Chile at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCHI
NOCChilean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coch.cl (in Spanish)
in Berlin
Competitors40 in 8 sports
Flag bearerRafael Zúñiga[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Chile at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany was the nation's seventh appearance out of ten editions of the Summer Olympic Games. This was the first time that the nation was represented by a team under the auspices of the Chilean Olympic Committee of 39 males and 1 female athletes that competed in 27 events in 8 sports.[2] The previous six teams that represented the nation were either walk-ons to the competitions or under the auspices of the Chilean Athletics Federation (FEDACHI) founded in 1914.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men
Track events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Raúl Muñoz 400 m 50.5 5 did not advance
Miguel Castro 1500 metres ?:??.? 10 — did not advance
Walter Fritsch 400 m hurdles 58.3 6 — did not advance
Road events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Juan Acosta Marathon DNF —
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Distance Position Distance Position Distance Position
Juan Reccius Triple jump <14.0 DNQ did not advance
Adolfo Schlegel Pole vault >3.80 Q 3.60 24 did not advance
Anton Barticevic Hammer throw >46.0 Q 45.23 17 did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Erwin Reimer Result 12.0 5.92 — — — — — — — — DNF
Points 597 538 — — — — — — — —
Osvaldo Wenzel Result 12.2 6.25 12.43 1.65 55.3 18.2 37.11 3.20 54.93 4:34.6 6058 15
Points 556 615 661 616 614 529 628 575 680 584
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Raquel Martínez 100 m ??.? 5 did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
7 August 1936
First Round
 Chile  30–16  Turkey Berlin
16:00 Scoring by half: 15–5, 15–11
Report, p. 1078 Arena: Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: E. Ghirimoldi (Italy), Ch. Perschon (Germany), W. Balzereit (Germany)
9 August 1936
Second Round
 Chile  23–18  Brazil Berlin
18:00 Scoring by half: 10–4, 13–14
Report, p. 1080 Arena: Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: E. Powers (Canada), F. Becker (Germany), H. Hammes (Germany)
11 August 1936
Third Round
 Italy  27–19  Chile Berlin
16:00 Scoring by half: 16–12, 11–7
Report, p. 1080 Arena: Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: A. Selenoi (Estonia), Ch. Perschon (Germany), W. Balzereit (Germany)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Guillermo López Flyweight Bye  Kaiser (GER)
L RSC at Round 3 		did not advance
José Vergara Bantamweight Bye  Cornelis (BEL)
L Points 		did not advance
Carlos Lillo Lightweight  Hamilton-Brown (RSA)
W Points 		 Hakim (EGY)
W Points 		 Stepulov (EST)
L Points 		did not advance
Enrique Giaverini Welterweight  Pedersen (DEN)
L Points 		did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all men, represented Chile in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Seven fencers, all men, represented Chile in 1936.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Erich Wichmann-Harbeck O-Jolle 3 8 4 23 6 7 1 130 4

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Chile in 1936.

50 m pistol

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Washington Guzmán Men's 400 m freestyle 5:19.1 6 did not advance
Alfonso Casasempere Men's 100 m backstroke 1:21.0 6 did not advance
Jorge Berroeta Men's 200 m breaststroke DSQ — did not advance
Carlos Reed DSQ — did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Chile". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Chile at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany
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