Chile at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics | |
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WA code | CHI |
National federation | Chilean Athletics Federation |
Website | atleticachilena |
in London, United Kingdom 4–13 August 2017 | |
Competitors | 9 (6 men and 3 women) in 7 events |
Medals |
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World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Chile competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4 to 13 August 2017.
Consisting of nine athletes (six men and three women), the Chilean delegation was the largest in the history of the competition. [1]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Víctor Aravena | 5000 metres | DNS [2] | – | Did not advance | |
Manuel Cabrera | Marathon | — | 2:24:08 | 55 | |
Leslie Encina | — | 2:22:10 | 49 | ||
Enzo Yáñez | — | DNF | – | ||
Yerko Araya | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:23:46 | 39 | |
Edward Araya | 50 kilometres walk | — | DQ | – |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Isidora Jiménez | 200 metres | 23.89 | 41 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Natalia Duco | Shot put | 17.66 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Karen Gallardo | Discus throw | 52.81 | 29 | Did not advance |
Víctor Aravena, Edward and Yerko Araya, Enzo Yañez, Leslie Encina, Manuel Cabrera and Natalia Duco complete the Chilean delegation that will be on British soil, being the biggest quantity of representatives of all time.
In this way, there are nine Chilean athletes who will contest the various competitions in the English capital.
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