title: Argentina at the 2007 Pan American Games
text: # Argentina at the 2007 Pan American Games
  
  Argentina participated at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Argentine delegation counted a total number of 441 athletes. Argentina competed in all events, except for baseball and diving. The delegation's main bet was the Field hockey women's team, Las Leonas, led by Luciana Aymar, who carried the Argentine flag at the opening ceremony.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Juan Curuchet Walter Pérez | Cycling | Men's madison | 19 July |
  | Gold | Gabriela Díaz | Cycling | Women's BMX | 19 July |
  | Gold | Argentina women's national field hockey team Belén SucciMagdalena AicegaRosario LuchettiAlejandra GullaLuciana AymarAgustina BouzaCarla RebecchiMariana González OlivaMercedes MargalotDaniela MalobertiPaola VukojicicMariné RussoGabriela AguirreClaudia BurkartGiselle KañevskyNoel Barrionuevo | Field Hockey | Women's tournament | 24 July |
  | Gold | Miguel Albarracín | Judo | Men's 60 kg | 22 July |
  | Gold | Francisco Nievas | Karate | Men's 60 kg | 27 July |
  | Gold | Leila Vanzulli | Roller sports | Women's free skating | 22 July |
  | Gold | Santiago Fernández | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 17 July |
  | Gold | Joaquín Iwan Diego López Maximiliano Martínez Horacio Sicilia | Rowing | Men's coxless four | 17 July |
  | Gold | Juan Carlos Dasque | Shooting | Men's trap | 15 July |
  | Gold | Eduardo Schwank Horacio Zeballos | Tennis | Men's doubles | 29 July |
  | Gold | Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami | Tennis | Women's doubles | 29 July |
  | Silver | Juan Pablo Bergero Pablo de Torres | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 m | 27 July |
  | Silver | Fernanda Lauro | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | 28 July |
  | Silver | Matías Médici | Cycling | Men's time trial | 15 July |
  | Silver | Argentina national futsal team José MandayoLeandro PlanasJosé Luis CostasDiego GiustozziCarlos SánchezLeandro CuzzolinoFernando WilhelmHernán GarciasEdgardo AmasMatías LucuixEsteban SánchezSantiago Elías | Futsal | Futsal | 28 July |
  | Silver | Argentina men's national handball team Matías SchulzSergio CrevatinFederico PizarroMatías LimaMariano CastroCastroMaximiliano FerroAlejo CarraraBruno CivelliFacundo TorresFernando GarcíaEmiliano la RosaGonzalo CarouGermán PardalesDamián Migueles | Handball | Men's tournament | 22 July |
  | Silver | Argentina men's national field hockey team Juan Manuel VivaldiJuan Ignacio GilardiPedro IbarraMariano ChaoMario AlmadaLucas ReyRodrigo VilaJorge LombiFernando ZilberbergMatías ParedesTomás ArgentoMatías ReyLucas ArgentoLucas RossiRicardo Bergner | Field Hockey | Men's tournament | 25 July |
  | Silver | Daniel Arriola | Roller sports | Men's free skating | 21 July |
  | Silver | Rodrigo Murillo Ariel Suárez | Rowing | Men's double sculls | 18 July |
  | Silver | Víctor Claus Santiago Fernández Ariel Suárez Cristian Rosso | Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls | 19 July |
  | Silver | Gabriela Best | Rowing | Women's single sculls | 17 July |
  | Silver | Sebastián Brusa Joaquín Duarte Gustavo González | Sailing | J/24 | 28 July |
  | Silver | José Meolans | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | 18 July |
  | Silver | Liu Song | Table tennis | Men's singles | 28 July |
  | Silver | Juan Frery Liu Song Pablo Tabachnik | Table tennis | Men's team | 24 July |
  | Silver | Pedro Stetsiuk | Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg | 18 July |
  | Silver | Mariano Reutemann | Sailing | Men's Sailboard | July |
  | Bronze | Germán Chiaraviglio | Athletics | Men's pole vault | 28 July |
  | Bronze | Juan Ignacio Cerra | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | 25 July |
  | Bronze | Jennifer Dahlgren | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | 23 July |
  | Bronze | Luis Rueda | Boxing | Lightweight | 27 July |
  | Bronze | Diego Chaves | Boxing | Welterweight | 27 July |
  | Bronze | Lucas Legnani | Bowling | Men's individual | 26 July |
  | Bronze | Juan Pablo Bergero Pablo de Torres | Canoeing | Men's K-2 500 m | 28 July |
  | Bronze | Darío Gasco | Cycling | Men's cross-country | 14 July |
  | Bronze | Fernando Antogna | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit | 16 July |
  | Bronze | Leandro Bottasso | Cycling | Men's keirin | 19 July |
  | Bronze | Alexander Achten Ricardo Bustamante José Félix Domínguez Diego Drajer | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 21 July |
  | Bronze | Argentina women's national handball team Silvina SchlesingerMaría del Carmen AlejandreCinthya BasileGeorgina ConstantinoBibiana FerreaAntonela MenaMagdalena DecilioLucía HaroMaría Emilia AcostaSonia MeyerSilvana TotoloValentina KoganLucía FernándezSolange TagliaviniMariana Sanguinetti | Handball | Women's tournament | 21 July |
  | Bronze | Paula Pareto | Judo | Women's 48 kg | 22 July |
  | Bronze | Daniela Krukower | Judo | Women's 63 kg | 21 July |
  | Bronze | Lorena Briceño | Judo | Women's 78 kg | 20 July |
  | Bronze | Lucio Martínez | Karate | Men's 65 kg | 25 July |
  | Bronze | Damián Fernández | Roller sports | Men's combined sprint | 25 July |
  | Bronze | Melisa Bonnet | Roller sports | Women's combined sprint | 25 July |
  | Bronze | Silvina Posada | Roller sports | Women's combined distance | 25 July |
  | Bronze | Marcelo Bronca Joel Infante Joaquín Iwan Diego López Maximiliano Martínez Damian Ordás Mariano Palermo Alan San Martín Horacio Sicilia | Rowing | Men's eight | 19 July |
  | Bronze | María Laura Abalo Gabriela Best Lucía Palermo Carolina Schiffmacher | Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls | 19 July |
  | Bronze | Julio Alsogaray | Sailing | Men's Laser | 28 July |
  | Bronze | Florencia Gutiérrez | Sailing | Women's RS:X | 28 July |
  | Bronze | Juan Angeloni | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 19 July |
  | Bronze | Melisa Gil | Shooting | Women's skeet | 19 July |
  | Bronze | Georgina Bardach | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | 17 July |
  | Bronze | Martín Sío | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | 16 July |
  | Bronze | Rocío Boudi | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | 15 July |
  | Bronze | Eduardo Schwank | Tennis | Men's singles | 28 July |
  | Bronze | Betina Jozami | Tennis | Women's singles | 22 July |
  | Bronze | Edgardo Martín | Water skiing | Men's wakeboard | 23 July |
  | Bronze | María Cecilia Floriddia | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | 15 July |
  
  ## Basketball
  
  ### Men's Team Competition
  
  * Preliminary Round (Group B)
     * Defeated Panama (76-71)
     * Defeated Uruguay (71-69)
     * Lost to United States (71-74)
  * Semi Finals
     * Lost to Puerto Rico (80-89)
  * Bronze Medal Match
     * Lost to Uruguay (93-99) → Fourth place
  * Team Roster
     * Facundo Sucatzky
     * Diego García
     * Gabriel Mikulas
     * Diego Logrippo
     * Luis Cequeira
     * Matías Sandes
     * Román González
     * Martin Leiva
     * Patricio Prato
     * Javier Bulfoni
     * Leonardo Mainoldi
     * Mariano Byro
  * Head coach: Gonzalo García
  
  ### Women's Team Competition
  
  * Preliminary Round (Group B)
     * Lost to Cuba (79-81)
     * Lost to United States (54-85)
     * Lost to Colombia (66-68)
  * Classification Matches
     * 5th/8th place: Defeated Jamaica (73-61)
     * 5th/6th place: Lost to Colombia (58-59) → Sixth place
  * Team Roster
     * Constanza Landra
     * Marina Cava
     * Paula Gatti
     * Marcela Paoletta
     * Celeste Cabañez
     * Florencia Fernández
     * Alejandra Fernández
     * Anastasia Sáenz
     * Sandra Pavón
     * Laura Nicolini
     * Valentina Maggi
     * Alejandra Chesta
  
  ## Tennis
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  * Juan Martin Aranguren
     * First Round — Bye
     * Second Round — Defeated Federico Sansonetti (URU), 6-3 6-1
     * Third Round — Defeated Carlos Salamanca (COL), 7-5 6-1
     * Quarterfinals — Lost to Flávio Saretta (BRA), 2-6 2-6
  * Eduardo Schwank
     * First Round — Bye
     * Second Round — Defeated Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR), 6-2 6-3
     * Third Round — Defeated Jorge Aguilar (CHI), 3-6 6-2 2-6
     * Quarterfinals — Defeated Marcos Daniel (BRA), 2-6 7-6(3) 7-5
     * Semifinals — Lost to Flávio Saretta (BRA), 6-3 5-7 0-6
     * Bronze Medal Match — Defeated Michael Quintero (COL), 6-4 6-0 → Bronze Medal
  * Horacio Zeballos
     * First Round — Bye
     * Second Round — Lost to Guillermo Hormazábal (CHI), 6-3 4-6 6-3
  
  ### Men's doubles
  
  * Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos
     * First Round — Bye
     * Second Round — Defeated Cristian Paiz and Sebastien Vidal (GUA), 6-2 6-1
     * Quarterfinals — Defeated Michael Quintero and Carlos Salamanca (COL), 6-2 6-4
     * Semifinals — Defeated Víctor Estrella and Jhonson García (DOM), 6-1 6-0
     * Gold Medal Match — Defeated Jorge Aguilar and Adrián García (CHI), 6-3 6-4 → Gold Medal
  
  ## Triathlon
  
  ### Men's Competition
  
  * Velmar Bianco
     * 1:55:40.29 — 15th place
  * Luciano Farías
     * 1:57:03.47 — 21st place
  * Lucas Cocha
     * did not finish — no ranking
  
  ### Women's Competition
  
  * Pamela Geijo
     * 2:04:37.89 — 16th place
  * Nidia Kondratavicius
     * 2:15:46.76 — 26th place
  * Paulina Abrego
     * did not finish — no ranking
  