Sebastian Crismanich gave Argentina its first gold medal of the games, defeating Spaniard Nicolas Garcia Hemme in the 80-kilogram division in taekwondo. Crismanich is the first Argentine to win gold in an individual event since 1948 — when the Olympics were also in London.

Argentina has traditionally relied on team events — basketball, field hockey and soccer — for medals. Argentina's soccer team picked up gold in the last two Olympics, but failed to qualify this time with a team that would have featured Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

Through Friday, Argentina had one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

Many Latin American nations are struggling to win in London. That could change in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, when the games will be on "home soil."

— Stephen Wade — Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP

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