| Chile at the 2003 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | CHI |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Chile |
| in Santo Domingo 1–17 August 2003 | |
| Flag bearer | Marco Antonio Verni [1] |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Chile participated at the 2003 Pan American Games , held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mauricio Díaz | Men's 10000 m | — | — | DNS | — |
| Luz Silva | Women's 10000 m | — | — | 37:11.17 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Érika Olivera | Women's marathon | 2:44:52 |  |
| Cristian Muñoz | Men's 20 km race walk | 1:31:07 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Throws | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Rank | ||
| Diego Moraga | Men's javelin throw | 67.43 | 68.12 | 69.25 | 71.79 | 68.77 | 71.78 | 71.79 m | 7 |
| Odette Palma | Women's hammer throw | 53.51 | 54.14 | 52.46 | — | — | — | 54.14 m | 10 |
| Marianne Berndt | Women's discus throw | 42.45 | X | 41.87 | X | — | — | 42.45 m | 8 |
| Marco Antonio Verni | Men's shot put | 19.61 | 20.14 | X | 19.49 | 19.52 | 19.89 | 20.14 m |  |
| Marianne Berndt | Women's shot put | 15.16 | X | 15.37 | X | X | X | 15.37 m | 8 |
| Athlete | Heptathlon | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank | |
| Valeria Steffens | 15.23 | 1.62 | 12.10 | 25.91 | 5.20 | 34.99 | 2:24.75 | 4988 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Max Schnettler | 50 m freestyle | 24.45 | 22 | did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 52.55 | 24 | did not advance | ||
| Carlos Castro | 100 m freestyle | 53.00 | 26 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kristel Köbrich | 400 m freestyle | 4:19.83 | 6 | 4:18.24 | 7 |
| Kristel Köbrich | 800 m freestyle | — | 8:43.90 | | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Adrián García | Singles |  W 6–0, 6–1 |  W 6–1, 6–0 |  L 3–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | |||
| Marcelo Ríos | Bye |  W 6–2, 6–2 | W 6–0, 6–3 |  W 7–6(7–1), 6–1 | W 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–4) |  L 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7) | | |
| Adrián García Marcelo Ríos | Doubles | Unknown | Hernández (MEX) L 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 3–6 | | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Rank | ||
| Felipe van de Wyngard | Men's individual | 19:56.800 | 57:49.400 | 38:23.800 | 01:57:11 | 13 |
| Matias Optiz | Men's individual | 22:07.000 | 1:00:50.500 | 36:19.700 | 02:00:15 | 19 |
| Cristian Bustos | Men's individual | 23:18.800 | 1:00:20.200 | — | DNF | — |
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