Chile at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Chile at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden was the nation's first official appearance out of four editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Some sources claim that Chile was represented by one athlete, Luis Subercaseaux, at the 1896 Summer Olympics. That cannot be substantiated because the Official Report typically includes only medal winners and Subercaseaux did not win any.

Chile at the 1912 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHI
NOC	Chilean Olympic Committee
Website	www.coch.cl (in Spanish)
in Stockholm
Competitors	14 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Leopoldo Palma
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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The team of Chile at the opening ceremony.

The all-male 1912 national team of fourteen athletes competed in sixteen events in four sports.^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

6 athletes represented Chile.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pablo Eitel	100 m	?	6	did not advance
	200 m	?	5	did not advance
	110 m hurdles	17.2	1	?	4	did not advance
Rodolfo Hammersley	High jump	N/A		1.60	28	did not advance
	Standing high jump	N/A		1.40	13	did not advance
Federico Mueller	800 m	?	5–7	did not advance
Leopoldo Palma	800 m	?	4	did not advance
Rolando Salinas	10 km walk	55:02	7	did not advance
Alfonso Sánchez	5000 m	N/A		did not finish		did not advance
	10000 m	N/A		did not finish		did not advance
	Marathon	N/A				did not start

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Chile. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Alberto Downey had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 42nd. The team of four had a combined time that placed them 9th of the 15 teams.

Road cycling

Cyclist	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
Alberto Downey	Ind. time trial	11:53:02.5	42
Arturo Friedemann	Ind. time trial	12:28:20.8	67
Cárlos Koller	Ind. time trial	12:13:49.2	58
José Torres	Ind. time trial	12:39:39.5	74
Alberto Downey Arturo Friedemann Carlos Koller José Torres	Team time trial	49:14:52.0	9

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Rider	Horse	Event	Final
			Penalties	Rank
Enrique Deichler	Chile	Individual	14	16
Elías Yáñez	Patria	Individual	24	25

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented Chile. It was the nation's debut in shooting. Both men took part in the same four events, with Ekwall being the better of the pair in three of those events.

Rower	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Félix Alegría	600 m free rifle	61	72
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	77	48
	50 m pistol	406	38
	30 m rapid fire pistol	259	25
Harald Ekwall	600 m free rifle	67	67
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	80	43
	50 m pistol	430	23
	30 m rapid fire pistol	217	38