Chile at the Pan American Games

Chile at the
Pan American Games
IOC codeCHI
NOCComité Olímpico de Chile
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
69
Silver
141
Bronze
205
Total
415
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Chile is one of participating countries in the Pan American Games, the largest multi-sport event in the Americas. The Chilean Olympic Committee (COCH) is the National Olympic Committee for the country and the main organizer for its participation at the Pan American Games.

Chile is one of the six countries that has participated in every edition of the Pan American Games since the 1951 edition, even considering the only Winter edition held in 1990.[n 1]

After several failed attempts to organize the Games, Santiago hosted the 2023 Pan American Games. At those Games, Chile won 79 medals, being its most successful participation. The largest amount of gold medals was reached in the 2019 Pan American Games, when Chilean athletes received a total of 13 gold medals.

Hosted Games

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Chile has hosted the Pan American Games once:

Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events
2023 Pan American Games Santiago October 20 -
November 5
41 6,909 425

Before 2023, Santiago was expected to host the Pan American Games on different occasions but the events were eventually cancelled:

  • 1975 Pan American Games: Santiago was elected unanimously as the host city in 1969. The Games were cancelled in December 1973 by the military junta due to the economic crisis in the country and the turmoil after the coup d'état. The Games were moved to São Paulo initially, and later to Mexico City.[1][2]
  • 1987 Pan American Games: Santiago was elected by the members of PASO as the host city in 1981. The Games were cancelled later in 1983 by the military junta, due to a severe economic crisis. Quito, the runner-up city, was chosen initially as its replacement, but it cancelled too a few months later. Eventually, Indianapolis was elected as the definitive host city.[3]
  • 1993 Winter Pan American Games: The second edition of the Winter Pan American Games was expected to be held in Santiago. However, the first edition of the Games was not successful and the potential absence of the United States in future editions led to the suspension of the Games.

Pan American Games

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Medals by games

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  Hosting edition
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold medals Total medals
Argentina 1951 Buenos Aires 8 19 12 39 3 3 [4]
Mexico 1955 Mexico City 4 8 13 25 4 4 [5]
United States 1959 Chicago 5 2 6 13 6 8 [6]
Brazil 1963 São Paulo 2 1 6 9 9 9 [7]
Canada 1967 Winnipeg 1 1 3 5 11 11 [8]
Colombia 1971 Cali 0 3 4 7 16 12 [9]
Mexico 1975 Mexico City 0 0 2 2 18 16 [10]
Puerto Rico 1979 San Juan 1 4 6 11 8 9 [11]
Venezuela 1983 Caracas 1 3 9 13 10 10 [12]
United States 1987 Indianapolis 1 2 4 7 13 14 [13]
Cuba 1991 Havana 2 1 7 10 10 10 [14]
Argentina 1995 Mar del Plata 2 6 11 19 9 10 [15]
Canada 1999 Winnipeg 1 4 7 12 12 10 [16]
Dominican Republic 2003 Santo Domingo 2 10 10 22 13 10 [17]
Brazil 2007 Rio de Janeiro 6 5 9 20 10 11 [18]
Mexico 2011 Guadalajara 3 16 24 43 13 9 [19]
Canada 2015 Toronto 5 6 18 29 11 10 [19]
Peru 2019 Lima 13 19 18 50 8 8
Chile 2023 Santiago 12 31 36 79 8 6
Total 69 141 205 415 9 9

Medals by sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics16142151
 Rowing10121436
 Equestrian761326
 Cycling6141636
 Roller sports5101227
 Karate551020
 Tennis313723
 Shooting37919
 Sailing35917
 Boxing29920
 Water skiing261119
 Weightlifting24410
 Judo1337
 Gymnastics1326
 Swimming1326
 Triathlon1102
 Beach volleyball1012
 Fencing06511
 Canoeing0516
 Football0325
 Basketball0235
 Archery0213
 Table tennis011213
 Taekwondo0178
 Field hockey0167
 Wrestling0156
 Handball0134
 Modern pentathlon0123
 Rugby sevens0101
 Surfing0101
 Basque pelota0066
 Racquetball0033
 Golf0022
 Squash0022
 Bodybuilding0011
 Breaking0011
Totals (36 entries)69141205415
Best results in non-medaling sports
Summer
Sport Rank Athlete Event & year
 Artistic swimming 5th Antonia Mella
Isidora Letelier
Josefa Morales
Nicolás Campos
Rocio Vargas
Soledad García
Theodora Garrido
Trinidad García
Valentina Valdivia
Team in 2023
 Badminton 5th Cristián Araya and Esteban Mujica Men's doubles in 2011
Ashley Montre and Constanza Naranjo Women's doubles in 2019
Alonso Medel and Vania Díaz Mixed doubles in 2023
 Baseball 8th Chile men's team Men's tournament in 2023
 Bowling 7th Verónica Valdebenito and María José Caro Women's doubles in 2023
 Diving 5th Wendy Espina and Paula Sotomayor Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard in 2011
 Softball 8th Chile women's team Women's tournament in 2023
 Sport climbing 5th Alejandra Contreras Women's boulder & lead in 2023
 Volleyball 4th Chile men's team Men's tournament in 2019
 Water polo 5th Chile men's team Men's tournament in 1951
Winter
Sport Rank Athlete Event & year
 Alpine skiing > 10th details not available (1990)

Winter Pan American Games

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Medals by games

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold medals Total medals
Argentina 1990 Las Leñas 0 0 0 0 [20]

Junior Pan American Games

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Medals by games

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold medals Total medals
Colombia 2021 Cali-Valle 12 15 31 58 8th 6th
Paraguay 2025 Asunción Future event
Total 12 15 31 58 8th 6th

Notes

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  1. ^ The other countries that have participated in all Summer and Winter Pan American Games are Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and United States.

References

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  1. ^ Muñoz Machín, Jesús (14 July 2015). "VII Juegos Panamericanos (México, 1975): Cuba se ratifica en el segundo lugar" [VII Pan-American Games (Mexico, 1975): Cuba is ratified in second place]. RadioCOCO (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Regresaron a México los Juegos Panamericanos en 1975" [The Pan American Games returned to Mexico in 1975]. Mexican Olympic Committee (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ Howell, Chase (28 June 2013). "Sports turn Hoosier capitol into "India-SHOW-place"". The Statehouse File. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ Buenos Aires, 1951 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Mexico City, 1955 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Chicago, 1959 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  7. ^ São Paulo, 1963 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved October 30, 2011.
  8. ^ Winnipeg, 1967 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  9. ^ Cali, 1971 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  10. ^ Mexico City, 1975 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  11. ^ San Juan, 1979 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  12. ^ Caracas, 1983 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  13. ^ Indianapolis, 1987 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  14. ^ Havana, 1991 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  15. ^ Mar del Plata, 1995 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  16. ^ Winnipeg, 1999 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  17. ^ Santo Domingo, 2003 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  18. ^ Official Results of the XV Pan American Games (PDF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro 2007 Organizing Committee, archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2012, retrieved November 9, 2009.
  19. ^ a b Guadalajara, 2011 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  20. ^ Las Leñas, 1990 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.