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]
Medalists
Argentina finished in 11th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and one silver medal.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Juan Carlos Zabala | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Gold |
Carmelo Robledo | Boxing | Men's Featherweight |
| Gold |
Santiago Lovell | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight |
 Silver |
Amado Azar | Boxing | Men's Featherweight |
Athletics
Boxing
- 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
Five fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1932.
Shooting
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
- 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
- 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
- ^ "Argentina at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2015.