Chile at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Chile at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	CHI
NPC	Chile Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralimpico.cl
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	15 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Chile competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. ^{[1] [2]} Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability. ^[3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. ^{[4] [5]}

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	3	4
Paracanoeing	0	1	1
Powerlifting	2	1	3
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	2	0	2
Wheelchair tennis	1	2	3
Total	7	8	15

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as the fastest loser

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cristian Valenzuela	Men's 1500 m T11	DSQ		Did not advance
	Men's 5000 m T11	—		DNS
Paula Guzmán	Women's 1500 m T11	5:37.26	6	Did not advance
Margarita Faúndez	Women's 1500 m T13	5:01.93	3	Did not advance
Amanda Cerna	Women's 200 m T47	28.17	5 q	28.19	8
	Women's 400 m T47	1:02.03	3 Q	1:01.48	4

Paracanoeing

Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for are within the athlete's heat only
• Qualification Legend: F = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Katherinne Wollermann	Women's KL1	1:01.740	2 F	Bye	1:00.744	4

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Jorge Carinao	Men's -54 kg	150 kg	6
Juan Carlos Garrido	Men's -59 kg	NMR
María Antonieta Ortiz	Women's -67 kg	98 kg	4

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alberto Abarza	Men's 50 m freestyle S3	58.17	9	Did not advance
	Men's 50 m backstroke S3	56.73	7 Q	57.93	8
Valentina Muñoz	Women's 100 m backstroke S8	1:25.12	12	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Cristián Dettoni	Men's singles C6	Valera  (ESP) L 0-3	Simion  (ROU) L 2-3	3	Did not advance
Matías Pino		Park  (KOR) L 2-3	Karabardak  (GBR) W 3-2	2 Q	Wetherill  (GBR) L 1-3	Did not advance
Cristián Dettoni Matías Pino	Men's team C6-8	—			Slovakia  (SVK) L 0–2	Did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Chile qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Robinson Mendez. This spot was a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. Chile qualified two competitors in the women's singles event. Francisca Mardones earned her spot via the standard qualification process. Macarena Cabrillana earned her spot via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Robinson Méndez	Men's singles	Rodrigues  (BRA) L 0–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Macarena Cabrillana	Women's singles	—	Lu  (TPE) W 6–4, 6–3	Kamiji  (JPN) L 1–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Francisca Mardones		—	Shuker  (GBR) L 2–6, 0–6	Did not advance
Macarena Cabrillana Francisca Mardones	Women's doubles	—			Shuker / Whiley  (GBR) L 0–6, 0–6	Did not advance

See also

• Chile at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC" . myInfo+Plus. Atos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
5. "Competitors List: Chile". myInfo+plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
6. "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.