Chile at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Chile at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flag of Chile.svg
IOC code CHI
NOC Chilean Olympic Committee
Website www.coch.cl  (in Spanish)
in Amsterdam
Competitors38 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Manuel Plaza
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Chile competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The all-male national team of 38 athletes competed in 22 events in 6 sports. [1] This edition marked Chile's first Olympic medal in the silver category.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Manuel Plaza Athletics Men's Marathon August 5

Athletics

8 athletes, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport, in which Chile had competed each time the nation appeared at the Games. Chile won its first Olympic medal—in any sport—when Manuel Plaza took silver in the men's marathon.

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Óscar Alvarado Men's 100 metres Unknown4Did not advance
Rodolfo Wagner Unknown3Did not advance
Alejandro Hannig Men's 200 metres Unknown5Did not advance
Alejandro Hannig Men's 400 metres Unknown5Did not advance
José Vicente Salinas Unknown3Did not advance
Alfredo Ugarte Men's 110 metres hurdles Unknown3Did not advance
Manuel Plaza Men's marathon 2:33:23Silver medal icon.svg
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Óscar Alvarado Men's long jump 6.518Did not advance
Héctor Benaprés Men's discus throw 38.188Did not advance
Ricardo Bayer Men's hammer throw 46.235Did not advance

Boxing

4 boxers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Díaz matched Chile's best ever finish in boxing, reaching the quarterfinals.

BoxerEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze match
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
José Turra Men's flyweight Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nikolaos Felix  (GRE)
L points
Did not advance17
Osvaldo Sánchez Men's bantamweight Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Stefan Glon  (POL)
W points
US flag 48 stars.svg  John Daley  (USA)
L points
Did not advance9
Jorge Díaz Men's lightweight Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  William O'Shea  (IRL)
W points
Flag of France.svg  Georges Carcagne  (FRA)
W points
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Berggren  (SWE)
L points
Did not advance5
Sergio Ojeda Men's light heavyweight Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Víctor Avendaño  (ARG)
L points
Did not advance9

Cycling

Five cyclists (all in track), all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.

Track cycling

Time trial
CyclistEventTimeRank
Edmond Maillard Men's time trial 1:20.114
Match races
CyclistEvent1st RoundRepechage 1Repechage FinalQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze match
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jorge Gamboa Men's team pursuit Unknown2Did not advance
Edmond Maillard
Carlos Rocuant
Alejandro Vidal
Francisco Juillet Men's sprint Unknown3 RUnknown2Did not advance

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport.

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Tomás Goyoaga Men's épée 3 wins8Did not advance
Tomás Goyoaga Men's foil 1 win7Did not advance
Abelardo Castro Men's sabre Bye1 win8Did not advance
Efrain Díaz 2 wins5Did not advance
Tomás Goyoaga 2 wins5Did not advance
Abelardo Castro Men's team sabre 0–23Did not advance
Efrain Díaz
Jorge Garretón
Tomás Goyoaga
Oscar Novoa
Nemoroso Riquelme

Football

;Summary

TeamEventPrelim.Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chile men's Men's tournament Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
L 4–2
Did not advance17
Men's tournament

Chile competed in men's football for the first time in 1928. The team lost its first match against Portugal, 4–2, and were eliminated from the single-elimination tournament. Chile also played in a consolation tournament, defeating Mexico before playing the Netherlands to a full-time draw. After a coin toss the Netherlands were declared winners and were handed the trophy which had been on offer (by the NVB), but gave it to Chile to take home as a 'memento' of the Netherlands, the Olympic Games and their Dutch football friends. [2]

Team roster

Head coach: Flag of England.svg Frank Powell

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
-4 FW Oscar Alfaro Saavedra Flag of Chile.svg San Luis Quillota
-4 FW Manuel Bravo Paredes (1897-02-17)17 February 1897 (aged 31) Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers
-4 FW Alejandro Carbonell Flag of Chile.svg Valparaíso Ferroviarios
-2 DF Ernesto Chaparro (1901-01-04)4 January 1901 (aged 27) Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-3 MF Humberto Contreras Canales Flag of Chile.svg Unión Española
-1 GK Roberto Cortés (1905-02-02)2 February 1905 (aged 23) Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-4 FW José Arias Flag of Chile.svg The Comercial, city Talcahuano
-1 GK Juan Ibacache Pizarro Flag of Chile.svg Carioca FC Valparaíso
-2 DF Jorge Linford Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-2 DF Víctor Morales Sálas (1905-05-10)10 May 1905 (aged 23) Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-4 FW José Miguel Olguin Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-3 MF Germán Reyes Opazo Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-2 DF Guillermo Riveros (1902-02-10)10 February 1902 (aged 26) Flag of Chile.svg La Cruz FC city Quillota
-3 MF Guillermo Saavedra Tapia (1903-11-05)5 November 1903 (aged 24) Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-4 FW Carlos Schneeberger (1902-06-21)21 June 1902 (aged 25) Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-4 FW Guillermo Subiabre (1903-02-25)25 February 1903 (aged 25) Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo
-3 MF Arturo Torres (1906-10-20)20 October 1906 (aged 21) Flag of Chile.svg Everton de Viña del Mar
-3 MF Francisco Arellano Flag of Chile.svg
Preliminary round
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg4–2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Vítor Silva Soccerball shade.svg38'
Pepe Soccerball shade.svg40', 50'
Mota Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report Saavedra Soccerball shade.svg14'
Carbonell Soccerball shade.svg30'
Olympic Stadium , Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,309
Referee: Youssuf Mohamed (EGY)
Consolation tournament, First round
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–1Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico
Subiabre Soccerball shade.svg24', 48', 89' Report Sota Soccerball shade.svg15'
Monnikenhuize, Arnhem
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands)
Consolation tournament, Final
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Ghering Soccerball shade.svg59'
Smeets Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Bravo Soccerball shade.svg55'
Alfaro Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadion Spangen, Rotterdam
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Guillermo Comorera (Spain)

Swimming

4 swimmers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.

SwimmerEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mario Astaburuaga Men's 100 m freestyle unknown4did not advance
Hernán Schüler unknown5did not advance
Faelo Zúñiga unknown4did not advance
Hernán Téllez Men's 400 m freestyle unknown5did not advance

References

  1. "Chile at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  2. "IX. Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation .