Argentina at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California was the nation's sixth appearance out of nine editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1932 Summer Olympics its third national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 33 athletes (all males) that competed in 30 events in 6 sports: athletics, boxing, fencing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. They brought home 4 Olympic medals: one gold medal in the marathon, and 2 gold medals and one silver medal in boxing.[1]

Argentina at the
1932 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Los Angeles
Competitors33 in 6 sports
Flag bearerAlberto Zorrilla
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Main article: 1932 Summer Olympics medal table

Argentina finished in 11th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and one silver medal.

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldJuan Carlos ZabalaAthleticsMen's Marathon
 GoldCarmelo RobledoBoxingMen's Featherweight
 GoldSantiago LovellBoxingMen's Heavyweight
 SilverAmado AzarBoxingMen's Featherweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Juan José Trillo Flyweight  Werner Spannagel (GER)
L PTS		 Did not advance
Carlos Pereyra Bantamweight  Patrick Hughes (IRL)
W PTS		  Joseph Lang (USA)
L WO		 Did not advance
Carmelo Robledo Featherweight BYE  Ernest Smith (IRL)
W PTS		  Allan Carlsson (SWE)
W PTS		  Josef Schleinkofer (GER)
W PTS
Eduardo Vargas Lightweight  Frankie Genovese (CAN)
L PTS		 Did not advance
Luis Sardella Welterweight  Edward Flynn (USA)
L PTS		 Did not advance
Amado Azar Middleweight BYE  Aldo Longinotti (ITA)
W PTS		  Roger Michelot (FRA)
W PTS		  Carmen Barth (USA)
L PTS
Rafael Lang Light heavyweight BYE  Peter Jørgensen (DEN)
L PTS		 Did not advance 5
Santiago Lovell Heavyweight BYE  Gunnar Bärlund (FIN)
W PTS		  George Maughan (CAN)
W TKO		  Luigi Rovati (ITA)
W PTS

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1932.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented Argentina in 1932.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Antonio Daneri 50 m rifle, prone 286 16
Sigfrido Vogel 281 22

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Leopoldo Tahier 100 metre freestyle 1:05.3 5 Did not advance
Alfredo Rocca 100 metre freestyle 1:04.2 3 Did not advance
Justo José Caraballo 200 metre breaststroke 2:55.2 3 Did not advance
Carlos Kennedy
Leopoldo Tahier
Roberto Peper
Alfredo Rocca		 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay — 10:13.1 6

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Julio Juaneda 75 kg 75 7 90 7 120 6 285 6

References
  1. "Argentina at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2015.


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