Interesting Facts of the Olympic Nations-Chile

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Chile is the birthplace of Luis Subercaseaux. Who is he? Luis was the first and only Latin American athlete to compete in the 1896 Olympic Games in Greece. He competed in the 100m, 400m, 800m (athletics).

Jaime Fillol was one of the best tennis players of the 70’s. He is remembered for his fantastic perseverance, discipline, perseverance and hard work. Under his guidance, Chile reached the Davis Cup final in 1976.

This nation has had illustrious athletes in the 1950s and 1960s: Oscar Cristi (equestrian Olympic silver medalist, 1952), Luis Ayala (American champion, 1959), Ramón Tapia (boxing / Olympic silver medalist, 1956), Marlene Ahrens (Olympic silver medalist in athletics medalist, 1956), Carlos Lucas (boxing / Olympic bronze medalist, 1956), Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (soccer / one of the best soccer players in the world), Miguel Villugron (boxing / American champion, 1963 ), César Mendoza (equestrian bronze medalist, 1952). In a “Golden Age” for Chilean sports, the South American country also produced famous coaches like Orlando Guaita (track and field) and Luis Álamos Luque (soccer).

Sebastian Keitel was considered the fastest man in South America in the 1990s. He dominated the 100m and 200m races in South American athletic events.

This Latin American nation has won more Olympic medals than Venezuela, Israel, Colombia and Slovenia (1896-2004).

Edmundo Warnke won the San Silvestre Marathon in 1976. He is one of the most respected and recognized runners in South America. For many years Edmundo competed in Helsinki, Barcelona, ​​Oslo, Munich, Rome and Copenhagen. Edmundo was denied the opportunity to compete in the 1980 Moscow Games because Chile boycotted those Olympic Games.

The most popular sport is soccer.

Alejandra Ramos was chosen as the best athlete in Chile 1976. This runner won many international medals (400m, 800m, 1500m).

This Latin American country hosted the FIBA ​​Women’s World Cup in 1953. Final standings: 1. United States, 2. Chile, 3. France, 4. Brazil, 5. Paraguay, 6. Argentina, 7. Peru, 8. Mexico, 9 Switzerland, 10. Cuba. The best player was Onesima Reyes. She led Chile to the silver medal at the World Championships. This athlete is one of the best basketball players of all time. Under her leadership, Chile also won two South American championships.

Emilio Ulloa won the gold medal in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the 1983 Pan American Games and finished 17th at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA (1984). In the 1980s, he ranked among the top ten runners in Latin America. From 1979 to 1987, Emilio won seven South American championships (1,500 and 3,000 meter hurdles). Ulloa was born in Arica, Chile.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Chile hosted the Orlando Guaita Tournament, one of the best athletics tournaments in the Third World.

This country won three medals in tennis at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens (Greece).

Men’s Singles:

Gold medal: Massu, Nicolas (Chile)

Silver medal: Fish, Mardy (USA)

Bronze medal: González, Fernando (Chile)

4th Dent, Taylor (USA)

5th Grosjean, Sebastian (France)

6. Youzhny, Mikhail (Russia)

7th Moya, Carlos (Spain)

Men’s doubles:

Gold medal: González, Fernando-Massu, Nicolás (Chile)

Silver medal: Kiefer, Nicolas-Schuettler, Rainier (Germany)

Bronze medal: Ancic, Mario-Ljubicic, Ivan (Croatia)

4th Bhupathi, Mahesh-Paes, Leander (India)

5ht Erlich, Jonathan-Ram, Andi (Israel)

6th Black, Wayne-Ullyett, Kevin (Zimbabwe)

7º Llodra, Michel-Santoro, Fabrice (France)

Chile hosted 10 countries and more than 970 athletes at the III South American Games, held in 1986. The athletes competed in archery, artistic gymnastics, aquatic sports (swimming and diving), athletics, boxing, bowling, cycling, fencing, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, soccer, taekwondo, tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling. The host country Chile was second with 50 gold, 66 silver and 60 bronze.

Marlene Ahrens Ostertag is an example for many athletes. At the 1956 Olympics in Australia, she came agonizingly close to winning a gold medal, but she sealed her place in the affections of the Chilean public when she won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1959 Pan American Games. In Chicago. Four years later, she Marlene won her second Pan American title in Sao Paulo (Brazil).

From 1951 to 2007, Chile won 215 Pan American medals.

Hosts…………………………………………Gold .. …………….Silver………….Bronze…………Total…. .. ….Classification

River
2007……………………………..6…… ……. . ……….5………………9………. ……… . ..20…………..10

Santo Domingo
2003……………….2……………….10….. ….. ……10…………………………….22……. …….13

Winnipeg
1999………………………………1………….. . .. …….4……………….7……………… . .12…………..12

Mar del Plata
1995……………………………..2………….. . … .6……………….10……………….18… . … ……… 9

Havana
1991…………………………2………….. . ………1……………….7……………… . …10…………..10

Indianapolis
1987……………….1…………….. .2………. . ………4………………7… ………….13

Caracas
1983………………………………1………….. . .. ……..3………………9…………….. .. .. ..13…………..10

San Juan
1979………………………1………….. …. ……4………………..6……………… . … .11…………..8

Mexico City
1975………………………………0………….. . ……….0…………………………….2…. …………. . …….2…………..19

Cali
1971…………………………..0…….. ..3…. ……………4…………. ………….7……. …….sixteen

Winnipeg
1967……………………………..1………….. . ….. ……1………………..3 …………… . …. …5…………..10

Sao Paulo
1963……………………………..2………….. …….. .. ….1………………..6………….. ………. .. 9…………….9

chicago
1959……………………………..5………….. . … …….2………………5…………….. … ..12…………….6

Mexico City
1955……………………………..4………….. .. ……… 7……………… 13 …………… ..24 …………….4

Buenos Aires
1951……………….7……………………20…. . .. ……….11…………………………….38… ……… … .3