| Chile at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CHI |
| NOC | Chilean Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inAmsterdam | |
| Competitors | 38 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Manuel Plaza |
| Medals Ranked 30th |
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Chile competed at the 1928 Summer OlympicsinAmsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The all-male national team of 38 athletes competed in 22 events in 6 sports.[1] This edition marked Chile's first Olympic medal in the silver category.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Manuel Plaza | Athletics | Men's Marathon | August 5 |
8 athletes, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport, in which Chile had competed each time the nation appeared at the Games. Chile won its first Olympic medal—in any sport—when Manuel Plaza took silver in the men's marathon.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Óscar Alvarado | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Rodolfo Wagner | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alejandro Hannig | Men's 200 metres | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alejandro Hannig | Men's 400 metres | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| José Vicente Salinas | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alfredo Ugarte | Men's 110 metres hurdles | — | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Manuel Plaza | Men's marathon | — | 2:33:23 |
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Óscar Alvarado | Men's long jump | 6.51 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Héctor Benaprés | Men's discus throw | 38.18 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Ricardo Bayer | Men's hammer throw | 46.23 | 5 | Did not advance | |
4 boxers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Díaz matched Chile's best ever finish in boxing, reaching the quarterfinals.
| Boxer | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| José Turra | Men's flyweight |  Nikolaos Felix (GRE) L points |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Osvaldo Sánchez | Men's bantamweight |  Stefan Glon (POL) W points |
 John Daley (USA) L points |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Jorge Díaz | Men's lightweight |  William O'Shea (IRL) W points |
 Georges Carcagne (FRA) W points |
 Gunnar Berggren (SWE) L points |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Sergio Ojeda | Men's light heavyweight | — |  Víctor Avendaño (ARG) L points |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Five cyclists (all in track), all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond Maillard | Men's time trial | 1:20.1 | 14 |
| Cyclist | Event | 1st Round | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | ||||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jorge Gamboa | Men's team pursuit | Unknown | 2 | — | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Edmond Maillard | |||||||||||||
| Carlos Rocuant | |||||||||||||
| Alejandro Vidal | |||||||||||||
| Francisco Juillet | Men's sprint | Unknown | 3R | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||||||
Six fencers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tomás Goyoaga | Men's épée | 3 wins | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tomás Goyoaga | Men's foil | — | 1 win | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Abelardo Castro | Men's sabre | — | Bye | 1 win | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Efrain Díaz | — | 2 wins | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tomás Goyoaga | — | 2 wins | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Abelardo Castro | Men's team sabre | — | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Efrain Díaz | |||||||||
| Jorge Garretón | |||||||||
| Tomás Goyoaga | |||||||||
| Oscar Novoa | |||||||||
| Nemoroso Riquelme | |||||||||
;Summary
| Team | Event | Prelim. | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Chile men's | Men's tournament |  PortugalL 4–2 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
Chile competed in men's football for the first time in 1928. The team lost its first match against Portugal, 4–2, and were eliminated from the single-elimination tournament. Chile also played in a consolation tournament, defeating Mexico before playing the Netherlands to a full-time draw. After a coin toss the Netherlands were declared winners and were handed the trophy which had been on offer (by the NVB), but gave it to Chile to take home as a 'memento' of the Netherlands, the Olympic Games and their Dutch football friends.[2]
Head coach: 
Frank Powell
| Portugal | 4–2 |  Chile |
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Vítor Silva  38' Pepe 40', 50' Mota 63' |
Report | Saavedra 14' Carbonell 30' |
Attendance: 2,309
Referee: Youssuf Mohamed (EGY)
| Chile | 3–1 |  Mexico |
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| Subiabre 24', 48', 89' |
Report | Sota 15' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands)
Netherlands  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Chile |
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| Ghering 59' Smeets 66' |
Report | Bravo 55' Alfaro 89' |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Guillermo Comorera (Spain)
4 swimmers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mario Astaburuaga | Men's 100 m freestyle | unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Hernán Schüler | unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Faelo Zúñiga | unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Hernán Téllez | Men's 400 m freestyle | unknown | 5 | did not advance | |||
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