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.Chile at the Paralympics , International Paralympic Committee Chile won its first Paralympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games, when Cristian Valenzuela won the men's 5000 meters T11 event. 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
Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Rome 1960 did not participate Tokyo 1964 Tel Aviv 1968 Heidelberg 1972 Toronto 1976 Arnhem 1980 New York 1984/ Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 2 1 0 0 1 45 Atlanta 1996 2 0 0 0 0 − Sydney 2000 4 0 0 0 0 − Athens 2004 4 0 0 0 0 − Beijing 2008 4 0 0 0 0 − London 2012 7 1 0 0 1 52 Rio de Janeiro 2016 15 0 0 0 0 − Tokyo 2020 19 2 3 1 6 45 Paris 2024 28 1 0 5 6 60 Los Angeles 2028 upcoming events Brisbane 2032 Total 5 3 6 14 76
Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Örnsköldsvik 1976 did not participate Geilo 1980 Innsbruck 1984 Innsbruck 1988 Albertville 1992 Lillehammer 1994 Nagano 1998 Salt Lake City 2002 2 0 0 0 0 − Turin 2006 2 0 0 0 0 − Vancouver 2010 2 0 0 0 0 − Sochi 2014 2 0 0 0 0 − Pyeongchang 2018 4 0 0 0 0 − Beijing 2022 4 0 0 0 0 − Milan-Cortina 2026 upcoming events French Alps 2032 Salt Lake City 2034 Total 0 0 0 0 −
Medals by Summer Sport Sports Gold Silver BronzeTotalRank Athletics 2 0 0 2 76 Swimming 1 2 3 6 54 Paracanoe 1 0 1 2 7 Archery 0 1 0 1 36 Powerlifting 0 0 1 1 n/a Table tennis 0 0 1 1 n/a Total 4 3 6 13 81
Medals by Winter Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Total 0 0 0 0
Medals by gender
Gender Gold Silver BronzeTotal Men 2 2 3 7 Women 2 1 3 6 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 4 3 6 13
Medalists A total of seven athletes have won 13 Paralympic medals for Chile. Alberto Abarza and Katherinne Wollermann have won multiple medals. MedalNameGamesSportEvent Gold Cristian Valenzuela 2012 London Athletics Men's 5000m T11 Gold Francisca Mardones 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 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 1992 Barcelona Men's 50 m butterfly S3 1996 Atlanta Athletics Amanda Cerna Women's 400 metres T47 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting María Antonieta Ortiz Women's -67 kg Juan Carlos Garrido Men's -59 kg 2020 Tokyo Camila Campos Women's -55 kg Women's -50 kg 2024 Paris Winter 9th Alpine skiing Nicolás Bisquertt Men's sitting slalom 2018 PyeongChang Men's sitting super combined 2022 Beijing
See also Chile at the Olympics
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