Chile at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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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.
IOC codeCHI
Competitors59 (55 men and 4 women) in 9 sports
| Chile at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CHI |
| NOC | Chilean Olympic Committee |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 59 (55 men and 4 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Adriana Millard |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Óscar Cristi | Equestrian | Jumping Individual Competition |
| Silver | Ricardo Echeverría Óscar Cristi César Mendoza | Equestrian | Jumping Team Competition |
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gustavo Ehlers | 200 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gustavo Ehlers | 400 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Hugo Nutini | 800 m | DNS | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Hugo Nutini | 1500 m | DNS | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Guillermo Solá | DNS | N/a | Did not advance | ||||||
| Raúl Inostroza | 5000 m | DNS | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Raúl Inostroza | 10,000 m | N/a | 31:28.6 | 23 | |||||
| Edmundo Ohaco | 110 m hurdles | 15.4 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Jörn Gevert | 15.2 | 3 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Jörn Gevert | 400 m hurdles | 56.1 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Pedro Yoma | 56.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Guillermo Solá | 3000 m steeplechase |
9:32.2 | 10 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Luis Celedón | Marathon | N/a | 2:33:45.8 | 14 | |||||
| Raúl Inostroza | N/a | DNF | |||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ernesto Lagos | High jump | 1.80 | 32 | Did not advance | |
| Carlos Vera | Long jump | 7.07 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Hernán Haddad | Discus throw | 42.89 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Arturo Melcher | Hammer throw | 45.55 | 32 | Did not advance | |
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernán Figueroa | Result | 11.73 | 6.38 | 12.87 | 1.60 | 52.8 | 16.4 | 38.08 | 3.50 | 51.22 | 4:58.2 | 5592 | 17 |
| Points | 678 | 608 | 660 | 555 | 654 | 523 | 574 | 516 | 550 | 274 | |||
| Carlos Vera | Result | 11.28 | 6.96 | 9.52 | 1.75 | DNF | DNF | ||||||
| Points | 870 | 773 | 387 | 711 | |||||||||
| Edmond Ohaco | Result | DNS | DNS | ||||||||||
| Points | |||||||||||||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Adriana Millard | 100 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Adriana Millard | 200 m | 25.4 | 4 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Marion Huber | 80 m hurdles | DNF | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Adriana Millard | Long jump | 5.49 | 15 | 5.59 | 13 |
| Gerda Martín | Javelin throw | 36.94 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Edith Thomas | No mark | Did not advance | |||
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- 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
Road Competition
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
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
Football
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Chile in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Nilo Floody
- Hernán Fuentes
- Luis Carmona
Rowing
Shooting
Two shooters represented Chile in 1952.
Swimming
- Men
Rank given is within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hernán Avilés | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.8 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
