- Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Chile at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Chile – Flag bearersIOC code CHI NOC Comité Olímpico de Chile Website www.coch.cl (Spanish) At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Competitors 27 in 16 sports Flag bearer Fernando González Medals
Rank: 70Gold
0Silver
1Bronze
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Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event 
SilverFernando González Tennis Men's singles 
AthleticsMain article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer OlympicsTrack and road events
Athlete Events Heat Round 1 Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Cristián Reyes Men's 200 metres 21.20 7 Did not advance Roberto Echeverria Men's marathon N/A 2:23:54 49 Field events
Athlete Events Qualification Final Result Rank Result Rank Ignacio Guerra Men's javelin throw 73.03 13 Did not advance Marco Antonio Verni Men's shot put 17.96 19 Did not advance Natalia Duco Women's shot put 17.40 13 Did not advance Combined events
Decathlon Event Gonzalo Barroilhet Results Points Rank 100 m 11.33 789 6 Long jump 7.08 833 7 Shot put 13.23 681 16 High jump 1.93 740 16 400 m 51.91 729 6 110 m hurdles 14.26 941 7 Discus throw 46.07 789 4 Pole vault No Mark Javelin throw Did not finish 1500 m Final Canoeing
Main articles: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
SlalomMen
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final Total Rank Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Pablo McCandless K-1 88.24 17 88.40 14 176.64 16 Did not advance 
CyclingMain articles: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Mountain bikingMen
Athlete Event Time Rank Cristóbal Silva Cross-country Lapped with 2 laps remaining Women
Athlete Event Time Rank Francisca Campos Cross-country Lapped with 2 laps remaining RoadMen
Athlete Event Time Rank Patricio Almonacid Road race Did not finish Gonzalo Garrido Road race 6:36:48 (+12:59) 70th 
TrackAthlete Event Points/Laps Rank Marco Arriagada Men's points race 1 18th 
EquestrianMain articles: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics - QualificationEventing
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total Qualifier Final Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Sergio Iturriaga Lago Rupanco Individual 63.0 60th Eliminated Ricardo Stangher Literal Individual Did not participate 
FencingMain articles: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification- men's : Paris Inostroza [1]
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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Final Final Opposition
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S Nishida (JPN)
W 15-11
S Fernández (VEN)
L 10-15Did not advance 
JudoMain articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - QualificationMen
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First Repechage Round Repechage Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final Opposition
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ResultFelipe Novoa −66 kg 
G Casale (ITA)
L by IpponDid not advance 
Modern PentathlonMain article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer OlympicsMen
Athlete Shoot Fence Swim Ride Run Total Points Rank Pnt. Rank Pnt. Rank Pnt. Rank Pnt. Rank Pnt. Rank Cristián Bustos 1072 21st 688 33rd 1180 35th 904 23rd 1164 6th 5008 27th 
RowingMain articles: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - QualificationMen
Athlete(s) Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals C/D Final C Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Óscar Vásquez Single sculls 7:39.58 3rd 7:06.61 4th 7:17.17 2nd 7:07.02 4th 16th Women
Athlete(s) Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals C/D Final C Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Soraya Jadue Single sculls 8:04.08 5th 7:51:52 4th 8:13.67 2nd 7:48.35 5th 17th 
SailingMain articles: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - QualificationMen
Athlete Event Race Score Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matías del Solar Laser 3 (34) 30 25 21 9 25 23 Disqualified 
ShootingMain articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - QualificationMen
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank Score Rank Score Rank Jorge Atalah Skeet 111 28th Did not advance 
SwimmingMain article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer OlympicsAthlete Events Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Oliver Elliot[2] Men's 50 m freestyle 22.75 41 Did not advance Kristel Köbrich [1] Women's 800 m freestyle 8:34.25 20 Did not advance Women's 10 km open water N/A DNF – Key: DNF=Did not finish
TennisMain articles: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification- Nicolás Massú was given an ITF invitation as defending champion.[1][3][4]
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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Fernando González Singles 
S Peng (CHN)W 6-4, 6-4 
M Čilić (CRO)W 6-4, 6-2 
O Rochus (BEL)W 6-0, 6-3 
P-H Mathieu (FRA)W 6-4, 6-4 
J Blake (USA)W 4-6, 7-5, 11-9 
R Nadal (ESP)L 3-6, 6-7(2), 3-6 Nicolas Massú Singles S Darcis (BEL)W 6-4, 7-5 
D Nalbandian (ARG)L 6-7(0), 1-6 Did not advance Fernando González
Nicolas MassúDoubles 
D Tursunov (RUS)
M Youzhny (RUS)L 6-7(5), 4-6 Did not advance 
TriathlonMain article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer OlympicsWomen
Athlete Event Swim Cycling Run Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Bárbara Rivero Individual 20:21 38 1:26:52 26 36:16 18 2:03:42.56 25 
WeightliftingMain articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - QualificationWomen
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank Result Rank Result Rank Elizabeth Poblete -75 kg 91 12 106 12 197 12 See also
References
- ^ a b c 26 chileans in Beijing(Spanish), ADO Chile, July 10, 2008
- ^ "With swimmer Oliver Elliot Chile sum classified 27" (Spanish)Xinhuanet July 12, 2008
- ^ "Massu granted special place in Olympic tennis", Seattle Times, June 30, 2008
- ^ "Tennis: Chile's “Vampire” rising from the dead", Patagonia Times, May 14, 2008
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