Chile at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Chile at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCHI
NOCChilean Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors54 (50 men and 4 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearerMario Recordón
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Chile at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England was the nation's eighth appearance out of eleven editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The nation was represented by a team of 54 athletes, 50 males and 4 females, that competed in 27 events in 8 sports.[1]

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
Carlos Silva 100 m 11.08 4 Did not advance
Alberto Labarthe 11.0 3 Did not advance
Gustavo Ehlers 400 m 49.5 3 Did not advance
Jaime Hitelman 51.5 4 Did not advance
Mario Recordón 110 m hurdles 15.3 3 N/a Did not advance
Sergio Guzmán 400 m hurdles 55.9 4 N/a Did not advance
Gustavo Ehlers
Sergio Guzmán
Jaime Hitelman
Carlos Silva
4 × 400 m relay 3:23.8 4 N/a Did not advance
Enrique Inostroza Marathon N/a 2:47:48.0 15
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Carlos Vera Triple jump 13.850 23 Did not advance
Alfredo Jadresic High jump 1.87 Q 1 1.90 9
Edmundo Zúñiga Hammer throw 44.03 21 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Betty Kretschmer 100 m Unknown 5 Did not advance
Betty Kretschmer 200 m 26.3 6 Did not advance
Annegret Weller-Schneider 26.4 4 Did not advance
Marion Huber 80 m hurdles Unknown 5 Did not advance
Marion Huber
Betty Kretschmer
Adriana Millard
Annegret Weller-Schneider
4 × 100 m relay 51.5 3 N/a Did not advance

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
    • Defeated China (44–39)
    • Defeated Iraq (100–18)
    • Defeated Philippines (68–39)
    • Lost to Belgium (36–38)
    • Lost to South Korea (21–28)
  • Quarterfinals
    • Lost to France (52–53)
  • Classification Matches
    • 5th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (38–36)
    • 5th/6th place: Lost to Uruguay (32–50) → Sixth place

Boxing

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Chile in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Günther Mund 3 m springboard 68.08 26

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Chile in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Chile in 1948.

Shooting

Four shooters represented Chile in 1948.

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
    • Lost to India (4–7)
    • Lost to the Netherlands (0–14) → did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Chile at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.