Chile at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden was the nation's first official appearance out of four editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Some sources claim that Chile was represented by one athlete, Luis Subercaseaux, at the 1896 Summer Olympics. That cannot be substantiated because the Official Report typically includes only medal winners and Subercaseaux did not win any.

The all-male 1912 national team of fourteen athletes competed in sixteen events in four sports.

Athletics

6 athletes represented Chile.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Pablo Eitel100 m ? 6 did not advance200 m ? 5 did not advance110 m hurdles 17.2 1 ? 4 did not advance Rodolfo HammersleyHigh jump N/A 1.60 28 did not advanceStanding high jump N/A 1.40 13 did not advance Federico Mueller800 m ? 5–7 did not advance Leopoldo Palma800 m ? 4 did not advance Rolando Salinas10 km walk 55:02 7 did not advance Alfonso Sánchez5000 m N/A did not finish did not advance10000 m N/A did not finish did not advanceMarathon N/A did not start

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Chile. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Alberto Downey had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 42nd. The team of four had a combined time that placed them 9th of the 15 teams.

Road cycling

CyclistEventsFinalResultRank Alberto DowneyInd. time trial 11:53:02.5 42 Arturo FriedemannInd. time trial 12:28:20.8 67 Cárlos KollerInd. time trial 12:13:49.2 58 José TorresInd. time trial 12:39:39.5 74 Alberto Downey Arturo Friedemann Carlos Koller José TorresTeam time trial 49:14:52.0 9

Equestrian

Jumping

RiderHorseEventFinalPenaltiesRank Enrique Deichler Chile Individual 14 16 Elías Yáñez Patria Individual 24 25

Shooting

Two shooters represented Chile. It was the nation's debut in shooting. Both men took part in the same four events, with Ekwall being the better of the pair in three of those events.

RowerEventFinal Result Rank Félix Alegría600 m free rifle 61 72300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 77 4850 m pistol 406 3830 m rapid fire pistol 259 25 Harald Ekwall600 m free rifle 67 67300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 80 4350 m pistol 430 2330 m rapid fire pistol 217 38

References

External links Official Olympic Reports