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Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

, held in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Fernando González Fernando González ----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...	Tennis Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....	Men's singles

Athletics

Track and road events

Athlete	Events	Heat Round 1		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cristián Reyes Cristián Reyes Cristián Reyes is a Chilean sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He competed in the 200 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round....	Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	21.20	7	Did not advance
Roberto Echeverria	Men's marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...	N/A				2:23:54	49

Field events

Athlete	Events	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ignacio Guerra	Men's javelin throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualification mark was set at 82.50 metres....	73.03	13	Did not advance
Marco Antonio Verni Marco Antonio Verni Marco Antonio Verni is a Chilean shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Santiago de Chile....	Men's shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	17.96	19	Did not advance
Natalia Duco Natalia Duco Natalia Ducó Soler is a Chilean shot putter.Ducó finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...	Women's shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put The Women's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were and .The event was won by Valerie Vili of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres....	17.40	13	Did not advance

Combined events

Decathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon -Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...	Event	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...
	Event	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

Slalom

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Pablo McCandless Pablo McCandless Pablo McCandless Elton is an American-born Chilean slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*...	K-1	88.24	17	88.40	14	176.64	16	Did not advance

Cycling

Mountain biking

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Cristóbal Silva	Cross-country	Lapped with 2 laps remaining

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Francisca Campos Francisca Campos Francisca Linoska Campos Salas is a female cyclist from Chile, specializing in competitive mountain biking....	Cross-country	Lapped with 2 laps remaining

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Patricio Almonacid Patricio Almonacid Patricio Almonacid is a Chilean professional road bicycle racer.- External links :*...	Road race	Did not finish
Gonzalo Garrido	Road race	6:36:48 (+12:59)	70th

Track

Athlete	Event	Points/Laps	Rank
Marco Arriagada	Men's points race	1	18th

Equestrian

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country		Jumping				Total
			Dressage		Cross-country		Qualifier		Final		Total
			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

Fencing

men's : Paris Inostroza

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze Final	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Paris Inostroza	Individual épée	W 15-11	L 10-15	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Felipe Novoa	−66 kg		L by Ippon	Did not advance

Modern Pentathlon

Men

Athlete	Shoot		Fence		Swim		Ride		Run		Total Points	Rank
Athlete	Pnt.	Rank	Pnt.	Rank	Pnt.	Rank	Pnt.	Rank	Pnt.	Rank	Total Points	Rank
Cristián Bustos Cristian Bustos Cristian Bustos Costa is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo as a defensive midfielder.-External links:** *...	1072	21st	688	33rd	1180	35th	904	23rd	1164	6th	5008	27th

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals C/D		Final C		Rank
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	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
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Soraya Jadue	Single sculls	8:04.08	5th	7:51:52	4th	8:13.67	2nd	7:48.35	5th	17th

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		Score	Rank
Matías del Solar	Laser	3	(34)	30	25	21	9	25	23	Disqualified

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Rank
Jorge Atalah	Skeet	111	28th	Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oliver Elliot	Men's 50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	22.75	41	Did not advance
Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....	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

Tennis

Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...

was given an ITF invitation as defending champion.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Rank
Fernando González Fernando González ----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...	Singles		W 6-4, 6-4		W 6-4, 6-2		W 6-0, 6-3		W 6-4, 6-4		W 4-6, 7-5, 11-9		L 3-6, 6-7(2), 3-6
Nicolas Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...	Singles		W 6-4, 7-5		L 6-7(0), 1-6	Did not advance
Fernando González Fernando González ----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra... Nicolas Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...	Doubles				L 6-7(5), 4-6	Did not advance

Triathlon

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim		Cycling		Run		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Bárbara Rivero	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	20:21	38	1:26:52	26	36:16	18	2:03:42.56	25

Weightlifting

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Elizabeth Poblete	-75 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 75 kg The women's 75 kg weightlifting event was the sixth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15 at 15:30...	91	12	106	12	197	12

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