# Argentina at the Paralympics

Argentina participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, with a delegation consisting in five swimmers, and has taken part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. The country made its Winter Paralympics début in 2010, with a two-man delegation in alpine skiing.
Argentines have won a total of 146 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 30 gold, 59 silver and 57 bronze. All of these medals were won at the Summer Games. This places Argentina 30th on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.
Argentines won two gold medals in swimming in 1960. In 1964, four of their six gold medals also came through swimming, the other two being obtained in athletics (women's shot put) and weightlifting. In 1968, Argentines won ten gold medals, of which nine in athletics and only one in swimming (H. Aresca in the men's 25m freestyle). These nine athletics medals were all won in javelin, shot put, club throw or discus events, and eight of them were won by women.
In 1972, the Argentine delegation was much less successful, with just one gold medal in athletics (in the men's javelin), and one in women's wheelchair basketball. In 1976, Cristina Benedetti won Argentina's only athletics gold, in the slalom, while Gustavo Galindez took two gold medals in swimming. The only time that Argentina did not win medals was in 1984. In 1992, the country's only Paralympic champion was Horacio Bascioni, in the men's javelin. In 1996, Nestor Suarez won the men's 100m sprint in the T46 category, while swimmer Betiana Basualdo won the women's 100m freestyle in the S2 category, thus providing their country with two gold medals.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Juan Sznitowski | 1960 Rome | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke complete class 5 |
| Gold | Beatriz Perazzo | 1960 Rome | Swimming | Women's 50m crawl incomplete class 3 |
| Silver | Juan Sznitowski | 1960 Rome | Swimming | Men's 50m crawl complete class 5 |
| Silver | Amelia Mier | 1960 Rome | Swimming | Women's 50m crawl complete class 5 |
| Bronze | Beatriz Galán | 1960 Rome | Swimming | Women's 50m crawl incomplete class 4 |
| Gold | Susana Olarte | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's shot put B |
| Gold | Juan Sznitowski | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle prone incomplete class 4 |
| Gold | Silvia Cochetti | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle prone special class |
| Gold | Silvia Cochetti | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle supine special class |
| Gold | Silvia Cochetti | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke special class |
| Gold | Fernando Bustelli | 1964 Tokyo | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight |
| Silver | Men's relay team | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's wheelchair relay below T10 |
| Silver | Jorge Diz | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's club throw D |
| Silver | Jorge Diz | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's javelin throw D |
| Silver | Susana Olarte | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's club throw B |
| Silver | Silvia Cochetti | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's discus throw D |
| Silver | Susana Olarte | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's javelin throw B |
| Silver | Helvio Aresca | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle prone incomplete class 2 |
| Silver | Jorge Diz | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle prone incomplete class 4 |
| Silver | Ignesias | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke complete class 5 |
| Silver | Estela Falocco | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle prone special class |
| Silver | Estela Falocco | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle supine special class |
| Silver | Estela Falocco | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke special class |
| Silver | Honorio Romero | 1964 Tokyo | Table tennis | Men's singles B |
| Silver | Helvio Aresca Honorio Romero | 1964 Tokyo | Table tennis | Men's doubles B |
| Bronze | Alberto Ocampo | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's discus throw D |
| Bronze | Jorge Diz | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's shot put D |
| Bronze | Juan Sznitowski | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's pentathlon 2 |
| Bronze | Jorge Diz | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's pentathlon special class |
| Bronze | Noemi Tortul | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's club throw C |
| Bronze | Silvia Cochetti | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's club throw D |
| Bronze | Susana Olarte | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's discus throw B |
| Bronze | Noemi Tortul | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C |
| Bronze | Noemi Tortul | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's shot put C |
| Bronze | Helvio Aresca | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle supine incomplete class 2 |
| Bronze | Dante Tosi | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle supine incomplete class 3 |
| Bronze | Juan Sznitowski | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle supine incomplete class 4 |
| Bronze | Amelia Mier | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle prone special class |
| Bronze | Amelia Mier | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle supine special class |
| Bronze | Amelia Mier | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke special class |
| Bronze | Hector Brandoni | 1964 Tokyo | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight |
| Gold | Miguel Ángel González | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Men's javelin throw special class |
| Gold | Dina Galindez | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's club throw A |
| Gold | Susana Olarte | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's club throw C |
| Gold | Dina Galindez | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's discus throw A |
| Gold | Susana Olarte | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's discus throw C |
| Gold | Silvia Cochetti | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's discus throw special class |
| Gold | Susana Olarte | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's shot put C |
| Gold | Silvia Cochetti | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's shot put special class |
| Gold | Susana Masciotra | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's slalom cervical class |
| Gold | Helvio Aresca | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle class 2 complete |
| Silver | Jorge Diz | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Men's club throw special class |
| Silver | Miguel Ángel González | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Men's shot put special class |
| Silver | Dina Galindez | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash A |
| Silver | Noemi Tortul | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's club throw B |
| Silver | Silvia Cochetti | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's club throw special class |
| Silver | Noemi Tortul | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's discus throw B |
| Silver | Dina Galindez | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's shot put A |
| Silver | Silvia Cochetti | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's pentathlon special class |
| Silver | Carlos Carranza | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle class (cauda equina) |
| Silver | Silvia Cochetti Estela Fernandez Dina Galindez Susana Masciotra Amelia Mier Susana Olarte Noemi Tortul | 1968 Tel Aviv | Wheelchair basketball | Women's tournament |
| Bronze | Carlos Carranza Jorge Diz Hugo Loto Bautista Rubio | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Men's 4x40m relay open |
| Bronze | Miguel Ángel González | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Men's discus throw special class |
| Bronze | Jorge Diz | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Men's shot put special class |
| Bronze | Jorge Diz | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Men's pentathlon special class |
| Bronze | Silvia Cochetti Amelia Mier Susana Olarte Noemi Tortul | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's 4x40m relay open |
| Bronze | Dina Galindez | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's javelin throw A |
| Bronze | Noemi Tortul | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's javelin throw B |
| Bronze | Silvia Cochetti | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Women's javelin throw special class |
| Bronze | Carlos Carranza | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina) |
| Bronze | Silvia Cochetti | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle special class |
| Gold | Rubén Ferrari | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 5 |
| Gold | Women's team | 1972 Heidelberg | Wheelchair basketball | Women's tournament |
| Silver | Raúl Di Paolo | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 1B |
| Silver | Olga Ricchetti | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Women's discus throw 1A |
| Silver | Olga Ricchetti | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Women's slalom 1A |
| Silver | Cristina Benedetti | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Women's slalom 2 |
| Bronze | Olga Ricchetti | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 1A |
| Bronze | Olga Ricchetti | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | Women's 25m breaststroke 1A |
| Bronze | Men's team | 1972 Heidelberg | Wheelchair basketball | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Cristina Benedetti | 1976 Toronto | Athletics | Women's slalom 2 |
| Gold | Gustavo Galindez | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Men's 25m butterfly 3 |
| Gold | Gustavo Galindez | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Men's 75m individual medley 3 |
| Silver | Parra Gonzalez | 1976 Toronto | Athletics | Women's shot put 1A |
| Silver | Gustavo Galindez | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle 3 |
| Silver | Gustavo Galindez | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke 3 |
| Silver | Raul Langhi | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1A |
| Bronze | Luis Grieb | 1976 Toronto | Athletics | Men's discus throw 4 |
| Bronze | Honorio Romero | 1976 Toronto | Athletics | Men's precision javelin throw 1C-5 |
| Bronze | Gustavo Galindez | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke 3 |
| Bronze | Luis Perez | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Men's 25m butterfly 3 |
| Bronze | Marcella Rizzotto | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Women's 25m butterfly 3 |
| Bronze | Marcella Rizzotto | 1976 Toronto | Swimming | Women's 75m individual medley 3 |
| Bronze | Women's team | 1976 Toronto | Wheelchair basketball | Women's tournament |
| Gold | Eugenia Garcia | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 25m breaststroke 1A |
| Gold | Monica Lopez | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 25m breaststroke 1B |
| Gold | Marcella Rizzotto | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke 3 |
| Gold | Marcella Rizzotto | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle 3 |
| Silver | Luis Grieb | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Men's discus throw 4 |
| Silver | Monica Lopez | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke 1B |
| Silver | Marcella Rizzotto | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 25m butterfly 3 |
| Silver | Monica Lopez | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle 1B |
| Silver | Eugenia Garcia Monica Lopez Susana Masciotra | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 3x25m freestyle 1A-1C |
| Bronze | Eugenia Garcia | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Women's club throw 1A |
| Bronze | Eugenia Garcia | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Women's discus throw 1A |
| Bronze | Eugenia Garcia | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke 1A |
| Bronze | Eugenia Garcia | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle 1A |
| Bronze | Marcella Rizzotto | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke 3 |
| Silver | Jose Daniel Haylan | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's club throw 1A |
| Silver | Jose Daniel Haylan | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's discus throw 1A |
| Silver | Jose Daniel Haylan | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's shot put 1A |
| Silver | Carlos Maslup | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's slalom 1A |
| Silver | Carlos Maslup | 1988 Seoul | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1A |
| Silver | Carlos Maslup | 1988 Seoul | Swimming | Men's 75m individual medley 1A |
| Bronze | Carlos Maslup | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's discus throw 1A |
| Bronze | Beatriz Greco | 1988 Seoul | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley 6 |
| Gold | Horacio Bascioni | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's javelin throw THW2 |
| Silver | Horacio Bascioni | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's shot put THW2 |
| Gold | Suarez Nestor | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 100m T34 |
| Gold | Betiana Basualdo | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S2 |
| Silver | Horacio Bascioni | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's discus throw F51 |
| Silver | Maria Angelica Rodriguez | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's discus throw F34-35 |
| Silver | Fabian Ramirez | 1996 Atlanta | Judo | Men's -78 kg |
| Silver | Betiana Basualdo | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S2 |
| Silver | Alejandra Perezlindo | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S2 |
| Bronze | Betiana Basualdo | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S2 |
| Bronze | Jose Daniel Haylan | 1996 Atlanta | Table tennis | Men's singles 1 |
| Silver | Jorge Godoy | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's discus throw F11 |
| Silver | Horacio Bascioni | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's discus throw F52 |
| Bronze | Elisabel Delgado | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's 100m T20 |
| Bronze | Claudia Rut Vignatti | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F37 |
| Bronze | Guillermo Marro | 2000 Sydney | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S7 |
| Silver | Gonsalo Abbas Hachache Diego Cerega Eduardo Diaz Carlos Ivan Figueroa Dario Lencina Antonio Mendoza Oscar Moreno Julio Ramirez Lucas Rodríguez Silvio Velo | 2004 Athens | Football 5-a-side | Men's team |
| Silver | Guillermo Marro | 2004 Athens | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S7 |
| Bronze | Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | 2004 Athens | Cycling | Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 3 |
| Bronze | Betiana Basualdo | 2004 Athens | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S2 |
| Silver | Sebastian Baldassarri | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's discus throw F11/12 |
| Bronze | Gonzalo Abbas Hachache Diego Cerega Eduardo Diaz Ivan Figueroa Jose Luis Jiminez Dario Aldo Lencina Gustavo Maidana Antonio Mendoza Lucas Rodríguez Silvio Mauricio Velo | 2008 Beijing | Football 5-a-side | Men's team |
| Bronze | Fabian Ramirez | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Men's -73 kg |
| Bronze | Jorge Lencina | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Men's -81 kg |
| Bronze | Guillermo Marro | 2008 Beijing | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S7 |
| Silver | Jose David Effron | 2012 London | Judo | Men's -81 kg |
| Bronze | Hernan Barreto | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 200m T35 |
| Bronze | Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | 2012 London | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C1 |
| Bronze | Jorge Lencina | 2012 London | Judo | Men's -90 kg |
| Bronze | Nadia Baez | 2012 London | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB11 |
| Gold | Yanina Andrea Martinez | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's 100m T36 |
| Silver | Hernan Emanuel Urra | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's shot put F35 |
| Bronze | Hernan Barreto | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's 100m T35 |
| Bronze | Hernan Barreto | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's 200m T35 |
| Bronze | Darío Lencina Ángel Deldo Federico Accardi Froilán Padilla Silvio Velo Lucas Rodríguez David Peralta Nicolás Véliz Germán Muleck Maximiliano Espinillo | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Football 5-a-side | Men's team |