Chile at the Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation

Chile at the
Pan American Games

IOC code| CHI
NOC| Comité Olímpico de Chile
Medals
Ranked 9th|

Gold

Silver
141
Bronze
205
Total
415
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

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

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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.

* Logo of the cancelled 1975 Pan American Games

* Logo of the 2023 Pan American Games

## Pan American Games

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### Medals by games

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| Hosting edition

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Gold medals | Total medals |

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1951 Buenos Aires | 8 | 19 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 3 | [4]
1955 Mexico City | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 4 | [5]
1959 Chicago | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | [6]
1963 São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | [7]
1967 Winnipeg | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | [8]
1971 Cali | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 12 | [9]
1975 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | [10]
1979 San Juan | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | [11]
1983 Caracas | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | [12]
1987 Indianapolis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | [13]
1991 Havana | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | [14]
1995 Mar del Plata | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 10 | [15]
1999 Winnipeg | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | [16]
2003 Santo Domingo | 2 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 10 | [17]
2007 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 11 | [18]
2011 Guadalajara | 3 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 9 | [19]
2015 Toronto | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 10 | [19]
2019 Lima | 13 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 8
2023 Santiago | 12 | 31 | 36 | 79 | 8 | 6
Total  | 69 | 141 | 205 | 415 | 9 | 9 |

### Medals by sport

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Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Athletics| 16| 14| 21| 51
Rowing| 10| 12| 14| 36
Equestrian| 7| 6| 13| 26
Cycling| 6| 14| 16| 36
Roller sports| 5| 10| 12| 27
Karate| 5| 5| 10| 20
Tennis| 3| 13| 7| 23
Shooting| 3| 7| 9| 19
Sailing| 3| 5| 9| 17
Boxing| 2| 9| 9| 20
Water skiing| 2| 6| 11| 19
Weightlifting| 2| 4| 4| 10
Judo| 1| 3| 3| 7
Gymnastics| 1| 3| 2| 6
Swimming| 1| 3| 2| 6
Triathlon| 1| 1| 0| 2
Beach volleyball| 1| 0| 1| 2
Fencing| 0| 6| 5| 11
Canoeing| 0| 5| 1| 6
Football| 0| 3| 2| 5
Basketball| 0| 2| 3| 5
Archery| 0| 2| 1| 3
Table tennis| 0| 1| 12| 13
Taekwondo| 0| 1| 7| 8
Field hockey| 0| 1| 6| 7
Wrestling| 0| 1| 5| 6
Handball| 0| 1| 3| 4
Modern pentathlon| 0| 1| 2| 3
Rugby sevens| 0| 1| 0| 1
Surfing| 0| 1| 0| 1
Basque pelota| 0| 0| 6| 6
Racquetball| 0| 0| 3| 3
Golf| 0| 0| 2| 2
Squash| 0| 0| 2| 2
Bodybuilding| 0| 0| 1| 1
Breaking| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (36 entries)| 69| 141| 205| 415

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 |

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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

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2021 Cali-Valle | 12 | 15 | 31 | 58 | 8th | 6th
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.

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Nations that have competed at the Pan American Games

Historical nations or teams shown in italics

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* British West Indies
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Independent Athletes Team
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

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National sports teams of Chile

Men's teams|

* Baseball
* Basketball
* U-17
* U-15
* 3x3
* Beach soccer
* Cricket
* Field hockey
* Football
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* Golf
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Inline hockey
* Roller hockey
* Rugby league
* Rugby union
* Sevens
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* Water polo

Women's teams|

* Basketball
* W-U19
* W-U15
* 3x3
* Cricket
* Field hockey
* W-U21
* Football
* W-U20
* W-U17
* Futsal
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Rugby union
* Sevens
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* W-U23
* W-U20
* W-U19

Mixed teams|

* Badminton
* Wheelchair handball

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Pan American Games
* South American Games

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