# Argentina at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Argentina competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Pipo Carlomagno | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke S7 | 30 August |
| Silver | Brian Lionel Impellizzeri | Athletics | Men's long jump T37 | 2 September |
| Silver | Hernán Emanuel Urra | Athletics | Men's shot put F35 | 2 September |
| Silver | Matías de Andrade | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 | 3 September |
| Silver | Argentina men's national football 5-a-side team Darío LencinaÁngel Deldo CarciaFederico AccardiFroilán PadillaMaximiliano EspinilloMarcelo PanizzaBrian PereyraNicolás VélizGermán MuleckNahuel Heredia | Football 5-a-side | Men's tournament | September 4 |
| Bronze | Antonella Ruiz Diaz | Athletics | Women's shot put F41 | 27 August |
| Bronze | Yanina Martínez | Athletics | Women's 200 metres T36 | 29 August |
| Bronze | Juan Samorano | Taekwondo | Men's 75 kg | 3 September |
| Bronze | Alexis Sebastian Chavez | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T36 | 4 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Boccia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cycling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Football 5-a-side | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Judo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paracanoe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 37 | 18 | 55 |

## Athletics

Hernan Emanuel Urra and Yanina Martínez are among the athletes to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

### Men's track

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hernan Barreto | 100m T35 | — | 12.59 | 6 | 6 |
| Hernan Barreto | 200m T35 | — | 26.07 | 5 | 5 |
| Alexis Sebastian Chavez | 100m T36 | 11.91 | 3 Q | 12.02 | |
| Alexis Sebastian Chavez | 400m T36 | — | 55.14 | 4 | 4 |
| Brian Lionel Impellizzeri | 100m T37 | 12.56 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Immanuel Sosa | 100m T54 | 15.08 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Brian Lionel Impellizzeri | Long jump T37 | 6.44 | |
| Pablo Damian Gimenez Reinoso | Shot put F57 | 12.17 | 8 |
| Pablo Damian Gimenez Reinoso | Javelin throw F57 | 34.25 | 9 |
| Hernan Emanuel Urra | Shot put F35 | 15.90 | |

### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Aldana Isabel Ibanez | 100m T47 | 13.78 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yanina Andrea Martinez | 100m T36 | 14.60 | 4 Q | 14.65 | 4 |
| Yanina Andrea Martinez | 200m T36 | 30.97 | 3 Q | 30.96 | |

### Women's field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Mahira Daniela Bergallo Brzezicki | Shot put F35 | 7.76 | 7 |
| Marilu Romina Fernandez | Shot put F32 | 4.41 | 7 |
| Marilu Romina Fernandez | Club throw F32 | 19.71 | 5 |
| Isabel Aldana Ibanez | Long jump T47 | 4.86 | 10 |
| Florencia Belen Romero | Shot put F12 | 8.23 | 11 |
| Florencia Belen Romero | Discus throw F11 | 29.07 | 9 |
| Antonella Ruiz Diaz | Shot put F41 | 9.50 | |
| Antonella Ruiz Diaz | Discus throw F41 | 21.42 | 9 |

## Boccia

Argentina get in BC1, BC2 & Individual BC3 events.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mauricio Ibarbure | Mixed individual BC1 | Nakamura (JPN) L 5–8 | Smith (GBR) L 3–4 | Qi (CHN) L 1–5 | Sanchez (MEX) W 5–4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jonathan Aquino | Mixed individual BC2 | Kozmin (RPC) L 2–3 | Yan (CHN) W 6–0 | Lan (CHN) L 3–4 | N/A | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luis Cristaldo | Mixed individual BC2 | Tagart (GBR) W 5–2 | Santos (BRA) L 1–6 | Lee (KOR) W 6–0 | N/A | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefania Ferrando | Mixed individual BC3 | Cotie (AUS) L 1–4 | McCowan (GBR) L 1–6 | McCowan (GBR) W 2*–2 | N/A | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jonathan Aquino Luis Cristaldo Ailen Flores Mauricio Ibarbure | Mixed team BC1/BC2 | Thailand (THA) L 2–11 | RPC (RPC) L 7–7* | China (CHN) L 1–8 | Great Britain L 4–6 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Argentina sent one male cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the Americas.

### Road
#### Men's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Maximiliano Ramon Gomez | Road race B | -1 LAP | 6 |
| Maximiliano Ramon Gomez | Time trial B | 46:59.35 | 5 |
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Road race C1–3 | -2 LAP | 36 |
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Time trial C1 | 30:01.61 | 9 |

#### Women's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mariela Delgado | Road race C4–5 | 2:31:14 | 7 |
| Mariela Delgado | Time trial C5 | 43:19.82 | 7 |

### Track
#### Men's track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Maximiliano Ramon Gomez | Individual pursuit B | 4:27.874 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maximiliano Ramon Gomez | Time trial B | — | 1:05.178 | 7 | 7 |
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Individual pursuit C1 | 4:17.864 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Time trial C1–3 | — | 1:17.192 | 17 | 17 |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Mariela Delgado | Individual pursuit C5 | 4:07.960 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mariela Delgado | Time trial C4–5 | — | 38.892 | 9 | 9 |

## Football 5-a-side

Argentina secured a qualification slot in the 2019 Americas Regional Championships after being defeated by Brazil who are already qualified by winning at the 2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship. The following is the Argentina squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Argentina men's | Men's tournament | MoroccoW 2–1 | SpainW 2–0 | ThailandW 3–0 | 3 | ChinaW 2–0 | BrazilL 0–1 | |

## Judo

Three Argentine judoka have qualified to compete at the Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Final/ Bronze medal contest | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Eduardo Gauto | -66kg | Seto (JPN) L 00–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Rodolfo Ramirez | -73kg | Nagai (JPN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/ Bronze medal contest | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Laura Gonzalez | -57kg | N/A | Araújo (BRA) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Hirose (JPN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | 7 |

## Paracanoeing

Argentina has qualified two athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Emilio Ariel Atamanuk | Men's KL2 | 49.095 | 5 SF | 45.316 | 4 FB | 45.459 | 10 |
| Emilio Ariel Atamanuk | Men's VL3 | 53.675 | 2 SF | 52.106 | 4 FB | 53.531 | 9 |
| Lucas Nicolas Diaz | Men's KL1 | 57.033 | 5 SF | 53.105 | 4 FB | 54.345 | 10 |

## Rowing

Argentina qualified one boats in the women's single sculls events for the games by winning the silver medal at the 2021 FISA Americas Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Brenda Sardon | Women's single sculls | 13:09.17 | 3 R | 12:01.15 | 3 FB | 13:14.45 | 8 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

## Swimming

Nine Argentina swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Inaki Basiloff | 50m freestyle S7 | 30.27 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Inaki Basiloff | 400m freestyle S7 | 4:46.17 | 3 Q | 4:38.99 | 4 |
| Inaki Basiloff | 100m backstroke S7 | 1:15.43 | 8 Q | 1:15.00 | 7 |
| Inaki Basiloff | 50m butterfly S7 | 30.96 | 7 Q | 30.47 | 7 |
| Inaki Basiloff | 200m individual medley SM7 | 2:33.23 | 2 Q | 2:31.62 | 4 |
| Pipo Carlomagno | 100m backstroke S7 | 1:09.12 | 1 Q | 1:08.83 | |
| Pipo Carlomagno | 100m breaststroke SB6 | 1:27.53 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pipo Carlomagno | 200m individual medley SM7 | 2:42.43 | 8 Q | 2:41.55 | 8 |
| Matias de Andrade | 100m backstroke S6 | 1:14.38 | 2 Q | 1:15.40 | |
| Matias de Andrade | 50m butterfly S6 | 35.77 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lautaro Daniel Maidana Cancinos | 100m backstroke S14 | 1:05.50 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lautaro Daniel Maidana Cancinos | 100m butterfly S14 | 59.67 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lucas Nicolas Poggi | 100m backstroke S7 | 1:14.53 | 7 Q | 1:15.22 | 8 |
| Nicolas Rivero | 100m breaststroke SB4 | 1:46:69 | 5 Q | 1:46.52 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Nadia Baez | 50m freestyle S11 | 34.11 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadia Baez | 400m freestyle S11 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadia Baez | 100m breaststroke SB11 | 1:31.00 | 5 Q | 1:30.77 | 5 |
| Nadia Baez | 200m individual medley SM11 | 3:22.90 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniela Gimenez | 100m breaststroke SB9 | 1:18.88 | 3 Q | 1:18.70 | 4 |
| Daniela Gimenez | 200m individual medley SM9 | 2:40.94 | 6 Q | 2:39.60 | 8 |
| Elizabeth Noriega | 100m freestyle S5 | 1:35.46 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elizabeth Noriega | 200m freestyle S5 | 3:30.65 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elizabeth Noriega | 50m backstroke S5 | 50.70 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Analuz Pellitero | 100m freestyle S12 | 1.09.11 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Analuz Pellitero | 100m backstroke S12 | N/A | N/A | 1:17.78 | 7 |

## Table tennis

Argentina entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Gabriel Copola & Mauro Depergola qualified from 2019 Parapan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru and María Garrone via World Ranking allocation.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fernando Eberhardt | Individual C1 | Young-dae (KOR) L 0–3 | Falco (ITA) L 2–3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Copola | Individual C3 | Merrien (FRA) L 0–3 | Laowong (THA) W 3–2 | 2 Q | Glinbancheun (THA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Mauro Depergola | Individual C5 | Urhaug (NOR) L 0–3 | Palikuća (SRB) L 0–3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Copola Mauro Depergola Fernando Eberhardt | Team C4-5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | NigeriaL 1-2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| María Garrone | Individual C1-2 | Rossi (ITA) L 1–3 | Lafaye (FRA) W 3–0 | N/A | 2 Q | Jing (CHN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Veronica Soledad Blanco | Individual C3 | Brunelli (ITA) L 0–3 | Sigala (MEX) L 1–3 | Mužinić (CRO) L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Garrone Veronica Soledad Blanco | Team C1-3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ChinaL 0-2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Taekwondo

Argentina qualified one athlete to compete at the Paralympics competition. Juan Eduardo Samorano will compete at men's –75 kg class by winning the gold medal at the 2020 Americas Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Juan Samorano | Men's −75 kg | Shvets (UKR) W 52–20 | Dombayev (KAZ) L 25–27 | Did not advance | Kudo (JPN) W 42–22 | Dombayev (KAZ) W 12–13 | |

## Wheelchair tennis

Argentina qualified four players entries for wheelchair tennis. Gustavo Fernandez qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. Meanwhile, three other athletes qualified by world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ezequiel Casco | Men's singles | Dunn (AUS) W 6–0, 6–0 | Miki (JPN) L 3–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Gustavo Fernández | Men's singles | N/A | Tur (ESP) W 6–1, 6–0 | Vandorpe (BEL) W 6–2, 6–1 | Reid (GBR) L 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Agustin Ledesma | Men's singles | de la Puente (ESP) L 1–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |
| Maria Florencia Moreno | Women's singles | — | Kamiji (JPN) L 0–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |