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Chile at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Chile at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCHI
NPCChile Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralimpico.cl
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors15 in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Chile competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 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.