Argentina at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Argentina competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 118 competitors, 93 men and 25 women, took part in 53 events in 18 sports. The country claimed Olympic medals for the first time since 1972.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Canoeing | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Cycling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fencing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 16 | – | 16 |
| Judo | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sailing | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Shooting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Wrestling | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 93 | 25 | 118 |
Canoeing
Flatwater
;Men;Women
Cycling
Track
;Sprints;Pursuits
;Points races
Field hockey
Men
;Team roster and tournament statisticsCoach: Luis Ciancia
Legend:
;Preliminary Round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
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;5th to 8th place classification
;7th place match
Women
;Team roster and tournament statisticsCoach: Miguel MacCormick
Legend:
;Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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;5th to 8th place classification
;7th place match
Football
;Squad;Results
Preliminaries
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;Quarterfinals
Judo
;Key:- Chui – Penalty that equals the loss of five points
Sailing
;Key- RET – Retired
- DNC – Did not compete
Swimming
;Key:- DSQ – Disqualified
Volleyball
;RosterCoach: Luis Muchaga
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight |
| 1 | 29 05 1965 | |||
| 2 | 21 03 1961 | |||
| 3 | 25 09 1961 | |||
| 4 | 26 03 1965 | |||
| 5 | 23 02 1964 | |||
| 6 | 06 01 1966 | |||
| 7 | 14 04 1963 | |||
| 8 | 11 01 1960 | |||
| 9 | 26 01 1962 | |||
| 10 | 15 10 1961 | |||
| 11 | 18 01 1967 | |||
| 12 | 27 05 1967 |
;Group play
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
; Won Bronze Medal
Wrestling
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Daniel Iglesias | Men's freestyle 82 kg |  Jarju|RSA|1988 Summer |