# Argentina at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Argentina competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 92 competitors, 88 men and 4 women, took part in 62 events in 12 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Alberto Demiddi | Rowing | Men's single sculls |

## Athletics
### Men

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Andrés Calonge | 100 m | 10.73 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrés Calonge | 200 m | 21.39 | 3 Q | 21.11 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Dalurzo | 800 m | 1:50.6 | 5 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nazario Araujo | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | did not finish | did not finish |
| Ramón Cabrera | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:42:37.2 | 55 |
| Fernando Molina | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:38:18.6 | 53 |
| Adalberto Scorza | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:42:41.4 | 28 |
| Luis Barrionuevo | High jump | 1.90 | =36 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| José Vallejo | Hammer throw | 60.08 | 30 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Irene Fitzer | 100 m | 12.51 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Carlos Leyes | Light flyweight | — | Ivanov (URS) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mario Ortíz | Featherweight | Bye | Vellón (PUR) W 4 – 1 | Lindberg (FIN) L 1 – 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Comaschi | Lightweight | Bye | Altanhuiag (MGL) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Walter Gómez | Light Welterweight | — | Pierwieniecki (POL) W 5 – 0 | Angelov (BUL) L 1 – 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miguel Angel Cuello | Light Heavyweight | — | Sachse (GDR) W 4 – 1 | Culineac (ROU) W (TKO-2) | Parlov (YUG) L (W/O) | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Eight cyclists represented Argentina in 1972.

### Road race, time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Roberto Breppe | Men's individual road race | did not finish | did not finish |
| Fernando Jiménez | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:10.30 | 21 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Repechage | Round 1 Repechage | Round 2 Repechage | Round 2 Repechage | 1/8 Finals Repechage | 1/8 Finals Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Víctor Limba | Men's sprint | | 2 DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Reybaud | Men's sprint | 11.50 | 1 Q | | 2 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Carlos Alvarez | Men's individual pursuit | | 6 Q | 4:57.09 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Alvarez Raúl Gómez Raúl Halket Ismael Torres | Men's team pursuit | | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Equestrian
### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Show jumping | Show jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| José Eugenio Acosta | Saxofón | Individual | -85.00 | 71 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Carlos Alvarado | Rastreador | Individual | -64.33 | =47 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Alejandro Guglielmi | Aguilucho | Individual | -59.67 | =35 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Gerardo Jáuregui | Constanza | Individual | -77.67 | 66 | -23.25 | 42 | -200.40 | 47 | -301.32 | 47 |
| José Eugenio Acosta Carlos Alvarado Alejandro Guglielmi Gerardo Jáuregui | Saxofón Rastreador Aguilucho Constanza | Team | -201.67 | 18 | 54.40 | 11 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Hugo Arrambide | Camalote | Individual | 12.00 | =22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Delía | Cardón | Individual | 12.25 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jorge Llambí | Okey Amigo | Individual | 12.00 | =22 | did not finish | did not finish |
| Hugo Arrambide Jorge Llambí Argentino Molinuevo, Jr. Roberto Tagle | Camalote Okey Amigo Abracadabra Simple | Team | 12.00 | =22 | did not finish | did not finish |

## Fencing

| Athlete | Event | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank |
| Daniel Feraud | Men's épée | 2W – 3L | 4 Q | 0W – 5L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fernando Lupiz | Men's foil | 3W – 3L | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fernando Lupiz | Men's sabre | 1W – 4L | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guillermo Saucedo | Men's épée | 2W – 3L | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guillermo Saucedo | Men's foil | 4W – 2L | 3 Q | 3W – 2L | 3 Q | 0W – 5L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guillermo Saucedo | Men's sabre | 1W – 4L | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omar Vergara | Men's épée | 2W – 2L | 4 Q | 3W – 2L | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omar Vergara | Men's foil | 2W – 3L | 4 Q | 0W – 5L | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniel Feraud Fernando Lupiz Guillermo Saucedo Omar Vergara | Men's team épée | 0W – 4L | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | Women's foil | 1W – 4L | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Field hockey
### Group play

| | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1 | West Germany | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Spain | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | France | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Argentina | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Uganda | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Qualified for semifinals
* August 27, 1972
| Spain | 1 – 1 | Argentina |
* August 28, 1972
| Belgium | 1 – 1 | Argentina |
* August 29, 1972
| West Germany | 2 – 1 | Argentina |
* August 31, 1972
| Argentina | 0 – 0 | Uganda |
* September 1, 1972
| Pakistan | 3 – 1 | Argentina |
* September 3, 1972
| France | 1 – 0 | Argentina |
* September 4, 1972
| Malaysia | 1 – 0 | Argentina |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Bronze medal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Antonio Gallina | Men's -80 kg | Bye | Ipacs (HUN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Gallina | Men's open category | — | Bye | Shinomaki (JPN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Rowing

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alberto Demiddi | Men's single sculls | 7:46.09 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 8:10.01 | 1 FA | 7:11.53 | |
| Ricardo Ibarra Jorge Imaz | Men's double sculls | 7:18.28 | 4 | 7:22.15 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rafael Garba Raúl Mazerati Pedro Yucciolino | Men's double sculls | 8:20.19 | 5 | 8:31.51 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| José Manuel Bugia Oscar de Andrés Tomás Forray Luciano Wilk | Men's double sculls | 6:59.72 | 3 | 7:12.74 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hugo Aberastegui Héctor Biassini Oscar de Dios Juan Carlos Estol Alfredo Martín Raúl Mazerati Ricardo José Rodríguez Ignacio Ruiz Guillermo Segurado | Men's eight | 6:20.31 | 3 Q | Bye | Bye | 6:47.72 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sailing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Roberto Haas | Finn | 29.0 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 34.0 | 29.0 | 41.0 | 34.0 | 204.0 | 32 |
| Guillermo Calegari Luis Schenone | Star | 23.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 134.0 | 18 |
| Ricardo Boneo Pedro Ferrero Héctor Campos | Soling | 30.0 | 31.0 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | — | 114.0 | 22 |
| César Sebök Jorge Alberto Salas Pedro Sisti | Dragon | 25.0 | 32.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 26.0 | — | 123.0 | 23 |

## Shooting

Five male shooters represented Argentina in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Nelson Torno | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 569 | 48 |
| Jorge di Giandoménico | 50 m rifle three positions | 1,098 | 52 |
| Ricardo Rusticucci | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 38 |
| Enrique Rebora | 50 m running target | 547 | 11 |
| Firmo Roberti | Skeet | 188 | 26 |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Osvaldo Boretto | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.64 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Osvaldo Boretto | Men's 200 m breaststroke | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gustavo González | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:21.22 | 34 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gustavo González | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 17:23.53 | 27 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gustavo González | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:04.16 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gustavo González | Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:19.74 | 26 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Silvia Borgini | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:23.11 | 27 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Silvia Borgini | Women's 800 m freestyle | 10:06.39 | 30 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Silvia Borgini | Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:44.22 | 38 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patricia López | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:59.68 | 31 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patricia López | Women's 800 m freestyle | 10:09.19 | 33 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patricia López | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:12.13 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patricia López | Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:33.41 | 30 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patricia López | Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:42.08 | 41 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wrestling
### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Eduardo Maggiolo | –57 kg | Fuentes (GUA) W (P) | Barry (AUS) W (TF) | Sanders (USA) L (TF) | Premnath (IND) L (TF) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nestor González | –74 kg | Nitschke (GDR) L (TF) | Musil (TCH) L (TF) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jesús Blanco | –82 kg | Martinetti (SUI) L (P) | Iorga (ROU) L (TF) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Eduardo Maggiolo | –57 kg | Grilo (POR) L (P) | Veil (FRG) L (TF) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nestor González | –74 kg | Türüt (TUR) L (TF) | Mácha (TCH) L (TF) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jesús Blanco | –82 kg | Yağmur (TUR) L (TF) | Robinson (USA) L (TF) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Key

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