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.
| Chile at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CHI |
| NPC | Chile Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Cristian Valenzuela |  2012 London |
Athletics | Men's 5000m T11 |
| Gold |
Alberto Abarza |  2020 Tokyo |
Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S2 |
| Gold |
Francisca Mardones | 2020 Tokyo |
Athletics | Women's shot put F54 |
 Silver |
Mariana Zúñiga | 2020 Tokyo |
Archery | Women's individual compound open |
| Silver |
Alberto Abarza | 2020 Tokyo |
Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S2 |
| Silver |
Alberto Abarza | 2020 Tokyo |
Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle S2 |
 Bronze |
Katherinne Wollermann | 2020 Tokyo |
Paracanoeing | Women's KL1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Chile at the Paralympics Archived 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ 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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