Argentina competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 61 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Andrés Calonge | 100 m | 10.44 | 2 Q | 10.39 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 20.81 | 2 Q | 21.03 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Juan Carlos Dyrzka | 400 m | 47.02 | 4 Q | 46.85 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m hurdles | N/a | 49.8 | 1 Q | 48.8 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Guillermo Cuello | 800 m | did not finish | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | did not start | N/a | did not advance | ||||||
| Domingo Amaizón | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:43.06 | 12 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
| Enrico Barney | Pole vault | 4.80 | 17 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alicia Kaufmanas | 100 m | 11.8 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 24.4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
| Roberto Urretavizcaya | Light flyweight | N/a | Espinal (DOM) W w/o | Donovan (AUS) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Tito Pereyra | Flyweight | N/a | Carney (AUS) W 4 – 1 | Nakamura (JPN) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Domingo Casco | Bantamweight | Ladjili (TUN) W 3 – 2 | Cervantes (MEX) L DSQ | did not advance | |||||
| Miguel García | Featherweight | N/a | Oduardo (CUB) W 3 – 2 | Simion (ROU) W 5 – 0 | Waruinge (KEN) L 1 – 4 | did not advance | |||
| Pedro Agüero | Lightweight | Arpon (PHI) W 3 – 2 | Gadir (SUD) W 5 – 0 | Petriglia (ITA) L 2 – 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Mario Guilloti | Welterweight | Bye | Kajjo (UGA) W 4 – 1 | Paduano (CAN) W 5 – 0 | Muñíz (USA) W 4 – 1 | Bessala (CMR) L 0 – 5 | |||
| Víctor Galíndez | Light middleweight | N/a | Bentini (ITA) L 0 – 5 | did not advance | |||||
Cycling
Nine cyclists represented Argentina in 1968.
- Road race, time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Alves | Individual road race | did not finish | |
| Roberto Breppe | 4:48:07 | 40 | |
| Héctor Cassina | did not finish | ||
| Gerardo Cavallieri | did not finish | ||
| José Pittaro | Individual time trial | 1:05.57 | 9 |
| Carlos Álvarez Roberto Breppe Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos | Team time trial | 2:15:34.24 | 7 |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Repechage | Round 2 Repechage | 1/8 Finals Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| José Pittaro | Men's sprint | 11.41 | 2 1 Q | 2 3 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Carlos Roqueiro | 11.15 | 2 1 Q | 3 2 | did not advance | |||||||||
- Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan Alberto Merlos | Individual pursuit | 4:47.81 | 12 | did not advance | |||||
| Carlos Álvarez Roberto Breppe Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos | Team pursuit | 4:26.22 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
Equestrian
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Show jumping | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| José Eugenio Acosta | Oligarca | Individual | -110.01 | 41 | -155.20 | 34 | -12.75 | =18 | -277.96 | 29 |
| Jorge Bedoya | Naranjo | -91.50 | 26 | DSQ | did not finish | |||||
| Carlos Moratorio | Hijo Manso | -68.01 | =6 | -294.00 | 39 | -1.25 | 6 | -363.26 | 34 | |
| Roberto Pistarini | Warti | -90.00 | 25 | -150.00 | 33 | DSQ | did not finish | |||
| José Eugenio Acosta Jorge Bedoya Carlos Moratorio Roberto Pistarini | Oligarca Naranjo Hijo Manso Warti | Team | -249.51 | 8 | -599.20 | 11 | did not finish | |||
Show jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Jorge Amaya | Gemelo | Individual | DSQ | did not finish | ||||
| Carlos Delía | Scandale | 8.00 | =9 | 12.00 | =11 | 20.00 | =13 | |
| Argentino Molinuevo Jr. | Don Gustavo | 8.00 | =9 | 8.00 | =4 | 16.00 | =7 | |
| Jorge Amaya Argentino Molinuevo Jr. Roberto Tagle | Gemelo Don Gustavo Ojo Chico | Team | 113.50 | 10 | 161.50 | 14 | 275.00 | 13 |
Fencing
Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Argentina in 1968.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Repechage | Final round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Record | Rank | ||
| Alberto Balestrini | Men's épée | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | ||||||||||
| Guillermo Obeid | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | |||||||||||
| Omar Vergara | 3W – 2L | 2 Q | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | |||||||||
| Alberto Balestrini Guillermo Obeid Guillermo Saucedo Omar Vergara | Men's team épée | 0W – 2L | 6 | N/a | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | N/a | ||||||||
| Orlando Nannini | Men's foil | 1W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | ||||||||||
| Evaristo Prendes | 0W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | |||||||||||
| Guillermo Saucedo | 3W – 1L | 1 Q | 4W – 1L | 2 Q | La Ragione (ITA) L | did not advance | N/a | Szabó (HUN) L | did not advance | |||||||
| Orlando Nannini Evaristo Prendes Guillermo Saucedo Omar Vergara | Men's team foil | 0W – 2L | 3 | N/a | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | N/a | ||||||||
| Juan Carlos Frecia | Men's sabre | 0W – 6L | 7 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | ||||||||
| Alberto Lanteri | 2W – 4L | 6 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | |||||||||
| Román Quinos | 2W – 4L | 5 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | |||||||||
| Juan Carlos Frecia Alberto Lanteri Guillermo Saucedo Román Quinos | Men's team sabre | 0W – 2L | 3 | N/a | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | N/a | ||||||||
| Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | Women's foil | 1W – 5L | 7 | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | N/a | did not advance | ||||||||
Field hockey
Rowing
Sailing
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Alberto Obarrio | Finn | 16 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 125 | 17 | ||
| Roberto Sieburger Jorge Vago | Star | 15 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 135 | 20 | ||
| Héctor Schenone Boris Belada Pedro Sisti | Dragon | 9 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 92 | 9 | ||
Shooting
Four shooters, all men, represented Argentina in 1968.
- 25 m pistol
- Oscar Cervo
- Nelson Torno
- Trap
- Rodolfo Guarnieri
- Juan Ángel Martini, Jr.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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