Argentina competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The nation sent two bobsleigh teams, which finished in fourth and fifth place in the event. This participation is the best performance in the Winter Olympics of Argentina and any other Latin American nation.[1]
Argentina at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | ARG |
NOC | Argentine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in St. Moritz | |
Competitors | 10 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bobsleigh
editSled | Team | Results | |||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
Argentina 1 | Eduardo Hope (captain) Jorge del Carril Horacio Gramajo Horacio Iglesias Hector Milberg |
1:40.1 | 1:42.5 | 3:22.6 | 4 |
Argentina 2 | Arturo Gramajo (captain) Mariano Domari Rafael Iglesias Ricardo Gonzales Moreno John Victor Nash |
1:42.3 | 1:40.6 | 3:22.9 | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "Pyeongchang, otra aventura anecdótica para Latinoamérica". El Diario de Coahuila. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- "II Juegos Olimpicos de Saint Moritz 1928" (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.