Emilio Ortíz was an Argentine track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw.

His greatest achievement was a gold medal at the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games, held on home turf in Buenos Aires.

He won with a mark of 48.04 m (157 ft 7+1⁄4 in), beating fellow Argentine Manuel Etchepare by nearly two metres.

[2] Ortíz remained the only South American to win that hammer title until he was matched by his fellow countryman Juan Ignacio Cerra in 2003.

[3] He was twice a medallist at the South American Championships in Athletics, taking silver behind Chile's Edmundo Zúñiga in 1949 then a bronze with 49.25 m (161 ft 6+3⁄4 in) at the 1952 Championships.