Chile at the Paralympics

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Chile at the
Paralympics
IPC codeCHI
NPCChile Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralimpico.cl
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
7
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Chile made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona (following its return to democracy), sending a two-man delegation: a swimmer and a powerlifter. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. Chile first competed in the Winter Paralympics in 2002, and has also taken part in every subsequent edition of the Winter Games. Chilean delegations to the Winter Games have been small, always consisting in just two athletes.[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Chile won its first ever Paralympic medal when Cristian Valenzuela received a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres event for T11 competitors.[2] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, swimmer Alberto Abarza claimed the gold medal in the Men's 100 meter backstroke S2.

Medalists[edit]

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Cristian Valenzuela United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Men's 5000m T11
 Gold Alberto Abarza Japan 2020 Tokyo Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S2
 Gold Francisca Mardones Japan 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's shot put F54
 Silver Mariana Zúñiga Japan 2020 Tokyo Archery Women's individual compound open
 Silver Alberto Abarza Japan 2020 Tokyo Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2
 Silver Alberto Abarza Japan 2020 Tokyo Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S2
 Bronze Katherinne Wollermann Japan 2020 Tokyo Paracanoeing Women's KL1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.