Argentina wrapped up a stellar performance at the Juegos Suramericanos, securing 280 total medals and finishing firmly in second place on the overall medal table. The delegation collected 78 gold medals, 82 silver medals, and 120 bronze medals across a diverse slate of sports, highlighted by dominant canoe and surfing displays, strong athletics finishes, and a hard-fought silver-medal finish in men’s football.
The stellar medal haul reflects widespread depth across traditional and emerging disciplines for the nation’s athletes. From the waters of the canoeing course to the track and the waves, Argentina’s competitors consistently found the podium throughout the multi-sport event.
Canoeing Powerhouse Drives Gold Total
Argentina’s canoeists delivered a barrage of first-place finishes, anchoring the country’s gold count. Brenda Rojas and Magdalena Garro combined to win the women’s K2 500 meters, while Agustín Vernice and Gonzalo Carreras claimed gold in the men’s K2 500 meters. Rojas and Vernice also teamed up to secure the mixed K2 500 meters title.
Individually, Brenda Rojas added victories in the women’s K1 500 meters and K1 200 meters. Agustín Vernice topped the podium in the men’s K1 1000 meters, and Aramís Sánchez captured gold in the men’s C1 1000 meters. Manuel Orero added a silver in the men’s K1 500 meters, and Aramís Sánchez took another silver in the men’s C1 500 meters. Iris Castiglione rounded out the discipline’s success with a bronze in women’s slalom kayak cross.
Track, Surf, and Combat Sports Deliver
Athletics contributed significantly to the medal count. Belén Casetta raced to gold in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, while Micaela Levaggi took bronze in the same event. The mixed 4×400-meter relay team—composed of Micaela Levaggi, Florencia Lamboglia, Megan Powell, and Elián Larregina—claimed gold. The men’s 4×400-meter relay team of Bruno De Genaro, Juan Ciampitti, Agustín Pinti, and Elián Larregina secured silver, and the women’s quartet in the same event earned bronze. Additional track medals included a bronze for Nazareno Melgarejo in the men’s triple jump and a bronze for Joaquín Gómez in the men’s hammer throw.
On the coast, surfers capitalized on favorable conditions. Isabella Assmann won gold in women’s bodyboard, and Joaquín Muñoz took gold in men’s shortboard. Silver medals went to Thiago Passeri in men’s shortboard, Victoria Muñoz in women’s shortboard, and Evelyn Gontier in women’s longboard, while Matías Maturano earned bronze in men’s longboard.
In combat and precision sports, Kevin Molina claimed gold in men’s kumite -60 kg karate, complemented by Diomid Petrenko’s bronze in kumite -84 kg. Fernando Gilette secured silver in traditional men’s poomsae taekwondo, while Clara Ansedes won bronze in the traditional women’s event and teamed with Gilette for a mixed pair bronze in recognized poomsae.
Team Sports Claim Silver and Bronze
Team disciplines added vital hardware to the delegation’s total. The Argentina Under-19 men’s football team fought through a demanding tournament before settling for the silver medal. The men’s softball and men’s volleyball teams also claimed silver medals after strong tournament runs.
In racquet and precision events, Victoria Vílchez and María Belén Mosca captured gold in women’s padel doubles, while Santino Contreras and Ignacio Piotto earned silver in men’s padel doubles. Tennis players Juan Manuel La Serna and Lautaro Midón took silver in men’s doubles, and Luciana Moyano paired with Luciano Ambrogi for silver in mixed doubles. In archery, Alma Pueyo and Esteban Silva secured silver in mixed recurve team events, while Pueyo added an individual bronze in recurve and Iván Nikolajuk teamed with María González Briozzo for bronze in mixed compound archery. Additional podium finishes included Nicolás Oliva with bronze in men’s individual badminton and the women’s table tennis team—consisting of Ana Codina, Camila Argüelles, and Candela Molero—taking bronze.
Argentina concluded its campaign on Friday with its final medal tally standing at 280 overall, solidifying its place near the top of South American sports.
