Argentina at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Argentina at the
1976 Summer Olympics

IOC code| ARG
NOC| Argentine Olympic Committee
Website| www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Montreal Canada
Competitors| 69 (65 men and 4 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer | Hugo Aberastegui
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Argentina competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A total of 69 competitors, 65 men and 4 women, took part in 50 events in 12 sports.[1] No medals were won by Argentine athletes for the first time since 1920.

## Athletics

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Further information: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Juan Adolfo Turri | Men's shot put | 17.76  | 21  | N/A  | did not advance
Tito Steiner | Men's decathlon | N/A  | 7052  | 22

Decathlon
Event  | Tito Steiner

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Result  | Points
100 m hurdles (s)  | 11.37  | 717
Long jump (m)  | 6.73  | 763
Shot put (m)  | 13.85  | 719
High jump (m)  | 1.84  | 716
400 m (s)  | 50.30  | 792
110 m hurdles (s)  | 15.82  | 766
Discus throw (m)  | 40.26  | 691
Pole vault (m)  | 3.80  | 754
Javelin throw (m)  | 49.74  | 629
1500 m (s)  | 4:43.16  | 505
Total | 7052

## Boxing

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Further information: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Rank
Héctor Patri | Light flyweight |  Edoh (TOG)
W W/O |  Abdelwahab (EGY)
W W/O |  Maldonado (PUR)
L 0 – 5  | did not advance
Luis Portillo | Light welterweight |  Chanchoun (IRQ)
W W/O |  Sittler (AUT)
W 2 – 0 (KO)  |  Szczerba (POL)
L 0 – 5  | did not advance
Juan Domingo Suárez | Light heavyweight |  Tafer (FRA)
W 1 – 0 (KO)  |  Jakab (HUN)
W 1 – 0 (KO)  |  Gortat (POL)
L 1 – 4  | did not advance

## Cycling

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Further information: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Osvaldo Benvenuti | Men's individual road race | did not finish
Oswaldo Frossasco | Men's individual road race | did not finish
Juan Carlos Haedo | Men's individual road race | did not finish
Raúl Labbate | Men's individual road race | did not finish
Osvaldo Benvenuti | Men's 1000m time trial | 2:24:48  | 22
Oswaldo Frossasco
Juan Carlos Haedo
Raúl Labbate

## Equestrian

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Further information: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

### Dressage

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Qualifying round  | Final  | Total

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Guillermo Pellegrini | Rosicler  | Individual | 1294  | 26  | did not advance

### Eventing

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Dressage  | Cross-country  | Show jumping  | Total

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Penalties  | Rank  | Penalties  | Rank  | Penalties  | Rank  | Penalties  | Rank
Carlos Alfonso | Ucase  | Individual | 117.91  | 48  | 321.20  | 32  | 10.00  | =14  | 449.11  | 27
Angel Boyenechea | Rasputin  | Individual | 94.16  | =31  | Disqualified
Rodolfo Grazzini | Veracruz  | Individual | 88.34  | 23  | 420.80  | 34  | 20.75  | 29  | 529.89  | 28
Carlos Rawson | Dos de Oro  | Individual | 87.50  | 22  | did not finish
Carlos Alfonso,
Angel Boyenechea,
Rodolfo Grazzini,
Carlos Rawson | Ucase,
Rasputin,
Veracruz,
Dos de Oro  | Team | 270.00  | 10  | did not finish

### Show jumping

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Qualifying round  | Total

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Penalties  | Rank  | Penalties  | Rank
Argentino Molinuevo, Jr. | Marsupial  | Individual | 8.00  | =10 Q | 27.50  | 18
Roberto Tagle | Simple  | Individual | 12.00  | =22  | did not advance
Roberto Tagle | Simple  | Team | did not finish

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | First round  | Second round  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Daniel Feraud | Men's épée | Pool 2
Jacobson (SWE)
L 1 – 5
Hehn (FRG)
L 1 – 5
Lukomsky (URS)
W 5 – 4
Varaljay (CAN)
W 5 – 5  | 4  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance
Juan Daniel Pirán | Men's épée | Pool 1
Johnson (GBR)
L 0 – 5
Pusch (FRG)
L 1 – 5
Pezza (ITA)
L 2 – 5
Tatrallyay (CAN)
L 1 – 5  | 4  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance
Omar Vergara | Men's épée | Pool 7
Suchanecki (SUI)
W 5 – 1
Wiech (POL)
W 5 – 4
Zarnegar (IRI)
W 5 – 4
Edling (SWE)
L 1 – 5  | 2 Q | Pool 6
Hehn (FRG)
L 2 – 5
Boisse (FRA)
L 2 – 5
Janikowski (POL)
L 3 – 5
Ralph Johnson (GBR)
L 1 – 5
Abushakhmetov (URS)
L 3 – 5  | 6  | —  | did not advance
Daniel Feraud | Men's foil | Pool 9
Reichert (FRG)
L 0 – 5
Kuki (ROU)
L 2 – 5
Koziejowski (POL)
L 1 – 5
Jhons (CUB)
L 1 – 5
Pashapour-Alamdari (IRI)
L 2 – 5  | 6  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance
Fernando Lupiz | Men's foil | Pool 4
Stankovych (URS)
L 2 – 5
Hein (FRG)
L 1 – 5
Donofrio (USA)
L 4 – 5
Dal Zotto (ITA)
L 4 – 5
Chan (HKG)
W 5 – 4  | 5  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance
Omar Vergara | Men's foil | Pool 8
Behr (FRG)
L 1 – 5
Ballinger (USA)
L 3 – 5
Akbari (IRI)
L 4 – 5
Kawatsu (JPN)
L 4 – 5
Jurka (TCH)
L 0 – 5  | 6  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance
Daniel Feraud,
Fernando Lupiz,
Juan Daniel Pirán,
Omar Vergara | Men's team épée | Pool 4
Switzerland
L 3 – 13
Norway
L 2 – 14
Canada
L 8 (66) – 8 (68)  | 6  | did not advance
José María Casanovas | Men's sabre | Pool 5
Krovopuskov (URS)
L 0 – 5
Kovács (HUN)
L 2 – 5
Salazar (CUB)
L 1 – 5
Sukunda (CAN)
L 4 – 5  | 5  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance
Juan Gavajda | Men's sabre | Pool 5
Pop (ROU)
L 0 – 5
Westbrook (USA)
L 2 – 5
Marót (HUN)
L 2 – 5
Mather (GBR)
L 2 – 5  | 5  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance
José María Casanovas,
Juan Gavajda,
Fernando Lupiz,
Marcelo Méndez | Men's team épée | Pool 4
Hungary
L 2 – 14
Poland
L 6 – 10
Iran
L 4 – 9  | 3  | —  | did not advance

## Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Head Coach: Mario Ranalli

1.   2. Julio César Cufre (GK)
3.   4. Jorge Sabbione
5.   6. Jorge Disera
7.   8. Osvaldo Zanni
9.   10. Jorge Ivorra
11.   12. Luis Antonio Costa
13.   14. Marcelo Garraffo
15.   16. Flavio de Giacomi
17.   18. Fernando Calp
19.   20. Alberto Sabbione
21.   22. Daniel Portugués
23.   24. Alfredo Quaquarini
25.   26. Gustavo Paolucci
27.   28. César Raguso

Group play
| Team  | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA

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1  |  Netherlands | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3
2  |  Australia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6
3  |  India | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9
4  |  Malaysia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7
5  |  Canada | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11
6  |  Argentina | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12

Qualified for semifinals

| July 18, 1976

India | 4 – 0  |  Argentina

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| July 20, 1976

Argentina | 1 – 3  |  Canada

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| July 21, 1976

Malaysia | 2 – 0  |  Argentina

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| July 23, 1976

Netherlands | 1 – 0  |  Argentina

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| July 24, 1976

Australia | 2 – 3  |  Argentina

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## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Bronze medal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Oscar Strático | Men's -70 kg | —  |  Mackay (ECU)
W |  Gamba (ITA)
L | did not advance
Jorge Portelli | Men's -93 kg | Bye  |  Tsendaivsh (MGL)
W |  Starbrook (GBR)
L | did not advance
Men's open category | —  |  Jaime Felipa (AHO)
W |  Ibañez (CUB)
W |  Wallas (AUT)
W |  Remfry (GBR)
L | Bye  |  Cho (KOR)
L | did not advance

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Ricardo Ibarra | Men's single sculls | 7:17.41  | 1 Q | BYE  | 6:57.41  | 1 FA | 8:03.05  | 6
Carlos Denari
Marcelo Gismondi
Jorge Molina
Juan Tuma | Men's coxless four | 6:49.33  | 5  | 6:30.56  | 6  | did not advance
Hugo Aberastegui
Hugo Constantini
Ignacio Ruiz
Raúl Tettamanti
Jorge Segurado | Men's coxed four | 7:04.38  | 5  | 6:26.89  | 4  | did not advance

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Open
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7
Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Juan C. Firpo | Finn | ~~29.0~~ | ~~23~~ | 24.0  | 18  | 20.0  | 14  | 17.0  | 11  | 25.0  | 19  | 29.0  | 23  | 29.0  | 23  | 144.0  | 23
Pedro Ferrero
Jorge Rão
Andrés Robinson | Soling | ~~28.0~~ | ~~22~~ | 28.0  | 22  | 24.0  | 18  | 20.0  | 14  | 21.0  | 15  | 20.0  | 14  | 25.0  | 19  | 138.0  | 20

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Total  | Rank

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Osvaldo Scandola | 25 m rapid-fire pistol | 294  | 291  | —  | 585  | =27
Oscar Yuston | 25 m rapid-fire pistol | 283  | 282  | —  | 565  | 40
Juan Casey | 50 m free pistol | 83  | 90  | 89  | 89  | 86  | 78  | 515  | =43
Jorge di Giandoménico | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 271  | 279  | 274  | 282  | —  | 1,106  | =51
Ricardo Rusticucci | 50 m rifle prone | 96  | 97  | 97  | 98  | 99  | 96  | 583  | =57
Firmo Roberti | Skeet | —  | 193  | =11

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Conrado Porta | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.13  | 31  | did not advance
200 m backstroke | 2:09.75  | 18  | —  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Claudia Bellotto | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.27  | 28  | did not advance
200 m backstroke | 2:32.60  | 28  | —  | did not advance
Susana Coppo | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.46  | 40  | did not advance
200 m freestyle | 2:19.26  | 37  | —  | did not advance
400 m freestyle | 4:57.41  | 28  | —  | did not advance
Rossana Juncos | 100 m freestyle | 1:01.89  | 42  | did not advance
100 m breaststroke | 1:21.53  | 35  | did not advance
100 m butterfly | 1:06.76  | 33  | did not advance
200 m butterfly | 2:28.81  | 30  | did not advance
Patricia Spohn | 200 m breaststroke | 2:59.51  | 38  | —  | did not advance
Claudia Bellotto,
Susana Coppo,
Rosanna Juncos,
Patricia Spohn | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:14.57  | 12  | —  | did not advance
Claudia Bellotto,
Susana Coppo,
Rosanna Juncos,
Patricia Spohn | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:41.82  | 16  | —  | did not advance

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Sergio Fiszman | –68 kg |  Gilligan (GBR)
L (TF)  |  Mané (SEN)
W (TF)  |  Navaei (IRI)
L (TF)  | did not advance
Daniel Verník | –100 kg |  N'Diaye (SEN)
W (TF)  |  Yarygin (URS)
L (TF)  |  Drozda (TCH)
L (TF)  | did not advance
Carlos Braconi | +100 kg |  Isogai (JPN)
L (TF)  |  Sakho (SEN)
L (TF)  | did not advance

Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Sergio Fiszman | –68 kg |  Toma (HUN)
L (TF)  |  Nedev (BUL)
L (TF)  | did not advance
Daniel Verník | –100 kg | Bye  |  Skrzydlewski (POL)
L (TF)  |  Schäfer (FRG)
L (TF)  | Did not advance  | —  | did not advance
Carlos Braconi | +100 kg |  Gundersen (NOR)
L (DQ)  |  Kolchynskiy (URS)
L (TF)  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance

Key

* DQ – Won/lost by passivity.
* TF – Won/lost by fall.

## References

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1. ^ "Argentina at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-02.

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Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada

Africa|

* Cameroon*
* Egypt*
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco*
* Senegal
* Tunisia*
*withdrew from Games after competition began

America|

* Antigua
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Thailand

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea

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