Argentina at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Argentina will compete in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September.

Argentina at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ARG
NPC	Argentine Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan August 25, 2020 – September 6, 2020
Competitors	35 in 9 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances
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Athletics

Hernan Emanuel Urra and Yanina Martínez are among the athletes to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alexis Sebastian Chavez	Men's 100m T36

Men's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Points	Rank
Hernan Emanuel Urra	Men's shot put F35

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yanina Andrea Martinez	Women's 100m T36
	Women's 200m T36

Women's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Points	Rank
Antonella Ruiz Diaz	Women's shot put F41

Boccia

Argentina get in BC1, BC2 & Individual BC3 events.[1]

Cycling

Argentina sent one male cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the Americas.[2][3][4]

Football 5-a-side

Argentina secured a qualification slot in the 2019 Americas Regional Championships after being defeated by Brazil who are already qualified by winning at the 2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship.[5]

Paracanoeing

Argentina has qualified one athlete in Men's KL1 events.

Swimming

Nine Argentina swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[6][7]

Table tennis

Three table tennis players have qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gabriel Copola	Men's singles C3
Mauro Depergola	Men's singles C5

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Maria Garrone	Women's singles C1-2

Taekwondo

Para taekwondo makes its debut appearance in the Paralympic programme, Juan Eduardo Samorano (Men's K44 -75kg) qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via Americas Continental Qualification.[8]

Wheelchair tennis

Argentina have one entries for wheelchair tennis after automatically qualifying by winning gold medals at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gustavo Fernandez	Men's singles

See also

• Argentina at the Paralympics
• Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
2. "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
3. "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
4. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
5. "Brazil recapture Copa America". International Paralympic Committee. 11 June 2019.
6. "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
7. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
8. "Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 World Rankings" (PDF). Taekwondo Oezer. 1 January 2020.