Chile at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CHI
Nocname:Chilean Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Website: 
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:48 (30 men & 18 women)
Sports:19
Flagbearer Open:Nicolás Jarry & Antonia Abraham
Flagbearer Close:Fernanda Aguirre & Clemente Seguel
Rank:55
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Chile competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Chile's opening ceremony flagbearers were Nicolás Jarry and Antonia Abraham.[1] The nation won gold for the first time since 2004.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

width=140Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery101
Athletics639
Canoeing033
Cycling224
Equestrian101
Fencing011
Golf202
Judo112
Modern pentathlon101
Rowing224
Sailing112
Shooting112
Swimming112
Table tennis123
Taekwondo112
Tennis303
Triathlon202
Volleyball202
Wrestling202
Total301848

Archery

See main article: article, Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. One Chilean archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by virtue of his result at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[2]

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chilean track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each). [3] [4]

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Martín SáenzMen's 110 m hurdles13.838 R13.956Did not advance
Men's marathon2:15:4459
Carlos Díaz2:14:2553
Martina WeilWomen's 400 m51.154 R51.796Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Claudio RomeroMen's discus throwDid not advance
Gabriel KehrMen's hammer throw72.3120Did not advance
Humberto Mansilla71.8324Did not advance
Natalia DucoWomen's shot put16.1130Did not advance
Ivana Gallardo17.4718Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Sprint

Chilean canoeists qualified three boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany;[5] [6] and 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota, United States.[7] [8]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
María MailliardWomen's C-1 200 m46.502 Q46.766 FB46.7712
Karen Roco47.555 q47.732 Q47.637 FB48.2515
María Mailliard
Paula Gómez
Women's C-2 500 m2:00.284 q2:00.822 Q1:58.105 FB2:05.0212
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Road

Chile entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment UCI Nation Ranking.[9]

Mountain biking

Chilean mountain bikers secured one men quota place for the Olympic through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.[10]

BMX

Freestyle

Chilean riders received a single quota spot in the women's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top three eligible nations, not yet qualified, at the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[11]

Race

Chilean riders secured a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2024 UCI BMX World Championships.[12]

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile send one rider injumping individual competition to the Games, as one of two highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI qualification for Group D and E; by virtue of top three nations performances in individual jumping events, not yet qualified, through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[13] [14]

Jumping

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Arantxa Inostroza secured her quota places after nominated as the highest ranked individual fencers in the women's foil events, eligible for American zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.

Golf

See main article: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile entered two golfers into the Olympic tournament. Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira qualified for the games in the men's individual competitions, based on their ranking position, through the final release of top 60 ranked players, on the IGF World Rankings.[15]

Men
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Joaquín Niemannalign=left rowspan=2Individual66706868272−12T9
Mito Pereira69767466285+1T45

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile qualified two judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Thomas Briceño (men's heavyweight, 100 kg) and Mary Dee Vargas (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Thomas BriceñoMen's –100 kg
L 00–10
Did not advance
Mary Dee VargasWomen's –48 kg
L 00–01
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chilean modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for the Olympic games. Esteban Bustos secured his spots in the men's event through the re-allocations of unused universality quota place.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chilean rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[16] and through the 2024 Americas Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
César Abaroa
Eber Sanhueza
Men's lightweight double sculls6:46.904 R6:58.784 FC6:28.0013
Antonia Abraham
Melita Abraham
Women's coxless pair7:23.013 Q7:26.824 FB7:10.459
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 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chilean sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.[17]

Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Clemente SeguelMen's ILCA 721810817189Cancelled12948
María José PoncellWomen's ILCA 63737363937273728CancelledEL27838
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chilean shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[18]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Diego Santiago ParraMen's 10 m air pistol56827Did not advance
Francisca CrovettoWomen's skeet1205 Q55 +7

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chilean swimmers achieved entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[19] [20]

AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Eduardo CisternasMen's 400 m freestyle3:51.2925Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Kristel KöbrichWomen's 800 m freestyle8:46.4615Did not advance
Women's 1500 m freestyle16:27.1814Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile qualified three table tennis players to participate at the Games. María Paulina Vega and Zhiying Zeng qualified for the games by securing one of five available spots, through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Lima, Peru; meanwhile Nicolás Burgos qualified for the games as the Pan American highest ranked eligible players.

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nicolás BurgosMen's singles
L 0-4
Did not advance
María Paulina Vegaalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
L 0-4
Did not advance
Zhiying Zeng
L 1–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile qualified two athletes to compete at the 2024 Olympics. Joaquín Churchill and Fernanda Aguirre secured their spots in their respective weight class, after winning the semifinal match, through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Joaquín ChurchillMen's –80 kg
L 8—6, 16—16, 1—14
Did not advance
Fernanda AguirreWomen's +67 kg
L 4—4, 0—2, 0—3
Did not advance

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile entered three tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Tomás Barrios Vera secured an outright berth in the men's singles by advancing to the final match at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Later on, Nicolás Jarry and Alejandro Tabilo ensuring their participation in the men's singles competition, after being listed as the top 64 eligible players based on the final ATP ranking for the Olympics.[21]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tomás Barrios Veraalign=left rowspan=3Singles
L 2–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Nicolás Jarry
L 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Did not advance
Alejandro Tabilo
L 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Nicolás Jarry
Alejandro Tabilo
Doubles
W 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]

L 7–5, 6–7(6–8), [4–10]
Did not advance

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Chile achieved two quota places (two men) for the men's individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking.[22]

Individual
AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
Diego Moyaalign=left rowspan=2Men's21:050:5151:310:2633:541:47:4728
Gaspar Riveros22:140:5053:470:2832:291:49:4838

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Beach

See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Chile men's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 CSV Continental Cup Final in Iquique, Chile.[23]

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Chile qualified two wrestlers for Paris 2024. Néstor Almanza and Yasmani Acosta qualified for the games following the triumph of advancing to the final round at 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.[24]

Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Néstor AlmanzaMen's −67 kg
L 0–4
Did not advance
Yasmani AcostaMen's −130 kg
W 1–1

W 2—1

W 1–1

L 0–6

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Lucay. Carlos Gonzalez. 8 July 2024. El Team Chile ya tiene sus abanderados para los Juegos Olímpicos: Nicolás Jarry y Antonia Abraham llevarán el estandarte en París. Team Chile already has its flag bearers for the Olympic Games: Nicolás Jarry and Antonia Abraham will carry the banner in Paris. La Tercera. Santiago, Chile. 8 July 2024.
  2. News: USA fills Olympic pairs quota as two new countries qualify in Santiago. World Archery. 6 November 2023. 29 November 2023.
  3. News: How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. Qualification system explained. International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. 9 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Road to Paris 24. World Athletics. 9 May 2024.
  5. News: First 25 Olympic quotas earned in Duisburg. 25 August 2023. International Canoe Federation. 9 September 2023.
  6. News: ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2023: All final results, Paris 2024 qualification berths, and medals table - complete list. 28 August 2023. International Olympic Committee. 9 September 2023.
  7. Web site: María José Mailliard y Paula Gómez se quedan con cupo olímpico en canotaje y representarán a Chile en París 2024. María José Mailliard and Paula Gómez win the Olympic quotas in canoeing and will represent Chile in Paris 2024. Spanish. 10 May 2024. www.adnradio.cl. ADN Radio Chile. 11 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Nuevo cupo para el Team Chile: Karen Roco será parte del equipo de canotaje en París 2024. New quota for Team Chile: Karen Roco will be part of the canoeing team in Paris 2024. Spanish. 10 June 2024. www.teamchile.cl. Chilean Olympic Committee. 3 July 2024.
  9. News: Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations. 18 October 2023. International Olympic Committee. 20 October 2023.
  10. Web site: Athletes' quotas for Mountain Bike men's event. 3 June 2024. www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 June 2024.
  11. Web site: Athletes' quotas for BMX Freestyle women's event. www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 5 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing men's event. 11 June 2024. www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 June 2024.
  13. News: DE FREITAS WINS INDIVIDUAL EQUESTRIAN JUMPING GOLD AND THREE COUNTRIES QUALIFY FOR PARIS 2024. Panam Sports. 3 November 2023. 20 December 2023.
  14. News: FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024. International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 3 January 2024.
  15. News: Fields Announced for Olympic Golf Competition. International Golf Federation. 9 July 2024. 10 July 2024.
  16. News: Las hermanas Antonia y Melita Abraham obtienen una cuota en remo para Chile a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024. The sisters Antonia and Melita Abraham obtain a rowing quota for Chile at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. es. International Olympic Committee. 7 September 2023. 8 September 2023.
  17. News: BRAZIL DOMINATES THE SEA TO CLAIM GOLD AND PARIS 2024 TICKETS. 4 November 2023. Panam Sports. 29 November 2023.
  18. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 18 September 2022.
  19. News: How to qualify for Swimming at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained. International Olympic Committee. 1 October 2022. 5 July 2024.
  20. Web site: Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes. World Aquatics. 20 July 2024.
  21. Web site: Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event Entry List. International Tennis Federation. 4 July 2024.
  22. News: The key moves in the Olympic triathlon rankings after WTCS Cagliari. World Triathlon. 27 May 2024. 30 May 2024.
  23. News: Last Olympic beach volleyball spots filled at continental qualifiers. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 24 June 2024. 27 June 2024.
  24. News: Seven nations earn Paris 2024 Greco spots at Pan-Am Qualifiers; Julfalakyan falls short. United World Wrestling. 29 February 2024. 2 March 2024.