Chile at the Olympics - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chile at the Olympics | |
---|---|
IOC code | CHI |
NOC | Chilean Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 79th |
|
Summer appearances | |
Winter appearances | |
Chile was first at the Olympic Games at the first 1896 Summer Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Chile is CHI.[1]
History
[change | change source]A team from Chile has been in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.
Chilean athletes have won a total of thirteen medals, with tennis as the top medal-producing sport.
The National Olympic Committee for Chile was formed in 1934.
Medalists
[change | change source]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Bronze | National football team | 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 |
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.