Some players, such as Francisco Brandán and José Miguel Marín, were on the team but did not play.

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had one male gymnast at the 1964 Summer Olympics. His name was Carlos Pizzini. He competed in several gymnastics events. These included the individual all-around, floor exercise, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar, rings, and pommel horse.

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina sent three men to compete in judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Lightweight - Oscar Karpenkopf came in ninth place.
Middleweight - Rodolfo Pérez came in fifth place.
Heavyweight - Miguel Casella came in sixth place.

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had 12 male rowers in several events. In Single Sculls, Alberto Demiddi came in fourth place. In Double Sculls, Juan Carlos Gómez and José María Robledo finished twelfth. Other teams, such as Coxless Pairs and Coxed Pairs, did not start their races. In Coxless Fours, Juan Francisco Zanassi and his teammates also came in fourth place.

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had sailors in the Olympic sailing events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		Final rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Ricardo Boneo	Finn	20	318	23	258	25	222	19	341	25	222	28	172	25	222	1583	26
Roberto Sieburger Arnoldo Pekelharing	Star	14	185	15	155	6	553	16	127	12	252	13	218	15	155	1518	12
Jorge Salas Chávez Jorge del Río Sálas Rodolfo Rivademar	Dragon	7	618	3	986	18	207	12	384	15	287	11	421	3	986	3682	10

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Eight shooters from Argentina took part in the 1964 Olympics. They competed in events like the 25 m pistol, 50 m pistol, 50 m rifle, and trap. The athletes were Manuel José Fernández, Juan Carlos Oxoby, Humberto Aspitia, Eduardo Armella, Melchor López, Cirilo Nassiff, Juan Ángel Martini, Sr., and José Passera.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had six male swimmers and one female swimmer in the swimming events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Carlos van der Maath	100 m freestyle	57.5	45	Did not advance
Luis Nicolao	100 m freestyle	56.1	=26	Did not advance
Carlos van der Maath	400 m freestyle	4:30.2	25	—N/a		Did not advance
Ricardo Morello	1500 m freestyle	18:46.5	28	—N/a		Did not advance
Pedro Diz	200 m backstroke	2:24.9	=26	Did not advance
Carlos van der Maath	200 m backstroke	2:19.6	16 Q	2:21.3	16	Did not advance
Miguel Ángel Navarro	200 m breaststroke	2:49.7	31	Did not advance
Luis Nicolao	200 m butterfly	2:15.0	9 Q	2:13.7	11	Did not advance
Carlos van der Maath Miguel Ángel Navarro Luis Nicolao Alfredo Bourdillón	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:15.8	11	—N/a		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Susana Peper	100 m backstroke	1:13.2	25	Did not advance
Susana Peper	200 m breaststroke	3:00.0	22	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had two male weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Martín Eguiguren competed in the light heavyweight group but did not finish. Humberto Selvetti competed in the heavyweight group and finished in 17th place.

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Four wrestlers from Argentina took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics. They competed in two styles: Greco-Roman and Freestyle.

In Greco-Roman wrestling, Rubén Leibovich, Raúl Romero, Carlos Alberto Vario, and Julio Graffigna were all eliminated early in their events.

In Freestyle wrestling, Rubén Leibovich, Raúl Romero, Carlos Alberto Vario, and Julio Graffigna also competed. Some of them went a little further before being eliminated.