Chile competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Chilean track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each). [3][4]
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 a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Chilean riders received a single quota spot in the women's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top three eligible nations, not yet qualified, at the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[11]
Chilean riders secured a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2024 UCI BMX World Championships.[12]
Chile send one rider injumping individual competition to the Games, as one of two highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI qualification for Group D and E; by virtue of top three nations performances in individual jumping events, not yet qualified, through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[13][14]
Chile entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Arantxa Inostroza secured her quota places after nominated as the highest ranked individual fencers in the women's foil events, eligible for American zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.
Chile entered two golfers into the Olympic tournament. Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira qualified for the games in the men's individual competitions, based on their ranking position, through the final release of top 60 ranked players, on the IGF World Rankings.[15]
Chile qualified two judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Thomas Briceño (men's heavyweight, 100 kg) and Mary Dee Vargas (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
Chilean modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for the Olympic games. Esteban Bustos secured his spots in the men's event through the re-allocations of unused universality quota places.
Athlete
Event
Fencing ranking round (Épée one touch)
Semifinal
Final
Fencing
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Riding (Show jumping)
Shooting / Running (10 m laser pistol /3000 m cross-country)
Total
Fencing
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Riding (Show jumping)
Shooting / Running (10 m laser pistol /3000 m cross-country)
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Chilean sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.[17]
Chilean shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[18]
Chilean swimmers achieved entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[19][20]
Chile qualified three table tennis players to participate at the Games. María Paulina Vega and Zhiying Zeng qualified for the games by securing one of five available spots, through the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Lima, Peru; meanwhile Nicolás Burgos qualified for the games as the Pan American highest ranked eligible players.
Chile entered three tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Tomás Barrios Vera secured an outright berth in the men's singles by advancing to the final match at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Later on, Nicolás Jarry and Alejandro Tabilo ensuring their participation in the men's singles competition, after being listed as the top 64 eligible players based on the final ATP ranking for the Olympics.[21]
Chile achieved two quota places (two men) for the men's individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking.[22]
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Chile did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.
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