Argentina at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Argentina at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ARG
NPC	Argentine Paralympic Committee
Website	www.coparg.org.ar
in Tokyo
Competitors	24 in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 15 16 37
Summer Paralympics appearances
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Argentina was one of the nineteen nations that competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1964 held in Tokyo, Japan from November 3 to 12, 1964.^[1] The team finished eighth in the medal table with a total of thirty seven medals, six gold, fourteen silver and sixteen bronze.^[2] The Argentinian team consisted of twenty four athletes, eighteen male and six female.^{[1][n 1]}

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1964 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair.^[3] This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories; amputation, either congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.^[4][5] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.^[6]

Track and field (athletics)

Argentina entered nine of its twenty four athletes in the athletic events, four male and five female.^[7] They won fifteen medals, one gold, six silver and eight bronze. Six individual competitors won a medal, with Olarte and Diz winning four medals each.^[8]

Swimming

Argentina entered eight of its nineteen athletes in the swimming events, five male and three female.^[9] They won sixteen medals, four gold, six silver and six bronze. All eight individual competitors won a medal, with Cochetti, Faloco and Mier winning three medals each.^[10]

Table tennis

Argentina entered three of its nineteen athletes in the table-tennis event, all male.^[11] They won 2 medals, all silver. Each competitor won one medal.^[12]

Weightlifting

Argentina entered three of its nineteen athletes in the weightlifting event, all male.^[13] They won two medals, one gold and one bronze. Bartelli and Brandoni won one medal each.^[14]

Wheelchair basketball

Argentina entered eleven of its twenty four athletes in the wheelchair basketball event, all male.^[15] They won one silver medal at the Men's Tournament B incomplete. The team players were: Eduardo Albelo, Héctor Brandoni, Fernando Bustelli, Jorge Diz, Wilmer González, Juan Grusovin, Roberto Iglesias, Federico Marín, Rodolfo Novoa, Juan Sznitowski y Dante Tosi.^[16]

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