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Chile at the Paralympics

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Chile at the
Paralympics
IPC codeCHI
NPCChile Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.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.

Medals

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See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Medals by gender

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Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Men 2 2 3 7
Women 2 1 3 6
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 4 3 6 13

Medalists

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

Medal Name Games Sport Event
Gold Cristian Valenzuela United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Men's 5000m T11
Gold Francisca Mardones Japan 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's shot put F54
Gold Alberto Abarza Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S2
Silver Men's 50 m backstroke S2
Silver Men's 200 m freestyle S2
Silver Mariana Zúñiga Archery Women's individual compound open
Bronze Katherinne Wollermann Paracanoeing Women's KL1
Gold Katherinne Wollermann France 2024 Paris Paracanoeing Women's KL1
Bronze Alberto Abarza Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S2
Bronze Men's 50 m backstroke S2
Bronze Men's 200 m freestyle S2
Bronze Florencia Pérez Table tennis Women's singles C8
Bronze Marion Serrano Powerlifting Women's -86 kg

Best non-medaling results:

Rank Sport Athlete Event Games
Summer
4th Swimming Gabriel Vallejos Men's 50 m backstroke S3 Spain 1992 Barcelona
Men's 50 m butterfly S3 United States 1996 Atlanta
Athletics Amanda Cerna Women's 400 metres T47 Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Powerlifting María Antonieta Ortiz Women's -67 kg
Juan Carlos Garrido Men's -59 kg Japan 2020 Tokyo
Camila Campos Women's -55 kg
Women's -50 kg France 2024 Paris
Winter
9th Alpine skiing Nicolás Bisquertt Men's sitting slalom South Korea 2018 PyeongChang
Men's sitting super combined China 2022 Beijing

See also

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References

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  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.


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