Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports.
Manu Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Medalists
Athletics
;Key- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Field events
Basketball
Men's tournament
Argentina's men's basketball team, the defending Olympic champions, qualified for the Olympics by placing second at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, and marked its fifth Olympic appearance.The women's team finished fourth at the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007, and will be one of twelve teams vying for the final five Olympic spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008.
;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal game
Boxing
Argentina had one boxer qualify for the Olympics. Ezequiel Maderna earned a spot in the middleweight competition after coming in second at the 2nd AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Tournament.Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to finalCycling
Road
Track
;OmniumAthlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
Juan Curuchet | Men's points race | 1 | 0 | 18 |
Juan Curuchet Walter Pérez | Men's madison | 8 | 0 |
Mountain biking
BMX
Equestrian
Show jumping
Fencing
;MenField hockey
Argentina qualified a team to the women's field hockey tournament. In the group play, they won three matches and drew two, finishing second in the group. This qualified them for the semifinal, which they lost to the Netherlands. In the bronze medal match however, they defeated Germany, winning the bronze medal and finishing third in the tournament.Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
Football
Men's tournament
;RosterSergio Batista, head coach of the men's football team, announced his final squad for the Olympics on 3 July. Pareja takes the place of Burdisso, whose club did not grant permission.
;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Gold medal game
;Final rank
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
Judo
;Men;Women
Rowing
;Men;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
;Men;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
;MenSwimming
;Men;Women
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
;Men;Women