Argentina at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. This was an important event where athletes from many countries came together to compete in many different sports. In total, 102 athletes from Argentina joined the games. Most of them were men, with 96 men and 6 women representing their country. They competed 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 took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. The team had 102 athletes, including 96 men and 6 women, who competed in 78 different 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 took part in events like the 400 metres, marathon, and hurdles. The women ran in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and were part of the 4 × 100 metres relay team. They also competed in the long jump.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had ten male boxers competing in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They fought in different weight groups, with some reaching the top ten places in their categories. The boxers and their results were:

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 took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics. They competed in several events, including the individual road race, team time trial, sprint, 1000m time trial, and team pursuit.

The athletes who rode in these events 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 compete in equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Eleven fencers from Argentina took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Ten were men, and one was a woman. They competed in several fencing events, including foil, épée, and sabre, both individually and in teams.

The athletes included names like 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 included players like Agustín Cejas, Andrés Bertolotti, Antonio Cabrera, and others. Some players, such as Francisco Brandán and José Miguel Marín, were part of the team but did not compete.

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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

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

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Argentina had sailors compete in the Olympic sailing events during 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 represented Argentina in 1964. They competed in several events including the 25 m pistol, 50 m pistol, 50 m rifle (three positions and prone), 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 compete 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 all were eliminated in the early rounds of their events.

In Freestyle wrestling, Rubén Leibovich, Raúl Romero, Carlos Alberto Vario, and Julio Graffigna also competed, with some reaching a bit further into their events before being eliminated.