Argentina at the Olympics created and recognized in 1923. The country had successful performances during the period 1924-1952, claiming at least one gold medal in every edition. Starting with the 1956 Summer Olympics, Argentina suffered a gradual overall decline, a situation that reached its most critical point in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. In those Games, Argentina did not win any medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the country claimed gold medals for the first time after 52 years. Argentine athletes have won a total of 74 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. 24 of these medals have come in boxing,
Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres The women's 1500 metres speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on 12 February 2018. Dutch skater Ireen Wüst, gold medalist at the previous Winter Olympics in this discipline, won the gold medal, Miho Takagi from Japan won the silver medal and Marrit Leenstra from the Netherlands won bronze, only 0.01 seconds ahead of her fellow countrywoman Lotte van Beek. On winning the gold medal Wüst became the first athlete to win gold medals at four consecutive Winter Olympics, exactly