Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Argentina at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors179 (132 men and 47 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer Carolina Mariani
Medals
Ranked 54th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Argentina competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 178 competitors, 131 men and 47 women, took part in 101 events in 20 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Argentina national football team
 Football Men's tournament August 3
 Silver Carlos Espínola Sailing Men's Mistral July 29
 Bronze Pablo Chacón Boxing Men's featherweight August 2

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4 4 8
Basketball 12 0 12
Beach volleyball 2 0 2
Boxing 5 – 5
Canoeing 4 0 4
Cycling 9 1 10
Equestrian 5 0 5
Fencing 1 3 4
Field hockey 16 16 32
Football 18 0 18
Gymnastics 1 1 2
Judo 7 1 8
Rowing 17 5 22
Sailing 6 4 10
Shooting 3 3 6
Swimming 2 5 7
Tennis 4 4 8
Volleyball 12 0 12
Weightlifting 3 – 3
Wrestling 1 – 1
Total 132 47 179

Athletics

Men
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andrés Charadia Hammer 65.26 17 N/A did not advance
Carlos Gats 100 m 10.57 3 did not advance
200 m 20.82 4 Q 20.84 7 did not advance
Marcelo Pugliese Discus 56.72 29 N/A did not advance
Antonio Silio Marathon N/A did not finish
Women
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andrea Ávila Long jump 6.00 31 N/A did not advance
Griselda González Marathon N/A 2:35:12 19
Liliana Martinelli Discus 55.68 35 N/A did not advance
Marta Orellana 800 m 2:04.99 – N/A did not advance

Basketball

Men's tournament

Squad
Argentina Men's National Basketball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 4 Marcelo Nicola 25 – (1971-05-12)May 12, 1971 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Tau Cerámica Spain
PG 5 Daniel Farabello 22 – (1973-10-18)October 18, 1973 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Andino Argentina
PF 6 Luis Villar 29 – (1967-03-15)March 15, 1967 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Boca Juniors Argentina
SF 7 Esteban de la Fuente 27 – (1968-11-18)November 18, 1968 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Quilmes (MdP) Argentina
SF 8 Ernesto Michel 25 – (1970-10-12)October 12, 1970 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Gimnasia (CR) Argentina
PG 9 Marcelo Milanesio 31 – (1965-02-11)February 11, 1965 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Atenas Argentina
SG 10 Juan Espil 28 – (1968-01-05)January 5, 1968 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Atenas Argentina
PF 11 Diego Osella 26 – (1969-09-14)September 14, 1969 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Atenas Argentina
C 12 Fabricio Oberto 21 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Atenas Argentina
SF 13 Jorge Racca 24 – (1971-09-04)September 4, 1971 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Olimpia (VT) Argentina
SF 14 Esteban Pérez 27 – (1969-03-26)March 26, 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol (MdP) Argentina
C 15 Rubén Wolkowyski 22 – (1973-09-30)September 30, 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Quilmes (MdP) Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Preliminary round
Pos Team
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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 522 345 +177 10 Quarterfinals
2  Lithuania 5 3 2 427 354 +73 8[a]
3  Croatia 5 3 2 422 386 +36 8[a]
4  China 5 2 3 360 502 −142 7[b]
5  Argentina 5 2 3 351 396 −45 7[b] 9th place playoff
6  Angola 5 0 5 280 379 −99 5 11th place playoff
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
Report
United States  96–68  Argentina
Scoring by half: 46–44, 50–24
Pts: Robinson 18
Rebs: Robinson 7
Asts: Hill, Hardaway 5		 Pts: Espil 27
Rebs: Nicola 4
Asts: Milanesio 7
Atlanta
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE)
22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
Report
Argentina  65–61  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 31–25, 34–36
Pts: Espil 25
Rebs: Espil 6
Asts: Milanesio 6		 Pts: Sabonis 30
Rebs: Sabonis 11
Asts: Marčiulionis 8
Atlanta
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Juan Figueroa (PUR)
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
Report
China  87–77  Argentina
Scoring by half: 51–38, 36–39
Pts: Zheng, Hu 22
Rebs: Zheng 9
Asts: Li 5		 Pts: Espil 25
Rebs: Pérez 7
Asts: Milanesio 8
Atlanta
Referees: Robert Barnett (AUS), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
Report
Argentina  75–90  Croatia
Scoring by half: 29–43, 46–47
Pts: Espil 17
Rebs: Osella 6
Asts: Milanesio 5		 Pts: Komazec 28
Rebs: Kukoč 8
Asts: Komazec, Mulaomerović 3
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Piovesan Neto (BRA), Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA)
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
Report
Argentina  66–62  Angola
Scoring by half: 27–32, 39–30
Pts: Espil 21
Rebs: Villar 6
Asts: Osella 5		 Pts: Dias 17
Rebs: Moreira Dias 7
Asts: Avô 4
Atlanta
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Chong Kyoung (KOR)
9th to 12th place classification
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
15:00
Report
Argentina  97–79  South Korea
Scoring by half: 44–41, 53–38
Pts: Espil 26
Rebs: Pérez 9
Asts: Espil 8		 Pts: J. K. Jung 17
Rebs: H. C. Chun 8
Asts: D. H. Kang 8
Atlanta
Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Zhu Jiazhong (CHN)
9th place classification
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
12:00
Report
Argentina  87–77  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 43–38, 44–39
Pts: Espil, Osella 17
Rebs: Milanesio, Oberto 7
Asts: Milanesio, Espil 7		 Pts: Ortiz 21
Rebs: Ortiz 11
Asts: Travieso 5
Atlanta
Referees: Davorin Nakic (CRO), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG)

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Omar Andrés Narváez Flyweight  Guzmán (DOM)
W 		 Assous (ALG)
L 		did not advance
Pablo Chacón Featherweight  Gray (JAM)
W 		 Lebon (MRI)
W 		 Nagy (HUN)
W 		 Kamsing (THA)
L 		did not advance  Bronze
Fabrizio Nieva Lightweight  Agentho (UGA)
W 		 Shin (KOR)
L 		did not advance
Guillermo Saputo Welterweight  Bae (KOR)
L 		did not advance
Oscar Gómez Light Middleweight  Tulaganov (UKR)
L (RSC) 		did not advance

Key:

  • RSC – Referee stopped contest

Canoeing

Flatwater

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Correa Men's K-1 500 m 1:42.691 4 1:44.076 3 Q 1:42.071 7 did not advance
Abelardo Sztrum Men's K-1 1000 m 3:50.547 3 Q Bye 3:44.587 6 did not advance
Diego Cánepa,
Sergio Mangín 		Men's K-2 500 m 1:38.594 6 1:39.535 4 Q 1:37.177 9 did not advance
Javier Correa,
Abelardo Sztrum 		Men's K-2 1000 m 3:49.864 5 3:34.244 1 Q 3:28.128 9 did not advance

Cycling

Mountain bike

Athlete Event Time Rank
Lautaro Chávez Men's cross-country DNF
Sandra Ambrosio Women's cross-country DNF

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Gustavo Artacho Men's road race DNF
Rubén Pegorín Men's road race DNF

Track

Pursuits
Athlete Event Qualifying Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank Time Rank
Ángel Colla Men's 1000 m time trial N/A 1:06.619 17
Walter Pérez Men's individual pursuit 4:30.715 7 4:22.826 8 did not advance
Gabriel Curuchet,
Gonzalo García,
Walter Pérez,
Edgardo Simón 		Men's team pursuit 4:20.840 14 did not advance
Points races
Athlete Event Points Rank
Juan Curuchet Men's points race 0 23
Key
  • DNF – Did not finish
  • OVT – Overtaken

Equestrian

Athlete Horse Event Qualifying Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Julio Albarracín Dinastía Pampero Show jumping 12.00 =59 did not advance
Federico Castaing Landlord Show jumping 28.00 79 did not advance
Oscar Fuentes Henry J. Speed Show jumping 12.75 =67 did not advance
Ricardo Kierkegaard Renomme Show jumping 4.50 35 did not advance

Fencing

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Leandro Marchetti Men's individual foil  Falchetto (AUT)
W 15–13 		 Wienand (GER)
L 1–15 		did not advance
Alejandra Carbone Women's individual foil  Wang (CHN)
L 4–15 		did not advance
Yanina Iannuzzi Women's individual foil  Parisky (ISR)
L 7–15 		did not advance
Dolores Pampin Women's individual foil  Szewczyk (POL)
L 8–15 		did not advance
Alejandra Carbone,
Yanina Iannuzzi,
Dolores Pampin 		Women's team foil N/A  Russia
L 20–45 		did not advance

Field hockey

Men

Team roster and tournament statistics

Coach: Miguel MacCormick

No. Player GP G S FG PC PS Green card Yellow card Red card
1 Pablo Moreira (GK) 7 0 0
2 Jorge Querejeta 5 0 0
3 Edgardo Pailos 7 0 0
4 Diego Chiodo 5 0 0 1
5 Alejandro Doherty 7 0 1
6 Fernando Moresi 7 0 1
7 Rodolfo Pérez 6 1 2 1
8 Carlos Retegui 7 1 7 1
9 Jorge Lombi 7 5 12 3 2 1
10 Gabriel Minadeo 6 0 1
11 Fernando Ferrara 7 4 13 3 1
12 Leandro Baccaro 6 0 1
13 Rodolfo Schmitt 1 0 0
14 Santiago Capurro 5 2 5 2
15 Maximiliano Caldas 7 0 0
16 Pablo Lombi 7 1 2 1
Team totals 7 16 45 12 3 1

Legend: GP – Games Played; G – Goals; S – Shots; FG – Field Goals; PC – Penalty Corners; PS – Penalty Strokes; Green card Green Cards; Yellow card Yellow Cards; Red card Red Cards

Preliminary Round (Pool A)
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Spain 5 4 0 1 14 5 8
 Germany 5 3 1 1 10 3 7
 India 5 2 2 1 8 3 5
 Pakistan 5 2 1 2 11 8 5
 Argentina 5 2 0 3 9 13 4
 United States 5 0 0 5 3 23 0
  Qualified for semifinals
July 20
20:00
India  0 – 1  Argentina
P. Lombi field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Amin Ayman (EGY)
Peter von Reth (NED)
July 22
20:00
United States  2 – 5  Argentina
Mellor field hockey ball 39'
Jennings field hockey ball 47' 		P. Lombi field hockey ball 4', field hockey ball 11'
Ferrara field hockey ball, field hockey ball
Capurro field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Yuri Platonov (RUS)
Don Prior (AUS)
July 24
17:30
Spain  2 – 1  Argentina
Escarré field hockey ball 61'
Arnau field hockey ball 65' 		P. Lombi field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Peter von Reth (NED)
July 26
9:00
Germany  3 – 0  Argentina
Saliger field hockey ball 16'
Becker field hockey ball 19'
Bellenbaum field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Don Prior (AUS)
July 28
9:00
Pakistan  6 – 2  Argentina
Ahmed field hockey ball 32', field hockey ball 45', field hockey ball 65'
Sarwar field hockey ball 51', field hockey ball 58'
Zaman field hockey ball 53' 		Pérez field hockey ball 65'
J. Lombi field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Amin Ayman (EGY)
Craig Madden (GBR)
9th to 12th place classification
July 31
8:30
Argentina  4 – 4 (AET)
3 – 0 (PSO) 		 Malaysia
Retegui field hockey ball 14', field hockey ball 55'
Ferrara field hockey ball 57'
J. Lombi field hockey ball 69' 		Singh field hockey ball 26'
Siva field hockey ball 38'
Nawawi field hockey ball 39'
Shanmuganathan field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
9th place match
August 1
8:30
Argentina  3 – 2  South Africa
Ferrara field hockey ball 30'
Capurro field hockey ball 36'
J. Lombi field hockey ball 45' 		Nicol field hockey ball 22'
Hallowes field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
Craig Madden (GBR)

Women

Team roster and tournament statistics

Coach: Rodolfo Mendoza

No. Player GP G S FG PC PS Green card Yellow card Red card
1 Mariana Arnal (GK) 4 0 0
2 Sofía MacKenzie 7 2 0 2
3 Magdalena Aicega 7 0 1
4 Silvia Corvalán 7 0 0
5 Anabel Gambero 7 0 1
6 Julieta Castellán 7 0 0
7 Gabriela Pando 7 0 0
8 Gabriela Sánchez 7 0 2
9 Vanina Oneto 6 0 7
10 Jorgelina Rimoldi 7 2 7 2
11 Karina Masotta (C) 7 2 4 1 1
12 María Castelli 7 1 4 1
13 Verónica Artica 3 0 0
14 Cecilia Rognoni 5 0 1
15 Ayelén Stepnik 2 0 1
16 Mariana González Oliva 6 0 0
Team totals 7 7 28 2 3 1
Preliminary Round
Competed for the gold medal
Competed for the bronze medal
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Australia 7 6 1 0 24 4 13
 South Korea 7 4 2 1 18 9 10
 Great Britain 7 3 2 2 12 11 8
 Netherlands 7 3 2 2 15 15 8
 United States 7 2 2 3 8 11 6
 Germany 7 2 1 4 10 11 5
 Argentina 7 2 1 4 7 21 5
 Spain 7 0 1 6 5 17 1
July 20
17:30
Argentina  0 – 2  Germany
van Kooperen field hockey ball 17'
Lätzsch field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Janice McDonald (GBR)
July 22
09:00
Australia  7 – 1  Argentina
Farrell field hockey ball 9'
Powell field hockey ball 25'
Annan field hockey ball 34', field hockey ball 49', field hockey ball 50'
Roche field hockey ball 61'
Powell field hockey ball 63' 		Rimoldi field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Carola Heinrichs (GER)
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
July 23
11:00
Spain  0 – 1  Argentina
Rimoldi field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Janice McDonald (GBR)
July 25
20:00
United States  1 – 2  Argentina
Marois field hockey ball 26' Masotta field hockey ball 6'
MacKenzie field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Perl Buckley (AUS)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)
July 27
20:00
Netherlands  4 – 1  Argentina
Donners field hockey ball 5'
de Ruiter field hockey ball 14', field hockey ball 45', field hockey ball 48' 		Masotta field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
Gina Spitareli (ITA)
July 28
20:00
Argentina  2 – 2  South Korea
MacKenzie field hockey ball 10'
Castelli field hockey ball 16' 		Eung Jung-Cho field hockey ball 33'
Eung Jung-Chang field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
July 30
9:00
Argentina  0 – 5  Great Britain
Nicholson field hockey ball 8', field hockey ball 69'
Sixsmith field hockey ball 13', field hockey ball 61', field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Perl Buckley (AUS)
Renee Chatas (USA)

Football

Squad
Over aged players are marked with * (max 3).
Matches played in parentheses denotes player came from the bench.
# Name Club Date of Birth Pld Goals Y
Yellow card 		Y/R
Yellow card Yellow-red card 		R
Red card
Goalkeepers
1 Carlos Bossio Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata (1973-12-01)December 1, 1973 (aged 22) 1 0 1 0 0
12 Pablo Cavallero Argentina Vélez Sársfield (1974-04-13)April 13, 1974 (aged 22) 5 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Roberto Ayala Spain Valencia (1973-04-14)April 14, 1973 (aged 23) 6 0 0 0 0
3 José Chamot* Italy Lazio (1969-05-17)May 17, 1969 (aged 27) 5 0 2 0 0
4 Javier Zanetti Italy Internazionale (1973-08-10)August 10, 1973 (aged 22) 6 0 0 0 0
6 Roberto Sensini* Italy Parma (1966-10-12)October 12, 1966 (aged 29) 5 0 1 0 0
Midfielders
5 Matías Almeyda Argentina River Plate (1973-12-21)December 21, 1973 (aged 22) 6 0 1 0 0
8 Diego Simeone* Spain Atlético Madrid (1970-04-28)April 28, 1970 (aged 26) 3 (3) 1 1 0 0
11 Hugo Morales Argentina Lanús (1974-07-30)July 30, 1974 (aged 21) 4 0 1 0 0
13 Mauricio Pineda Argentina Boca Juniors (1975-07-13)July 13, 1975 (aged 21) 1 0 0 0 0
14 Pablo Paz Argentina Banfield (1973-01-27)January 27, 1973 (aged 23) 1 (1) 0 1 0 0
15 Christian Bassedas Argentina Vélez Sársfield (1973-02-16)February 16, 1973 (aged 23) 3 (1) 0 1 0 0
15 Marcelo Gallardo Argentina River Plate (1976-01-18)January 18, 1976 (aged 20) (4) 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Claudio López Spain Valencia (1974-07-17)July 17, 1974 (aged 22) 5 (1) 2 0 0 0
9 Hernán Crespo Italy Parma (1975-07-05)July 5, 1975 (aged 21) 6 6 1 0 0
10 Ariel Ortega Spain Valencia (1974-03-04)March 4, 1974 (aged 22) 6 2 1 0 0
16 Gustavo López Spain Real Zaragoza (1973-04-13)April 13, 1973 (aged 23) 2 (3) 1 0 0 0
17 Marcelo Delgado Argentina Racing Club (1973-03-24)March 24, 1973 (aged 23) 1 (1) 0 1 0 0
Coach
Argentina Daniel Passarella (1953-05-25)May 25, 1953 (aged 43)
Results

Preliminaries

Argentina 3–1 United States
G. López 26'
Crespo 55'
Simeone 90'		 (Report) Reyna 1'
Attendance: 83,183
Argentina 1–1 Portugal
Ortega 41' (Report) Gomes 70'
Argentina 1–1 Tunisia
Ortega 6' (Report) Mkacher 75'
Attendance: 16,826

1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 20 – August 3
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Bebeto
Argentina Hernán Crespo
(6 goals each)
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International football competition
Football at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Qualification
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Tournament
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Squads
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The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics, was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C., Orlando, Florida, Miami, Florida and Athens, Georgia.[3][4][5][6] From 1992 onwards, male competitors should be under 23 years old and starting from this tournament, a maximum of three over-23 players are allowed per squad. The tournament featured 16 national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Sanford Stadium on August 3, 1996.[7]

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the tournament.[8]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Lun 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat
G G G G G G ¼ ¼ ½ ½ B F

Venues

Orlando Birmingham Miami
Citrus Bowl Legion Field Orange Bowl
Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 81,700 Capacity: 74,476
Athens Washington, D.C.
Sanford Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Capacity: 86,100 Capacity: 56,500

Qualification

The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  United States
1996 CONCACAF Preliminary Competition 1  Mexico (winner)
1996 AFC Preliminary Competition 3  South Korea (winner)
 Japan (runner-up)
 Saudi Arabia (third-place)
1996 CAF Preliminary Competition 3  Ghana
 Tunisia
 Nigeria
1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament 2  Brazil (winner)
 Argentina (runner-up)
CONCACAF–OFC play-off 1  Australia
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 5  Italy (winner)
 Spain (runner-up)
 France (third-place)
 Hungary (5th)
 Portugal (6th)
Total 16

Match officials

Referees
Confederation Referee
Male officials
AFC Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
CAF Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
CONCACAF Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)
CONMEBOL Antônio Pereira (Brazil)
Roberto Ruscio (Argentina)
OFC Eddie Lennie (Australia)
UEFA Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Hugh Dallas (Great Britain)
José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Fourth officials
Confederation Referee
Female officials
UEFA Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Assistant referees
Confederation Assistant referee
Male officials
AFC Jeon Young-hyun (South Korea)
Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman)
CAF Dramane Dante (Mali)
Amir Osman Mohamed Hamid (Sudan)
CONCACAF Peter Kelly (Trinidad and Tobago)
Luis Fernando Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
CONMEBOL Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Carlos Velázquez (Uruguay)
OFC Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
UEFA Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Heiner Neuenstein (Germany)
Akif Uğurdur (Turkey)
Female officials
CONCACAF María del Socorro Rodríguez (Mexico)
UEFA Gitte Holm (Denmark)
Nelly Viennot (France)

Seeding

The draw for the tournament took place on 5 May 1996. The United States, Spain, Ghana and Brazil were seeded for the draw and placed into groups A–D, respectively. The remaining teams, excluding those from Europe, were drawn away from teams of the same region.

Pot 1: Host, Top-Seeded teams from Africa, Europe and South America Pot 2: Asia, Non-top seeded team from South America Pot 3: Non-top seeded teams from Europe Pot 4: Non-top seeded teams from Africa and North America, Inter-continental playoff winner

1 1996 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament Champions, team not determined at time of draw.

2 CONCACAF–OFC play-off winner, team not determined at time of draw.

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group A
Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Qualified for quarterfinals
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Portugal 2–0 Tunisia
Martins 13', 68' Report
Attendance: 34,796
Referee: Pereira (BRA)
United States 1–3 Argentina
Reyna 1' Report G. López 26'
Crespo 55'
Simeone 90'
Attendance: 83,183
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)
Argentina 1–1 Portugal
Ortega 45' Report Nuno Gomes 70'
Attendance: 25,811
Referee: Al Mehannah (KSA)
United States 2–0 Tunisia
Kirovski 38'
Maisonneuve 90'		 Report
Attendance: 45,687
Referee: Dallas (GBR)
Argentina 1–1 Tunisia
Ortega 5' Report Mkacher 74'
Attendance: 16,826
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)
United States 1–1 Portugal
Maisonneuve 75' Report Paulo Alves 33'
Attendance: 58,012
Referee: Lennie (AUS)

Group B


Spain 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Óscar 80' Report
Attendance: 28,774
Referee: Collina (ITA)
France 2–0 Australia
Pires 11'
Maurice 74'		 Report
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: Ruscio (ARG)
France 1–1 Spain
Legwinski 38' Report Óscar 85'
Attendance: 16,773
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)
Australia 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Tsekenis 11'
Viduka 63'		 Report Al-Khilaiwi 37'
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Baharmast (USA)
Spain 3–2 Australia
Raúl 40', 90'
Santi 86'		 Report Vidmar 3', 12'
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Dallas (GBR)
France 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Maurice 20' (pen.)
Sibierski 49'		 Report Anwar 26'
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Archundia (MEX)

Group C


South Korea 1–0 Ghana
Yoon Jong-hwan 41' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 45,946
Referee: Lennie (AUS)
Mexico 1–0 Italy
Palencia 83' Report
Attendance: 44,211
Referee: Dallas (GBR)
Mexico 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 26,111
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)
Ghana 3–2 Italy
Saba 15', 74'
Ahinful 63' (pen.)		 Report Branca 8', 44' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,849
Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)
Mexico 1–1 Ghana
Abundis 65' Report Ebenzer 44'
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Pereira (BRA)
Italy 2–1 South Korea
Branca 24', 82' Report Lee Ki-hyung 62'
Attendance: 28,319
Referee: Ruscio (ARG)

Group D


Japan 1–0 Brazil
Ito 72' Report
Attendance: 46,713
Referee: Archundia (MEX)
Nigeria 1–0 Hungary
Kanu 77' Report
Attendance: 25,303
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)
Brazil 3–1 Hungary
Ronaldo 35'
Juninho 61'
Bebeto 84'		 Report Madar 58'
Attendance: 34,871
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)
Nigeria 2–0 Japan
Akiba 83' (o.g.)
Okocha 90' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 22,734
Referee: Collina (ITA)
Brazil 1–0 Nigeria
Ronaldo 30' Report
Attendance: 55,650
Referee: Baharmast (USA)
Japan 3–2 Hungary
Maezono 39' (pen.), 90+1'
Uemura 90'		 Report Sandor 2'
Madar 48'
Attendance: 20,834
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
July 27 – Miami
 
 
 Portugal (asdet)2
 
July 30 – Athens
 
 France1
 
 Portugal0
 
July 27 – Birmingham
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina4
 
August 3 – Athens
 
 Spain0
 
 Argentina2
 
July 28 – Birmingham
 
 Nigeria3
 
 Mexico0
 
July 31 – Athens
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Nigeria (asdet)4
 
July 28 – Miami
 
 Brazil3 Bronze medal match
 
 Brazil4
 
August 2 – Athens
 
 Ghana2
 
 Portugal0
 
 
 Brazil5
 

Quarter-finals

Portugal 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) France
Capucho 7'
Calado gold-colored soccer ball 105' (pen.)		 Report Maurice 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,339
Referee: Collina (ITA)
Argentina 4–0 Spain
Crespo 47', 88' (pen.)
Aranzábal 52' (o.g.)
C. López 66'		 Report
Attendance: 43,507
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)
Mexico 0–2 Nigeria
Report Okocha 20'
C. Babayaro 84'
Attendance: 44,788
Referee: Al Mehannah (KSA)
Brazil 4–2 Ghana
Dodoo 18' (o.g.)
Ronaldo 56', 62'
Bebeto 72'		 Report Akonnor 23'
Aboagye 53'
Attendance: 45,257
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)

Semi-finals

Portugal 0–2 Argentina
Report Crespo 55', 61'
Attendance: 78,212
Referee: Baharmast (USA)
Nigeria 4–3 (a.e.t./g.g.) Brazil
Roberto Carlos 20' (o.g.)
Ikpeba 78'
Kanu 90', gold-colored soccer ball 94'		 Report Flávio 1', 38'
Bebeto 28'
Attendance: 78,587
Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)

Bronze medal match

Brazil 5–0 Portugal
Ronaldo 5'
Flávio 11'
Bebeto 47', 54', 75'		 Report
Attendance: 68,173
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)

Gold medal match

Nigeria 3–2 Argentina
Babayaro 28'
Amokachi 74'
Amunike 90'		 Report C. López 3'
Crespo 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 86,117
Referee: Collina (ITA)
Team details
Nigeria
Argentina

GK 18 Joseph Dosu Yellow card 90'
RB 17 Mobi Oparaku downward-facing red arrow 61'
CB 5 Uche Okechukwu
CB 3 Taribo West
LB 2 Celestine Babayaro
DM 15 Sunday Oliseh Yellow card 22'
RM 7 Tijani Babangida
LM 11 Victor Ikpeba downward-facing red arrow 74'
AM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 14 Daniel Amokachi
CF 4 Nwankwo Kanu (c)
Substitutes:
MF 13 Garba Lawal upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 8 Wilson Oruma Yellow card 70' upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 6 Emmanuel Amunike upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Netherlands Jo Bonfrère
GK 12 Pablo Cavallero
RB 4 Javier Zanetti
CB 2 Roberto Ayala
CB 6 Roberto Sensini Yellow card 12'
LB 3 José Chamot
DM 5 Matías Almeyda
RM 10 Ariel Ortega
CM 15 Christian Bassedas (c)
LM 11 Hugo Morales downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 7 Claudio López
CF 9 Hernán Crespo
Substitutes:
MF 8 Diego Simeone upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella

Final ranking

Group A
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria (NGR) 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 15
2  Argentina (ARG) 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
3  Brazil (BRA) 6 4 0 2 16 8 +8 12
4  Portugal (POR) 6 2 2 2 6 10 −4 8
5  France (FRA) 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6  Spain (ESP) 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 7
7  Mexico (MEX) 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5
8  Ghana (GHA) 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
9  Japan (JPN) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
10  United States (USA) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
11  South Korea (KOR) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
12  Italy (ITA) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
13  Australia (AUS) 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
14  Tunisia (TUN) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
15  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
16  Hungary (HUN) 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: FIFA

Goalscorers

With six goals, Hernán Crespo of Argentina and Bebeto of Brazil are the top scorers of the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 55 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.

Hernán Crespo (left) and Bebeto, top scorers with 6 goals each
6 goals
5 goals
  • Brazil Ronaldo
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  1. ^ "Argentina at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ^ Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ "The inside story of Nigeria's Atlanta '96 gold medal – SuperSport – Football". SuperSport. July 25, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Penner, Mike (August 1, 1996). "Defense Rests for a Stunned Brazil – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Penner, Mike (August 4, 1996). "Nigeria's Eagles Catch Argentina in Its Own Trap – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Soccer : Results : Men's Competition Notebook". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  7. ^ "Football at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Soccer : Results : Men's Competition Notebook". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
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Quarterfinals
Argentina 4–0 Spain
Crespo 46', 88'
Aranzábal 53' (o. g.)
C. López 66'		 (Report)
Attendance: 43,507
Semifinals
Portugal 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Crespo 55', 61'
Gold Medal match
Nigeria 3–2 Argentina
Babayaro 28'
Amokachi 74'
Amuneke 90'		 (Report) C. López 3'
Crespo 50'
Attendance: 86,117
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

Gymnastics

Artistic

Athlete Event Apparatus Qualification Final
Floor Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Uneven bars Balance beam Total Rank Total Rank
Marcelo Palacio Men's all-around 17.450 16.875 17.325 17.875 17.100 17.400 N/A 104.025 70 did not advance
Floor 17.450 N/A 17.450 89
Pommel horse N/A 16.875 N/A 16.875 86
Rings N/A 17.325 N/A 17.325 90
Vault N/A 17.785 N/A 17.785 94
Parallel bars N/A 17.100 N/A 17.100 90
Horizontal bar N/A 17.400 N/A 17.400 86
Ana Destéfano Women's all-around 18.537 N/A 18.724 N/A 18.737 16.774 72.772 65 did not advance
Floor 18.537 N/A 18.537 71
Vault N/A 18.724 N/A 18.724 61
Uneven bars N/A 18.737 N/A 18.737 57
Balance beam N/A 16.774 16.774 86

Judo

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Bronze
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Jorge Lencina -60 kg  Huseynov (AZE)
L 		did not advance
Francisco Morales -65 kg  Revazishvili (GEO) did not advance
Sebastián Alquati -71 kg  Boldbataar (MGL)
L 		did not advance  Pedro (USA)
L 		did not advance
Dario García -78 kg  Belgaïd (MAR)
W 		 Klas (NED)
W 		 Bouras (FRA)
L 		did not advance Bye  Savchishkin (RUS)
W 		 Uznadze (TUR)
L
Pablo Elisii -86 kg  Kaaba (MAR)
L 		 Despaigne (CUB)
L 		did not advance
Alejandro Bender -95 kg  Miguel (BRA)
L 		did not advance  Shakimov (KAZ)
W 		 Felicite (MRI)
W 		 Kovács (HUN)
L 		did not advance
Orlando Baccino +95 kg  Rakhimov (TJK)
L 		did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Bronze
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Carolina Mariani -52 kg Bye  Gosselin (CAN)
L 		 Hyun (KOR)
L 		did not advance Bye  Giungi (ITA)
W 		 Sugawara (JPN)
L 		did not advance

Rowing

Men
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sergio Fernández González Single sculls 7:37.53 2 7:42.63 1 Q 7:23.70 5 did not advance
Fernando Zapata,
Agustín Rocha 		Lightweight double sculls 7:07.50 4 6:28.08 3 did not advance
Walter Balunek,
Carlos Palavecino 		Coxless pair 6:56.03 3 7:10.57 3 Q 7:14.59 6 did not advance
Santiago Fernández,
Rubén Knulst,
Carlos Pages,
Guillermo Pfaab 		Quadruple sculls 6:16.16 4 5:52.89 4 did not advance
Mariano Kowalczyk,
Daniel Scuri,
Horacio Sicilia,
Mariano Sosa 		Coxless four 6:33.29 5 6:37.85 5 did not advance
Jorge Enríquez,
Hernán Legizamón,
Gabriel Scortiguini,
Federico Querín 		Lightweight coxless four 6:43.58 6 6:09.86 5 did not advance
Women
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ana Urbano Single sculls 8:42.59 5 9:04.66 5 did not advance
Dolores Amaya,
María Garisoain 		Double sculls 7:57.05 4 8:09.24 4 did not advance
Lorena Corengia,
Julieta Ramírez 		Coxless pair 8:12.58 5 8:35.53 4 did not advance

Sailing

Men
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Carlos Espínola Mistral 2 4 4 2 3 (6) (47)
PMS 		2 2 N/A 19  Silver
Santiago Lange Laser 4 1 5 14 23 11 19 (57)
DSQ 		2 19 4 79 9
Martín Billoch,
Martín Rodríguez 		470 12 (23) 1 (22) 20 3 4 12 1 8 12 73 7
Guillermo Calegari,
Mauro Maiola 		Star 17 17 (23) (22) 19 22 18 17 19 17 N/A 146 22
Women
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Serena Amato Europe 8 (17) 8 8 (16) 15 6 5 1 16 14 81 8
Mónica Fechino Mistral 17 18 10 18 (25) 16 (20) 15 14 N/A 108 17
Paula Reinoso,
Sofía Usandizaga 		470 (23)
PMS 		16 16 (22) 22 20 17 20 22 17 20.50 170.50 22
Key
  • DSQ – Disqualified
  • PMS – Premature start

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Ricardo Rusticucci 10 m air rifle 585 =26 did not advance =26
50 m rifle three positions 1139 45 did not advance 45
Angel Velarte 10 m air rifle 577 =38 did not advance =38
50 m rifle three positions 1142 44 did not advance 44
Marcelo Gil Skeet 113 =45 did not advance =45
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Amelia Fournel 10 m air rifle 392 =13 did not advance =13
Cristina Gallo 10 m air pistol 374 29 did not advance 29
25 m pistol 565 33 did not advance 33
Lorena Guado 10 m air pistol 371 =32 did not advance =32
25 m pistol 569 29 did not advance 29

Swimming

Men
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Agustín Fiorilli 400 m freestyle 4:02.53 28 did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:51.85 26 did not advance
José Meolans 50 m freestyle 23.21 23 did not advance
100 m freestyle 52.02 45 did not advance
100 m butterfly 56.02 38 did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Valeria Alvarez 50 m freestyle 27.12 39 did not advance
100 m freestyle 59.26 43 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:06.38 30 did not advance
Alicia Barrancos 400 m freestyle 4:22.11 28 did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:48.54 17 did not advance
María del Pilar Pereyra 100 m butterfly 1:03.98 33 did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:19.57 28 did not advance
María Carolina Santa Cruz 100 m breaststroke 1:16.19 42 did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:37.85 32 did not advance
Valeria Álvarez,
Alicia Barrancos,
María Bertelloti,
María del Pilar Pereyra 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:46.36 21 did not advance
Valeria Álvarez,
María Bertelloti,
María del Pilar Pereyra,
María Santa Cruz 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:27.99 23 did not advance

Tennis

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Gastón Etlis Singles  Ferreira (RSA)
L 4–6, 3–6 		did not advance =33
Javier Frana Singles  Rusedski (GBR)
L 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 		did not advance =33
Hernán Gumy Singles  Pereira (VEN)
L 4–6, 0–6 		did not advance =33
Javier Frana,
Luis Lobo 		Doubles N/A  Bruguera (ESP)
 Carbonell (ESP)
L 3–6, 6–7(6–8) 		did not advance =17
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Inés Gorrochategui Singles  Yi (CHN)
W 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 		 Pierce (FRA)
W 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 		 Fernández (USA)
L 0–6, 3–6 		did not advance =9
Florencia Labat Singles  Makarova (RUS)
W 6–2, 7–5 		 Maleeva (BUL)
L 6–7(7–9), 1–6 		did not advance =17
Gabriela Sabatini Singles  Tauziat (FRA)
W 7–5, 6–2 		 Gavaldón (MEX)
W 6–4, 6–0 		 Seles (USA)
L 3–6, 3–6 		did not advance =9
Gabriela Sabatini,
Patricia Tarabini 		Doubles N/A  Appelmans (BEL)
 Courtois (BEL)
L 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 		did not advance =17

Volleyball

Beach

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Standing
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Martín Conde
Esteban Martínez 		Men's Bye  Álvarez – Rossell (CUB)
L 11 – 15 		did not advance =13

Indoor

Roster

Coach: Alberto Armoa

Name Date of birth
Marcos Milinkovic December 22, 1971
Jorge Elgueta November 21, 1969
Sebastián Jabif January 24, 1973
Leandro Maly January 29, 1976
Javier Weber January 6, 1971
Fernando Borrero December 15, 1968
Alejandro Romano May 4, 1974
Sebastián Firpo October 27, 1976
Pablo Pereira January 18, 1974
Guillermo Martínez January 18, 1969
Eduardo Rodríguez December 15, 1971
Group play
Pos Team
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 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 5 4 1 9 12 5 2.400 233 191 1.220 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 5 3 2 8 10 6 1.667 210 187 1.123
3  Bulgaria 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 225 212 1.061
4  Argentina 5 3 2 8 9 9 1.000 222 225 0.987
5  United States 5 2 3 7 10 9 1.111 241 233 1.034
6  Poland 5 0 5 5 1 15 0.067 151 234 0.645
Source: [citation needed]
July 21, 1996 Brazil  1–3  Argentina Referees: Jarmo Salonen (Finland), Peter Henry (Canada)
(15–9, 8–15, 14–16, 6–15)
 
July 23, 1996 Argentina  0–3  United States Referees: Patrick Rachard (France), Guennadi Zharikov (Russia)
(7–15, 8–15, 11–15)
 
July 25, 1996
12:30 		Bulgaria  1–3  Argentina Referees: Dean Turner (Australia), Petrus Scheffer (Netherlands)
(10–15, 8–15, 15–11, 10–15)
 
July 27, 1996 Argentina  0–3  Cuba Referees: Guennadi Zharikov (Russia), Patrick Rachard (France)
(10–15, 12–15, 9–15)
 
July 29, 1996 Poland  1–3  Argentina Referees: Abdullah Al-Khlaifi (Saudi Arabia), Petrus Scheffer (Netherlands)
(15–7, 15–17, 10–15, 9–15)
 
Quarterfinal
July 31, 1996 Argentina  1–3  Italy Referees: Barry Dragon (United States), Patrick Rachard (France)
(15–12, 9–15, 7–15, 4–15)
 
5th to 8th place classification
August 1, 1996 Brazil  3–1  Argentina Referees: Konstantinos Margaritis (Greece), Jarmo Salonen (Finland)
(15–10, 15–3, 13–15, 15–9)
 
8th place match
August 2, 1996 Bulgaria  3–2  Argentina Referees: Neill Luebke (United States), Peter Henry (Canada)
(10–15, 10–15, 15–7, 15–7, 18–20)
 

Weightlifting

Women

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Gustavo Majauskas Men's –64 kg 125.0 160.0 285.0 20
Marcelo Gandolfo Men's –70 kg 120.0 140.0 160.0 24
Gabriel Lemme Men's –70 kg 0.0 0.0 0.0 DNQ
Key
  • DNQ – Did not qualify

Wrestling

Athlete Event 1/8 final Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Paulo Ibire Men's freestyle 68 kg  Hwang Sang-Ho (KOR)
L 0 – 7 		did not advance

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