Chile at the Paralympics explained

Npc:CHI
Npcname:Chile Paralympic Committee
Games:Paralympics
Gold:4
Silver:3
Bronze:6

Chile has participated in the Paralympic Games since its debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where it was represented by two athletes. The country has competed in every Summer Games since and made its first appearance in the Winter Paralympics in 2002.[1] Chile won its first Paralympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games, when Cristian Valenzuela won the men's 5000 meters T11 event.[2] In recent years, swimmer Alberto Abarza has also contributed to Chile’s medal tally, with a notable performance at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Chile has won a total of 13 Paralympic medals to date.

Medals

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
did not participate
Tokyo 1964
Tel Aviv 1968
Heidelberg 1972
Toronto 1976
Arnhem 1980
New York 1984/
Stoke Mandeville 1984
Seoul 1988
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 52
0 0 0 0
2 3 1 6 45
1 0 5 6 60
upcoming events
Brisbane 2032
Total 4 3 6 13 81

Medals by Winter Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
did not participate
Geilo 1980
Innsbruck 1984
Innsbruck 1988
Albertville 1992
Lillehammer 1994
Nagano 1998
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
upcoming events
French Alps 2032
Salt Lake City 2034
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by Summer Sport

Sportswidth:3em; font-weight:bold;" Goldwidth:3em; font-weight:bold;" Silverwidth:3em; font-weight:bold;" BronzeTotalRank
alignleft2 0 0 2 76
alignleft1 2 3 6 54
alignleft1 0 1 2 7
alignleft0 1 0 1 36
alignleft0 0 1 1 n/a
alignleft0 0 1 1 n/a
Total 4 3 6 13 81

Medals by gender

Genderwidth:3em; font-weight:bold;" Goldwidth:3em; font-weight:bold;" Silverwidth:3em; font-weight:bold;" BronzeTotal
Men 2 2 3 7
Women 2 1 3 6
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 4 3 6 13

Medalists

A total of seven athletes have won 13 Paralympic medals for Chile. Alberto Abarza and Katherinne Wollermann have won multiple medals.

Best non-medaling results:

RankSportAthleteEvent Games
Summer
align=center rowspan=74th SwimmingGabriel VallejosMen's 50 m backstroke S3 1992 Barcelona
Men's 50 m butterfly S3 1996 Atlanta
AthleticsAmanda CernaWomen's 400 metres T47 2016 Rio de Janeiro
PowerliftingMaría Antonieta OrtizWomen's -67 kg
Juan Carlos GarridoMen's -59 kg 2020 Tokyo
Camila CamposWomen's -55 kg
Women's -50 kg 2024 Paris
Winter
align=center rowspan=29th Alpine skiingNicolás BisquerttMen's sitting slalom 2018 PyeongChang
Men's sitting super combined 2022 Beijing

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?npc=CHI&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Chile at the Paralympics
  2. Web site: Iveson . Ali . January 4, 2021 . Valenzuela determined to help capitalise on "tremendous opportunity" of Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games . June 30, 2021 . Inside the Games.