Chile at the Olympics
Chile at the Olympic Games lays claim to being one of 14 nations to participate at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and made its debut appearance at the 1948 Winter Olympics. The national teams sent by Chile to each of the Olympic Games have been under the auspices of the Chilean Olympic Committee since its inception in 1934 and acceptance by the International Olympic Committee. Previous to the establishment of the Chilean Olympic Committee, athletes were sent to the Olympics under the auspices of the Chilean Athletics Federation.
| Chile at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CHI |
| NOC | Chilean Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 87th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
The athletes representing Chile at the Olympics have brought home a total of thirteen medals, with tennis as the top medal-producing sport. Chile has yet to win any medals at the Winter Olympics.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1896 Athens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1900 Paris | did not participate | |||||
 1904 St. Louis | ||||||
 1908 London | ||||||
 1912 Stockholm | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1920 Antwerp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1924 Paris | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1928 Amsterdam | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | did not participate | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1936 Berlin | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1948 London | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1952 Helsinki | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1956 Melbourne | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
 1960 Rome | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1964 Tokyo | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1968 Mexico City | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1972 Munich | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1976 Montreal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1980 Moscow | did not participate | |||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1988 Seoul | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
 1992 Barcelona | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
 2004 Athens | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
 2008 Beijing | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 2012 London | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | future event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 87 | |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1948 St. Moritz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1952 Oslo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1964 Innsbruck | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1968 Grenoble | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Sapporo | did not participate | |||||
| 1976 Innsbruck | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Lake Placid | did not participate | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1984 Sarajevo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Calgary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 Nagano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2014 Sochi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 Milan–Cortina | future event | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Medals by Summer sport
| Sports |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tennis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
 Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 |
 Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
 Boxing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 57 |
 Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
 Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 87 |
Medals by gender
| Gender | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
List of medalists
A total of 30 athletes won 13 medals for Chile. Only three athletes won more than one medal: Óscar Cristi (two silver), Fernando Gonzalez (one gold, one silver and one bronze) and Nicolás Massú (two gold).
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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| Silver | Manuel Plaza | 1928 Amsterdam | Athletics | Men's marathon |
| Silver | Óscar Cristi | 1952 Helsinki | Equestrian | Individual jumping |
| Silver | Óscar Cristi Ricardo Echeverría César Mendoza | 1952 Helsinki | Equestrian | Team jumping |
| Silver | Marlene Ahrens | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Bronze | Claudio Barrientos | 1956 Melbourne | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Silver | Ramón Tapia | 1956 Melbourne | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Carlos Lucas | 1956 Melbourne | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight |
| Silver | Alfonso de Iruarrizaga | 1988 Seoul | Shooting | Mixed skeet |
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2000 Sydney | Football | Men's competition |
| Gold | Fernando González Nicolás Massú | 2004 Athens | Tennis | Men's doubles |
| Gold | Nicolás Massú | 2004 Athens | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Fernando González | 2004 Athens | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Silver | Fernando González | 2008 Beijing | Tennis | Men's singles |
Summary by sport
Athletics
The Chilean Olympic Committee claims Luis Subercaseaux as its first Olympic athlete, in 1896; it is not clear whether he actually competed in any of the three events in which he was entered that year.
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1896 Athens | 1 | 3/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Chile at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Chile
- Chile at the Paralympics
External links
- "Chile". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Chile". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/CHI". olympanalyt.com.
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