Argentina at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the Olympic Games
Flag of Argentina IOC code  ARG NOC Comité Olímpico Argentino Website www.coarg.org.ar (Spanish)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	89 (84 men and 5 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Carlos Moratorio
Medals Rank: 41	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 2
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Argentina competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 61 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Guilloti, MarioMario Guilloti	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Bronze	Demiddi, AlbertoAlberto Demiddi	Rowing	Men's single sculls

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Argentina in 1968.

Individual road race

• Roberto Breppe
• Juan Alves
• Héctor Cassina
• Gerardo Cavallieri

Team time trial

• Juan Alberto Merlos
• Carlos Miguel Álvarez
• Roberto Breppe
• Ernesto Contreras

Sprint

• Carlos Roqueiro
• José Pittaro

1000m time trial

• José Pittaro

Individual pursuit

• Juan Alberto Merlos

Team pursuit

• Ernesto Contreras
• Juan Alberto Merlos
• Roberto Breppe
• Carlos Miguel Álvarez

Equestrian

Fencing

Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Argentina in 1968.

Men's foil

• Guillermo Saucedo
• Evaristo Prendes
• Orlando Nannini

Men's team foil

• Orlando Nannini, Guillermo Saucedo, Omar Vergara, Evaristo Prendes

Men's épée

• Omar Vergara
• Guillermo Obeid
• Alberto Balestrini

Men's team épée

• Guillermo Saucedo, Alberto Balestrini, Guillermo Obeid, Omar Vergara

Men's sabre

• Román Quinos
• Alberto Lanteri
• Juan Carlos Frecia

Men's team sabre

• Román Quinos, Juan Carlos Frecia, Guillermo Saucedo, Alberto Lanteri

Women's foil

• Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín

Field hockey

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Argentina in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Oscar Cervo
• Nelson Torno

Trap

• Rodolfo Guarnieri
• Juan Ángel Martini, Jr.

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Argentina at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.