Argentina at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England was the nation's eighth appearance out of eleven editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1948 Summer Olympics its fifth national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino) of 199 athletes (188 men and 11 women) who competed in 101 events in 16 sports. It would not be until the 2016 Summer Olympics that the athlete delegation were surpassed. The medals haul of 3 golds, 3 silvers, and a bronze tied the medals haul in 1928. The achievement of 7 medals in an edition of the Olympics has yet to be matched.

Athletics



 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
 * NP = Not placed


 * Men
 * Track & road events


 * Men
 * Field Events


 * Combined events – Decathlon


 * Women
 * Track & road events


 * Women
 * Field events

Basketball
This was the first time Argentina sent a team to the Olympics, the team consisted of 14 players

Team Roster

Group C

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Preliminary Round (Group C)


 * Classification Matches
 * 9th/16th place
 * 13th/16th place
 * 15th/16th place: Defeated Hungary (walk-over) → Fifteenth place

Cycling
Individual times added to together for team race, 3 times needed for team event.
 * Road races

Ranks given are within the heat.
 * Track

Fencing
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Argentina in 1948. The results are the pool results and placings.


 * Men


 * Women

Field hockey
This was the first time Argentina had competed in this event at the Olympic Stage.

Men's tournament

Head coach:

Modern pentathlon
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.

Rowing
Argentina had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Shooting
Twelve shooters represented Argentina in 1948.

Swimming
This was the 5th time Argentina had sent a team of swimmers to the Olympics, the team of 17 consisted of 11 men and 6 women.

Ranks given are within the heat.


 * Men


 * Women

Water polo

 * Men's Team Competition

Head coach:

Round 1
Group F

Round 2
Group J

Wrestling

 * Men's Greco-Roman