Chile at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	CHI
Nocname:	Chilean Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2012
Website:
Location:	London
Competitors:	35
Sports:	17
Flagbearer:	Denisse van Lamoen (opening) Paris Inostroza (closing)
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Chile competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at every Olympic Games, except the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott.

The Chile Olympic Committee (es|Comité Olímpico de Chile|link=no, COCH) sent a total of 35 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 14 women, to compete in 17 sports. There was only a single competitor in track cycling, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming and taekwondo. Among the sports played by the athletes, Chile made its Olympics debut in artistic gymnastics and Greco-Roman wrestling. The Chilean team featured six athletes who competed at their fourth Olympics: archer Denisse van Lamoen, épée fencer Paris Inostroza, table tennis player Berta Rodríguez and three of its oldest members from the equestrian jumping team. Van Lamoen was also appointed by the committee to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.

With poor athletic performance and the absence of tennis players in the team, Chile failed to win a single medal for the first time in Olympic history since 1996. Gymnast Tomás González missed out on an Olympic medal in London, after finishing fourth in men's floor and vault exercises.^[1] ^[2]

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified one archer for the women's individual event.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chilean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):^[3]

Key

Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Edward Araya	50 km walk
Yerko Araya	20 km walk	1:25:27 SB	41
Cristian Reyes	200 m	21.29	7	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m				400 m					1500 m	Final	Rank
Gonzalo Barroilhet	Result	11.18	6.80	14.49	2.05	51.07	14.12	41.27	5.40	57.25	4:48.23	7972	13
Points	821	767	758	850	766	959	690	1035	697	629		7972	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Érika Olivera	align=left rowspan=2	Marathon	2:36:41	64
Natalia Romero	2:37:47	69

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Natalia Duco	Shot put	18.45	12 q	18.80	7
Karen Gallardo	Discus throw	60.09	21	Did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile had qualified a quota place in the men's road race after Gonzalo Garrido finished second at the 2011 American Championships, and in the men's omnium.^[4]

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gonzalo Garrido	Men's road race	5:46:37	72
Paola Muñoz	Women's road race	Did not finish

Track

Omnium

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified 4 riders.

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Rodrigo Carrasco	Or De La Charboniere	align=left rowspan=4	Individual	5	=53 Q	17	22	61	Did not advance								22	61
Tomas Couve Correa	Underwraps	6	=58 Q	5	11	=53	Did not advance								11	=53
Carlos Milthaler	Hyo Altanero	4	=42 Q	8	12	=56	Did not advance								12	=56
Samuel Parot	Al Calypso	8	=60 Q	9	17	59	Did not advance								17	59
Rodrigo Carrasco Tomas Couve Correa Carlos Milthaler Samuel Parot	See above	Team	22	15	Did not advance			22	15

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified 2 fencers.

Men

Women

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus	Total	Rank
								Total	Rank		Total	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Tomás González	Floor	15.533	15.533	6 Q	15.366	15.366	4
Vault	16.433	16.433	3 Q	16.183	16.183	4

Women

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Esteban Bustos has qualified for the Olympics, after winning the bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified the following boat.

Men

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has so far qualified 2 boat for each of the following events

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Matías del Solar	Laser	16	32	25	43	20	17	~~BFD~~	29	44	29	EL	255	25
Diego González Benjamín Grez	470	25	21	23	23	25	18	18	23	20	25	EL	196	27

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Francisca Crovetto has ensured a berth in the women's skeet event.^[5]

Women

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[6]

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Kristel Köbrich	400 m freestyle	4:12.02	24	Did not advance
800 m freestyle	8:29.55	14	Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified 1 athlete.

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified one woman.

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified two athletes.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Felipe Van de Wyngard	Men's	18:53	0:41	58:52	0:33	34:03	1:53:02	50
Bárbara Riveros	Women's	19:44	0:38	1:07:03	0:35	34:15	2:02:15	16

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified 1 woman and 1 man.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Jorge Eduardo García	Men's −105 kg	150	15	191	15	341	11
María Fernanda Valdés	Women's −75 kg	96	10	127	=8	223	6

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chile has qualified in the following events.

Key

– Victory by Fall.
– Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
– Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Notes and References

News: Chile's González agonizingly misses out on Olympic medal. The Santiago Times. 5 August 2012. 2 September 2012.
News: Chile's best hope at Olympic medal falls short in final attempt. The Santiago Times. 6 August 2012. 2 September 2012.
Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
Web site: UCI America Tour: a lot at stake during Pan-American Championships . 27 May 2011 . UCI . 27 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402195710/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NzM1Ng&MenuId=MTI2Mjc&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI7%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMTI2Mjc&LangId=1 . 2 April 2012 .
Web site: Quota places by nation and name. . 28 April 2011 . . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
Web site: Swimming World Rankings . FINA . 8 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 6 January 2011 .