Chile at the Olympics

Chile first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.

Chile at the
Olympics
IOC codeCHI
NOCChilean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coch.cl (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 79th
Gold
2
Silver
7
Bronze
4
Total
13
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Chilean athletes have won a total of thirteen medals, with tennis as the top medal-producing sport.

The National Olympic Committee for Chile was created in 1934.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1896 Athens10000–
1900 Parisdid not participate
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm140000–
1920 Antwerp20000–
1924 Paris130000–
1928 Amsterdam38010130
1932 Los Angelesdid not participate
1936 Berlin400000–
1948 London540000–
1952 Helsinki59020231
1956 Melbourne33022427
1960 Rome90000–
1964 Tokyo140000–
1968 Mexico City210000–
1972 Munich110000–
1976 Montreal70000–
1980 Moscowdid not participate
1984 Los Angeles520000–
1988 Seoul17010136
1992 Barcelona120000–
1996 Atlanta210000–
2000 Sydney50001171
2004 Athens22201339
2008 Beijing27010170
2012 London350000–
2016 Rio de Janeiro420000–
2020 Tokyofuture event
2024 Parisfuture event
2028 Los Angelesfuture event
Total2741377

Medals by Winter Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1948 St. Moritz40000–
1952 Oslo30000–
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo40000–
1960 Squaw Valley50000–
1964 Innsbruck50000–
1968 Grenoble40000–
1972 Sapporodid not participate
1976 Innsbruck50000–
1980 Lake Placiddid not participate
1984 Sarajevo40000–
1988 Calgary50000–
1992 Albertville50000–
1994 Lillehammer30000–
1998 Nagano30000–
2002 Salt Lake City60000–
2006 Turin90000–
2010 Vancouver30000–
2014 Sochi60000–
2018 Pyeongchang70000–
2022 Beijingfuture event
2026 Milan–Cortina
Total0000–

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Tennis2114
Athletics0202
Equestrian0202
Boxing0123
Shooting0101
Football0011
Totals (6 sports)27413

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
 SilverManuel Plaza 1928 Amsterdam AthleticsMen's marathon
 SilverÓscar Cristi 1952 Helsinki EquestrianIndividual jumping
 SilverÓscar Cristi
Ricardo Echeverría
César Mendoza		 1952 Helsinki EquestrianTeam jumping
 SilverMarlene Ahrens 1956 Melbourne AthleticsWomen's javelin throw
 BronzeClaudio Barrientos 1956 Melbourne BoxingMen's bantamweight
 SilverRamón Tapia 1956 Melbourne BoxingMen's middleweight
 BronzeCarlos Lucas 1956 Melbourne BoxingMen's light heavyweight
 SilverAlfonso de Iruarrizaga 1988 Seoul ShootingMixed skeet
 Bronze 2000 Sydney FootballMen's competition
 GoldFernando González
Nicolás Massú		 2004 Athens TennisMen's doubles
 GoldNicolás Massú 2004 Athens TennisMen's singles
 BronzeFernando González 2004 Athens TennisMen's singles
 SilverFernando González 2008 Beijing TennisMen's singles

Olympic participants

498 athletes were members of the Chilean Olympic delegation.

Athletes by sports:

Sport Athletes Years
Summer Olympics
Athletics1011912-2012
Football531928–2000
Cycling421912-2012
Boxing351924-1996
Basketball311936-1956
Shooting311912-2012
Equestrian261912-2012
Fencing211924-2012
Rowing211952-2012
Swimming151928-2012
Sailing141926-2012
Modern pentathlon111948-2012
Table tennis111988-2012
Tennis81924-2008
Judo41984-2012
Weightlifting41996-2012
Triathlon32000-2012
Canoeing22004-2008
Diving21948-1956
Gymnastic22012
Taekwondo22000-2012
Archery12000-2012
Wrestling12012
Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing431948-2014
Biathlon42002-2006
Freestyle Skiing22014
Cross Country Skiing12014

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
1896 Athens13/120000
Total0202
EventNo. of
appearances		First
appearance		First
medal		First
gold medal		 Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's 100 metres7/281896N/AN/A0000SF/14th (1964)

See also
  • "Chile". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Chile". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/CHI". olympanalyt.com.
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