| Chile at the 2006 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CHI |
| NPC | Chile Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Chile participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Chile entered two athletes in the following sports:
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The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 7 to 16 March 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the American continent. These were the first Paralympic Winter Games for Andorra, Chile, China, Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. Ragnhild Myklebust of Norway won five gold medals in skiing and biathlon, becoming the most successful Winter Paralympic athlete of all time with 22 medals, 17 of them gold.
The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new Paralympics logo.
Finland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
France participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Germany participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Japan participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Russia participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Switzerland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Ukraine participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Chile competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Liechtenstein made its Paralympic Games début at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York City, entering just one athlete in athletics. The country competed again at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Games, and at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Games. It was then absent from the Paralympics until the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, where it sent just one table tennis player, Peter Frommelt. Liechtenstein was absent from the 2006 and 2010 Winter Games and the 2008 Summer Games.
Chile sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, in Vancouver. It fielded a total of two athletes, both in alpine skiing.
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. Chile won its first Paralympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games, when Cristian Valenzuela won the men's 5000 meters T11 event. 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.
Mexico made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of seven athletes competing in track and field, swimming, weightlifting and wheelchair fencing. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, and made its Winter Paralympics début in 2006.
Armenia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with just two entries: Gagik Gasparian in powerlifting, and a four-person team in the mixed crewboat event in sailing. Two years later, Armenia made its Winter Paralympics début, with eight competitors in alpine skiing. The country has participated in every subsequent event of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics, although its delegations have generally been small.
Two male athletes from Chile competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Chile sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–16 March 2014. This was Chile's fourth participation in a Winter Paralympic Games. The Chilean delegation consisted of two alpine skiers, Jorge Migueles and Santiago Vega. Migueles finished 25th in the men's standing slalom and 20th in the men's standing giant slalom, while Vega finished 32nd in the regular slalom.
Chile competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 2 competitors from Chile won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Chile sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. There were 4 people in para-alpine skiing. The skiers went to races to be allowed to go to South Korea. Starting in November 2017, they went to 15 races in Europe, the United States and Canada to get ready. Santiago Vega went to the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Nicolás Bisquert, Diego Seguel and Julio Soto were going to their first Paralympic Games.
Chile competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022. Four alpine skiers represented Chile at the event.