| Manuel Balmaceda | |
| Fullname: | Manuel José Daniel Balmaceda Olavarrieta |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1967 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 800 metres, 1500 metres |
Manuel José Daniel Balmaceda Olavarrieta (born 5 May 1967) is a retired Chilean middle-distance runner. He won a silver medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships. In addition, he represented his country in the 1500 metres at the 1987 World Championships without advancing from the first round.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 24th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.03 | |
| 21st (h) | 1500 m | 3:51.97 | ||||
| South American Championships | Santiago, Chile | 7th | 800 m | 1:51.88 | ||
| South American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 1:49.77 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 3:52.4 | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.94 | |||
| 1986 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winter Park, United States | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 1:50.41 |
| World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | bgcolor=silver | @nd | 800 m | 1:48.91 | |
| South American Junior Championships | Quito, Ecuador | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:07.7 | |
| Ibero-American Championships | Havana, Cuba | 5th | 800 m | 1:51.82 | ||
| South American Games | Santiago, Chile | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 1:47.98 | |
| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.37 | |
| 12th | 1500 m | 3:52.73 | ||||
| Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 8th | 800 m | 1:51.77 | ||
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 36th (h) | 1500 m | 3:49.52 | ||
| South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:47.43 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.64 | |||
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.66 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.50 | ||||
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 9th (h) | 800 m | 1:52.05 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.41 | ||||
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th (h) | 800 m | 1:52.85 | |
| 1994 | South American Games | Valencia, Venezuela | 3rd | 800 m | 1:51.57 | |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 30th (h) | 800 m | 1:54.07 | |
| 1997 | South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 800 m | 1:51.38 | |
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