Chile at the Paralympics

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Chile at the
Paralympics
Flag of Chile.svg
IPC code CHI
NPC Chile Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralimpico.cl
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
13
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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. [1] Chile won its first Paralympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games, when Cristian Valenzuela won the men's 5000 meters T11 event. [2] 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.

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Medals

Medals by gender

Gender Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver Bronze medal Paralympics.svg BronzeTotal
Men2237
Women2136
Mixed0000
Total43613

Medalists

A total of seven athletes have won 13 Paralympic medals for Chile. Alberto Abarza and Katherinne Wollermann have won multiple medals.

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Cristian Valenzuela Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics Men's 5000m T11
Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Francisca Mardones Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics Women's shot put F54
Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Alberto Abarza Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S2
Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver Men's 50 m backstroke S2
Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver Men's 200 m freestyle S2
Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver Mariana Zúñiga Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg Archery Women's individual compound open
Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Katherinne Wollermann Paracanoe pictogram (Paralympics).svg Paracanoeing Women's KL1
Gold medal Paralympics.svg GoldKatherinne Wollermann Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris Paracanoe pictogram (Paralympics).svg Paracanoeing Women's KL1
Bronze medal Paralympics.svg BronzeAlberto Abarza Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S2
Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Men's 50 m backstroke S2
Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Men's 200 m freestyle S2
Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Florencia Pérez Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Table tennis Women's singles C8
Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Marion Serrano Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Powerlifting Women's -86 kg

Best non-medaling results:

RankSportAthleteEventGames
Summer
4th Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming Gabriel Vallejos Men's 50 m backstroke S3 Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona
Men's 50 m butterfly S3 Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics Amanda Cerna Women's 400 metres T47 Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Powerlifting María Antonieta Ortiz Women's -67 kg
Juan Carlos Garrido Men's -59 kg Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo
Camila Campos Women's -55 kg
Women's -50 kg Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris
Winter
9th Alpine skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg Alpine skiing Nicolás Bisquertt Men's sitting slalom Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 PyeongChang
Men's sitting super combined Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing

See also

References

  1. Chile at the Paralympics Archived 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine , International Paralympic Committee
  2. Iveson, Ali (January 4, 2021). "Valenzuela determined to help capitalise on "tremendous opportunity" of Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved June 30, 2021.