| Chile at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CHI |
| NPC | Chile Paralympic Committee |
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Chile has participated in the Paralympic Games since its debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where it was represented by two athletes. The country has competed in every Summer Games since and made its first appearance in the Winter Paralympics in 2002. Chile won its first Paralympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games, when Cristian Valenzuela won the men's 5000 meters T11 event. In recent years, swimmer Alberto Abarza has also contributed to Chile’s medal tally, with a notable performance at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Chile has won a total of 13 Paralympic medals to date.
Medals
See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table
Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by Summer Sport
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Medals by Winter Sport
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Medals by gender
| Gender |  Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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Total |
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| Men | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Women | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Medalists
A total of seven athletes have won 13 Paralympic medals for Chile. Alberto Abarza and Katherinne Wollermann have won multiple medals.
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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| Gold |
Cristian Valenzuela |  2012 London |
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Men's 5000m T11 |
| Gold |
Francisca Mardones |  2020 Tokyo |
Athletics |
Women's shot put F54 |
| Gold |
Alberto Abarza | .svg){kind=small} Swimming |
Men's 100 m backstroke S2 | |
| Silver |
Men's 50 m backstroke S2 | |||
| Silver |
Men's 200 m freestyle S2 | |||
| Silver |
Mariana Zúñiga | .svg){kind=small} Archery |
Women's individual compound open | |
| Bronze |
Katherinne Wollermann | .svg){kind=small} Paracanoeing |
Women's KL1 | |
| Gold |
Katherinne Wollermann |  2024 Paris |
Paracanoeing |
Women's KL1 |
| Bronze |
Alberto Abarza | Swimming |
Men's 100 m backstroke S2 | |
| Bronze |
Men's 50 m backstroke S2 | |||
| Bronze |
Men's 200 m freestyle S2 | |||
| Bronze |
Florencia Pérez | .svg){kind=small} Table tennis |
Women's singles C8 | |
| Bronze |
Marion Serrano | .svg){kind=small} Powerlifting |
Women's -86 kg |
Best non-medaling results:
| Rank | Sport | Athlete | Event | Games |
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| 4th | Swimming
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Gabriel Vallejos | Men's 50 m backstroke S3 |  1992 Barcelona
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| Men's 50 m butterfly S3 |  1996 Atlanta
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| Athletics
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Amanda Cerna | Women's 400 metres T47 |  2016 Rio de Janeiro
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| Powerlifting
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María Antonieta Ortiz | Women's -67 kg | ||
| Juan Carlos Garrido | Men's -59 kg | 2020 Tokyo
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| Camila Campos | Women's -55 kg | |||
| Women's -50 kg | 2024 Paris
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| Winter | ||||
| 9th |  Alpine skiing
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Nicolás Bisquertt | Men's sitting slalom |  2018 PyeongChang
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| Men's sitting super combined |  2022 Beijing
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See also
References
- 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.
 National sports teams of Chile | |
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