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Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date

Field hockey
Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Men's Tournament:* See also: Men's Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group A:-Group B:September 16, 2000September 17, 2000September 17, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 21, 2000...

 
Women's competition  September 29
Sailing
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 
Men's Mistral 
Sailing
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 
Women's Europe 

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
{{silver medal}} {{sortname|Argentina|national field hockey team}}
{{CompactTable
r1c1=Magdalena Aicega
Magdalena Aicega
María Magdalena Aicega Amicarelli is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the Women's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed Magui, she first represented her native country at the Junior World Cup in 1993 in Barcelona, Spain,...

r2c1=Mariela Antoniska
Mariela Antoniska
Mariela Andrea Antoniska Arrondo is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She is of Macedonian descent.-References:*...

r3c1=Inés Arrondo
Inés Arrondo
Inés Arrondo is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:* *...

r4c1=Luciana Aymar r5c2=María Paz Ferrari
María Paz Ferrari
María Paz Ferrari is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

r1c2=Anabel Gambero
Anabel Gambero
Anabel Gambero Erdozain is a former field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:* *...

r2c2=Soledad García r3c2=María de la Paz Hernández
María de la Paz Hernández
María de la Paz Hernández is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her brother is current Argentina rugby star Juan Martín...

r4c2=Laura Maiztegui
Laura Maiztegui
Laura Maiztegui is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

r5c2=Mercedes Margalot
Mercedes Margalot
María Mercedes Margalot is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

r1c3=Karina Masotta
Karina Masotta
Paula Karina Masotta Biagetti is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...

r2c3=Vanina Oneto
Vanina Oneto
Vanina Paula Oneto is a former field hockey striker from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

r3c3=Jorgelina Rimoldi
Jorgelina Rimoldi
Jorgelina Rimoldi Puig is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

r4c3=Cecilia Rognoni
Cecilia Rognoni
Maria Cecilia Rognoni Potocki is an Argentine field hockey defender, who won the gold medal at the 2002 World Cup at Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH...

r5c3=Ayelén Stepnik
Ayelén Stepnik
Ayelén Iara Stepnik Puche is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...

r6c3=Paola Vukojicic
Paola Vukojicic
Paola Vukojicic is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She started playing the sport at San Isidro Club, and made her debut for Argentina in the 1998 World Hockey Cup in Utrecht.-References:*...


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Field hockey
Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Men's Tournament:* See also: Men's Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group A:-Group B:September 16, 2000September 17, 2000September 17, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 21, 2000...

 
Women's competition  September 29
{{silver medal}} {{sortname|Carlos|Espínola|Carlos Espínola (sailor)}} Sailing
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 
Men's Mistral 
{{bronze medal}} {{sortname|Serena|Amato}} Sailing
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 
Women's Europe 
{{bronze medal}}

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
{{silver medal}} {{sortname|Argentina|national field hockey team}}
{{CompactTable
r1c1=Magdalena Aicega
Magdalena Aicega
María Magdalena Aicega Amicarelli is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the Women's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed Magui, she first represented her native country at the Junior World Cup in 1993 in Barcelona, Spain,...

r2c1=Mariela Antoniska
Mariela Antoniska
Mariela Andrea Antoniska Arrondo is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She is of Macedonian descent.-References:*...

r3c1=Inés Arrondo
Inés Arrondo
Inés Arrondo is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:* *...

r4c1=Luciana Aymar r5c2=María Paz Ferrari
María Paz Ferrari
María Paz Ferrari is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

r1c2=Anabel Gambero
Anabel Gambero
Anabel Gambero Erdozain is a former field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:* *...

r2c2=Soledad García r3c2=María de la Paz Hernández
María de la Paz Hernández
María de la Paz Hernández is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her brother is current Argentina rugby star Juan Martín...

r4c2=Laura Maiztegui
Laura Maiztegui
Laura Maiztegui is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

r5c2=Mercedes Margalot
Mercedes Margalot
María Mercedes Margalot is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

r1c3=Karina Masotta
Karina Masotta
Paula Karina Masotta Biagetti is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...

r2c3=Vanina Oneto
Vanina Oneto
Vanina Paula Oneto is a former field hockey striker from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

r3c3=Jorgelina Rimoldi
Jorgelina Rimoldi
Jorgelina Rimoldi Puig is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

r4c3=Cecilia Rognoni
Cecilia Rognoni
Maria Cecilia Rognoni Potocki is an Argentine field hockey defender, who won the gold medal at the 2002 World Cup at Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH...

r5c3=Ayelén Stepnik
Ayelén Stepnik
Ayelén Iara Stepnik Puche is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...

r6c3=Paola Vukojicic
Paola Vukojicic
Paola Vukojicic is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She started playing the sport at San Isidro Club, and made her debut for Argentina in the 1998 World Hockey Cup in Utrecht.-References:*...


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Field hockey
Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Men's Tournament:* See also: Men's Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group A:-Group B:September 16, 2000September 17, 2000September 17, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 21, 2000...

 
Women's competition  September 29
{{silver medal}} {{sortname|Carlos|Espínola|Carlos Espínola (sailor)}} Sailing
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 
Men's Mistral 
{{bronze medal}} {{sortname|Serena|Amato}} Sailing
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 
Women's Europe 
{{bronze medal}} {{sortname|Juan de la Fuente
Juan de la Fuente
Juan de la Fuente is a sailor from Argentina who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, alongside Javier Conte.-References:*...


Javier Conte
Sailing
Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 
470 

Men's Competition


Men's 100 m
  • Gabriel Simon
  • Round 1 — 10.56 (did not advance)


Men's 200 m
  • Carlos Gats
  • Round 1 — 21.15 (did not advance)


Men's 400 m
  • Gustavo Aguirre
  • Round 1 — 47.03 (did not advance)


Men's Discus
  • Marcelo Pugliese
    Marcelo Pugliese
    Marcelo Adrián Pugliese is an Argentine discus thrower. His personal best throw is 64.23 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Mar del Plata.He became South American champion in 1999, 2001 and 2003...

  • Qualifying — 56.30 (did not advance)


Men's Hammer Throw
  • Juan Ignacio Cerra
    Juan Ignacio Cerra
    Juan Ignacio Cerra is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record....

  • Qualifying — 72.86 (did not advance)


Men's Marathon
  • Oscar Cortínez
    Oscar Cortínez
    Hernán Oscar Cortínez is a male marathon runner from Argentina, who is a two-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon in his native country...

  • Final — 2:25:01 (58th place)

Women's Competition


Women's 5,000 m
  • Elisa Cobanea
  • Round 1 — 16:16.58 (did not advance)


Women's 100 m Hurdles
  • Veronica de Paoli
  • Round 1 — 14.61 (did not advance)


Women's Long Jump
  • Andrea Avila
    Andrea Ávila
    Andrea Verónica Ávila is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina, who won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.-References:*...

  • Qualifying — 6.11 (did not advance)


Women's High Jump
  • Solange Witteveen
    Solange Witteveen
    Solange Marilú Witteveen is an Argentine high jumper. Born in Buenos Aires, she competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2000....

  • Qualifying — 1.89 (did not advance)


Women's Pole Vault
  • Alejandra Garcia
    Alejandra García
    Alejandra García Flood is an Argentine pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper, winning silver at the 1993 South American...

  • Qualifying — 4.15 (did not advance)

Boxing


{{details|Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics}}
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
  • Omar Andrés Narváez
    Omar Andrés Narváez
    Omar Andrés Narváez is an Argentine southpaw professional boxer in the super flyweight division and is the WBO Junior Bantamweight champion...

  • Round 1 — Defeated Carlos Valcárcel
    Carlos Valcarcel
    Carlos Valcárcel Díaz is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He won the silver medal in the men's flyweight division at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador...

     of Puerto Rico
  • Round 2 — Lost to Vladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine (→ did not advance)


Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
  • Ceferino Labarda
    Ceferino Labarda
    Ceferino Dario Labarda is a bantamweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he lost to Raimkul Malakhbekov of Russia...

  • Round 1 — Lost to Raimkul Malakhbekov
    Raimkul Malakhbekov
    Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov is one of highest titled boxers of Russia, who won two Olympic medals in the Men's Bantamweight category.- Biography :...

     of Russia (→ did not advance)


Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  • Israel Héctor Perez
    Israel Héctor Perez
    Israel Héctor Enrique Perez is a featherweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed "Cachito" he made his professional debut in 2003. He won eight professional bouts in a row, before being losing by split decision John...

  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Defeated Musa Simelane
    Musa Simelane
    Musa Simelane is a Swazi boxer. Representing Swaziland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Simelane was defeated in his only bout against Argentine Israel Héctor Perez.-References:...

     of Swaziland
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Tahar Tamsamani
    Tahar Tamsamani
    Tahar Tamsamani is a Moroccan boxer who participated in three Olympic tournaments. He was born in Marrakech.-Olympic Games performances:...

     of Morocco (→ did not advance)


Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
  • Victor Hugo Castro
    Victor Hugo Castro
    Victor Castro is a boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the Light Welterweight at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.Castro defeated Kelson Pinto in the final...

  • Round 1 — Lost to Kay Huste of Germany (→ did not advance)


Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
  • Guillermo Saputo
    Guillermo Saputo
    Guillermo Javier Saputo is a light middleweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. Nicknamed "El Tano" and/or "El Caballero" he made his professional debut in 2001.-External links:...

  • Round 1 — Lost to Sergey Dotsenko
    Sergey Dotsenko
    Serhiy Dotsenko was a Ukrainian boxer, who won the Welterweight Silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:*Defeated Guillermo Javier Saputo 12-7*Defeated Parkpoom Jangphonak 13-5...

     of Ukraine (→ did not advance)


Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
  • Mariano Natalio Carrera
    Mariano Natalio Carrera
    Mariano Natalio Carrera is an Argentine boxer, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics....

  • Round 1 — Lost to Akin Kakauridze of Turkey (→ did not advance)


Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
  • Hugo Garay
    Hugo Garay
    Hugo Hernán Garay is a light heavyweight boxer from Argentina-Career:Garay won the silver medal in Buenos Aires World Junior Championships in 1998. In the 1999 Pan American Games, he won the bronze medal in the men's light-heavyweight category.Garay represented Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics...

  • Round 1 — Lost to Olzhas Orazaliyev of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m
  • Javier Andres Correa
  • Qualifying Heat — 03:37.849
  • Semifinal — 03:37.975
  • Final — 03:35.687 (5th place)


Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m
  • Javier Andres Correa
  • Qualifying Heat — 03:37.849
  • Semifinal — 03:37.975
  • Final — 03:35.687 (5th place)


Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000 m
  • Fernando Martin Redondo, Abelardo Andres Sztrum
  • Qualifying Heat — 03:24.324 (did not advance)

Cross Country Mountain Bike


Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
  • Ignacio Gili
  • Final — DNF


Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike
  • Jimena Florit
    Jimena Florit
    Jimena Florit Juarez is a female cyclist from Argentina, specializing in competitive mountain biking....

  • Final — 2:00:49.05 (→ 20th place)

Men's competition

Men's Individual Pursuit
  • Walter Pérez
    Walter Pérez
    Walter Fernando Pérez is an Olympic gold medal-winning racing cyclist from Argentina.Pérez, who joined the Argentine cycling team in 1992, won the Men's Madison gold medal at the 2008 Olympics with team-mate Juan Curuchet.-References:* Crítica Digital...

    • Qualifying — 04:30.757 (did not advance)


Men's Point Race
  • Juan Curuchet
    Juan Curuchet
    Juan Esteban Curuchet is a road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Argentina.Curuchet represented Argentina at the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008....

    • Points — 8
    • Laps Down — 2 (14th place)


Men's Team Pursuit
  • Walter Pérez
    Walter Pérez
    Walter Fernando Pérez is an Olympic gold medal-winning racing cyclist from Argentina.Pérez, who joined the Argentine cycling team in 1992, won the Men's Madison gold medal at the 2008 Olympics with team-mate Juan Curuchet.-References:* Crítica Digital...

    , Edgardo Simon
    Edgardo Simon
    Edgardo Simón is an Argentine professional track and road bicycle racer. He rides for Colombia - Selle Italia cycling team on the UCI America Tour...

    , Gonzalo Martin Garcia, Guillermo Brunetta
    • Qualifying — 04:10.940 (did not advance)


Men's Madison
  • Juan Curuchet
    Juan Curuchet
    Juan Esteban Curuchet is a road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Argentina.Curuchet represented Argentina at the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008....

     and Gabriel Curuchet
    Gabriel Curuchet
    Gabriel Ovidio Curuchet is a retired road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Argentina, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics . He won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit at the 1987 Pan American Games, followed by the gold in the Men's Madison in 1999...

    • Final — 9 (7th place)

Diving


{{details|Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics}}
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
  • Svetlana Ishkova
  • Preliminary — 185.61 (40th place, did not advance)

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Argentina
    Argentina national field hockey team
    The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....

     — India 0-3
  • Argentina
    Argentina national field hockey team
    The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....

     — South Korea 2-2
  • Argentina
    Argentina national field hockey team
    The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....

     — Poland 5-5
  • Argentina
    Argentina national field hockey team
    The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....

     — Australia 1-2
  • Argentina
    Argentina national field hockey team
    The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....

     — Spain 5-1
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th-8th place: Argentina
    Argentina national field hockey team
    The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....

     — Germany 2-6
  • 7th-8th place: Argentina
    Argentina national field hockey team
    The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....

     — India 1-3 (→ 8th place)
  • Team Roster
  • Pablo Moreira (gk)
  • Mariano Chao
    Mariano Chao
    Mariano Rodolfo Chao is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...

     (gk)
  • Máximo Pellegrino
  • Carlos Retegui
  • Marcos Riccardi
  • Germán Orozco
  • Juan Pablo Hourquebie
    Juan Pablo Hourquebie
    Juan Pablo Hourquebie is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who is nicknamed Juanpi. He is a member of the national squad since 1997, and competed in two Summer Olympics, starting in 2000...

  • Matias Vila
  • Ezequiel Paulón
    Ezequiel Paulón
    Ezequiel Paulón is a field hockey defender from Argentina who twice representated his country in the Olympics, in 2000 and the 2004.-References:*...

  • Tomás MacCormik
    Tomás MacCormik
    Tomás MacCormik is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina. MacCormik began playing hockey at age seven. He made his debut for the national squad in 1996, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics...

  • Fernando Zylberberg
    Fernando Zylberberg
    Shilo Zylberberg is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the ZAG national field hockey team in 1997, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics...

  • Fernando Oscaris
  • Mario Almada
  • Rodrigo Vila
  • Santiago Capurro
  • Jorge Lombi
    Jorge Lombi
    Jorge Maximiliano Lombi Etulain is a field hockey player from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1991 in a friendly against Spain. He's the penalty corner specialist, who currently plays for Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain...

  • Head Coach: Luis Ciancia

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
  • Argentina
    Las Leonas
    Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...

     — South Korea 3-2
  • Argentina
    Las Leonas
    Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...

     — Great Britain 1-0
  • Argentina
    Las Leonas
    Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...

     — Spain 0-1
  • Classification Matches
  • Argentina
    Las Leonas
    Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...

     — Netherlands 3-1
  • Argentina
    Las Leonas
    Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...

     — China 2-1
  • Argentina
    Las Leonas
    Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...

     — New Zealand 7-1
  • Final
  • Argentina
    Las Leonas
    Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...

     — Australia 1-3 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Team Roster
  • Mariela Antoniska
    Mariela Antoniska
    Mariela Andrea Antoniska Arrondo is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She is of Macedonian descent.-References:*...

  • Agustina García
  • Magdalena Aicega
    Magdalena Aicega
    María Magdalena Aicega Amicarelli is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the Women's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed Magui, she first represented her native country at the Junior World Cup in 1993 in Barcelona, Spain,...

  • María Paz Ferrari
    María Paz Ferrari
    María Paz Ferrari is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

  • Anabel Gambero
    Anabel Gambero
    Anabel Gambero Erdozain is a former field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:* *...

  • Ayelén Stepnik
    Ayelén Stepnik
    Ayelén Iara Stepnik Puche is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...

  • Inés Arrondo
    Inés Arrondo
    Inés Arrondo is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:* *...

  • Luciana Aymar
  • Vanina Oneto
    Vanina Oneto
    Vanina Paula Oneto is a former field hockey striker from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

  • Jorgelina Rimoldi
    Jorgelina Rimoldi
    Jorgelina Rimoldi Puig is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

  • Karina Masotta
    Karina Masotta
    Paula Karina Masotta Biagetti is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...

  • Paola Vukojicic
    Paola Vukojicic
    Paola Vukojicic is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She started playing the sport at San Isidro Club, and made her debut for Argentina in the 1998 World Hockey Cup in Utrecht.-References:*...

  • Laura Maiztegui
    Laura Maiztegui
    Laura Maiztegui is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

  • Mercedes Margalot
    Mercedes Margalot
    María Mercedes Margalot is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

  • María de la Paz Hernández
    María de la Paz Hernández
    María de la Paz Hernández is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her brother is current Argentina rugby star Juan Martín...

  • Cecilia Rognoni
    Cecilia Rognoni
    Maria Cecilia Rognoni Potocki is an Argentine field hockey defender, who won the gold medal at the 2002 World Cup at Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH...

  • Head Coach: Sergio Vigil
    Sergio Vigil
    Sergio Vigil is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who later became a coach in his sport. In 1997 he was appointed as the Head Coach of the Argentine Women's Team, that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under his guidance.Besides that, Vigil coached Las Leonas to...


Men's Competition

  • Sebastian Alquati
  • Orlando Baccino
    Orlando Baccino
    Orlando Baccino Granja is male judoka from Argentina. He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Heavyweight division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Baccino represented his native South American country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-References:***...

  • Alejandro Bender
  • Eduardo Costa Gramajo
  • Dario García
    Dario García
    Darío Osvaldo Gastón García Aguilar is a retired male judoka from Argentina. He claimed the gold medal in the Men's Light-Middleweight division at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar de Plata. García represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.-References:*...

  • Jorge Lencina
  • Miguel Rios

Sailing


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Eight men and three women competed in the Sailing competition for Argentina at the 2000 Olympic Games. They won one silver medal and two bronze medals.

Men's Mistral
  • Carlos Espinola
    Carlos Espínola (sailor)
    Carlos Mauricio Espínola is an Argentine windsurfer.Nicknamed Camau, Espínola started training at the Club Náutico de La Totora in his home province, to obtain his first achievement of importance, a silver medal, during the Pan American Games held in 1991 in La Habana...

  • Race 1 — 8
  • Race 2 — 3
  • Race 3 — 8
  • Race 4 — 1
  • Race 5 — 5
  • Race 6 — 7
  • Race 7 — 2
  • Race 8 — (26)
  • Race 9 — 6
  • Race 10 — (11)
  • Race 11 — 3
  • Final — 43 (Silver medal)


Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
  • Javier Conte
    Javier Conte
    Javier Alberto Conte is an Argentine sailboat racer.Teaming up with Juan de la Fuente, he raced for Argentina on the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia finishing in third place and obtaining a bronze medal for his country...

     and Juan de la Fuente
    Juan de la Fuente
    Juan de la Fuente is a sailor from Argentina who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, alongside Javier Conte.-References:*...

  • Race 1 — 11
  • Race 2 — 6
  • Race 3 — 8
  • Race 4 — 5
  • Race 5 — (30) OCS
  • Race 6 — 6
  • Race 7 — 3
  • Race 8 — 7
  • Race 9 — 1
  • Race 10 — (17)
  • Race 11 — 10
  • Final — 57 (Bronze medal)


Men's Laser
  • Diego Emilio Romero
  • Race 1 — 21
  • Race 2 — 25
  • Race 3 — 23
  • Race 4 — 10
  • Race 5 — 13
  • Race 6 — 21
  • Race 7 — 18
  • Race 8 — (29)
  • Race 9 — 27
  • Race 10 — 27
  • Race 11 — 4
  • Final — 162 (23rd place)


Men's Tornado
  • Santiago Lange
    Santiago Lange
    Santiago R. Lange is an Argentine Olympic sailor.Lange has competed in five editions of the Olympic Games, in 1988, 1996, 2000, and 2004. He won bronze in the latter in the Tornado class, along with teammate Carlos Espinola. He also represented represent Argentina again at the 2008 Summer...

     and Mariano Parada
  • Race 1 — 6
  • Race 2 — 13
  • Race 3 — 10
  • Race 4 — 3
  • Race 5 — 8
  • Race 6 — 5
  • Race 7 — 6
  • Race 8 — (17) OCS
  • Race 9 — 15
  • Race 10 — 14
  • Race 11 — 10
  • Final — 75 (10th place)


Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)
  • Eduardo Farre and Mariano Daniel Lucca
  • Race 1 — 10
  • Race 2 — (15)
  • Race 3 — 14
  • Race 4 — 15
  • Race 5 — (17) DNC
  • Race 6 — 14
  • Race 7 — 14
  • Race 8 — 14
  • Race 9 — 13
  • Race 10 — 14
  • Race 11 — 11
  • Final — 119 (16th place)


Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
  • Serena Amato
    Serena Amato
    Serena Bibiana Amato is a sailor from Argentina, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

  • Race 1 — 6
  • Race 2 — (15)
  • Race 3 — 9
  • Race 4 — 5
  • Race 5 — 2
  • Race 6 — 2
  • Race 7 — 6
  • Race 8 — 1
  • Race 9 — (14)
  • Race 10 — 12
  • Race 11 — 8
  • Final — 51 (Bronze medal)


Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
  • Paula Reinoso and María Fernanda Sesto
  • Race 1 — 10
  • Race 2 — 6
  • Race 3 — (16)
  • Race 4 — 8
  • Race 5 — (15)
  • Race 6 — 8
  • Race 7 — 13
  • Race 8 — 1
  • Race 9 — 7
  • Race 10 — 6
  • Race 11 — 13
  • Final — 72 (12th place)

Swimming


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Argentina competed in 18 swimming events, 11 men and 7 women, but only advanced out of the preliminary heats in one event.

Men's 50 m Freestyle
  • José Meolans
    José Meolans
    José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....

  • Preliminary Heat — 22.89 (did not advance)


Men's 100 m Freestyle
  • José Meolans
    José Meolans
    José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....

  • Preliminary Heat — 49.75
  • Semi-final — 49.66 (did not advance)


Men's 400 m Freestyle
  • Agustin Fiorilli
    Agustín Fiorilli
    Agustín Ignacio Fiorilli is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 -References:...

  • Preliminary Heat — 03:59.44 (did not advance)


Men's 1500 m Freestyle
  • Agustin Fiorilli
    Agustín Fiorilli
    Agustín Ignacio Fiorilli is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 -References:...

  • Preliminary Heat — 15:52.69 (did not advance)


Men's 100 m Butterfly
  • Pablo Martin Abal
  • Preliminary Heat — 54.45 (did not advance)


Men's 100 m Breaststroke
  • Sergio Andres Ferreyra
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:05.75 (did not advance)


Men's 200 m Breaststroke
  • Andres Bicocca
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:20.98 (did not advance)


Men's 100 m Backstroke
  • Eduardo German Otero
  • Preliminary Heat — 58.09 (did not advance)


Men's 200 m Backstroke
  • Eduardo German Otero
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:05.51 (did not advance)


Men's 200 m Individual Medley
  • Walter Dario Arciprete
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:08.89 (did not advance)


Men's 4x100 m Medley
  • Eduardo German Otero, Sergio Andres Ferreyra, Pablo Martin Abal, José Meolans
    José Meolans
    José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia....

  • Preliminary Heat — 03:43.61 (did not advance)


Women's 100 m Freestyle
  • Florencia Szigeti
    Florencia Szigeti
    Florencia Szigeti is a female freestyle swimmer from Argentina. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics , and won a silver medal in the women's 100 m freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games.A 1999 graduate of Colegio Universitario Central Szigetei was a member...

  • Preliminary Heat — 57.2 (did not advance)


Women's 200 m Freestyle
  • Florencia Szigeti
    Florencia Szigeti
    Florencia Szigeti is a female freestyle swimmer from Argentina. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics , and won a silver medal in the women's 100 m freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games.A 1999 graduate of Colegio Universitario Central Szigetei was a member...

  • Preliminary Heat — DQ (did not advance)


Women's 800 m Freestyle
  • Cecilia Biagioli
    Cecilia Biagioli
    Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Argentina. She swam for Argentina at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....

  • Preliminary Heat — 09:04.02 (did not advance)


Women's 100 m Butterfly
  • María del Pilar Pereyra
    María del Pilar Pereyra
    María del Pilar Pereyra is a retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000. She claimed the bronze medal in the Women's 200m Butterfly event at the 1995 Pan American Games.-References:*...

  • Preliminary Heat — 01:04.75 (did not advance)


Women's 200 m Butterfly
  • Ana Carolina Aguilera
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:21.23 (did not advance)


Women's 200 m Individual Medley
  • María Virginia Garrone
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:22.98 (did not advance)


Women's 400 m Individual Medley
  • Georgina Bardach
    Georgina Bardach
    Georgina Bardach Martin is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race...

  • Preliminary Heat — 04:54.31 (did not advance)

Taekwondo


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Men's Competition
  • Alejandro Hernando
  • Gabriel Taraburelli

Tennis


{{details|Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics}}
Men's Competition
  • Mariano Puerta
    Mariano Puerta
    Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:...

  • Gastón Gaudio
    Gastón Gaudio
    Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...

  • Franco Squillari
    Franco Squillari
    Franco Squillari is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina.In his career he has won 3 ATP Tour singles titles and he has reached the semi-finals at the 2000 French Open. He stopped his career in 2005...

  • Mariano Zabaleta
    Mariano Zabaleta
    Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...



Women's Competition
  • Florencia Labat
    Florencia Labat
    María Florencia Labat was a professional female tennis player from Argentina. She joined the WTA Tour in 1988 and retired in 2000. On September 12, 1994 she reached a career high singles ranking of number 26 worldwide.-Singles 4 :-Doubles 17 :-External links:...

  • Paola Suárez
    Paola Suárez
    Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...

  • Laura Montalvo
    Laura Montalvo
    Laura Montalvo is an Argentine former professional female tennis player.Montalvo won eight ITF singles titles and reached a career high of No. 191 in singles in June 1995. Her win-loss record for singles is 143 - 76, 266 - 152 for doubles. Being a "doubles specialist" on the WTA tour, she reached...


Triathlon


{{details|Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics}}
Men's Individual Competition:
  • Oscar Galindez
    Oscar Galíndez
    Oscar Saul Galíndez is a triathlete. He competed in the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics, obtaining the twenty-eighth place with a total time of 1:50:59.48....

     — 1:50:59.48 (→ 28th place)

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated United States (3-1)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-1)
  • Lost to Italy (0-3)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (1-3)
  • Lost to Russia (0-3)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Defeated Brazil (3-2)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Russia (1-3)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to Italy (0-3) → Fourth place
  • Team Roster
  • Jerónimo Bidegain
  • Hugo Conte
    Hugo Conte
    Hugo Néstor Conte is a volleyball coach and retired player from Argentina, who represented his native country in three Summer Olympics. He was born at Buenos Aires...

  • Sebastián Firpo
  • Christian Lares
  • Leandro Maly
  • Pablo Meana
    Pablo Meana
    Pablo Meana is a male volleyball player from Argentina, who played as a libero. He ended up in sixth place with the Men's National Team at the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship, where he was named Best Receiver of the tournament...

  • Marcos Milinkovic
    Marcos Milinkovic
    Marcos Antonio Milinković is an Argentine volleyball player. Milinković is 203 cm and weighs 100 kg.Milinković started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age....

  • Leonardo Patti
  • Pablo Pereira
    Pablo Pereira
    Pablo Daniel Pereira Coitiño, better known as Pablo Pereira , is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Esporte Clube Vitória of the Série B on loan from the league rivals Sport.-External links:*...

  • Juan Pablo Porello
  • Alejandro Spajic
    Alejandro Spajic
    Alejandro Spajić is an Argentine volleyball player. Spajić is clearly a volleyball player both for Argentina and his club...

  • Carlos Weber
    Carlos Weber
    Carlos Javier Weber is a former volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul . There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. Weber also competed at the 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...

  • Head Coach: Carlos Getzelevich

Men's Beach Competition


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  • Martin Conde
    Martín Conde
    Martín Alejo Conde is a beach volleyball player from Argentina, who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, partnering Mariano Baracetti...

     and Eduardo Martínez — 9th place (tied)

Weightlifting


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Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Nora Koppel
Nora Koppel
Nora Edith Koppel is an Argentine Olympic weightlifter. She has represented her country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She is Jewish.-References:*...

– 63 kg
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg
The Women's Middleweight Weightlifting Event is the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 2000-09-19 in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre...

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