Chile_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Chile at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Chile at the; 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHI
NOC	Chilean Olympic Committee
Website	www.coch.cl (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors	59 (55 men and 4 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Adriana Millard
Medals; Ranked 31st	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900–1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Chile at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland was the nation's ninth appearance out of twelfth editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The nation was represented by a team of 59 athletes, 55 males and 4 females, that competed in 33 events in 9 sports.^[1] This edition marked Chile's second and third Olympic medals, both silver medals in the individual and team show jumping competition of the equestrian event.

Medalists edit

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Óscar Cristi	Equestrian	Jumping Individual Competition
Silver	Ricardo Echeverría Óscar Cristi César Mendoza	Equestrian	Jumping Team Competition

Athletics edit

Basketball edit

Men's Team Competition edit

Main Round (Group D)
- Defeated Cuba (53-52)
- Defeated Egypt (74-46)
- Lost to France (43-52)
Final Round (Group B)
- Lost to Brazil (44-75)
- Lost to United States (55-103)
- Lost to Soviet Union (60-78)
Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Bulgaria (60-53)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Brazil (58-49) → Fifth place
Team Roster

Cycling edit

Road Competition edit

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Hernán Masanés — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Héctor Droguett — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Héctor Mellado — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Hugo Miranda — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition edit

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Hernán Masanés
- Final — 1:15.9 (→ 17th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Hernán Masanés — 14th place

Equestrian edit

Football edit

Modern pentathlon edit

Three male pentathletes represented Chile in 1952.

Individual

Team

Nilo Floody
Hernán Fuentes
Luis Carmona

Rowing edit

Chile had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.^[2]

Men's single sculls

Carlos Adueza

Shooting edit

Two shooters represented Chile in 1952.

50 m pistol

Enrique Ojeda

50 m rifle, three positions

Juan Bizama

50 m rifle, prone

Juan Bizama

Swimming edit

References edit

^ "Chile at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chile Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.