Chile competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Chile failed to win any Olympic medals in Tokyo, the third consecutive Olympic Games it has failed to do so.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 0 1Athletics 2 1 3Canoeing 0 2 2Cycling 1 2 3Equestrian 1 1 2Fencing 0 1 1Football 0 22 22Golf 2 0 2Gymnastics 1 1 2Judo 0 1 1Modern pentathlon 1 0 1Rowing 2 0 2Sailing 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 1Skateboarding 0 1 1Surfing 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 0 1 1Taekwondo 0 1 1Tennis 1 0 1Triathlon 1 1 2Volleyball 2 0 2Weightlifting 1 1 2Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 20 38 58
Archery
One Chilean archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Games by winning the silver medal and obtaining one of three available spots at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAndrés AguilarMen's individual66218L 1–7Did not advance
Athletics
Chilean athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGabriel KehrMen's hammer throw75.6013Did not advanceHumberto Mansilla74.7617Did not advanceKaren GallardoWomen's discus throw55.8129Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Chilean canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaría MailliardWomen's C-1 200 m47.5574 QF46.1222 SF48.1985 FB47.61010María MailliardKaren RocoWomen's C-2 500 m2:09.8206 QF2:04.9694 FBcolspan=2 2:02.6989 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Chile entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankCatalina SotoWomen's road raceDid not finish
Mountain biking Chile entered one mountain biker to compete in the men's cross-country race by finishing in the top two of the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.
AthleteEventTimeRankMartín VidaurreMen's cross-country1:28:3316
BMX Chile entered one BMX rider to compete in the women's freestyle, by finishing in the top two at the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu, China.
AthleteEventSeedingFinalPointsRankPointsRankMacarena Perez GrassetWomen's freestyle67.90773.808
Equestrian
Chile entered one equestrian rider into the Olympic competition by finishing among the top fifteen and securing the last of four available slots in the individual jumping at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Meanwhile, one eventing rider was added to the Chilean roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group E (Central and South America). The eventing quota was later withdrawn.
With Bermuda failing to comply with the minimum eligibility requirements, Chile received an invitation from FEI to send a dressage rider to the Games, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups D and E (North, Central and South America).
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankVirginia YarurRonaldoIndividual66.22746Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankSamuel ParotDubaiIndividual431Did not advance
Fencing
Chile entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Katina Proestakis claimed a spot in the women's foil by winning the final match at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankKatina ProestakisWomen's foilL 12–15Did not advance
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChile women'sWomen's tournamentL 0–2L 1–2L 0–14Did not advance
Women's tournament
Chile women's football team qualified for the first time at the Olympics by winning the CAF–CONMEBOL playoff against Cameroon.
Team roster
Group play
Golf
Chile entered two male golfers into the Olympic tournament. Joaquín Niemann (world no. 31) and Mito Pereira (world no. 146) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event based on the IGF World Rankings.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankJoaquín NiemannMen's70696665270−14=10Mito Pereira69656867269−11=4
Gymnastics
Artistic Chile entered two artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Set to compete at her third straight Games, Simona Castro received a spare berth from the women's apparatus events, as one of the twelve highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankTomás GonzálezFloor13.600colspan=5 13.60042Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankSimona CastroAll-around13.20011.53311.43310.23346.39975Did not advance
Judo
Chile qualified one judoka for the women's extra-lightweight category (48 kg) at the Games. Mary Dee Vargas accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMary Dee VargasWomen's –48 kgW 01–00L 00–10Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
Chilean athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. London 2012 Olympian Esteban Bustos secured a selection in men's event by winning the silver medal and finishing among the top two for Latin America at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsEsteban BustosMen's18–170172082:05.242630033011:52.6630588109634
Rowing
Chile qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the first of three berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCésar AbaroaEber SanhuezaMen's lightweight double sculls6:53.155 R6:48.225 FCcolspan=2 6:31.97 14 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Chilean sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Clemente SeguelMen's Laser25516271120212218EL16522 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Chilean shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankFrancisca CrovettoWomen's skeet11223Did not advance
Skateboarding
Chile entered one skateboarder to compete in the women's park at the Games. With the cancellation of the 2021 World Park Championships, Josefina Varas accepted an invitation from the World Skate, as one of the top-four skateboarders outside the World Rankings of June 30, 2021.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankJosefina Tapia VarasWomen's park9.7319Did not advance
Surfing
Chile sent one surfer to compete in the men's shortboard race at the Games. Manuel Selman finished among the top two of his preliminary heat to secure one of the five available places at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Sunzal and La Bocana, El Salvador.
AthleteEvent Round 1 Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / PointsRankPointsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankManuel SelmanMen's shortboard6.204 q9.744Did not advance
Swimming
Chilean swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankEduardo CisternasMen's 400 m freestyle3:54.1027Did not advanceKristel KöbrichWomen's 800 m freestyle8:32.5819Did not advanceWomen's 1500 m freestyle16:09.0914Did not advance
Table tennis
Chile entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time since London 2012. Making her Olympic comeback after her debut in Athens 2004, María Paulina Vega scored the initial-stage final match triumph to book one of the available places in the women's singles at the Latin American Qualification Tournament in Rosario, Argentina.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMaría Paulina VegaWomen's singlesW 4–0L 0–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
Chile entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist Fernanda Aguirre secured a spot in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica. However, Aguirre was forced to withdraw from the Games after testing positive for COVID-19.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFernanda AguirreWomen's −57 kgWithdrew due to positive COVID-19 test
Tennis
Chile entered one tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Tomás Barrios secured an outright berth in the men's singles by advancing to the final match at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTomás BarriosMen's singlesL 1–6, 6–7(4–7)Did not advance
Triathlon