Template:Infobox Olympics Argentina
Argentina is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Athletics
Argentine athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's 20 km walk – 1 quota place (Juan Manuel Cano)[3]
- Men's pole vault; 1 quota place (Germán Chiaraviglio)[4]
- Men's shot put – 1 quota place (German Lauro)
- Women's discus throw – 1 quota place (Rocio Comba)
Field hockey
Men's tournament
Argentina men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[5]
- Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
Women's tournament
Argentina women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top four finish at the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[6]
- Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players
Football
Men's tournament
Argentina men's football team qualified for the Olympics after sealing triumph at the 2015 South American Youth Championship in Uruguay.[7]
- Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Rugby sevens
Men's tournament
Argentina men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics after sealing triumph at the 2015 CONSUR Men's Sevens Championships in Santa Fe, Argentina.[8]
- Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Sailing
Argentina has qualified one boat for each of the following events by having achieved a berth from the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and then filled out the remaining places from the individual World Championships.[9]
- Men's sailboard – RS:X (Mariano Reutemann)
- Men's one-person dinghy – Laser (Julio Alsogaray)
- Mixed multihull – Nacra 17 (Santiago Lange & Cecilia Carranza Saroli)
See also
References
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Cano consiguió pasaje para Río 2016" (in Spanish). Diario Panorama. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "German Chiaraviglio se clasifico a los Juegos Olimpicos de Río 2016" (in Spanish). La Voz. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Padín Losada, Gabriela (14 June 2015). "Leones qualify for Rio 2016". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Argentina qualify for Rio 2016 women's hockey tournament – without hitting a ball". Rio 2016. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "http://www.losandes.com.ar/article/rugby-seven-argentina-clasifico-a-los-juegos-olimpicos-de-rio-2016". Eurosport.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); External link in|title= - ^ "Argentina seal Rio Olympic spot with under-20 triumph". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Men's And Women's RS:X Rio 2016 Olympic Places Picked Up At Santander 2014". ISAF. Retrieved 18 September 2014.