2026 South American Games medals: where did Argentina finish in Santa Fe?

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·27 September 2026

2026 South American Games medals: where did Argentina finish in Santa Fe?

Argentina finished second at the Santa Fe 2026 South American Games. The host delegation won 81 gold medals, 87 silver, and 125 bronze, for a total of 293 medals. The Albiceleste finished behind Brazil, which topped the table with 122 golds and 312 podium finishes, and ahead of Colombia, which came third with 69 golds and 192 medals overall. Historically, the Argentine contingent (with a total of 663 golds) holds third place behind Brazil and Colombia.

The last gold medal for the Albiceleste delegation was won by Los Gladiadores: the men’s handball team drew 27-27 with Chile and secured first place on goal difference. Chile took silver, while Brazil completed the podium.

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Another of the disciplines that concluded on the final day was water polo. Argentina lost the women’s final to Brazil 12-5, while in the men’s competition the result was 16-15 in favor of the Verdeamarela.

Argentina’s performance, with 658 athletes representing the country, improved on its gold-medal haul from Asunción 2022, where it had won 58, although Brazil held on to first place in the medal table. The event brought together 15 delegations and featured finals across a wide range of sports, from swimming and athletics to hockey, canoeing, and the new esports competitions.

The pool was one of the main stages for the home team. Macarena Ceballos won the 100, 200, and 50 meter breaststroke, while Cecilia Dieleke claimed the 50 and 100 meter backstroke; in the latter she posted 1:00.61, a Games record. Along with Laila Chain and Andrea Berrino, both were part of the women’s 4×100 meter medley relay team that also won gold. The aquatic program also included Malena Santillán’s title in the 200 meter backstroke and numerous podium finishes that sustained the delegation’s strong start. Argentina’s first gold, however, came in fencing: Pascual Di Tella defeated Venezuela’s Eliecer Romero 15-12 in the men’s individual sabre final.

Argentina’s field hockey teams delivered one of the tournament’s standout collective performances. Las Leonas thrashed Chile 5-0 in the women’s final, while Los Leones defeated the same rival 3-1 to win men’s gold.

Artistic gymnastics also produced a major highlight. The Argentine women’s team won the team event and ended a Brazilian supremacy that had lasted more than three decades. Julieta Lucas also took the individual all-around title. In fencing, in addition to Di Tella’s opening victory, there were individual titles for Augusto Servello in foil and Isabel Di Tella in épée, as well as team victories in men’s and women’s sabre.

The final stretch boosted Argentina’s total with several title-deciding events. In canoeing, the women’s and men’s K4 500 meter boats won two golds, and Aramís Sánchez and Santiago Piedras claimed the men’s C2 500 meters. In slalom, Manuel Tripano was champion in the parallel C1.

Micaela Levaggi won two athletics titles, in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters. The mixed 4×400 meter relay also took gold with a time of 3:16.93. In Basque pelota, María Lis García Calderón and Cynthia Pinto won the women’s paleta goma trinquete, while Facundo Andreassen and Alfredo Villegas won the men’s event.

The program also brought Argentine golds in combat sports, with Agustín Destribats in men’s freestyle wrestling up to 65 kilograms, Alexis Eberhardt in three-position rifle, and the judo pair of Pablo Surace and Abel Benedetto in Katame No Kata. In cycling, Joel Fernando Contreras won the Olympic mountain bike cross-country, and Mateo Kalejman took the individual time trial.

The schedule included esports, where Daniela Arias won women’s EA Sports FC and the Argentine team claimed the title in Valorant. There were also victories for Eugenia de Armas in wakeboarding, Catalina Serio in modern pentathlon, Alexis Plakoudakis in bowling, and the racquetball doubles pairs led by María José Vargas, Valeria Centellas, Natalia Méndez, and Diego García.

With 293 medals, Argentina finished as runner-up to Brazil (312) and ahead of Colombia (192) in the overall standings. Chile was fourth with 48 golds and 172 medals.

Argentina dominated the first six editions of the event, which began in 1978 in La Paz, Bolivia. The last time it finished first was at the last edition held at home, Buenos Aires 2006, (107 golds, 96 silvers, and 93 bronzes) ahead of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.

During the first six editions of the event, the Argentine team finished atop the standings. That period of early dominance included the competitions held in Rosario 1982, Santiago 1986, Lima 1990, Valencia 1994, and Cuenca 1998.

ARGENTINA’S GOLD MEDALS AT THE 2026 SOUTH AMERICAN GAMES

Pascual María Di Tella — Fencing, men’s individual sabre.
Macarena Ceballos — Swimming, 100 meter breaststroke.
Cecilia Dielecke — Swimming, 50 meter backstroke.
Joel Contreras — MTB cycling, Olympic cross-country.
Julieta Lucas — Artistic gymnastics, all-around.
Women’s team — Artistic gymnastics, team event.
Cecilia Dielecke — Swimming, 100 meter backstroke.
Clara Isabel Di Tella — Fencing, individual épée.
Macarena Ceballos — Swimming, 200 meter breaststroke.
Augusto Servello — Fencing, individual foil.
Dielecke, Chain, Ceballos and Berrino — Swimming, 4×100 meter medley relay.
Daniela Arias — Esports, EA Sports FC.
Mateo Kalejman — Road cycling, individual time trial.
Juliette Duhaime — SUP, sprint.
Santino Basaldella — SUP, sprint.
Juan Segundo Rodríguez — Artistic roller skating, free skate.
Fernanda Russo and Julián Gutiérrez — Shooting, mixed 10 meter air rifle.
Benjamín Gader — Speed skating, 5,000 meters.
Emilia Acosta — Artistic gymnastics, vault.
Julieta Lucas — Artistic gymnastics, uneven bars.
Malena Santillán — Swimming, 200 meter backstroke.
Macarena Ceballos — Swimming, 50 meter breaststroke.
Santino Basaldella — SUP, technical.
Catalina Serio — Modern pentathlon, individual.
Juliette Duhaime — SUP, technical.
Mara Kucharski — Shooting, skeet.
Pascual Di Tella, Tomás Alitisz, Santino Pérez and Juan Bacha — Fencing, men’s team sabre.
Julieta Lucas — Artistic gymnastics, floor.
Villanueva, Chávez, Quirno, Brito, Pensa and Riveiro — Esports, Valorant.
Rodrigo Enríquez and Santino Menín — Rowing, men’s lightweight double sculls.
Fernanda Russo — Shooting, 10 meter air rifle.
Julieta Benedetti — Road cycling.
Julián Gutiérrez — Shooting, 10 meter air rifle.
Candela Espinosa, Catalina Borrelli, María Perroni and María Pérez — Fencing, women’s team sabre.
Alexis Plakoudakis — Bowling, men’s singles.
Agustín Destribats — Wrestling, men’s 65 kg.
Pablo Surace and Abel Benedetto — Judo, Katame No Kata.
Alexis Eberhardt — Shooting, 50 meter rifle three positions.
Eugenia de Armas — Wakeboarding, women’s.
Ulf Ditsch — Wakeboarding, men’s.
Tobías Giorgis — Water skiing, men’s jump.
Lucía Falasca — Sailing, women’s ILCA 6.
Arsen Julfalakyan — Greco-Roman wrestling, up to 77 kg.
Argentina women’s handball team — Women’s handball.
Argentina women’s rugby team — Rugby sevens.
Argentina men’s rugby team — Rugby sevens.
Los Leones — Men’s field hockey.
Las Leonas — Women’s field hockey.
Micaela Levaggi — Athletics, women’s 1,500 meters.
Marcos Méndez and Rubén Ramos — Track cycling, men’s Madison.
Alejo Suter — Sport climbing, men’s boulder.
José Luis Acuña — Taekwondo, men’s up to 68 kg.
Horacio Cifuentes and Santiago Lorenzo — Table tennis, men’s doubles.
Horacio Cifuentes — Table tennis, men’s singles.
Micaela Levaggi — Athletics, women’s 5,000 meters.
Manuel Tripano — Canoeing, men’s C1 parallel slalom.
María José Vargas — Racquetball, women’s singles.
Magdalena Garro, Candelaria Sequeira, Paulina Barreiro and Lucía Dalto — Canoeing, women’s K4 500 meters.
Agustín Vernice, Vicente Vergauven, Gonzalo Carreras and Rubén Voisard Rézola — Canoeing, men’s K4 500 meters.
Aramís Sánchez and Santiago Piedras — Canoeing, men’s C2 500 meters.
María José Vargas and Valeria Centellas — Racquetball, women’s doubles.
Natalia Méndez and Diego García — Racquetball, mixed doubles.
Lis García and Cynthia Pinto — Basque pelota, women’s paleta goma trinquete.
Agustín Pinti, María Florencia Lamboglia, Elián Larregina and Megan Powell — Athletics, mixed 4×400 meters.
Facundo Andreasen and Alfredo Villegas — Basque pelota, men’s paleta goma trinquete.
Brenda Rojas — Canoeing, women’s K1 500 meters.
Agustín Vernice — Canoeing, men’s K1 1000 meters.
Brenda Rojas and Agustín Vernice — Canoeing, mixed K2 500 meters.
Sabrina Zuccoli and Joaquín Gallardo — Canoeing, mixed C2 500 meters.
Isabella Assmann — Surfing, women’s bodyboard.
Brenda Rojas and Magdalena Garro — Canoeing, women’s K2 500 meters.
Agustín Vernice and Gonzalo Carreras — Canoeing, men’s K2 500 meters.
Aramís Sánchez — Canoeing, men’s C1 500 meters.
Brenda Rojas — Canoeing, women’s K1 200 meters.
Belén Casetta — Athletics, women’s 3000 meter steeplechase.
Kevin Molina — Karate, men’s kumite.
Victoria Vílchez and María Belén Mosca — Padel, women’s doubles.
Joaquín Muñoz Larreta — Surfing, men’s shortboard.
María Vargas, Natalia Méndez and Valeria Centellas – Racquetball, women’s team
Lautaro Midon – Tennis, men’s singles
Los Gladiadores – Men’s handball