Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = ARG
| NOCname = Argentine Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1928
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.coarg.org.ar}} {{in lang|es}}
| location = Amsterdam
| competitors = 81
| sports = 12
| flagbearer = Héctor Méndez
| rank = 12
| gold = 3
| silver = 3
| bronze = 1
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1900
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}
Argentina competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent its second national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 81 athletes (all males) that competed in 41 events in 12 sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/1928/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060022/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/1928/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Argentina at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games |access-date=2010-04-23 |work=sports-reference.com}} Argentina competed in equestrian, football, sailing, water polo, and wrestling for the first time. Argentina won 3 gold medals, its first Olympic championships in boxing (2 gold medals) and swimming. The team also won its first medals in fencing (a bronze) and football (a silver).
Medalists
{{further|1928 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners}}
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Medal
!Name !Sport !Event !Date | |||
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{{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Víctor|Avendaño}}
| Boxing | {{dts | 8|11}} | |
{{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Arturo|Rodríguez|Arturo Rodríguez (boxer)}}
| Boxing | {{dts | 8|11}} | |
{{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Alberto|Zorrilla}}
| Swimming | {{dts | 8|9}} | |
{{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Víctor|Peralta|Víctor Peralta (boxer)}}
| Boxing | {{dts | 8|11}} | |
{{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Raúl|Landini}}
| Boxing | {{dts | 8|11}} | |
{{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Argentina|national football team}} {{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|Ludovico Bidoglio|Ángel Bossio|Saúl Calandra|Alfredo Carricaberry|Roberto Cherro|Octavio Díaz|Juan Evaristo|Manuel Ferreira|Enrique Gainzarain|Alfredo Helman|Segundo Luna|Ángel Medici|Luis Monti|Pedro Ochoa|Rodolfo Orlandini|Raimundo Orsi|Fernando Paternoster|Feliciano Perducca|Natalio Perinetti|Domingo Tarasconi|Luis Weihmuller|Adolfo Zumelzú}}}} |colspan=2 align=center|Football | {{dts | 6|13}} |
{{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Raúl|Anganuzzi}}, Carmelo Camet, Roberto Larraz, Héctor Lucchetti, Luis Lucchetti | Fencing | {{dts | 7|30}} |
Athletics
{{main article|Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Five men competed for Argentina in athletics. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. None of the athletes advanced to the final in any of their events; Kleger's 7th-place finish in the hammer throw was the country's best result in the sport.
;Men
;;Track & road events
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Heat !colspan=2|Quarterfinal !colspan=2|Semifinal !colspan=2|Final |
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!Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
align=left| Eduardo Albe
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m | Unknown | 6 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left| Alberto Barucco
| Unknown | 3 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left| Juan Bautista Pina
| 11.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 Q | 11.0 | 6 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
align=left| Alberto Barucco
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
align=left| Juan Bautista Pina
| Unknown | 3 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left| Serafín Dengra
|align=left rowspan=2|800 m |colspan=2 rowspan=2 {{n/a}} | 2:01.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 7 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
align=left| Leopoldo Ledesma
| Unknown | 4 |colspan=4| Did not advance |
align=left| Serafín Dengra
|align=left rowspan=2|1500 m |colspan=4 rowspan=2 {{n/a}} | Unknown | 5 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
align=left| Leopoldo Ledesma
| Unknown | 5 |colspan=2| Did not advance |
align=left| Valerio Vallania
|align=left|110 m hurdles |colspan=2 {{n/a}} | DQ | – |colspan=4|Did not advance |
;;Field events
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Qualification !colspan=2|Final |
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!Distance !Position !Distance !Position |
align=left|Valerio Vallania
|align=left|High jump |1.77 |19 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
align=left|Federico Kleger
|align=left|Hammer throw |46.61 |7 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
Boxing
{{main article|Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Eight men represented Argentina in boxing, the maximum allowed (one per weight class). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Avendaño and Rodríguez became the first Argentinian Olympic boxing champions.
;Men
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2|Final / Bronze match |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
align=left|Juan José Trillo
|align=left|Flyweight | {{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Taylor|GBR|1928 Summer}} |colspan=3| Did not advance | 9 |
align=left|Carmelo Robledo
|align=left|Bantamweight | {{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Van Rumbecke|BEL|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Traynor|IRL|1928 Summer}} |colspan=2| Did not advance | 5 |
align=left|Víctor Peralta
|align=left|Featherweight | {{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Olsen|NOR|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Boireau|FRA|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Biquet|BEL|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|van Klaveren|NED|1928 Summer}} | {{silver02}} |
align=left|Pascual Bonfiglio
|align=left|Lightweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Resko|FIN|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Dübbers|GER|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Halaiko|USA|1928 Summer}} |colspan=2| Did not advance | 5 |
align=left|Raúl Landini
|align=left|Welterweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Lown|USA|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Palm|EST|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Blommers|NED|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Smillie|CAN|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Morgan|NZL|1928 Summer}} | {{silver02}} |
align=left|Humberto Curi
|align=left|Middleweight | {{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Langlet|FRA|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Mallin|GBR|1928 Summer}} |colspan=2| Did not advance | 5 |
align=left|Víctor Avendaño
|align=left|Light heavyweight | {{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Ojeda|CHI|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Carrick|CAN|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|McCorkindale|RSA|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Pistulla|GER|1928 Summer}} | {{gold01}} |
align=left|Arturo Rodríguez
|align=left|Heavyweight | {{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Flanagan|IRL|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Olij|NED|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Michaelsen|DEN|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Ramm|SWE|1928 Summer}} | {{gold01}} |
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! Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1928 Summer}} | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1928 Summer}} | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|CHI|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|EST|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1928 Summer}} | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1928 Summer}} | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
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|align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1928 Summer}} | 0 | 2 | .000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | .500 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1928 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | .667 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|1928 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | .000 |
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|align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1928 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | .500 |
colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| | |||
Total || 19 || 6 || .760 |
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! Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
align=center
|align=left| Round of 32 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
align=center
|align=left| Round of 16 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
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|align=left| Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | .571 |
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|align=left| Semifinals | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
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|align=left| Final | 2 | 2 | .500 |
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|align=left| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
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Total || 19 || 6 || .760 |
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Cycling
{{main article|Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Six cyclists, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
=Road=
;Men
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
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align=left|Francisco Bonvehi
|align=left rowspan=4|Road race | 5:14:39 | 20 |
align=left|Luis de Meyer
| 5:28:48 | 41 |
align=left|José López
| 5:14:57 | 21 |
align=left|Cosme Saavedra
| 5:13:19 | 15 |
align=left| Francisco Bonvehi José López Cosme Saavedra |align=left rowspan=2|Team road race | 15:42:55 | 8 |
=Track=
;Time trial
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
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align=left|Francisco Rodríguez
|align=left rowspan=4|Time trial | 1:18.4 | 8 |
;Sprint
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!rowspan=2|Athlete !rowspan=2|Event !1st Round !Repechage 1 !Repechage Final !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Final |
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!Rank !Rank !Rank !Rank !Rank !Rank |
align=left|Antonio Malvassi
|align=left|Sprint | 2 r | 1 R | 2 Q | 2 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
Equestrian
{{main article|Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Three horse and rider pairs competed for Argentina in equestrian events in 1928, all in the jumping competition. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Del Villar was the best finisher for Argentina, at 34th place in the individual jumping. The sum of the individual scores was used for the team result; Argentina came in 12th among the 14 teams.
; Jumping
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!rowspan=2|Athlete !rowspan=2|Horse !rowspan=2|Event !colspan=3|Final !colspan=2|1st re-ride !colspan=2|2nd re-ride |
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!Time !Penalties !Rank !Penalties !Rank !Penalties !Rank |
align=left|Raúl Antoli
|align=left|Turbion |align=left rowspan=3|Individual | 1:45 | 20 | 40 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
align=left|Amabrio del Villar
|align=left|Talán-Talán | 1:49 | 12{{frac|1|4}} | 34 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
align=left|Víctor Fernández
|align=left|Silencio | 1:27 | 26 | 42 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
align=left|Raúl Antoli Amabrio del Villar Víctor Fernández |align=left|Turbion |align=left rowspan=3|Team | – | 58{{frac|1|4}} | 12 |colspan=4 {{n/a}} |
Fencing
{{main article|Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Nine fencers, all men, represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. They won the bronze medal in the team foil event, Argentina's first Olympic fencing medal.
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rowspan=2|Fencer
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Round 1 !colspan=2|Quarterfinals !colspan=2|Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
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Result
!Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
José Llauro
|rowspan=3| Épée |align=center| 1 win |align=center| 10 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Oscar Martínez
|align=center| 5 wins |align=center| 5 Q |align=center| 2 wins |align=center| 10 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
Antonio Villamil
|align=center| 4 wins |align=center| 7 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Oscar Viñas
| Foil |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center| 5 wins |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 1 win |align=center| 8 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
Raúl Anganuzzi Carmelo Camet Roberto Larraz Héctor Lucchetti Luis Lucchetti |align=center| 3–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 1–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 1–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 1–2 |align=center| {{bronze03}} |
Football
{{main article|Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Argentina's Olympic football debut resulted in a silver medal.
;Summary
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rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event ! Prelim. ! Round of 16 ! Quarterfinals ! Semifinals !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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Opposition Score !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
align=left|Argentina men's U-23
|align=left|Men's tournament | {{n/a|Bye}} |{{fb|USA}} |{{fb|BEL}} |{{fb|EGY}} |{{fbo|URU}} |{{silver02}} |
; Men's tournament
;; Team roster
{{#section:Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|ARG}}
;; Round of 16
{{#section:Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|B6}}
;Quarterfinals
{{#section:Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|C3}}
;Semifinals
{{#section:Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|D1}}
;Gold medal match
{{#section:Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|E2}}
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{{#section:Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|E3}}
Rowing
{{main article|Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Nine men (an eights boat with coxswain) represented Argentina in rowing. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The Argentinian boat effectively placed 7th, not advancing to the third round.
;Men
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Round 1 !colspan=2|Repechage 1 !colspan=2|Round 2 !colspan=2|Repechage 2 !colspan=2|Round 3 !colspan=2|Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
align=left|Ernesto Black Irving Bond Pedro Brise Lázaro Iturrieta Gustavo Lanusse Armin Meyer Federico Probst Leonel Sutton Alberto Errecalde (cox) |align=left|Eights | 7:10.0 | 1 Q |colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}} | 6:53.4 | 2 R | 6:33.0 | 2 |colspan=6| Did not advance |
Sailing
{{main article|Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Five sailors represented Argentina in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
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rowspan=2|Sailor
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=8|Final |
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Race 1
!Race 2 !Race 3 !Race 4 !Race 5 !Race 6 !Race 7 !Rank |
Rafael Iglesias Miguel Bosch Pedro Dates Horacio Seeber Carlos Serantes |align=center| 5 |align=center| 8 |align=center| 4 |align=center| 8 |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 8 |
Swimming
{{main article|Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Four men represented Argentina in swimming in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Alberto Zorrilla competed in all three freestyle races, advancing to the final in each and taking gold in the middle distance. It was Argentina's first medal in swimming.
;Men
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Heat !colspan=2|Semifinal !colspan=2|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
align=left|Francisco Uranga
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m freestyle | 1:05.6 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 |colspan=2| Did not advance |
align=left|Alberto Zorrilla
| 1:01.8 | 1 Q | 1:01.6 | 2 Q | 1:01.6 | 7 |
align=left|Alberto Zorrilla
|align=left|400 m freestyle | 5:19.2 | 1 Q | 5:11.4 | 1 Q | 5:01.6 {{OlyR|swimming}} | {{gold01}} |
align=left|Alberto Zorrilla
|align=left|1500 m freestyle | 22:21.2 | 1 Q | 21:17.0 | 2 Q | 21:23.8 | 5 |
align=left|Amilcar Álvarez Francisco Uranga Emilio Vives Alberto Zorrilla |align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay |colspan=2 {{n/a}} | Unknown | 4 |colspan=2| Did not advance |
Water polo
{{main article|Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Argentina competed in Olympic water polo for the first time. They were defeated by Hungary 14–0 in the first round.
;Summary
{{smalldiv|Key:
- FT – After full time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
}}
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rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event !Round of 16 !Quarterfinal !Semifinal !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
align=left|Argentina men's
|align=left|Men's tournament |{{wp|HUN}} |colspan=3|Did not advance |9 |
=Men's tournament=
{{main article|Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
;Team roster
{{#section:Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|ARG}}
;Round of 16
{{#section:Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics|A4}}
Weightlifting
{{main article|Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Two men represented Argentina in weightlifting in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Press !colspan=2|Snatch !colspan=2|Clean & Jerk !rowspan=2|Total !rowspan=2|Rank |
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!Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
align=left|Casimiro Vega
|align=left|Men's −60 kg | 60 | 20 | 67.5 | 20 | 95 | 19 | 222.5 | 21 |
align=left|Alfredo Pianta
|align=left|Men's −75 kg | 75 | 19 | 90 | 10 | 120 | 6 | 285 | 9 |
Wrestling
{{main article|Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Five men represented Argentina in wrestling in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Rey was the only Argentine wrestler to win a bout, though Walzer's bye in the second round of the middleweight competition actually gave the latter man a slightly better ranking than Rey.
;Men's Greco-Roman
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!rowspan=2| Athlete !rowspan=2| Event !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Round 4 !Round 5 !Round 6 !Round 7 !rowspan=2| Rank |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition |
align=left|Eduardo Bosc
|align=left|−58 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Lindelöf|SWE|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Leucht|GER|1928 Summer}} |colspan=4|Did not advance | {{n/a}} | 14 |
align=left|Ricardo Rey
|align=left|−62 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Bieri|SUI|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Steinig|GER|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Meyer|DEN|1928 Summer}} |colspan=4|Did not advance | 10 |
align=left|Alberto Barbieri
|align=left|−67.5 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Westerlund|FIN|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Błażyca|POL|1928 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance | 13 |
align=left|Antonio Walzer
|align=left|−75 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Frei|SUI|1928 Summer}} | {{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Kokkinen|FIN|1928 Summer}} |colspan=3|Did not advance | {{n/a}} | 9 |
align=left|Jorge Briola
|align=left|+82.5 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Çoban|TUR|1928 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Zvejnieks|LAT|1928 Summer}} |colspan=4|Did not advance | {{n/a}} | 11 |
References
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