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Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games

Chile competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. Chile was the host nation of the games, marking the first time the country hosts the games. This was Chile's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1951.

Beach volleyball athlete Esteban Grimalt and swimmer Kristel Köbrich were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, cyclist Martín Vidaurre and table tennis athlete María Paulina Vega were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

The following Chilean competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Archery

Chile qualified a team of eight athletes (four men and four women) as hosts.

Men
Women
Mixed

Artistic swimming

Chile automatically qualified a full team of nine artistic swimmers as host nation.

Athletics

Chile qualified 42 athletes (21 men and 21 women) as hosts. Besides, Chile qualified 1 extra male athlete after winning one event during the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.

Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Mixed

Badminton

Chile qualified a full team of eight athletes (four men and four women) as hosts.

Men
Women
Mixed

Baseball

Summary

Chile qualified a men's team (of 24 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Seventh place game

Basketball

5x5

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round



Fifth place game

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round



Fifth place game

3x3

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team (of 4 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold medal game

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Basque pelota

Chile qualified a full team of 12 pelotaris (six men and six women) as hosts.

Men
Women

Bowling

Chile qualified a full team of two men and two women as hosts.

Men
Women

Boxing

Chile qualified 9 boxers (six men and three women).

Men
Women

Breaking

Chile qualified four breakdancers (two men and two women) through the WDSF World Rankings.

Canoeing

Slalom

Chile qualified a total of six slalom athletes (three men and three women).

Men
Women

Sprint

Chile qualified a total of 11 sprint athletes (five men and six women).

Men
Women

Cycling

Chile qualified a full team of 34 cyclists (17 men and 17 women) as hosts. Besides, Chile qualified 1 extra cyclist after winning one event during the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.

BMX

Freestyle
Racing

Mountain biking

Road

Men
Women

Track

Sprint
Pursuit
Keirin
Madison
Omnium

Diving

Chile qualified a full team of ten divers (five men and five women) as hosts. Ultimately, ony two male divers competed.

Men

Equestrian

Chile qualified a full team of four equestrians in Dressage, Eventing and Jumping as hosts.

Dressage

Eventing

Jumping

Fencing

Chile automatically qualified a full team of 18 fencers (nine men and nine women) as the host nation. Jorge Valderrama and Katina Proestakis also qualified after each winning a gold medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. This mean the team size was 20 fencers (ten per gender).

Individual
Men
Women

Field hockey

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team (of 16 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Semifinal
Gold medal game

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team (of 16 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Football

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team of 18 athletes automatically as hosts.

Group stage



Semifinal

Gold medal match

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team of 18 athletes automatically as hosts.

Group stage



Semifinal

Gold medal match

Golf

Chile qualified a full team of four golfers (two men and two women) as hosts.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Chile qualified a team of ten gymnasts in artistic (five men and five women) as hosts.

Men<br/> Team final & individual qualification

<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final</small>

Individual finals

Women<br/> Team final & individual qualification

<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final</small>

Individual finals

<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final</small>

Rhythmic

Chile qualified one individual gymnast and five gymnasts for the group event in rhythmic (six women) as hosts.

Individual

<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final</small>

Group

<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final</small>

Handball

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team (of 14 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Judo

Chile has qualified a full team of fourteen judokas (seven men and seven women) as hots.

Men
Women

Mixed

Karate

Chile qualified a full team of 12 karatekas (six men and six women) as hosts. Besides, Chile qualified 1 extra karateka after winning one category during the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.

Kumite
;Men
;Women
Kata

Modern pentathlon

Chile qualified four modern pentathletes (two men and two women) as hosts.

Men

Women

Mixed

Racquetball

Chile qualified a team of five racquetball players (three men and two women).

Men

Women

Mixed

Roller sports

Artistic

Chile qualified a team of two athletes in figure skating (one man and one woman) as hosts.

Speed

Chile qualified a team of four athletes (two men and two women) in speed skating as hosts.

Men

Women

Skateboarding

Chile qualified a team of four athletes (two men and two women) in skateboarding as hosts.

Men
Women

Rowing

Chile qualified a team of 21 athletes (ten men, ten women and one coxswain).

Men
Women
Mixed

Rugby sevens

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Pool stage



Semifinal

Gold medal match

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Pool stage



5th–8th place classification

Seventh place match

Sailing

Chile qualified 13 boats for a total of 18 sailors.

Men
Women
Mixed

Shooting

Chile automatically qualified five shooters (two in pistol, two in rifle and one in shotgun) as hosts. Chile qualified 10 shooters in the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships. Chile also qualified two shooters in the 2022 South American Games.

Men
Women

Mixed

Softball

Summary

Chile qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Seventh place game

Sport climbing

Chile qualified a team of 10 climbers (five men and five women) by virtue of their IFSC world rankings.

Boulder & lead

Speed

Squash

Chile qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) as hosts.

Men
Women

Mixed

Surfing

Chile qualified a full team of ten athletes (five men and five women) as hosts.

Shortboard

Longboard and SUP surf

Race

Swimming

Chile qualified 38 swimmers (19 men and 19 women) as hosts. Besides, Chile qualified 1 extra male swimmer after winning one event during the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.

Men
Women
Mixed

Table tennis

Chile qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) as hosts.

Men
Women
Mixed

Taekwondo

Chile has qualified a full team of 10 athletes (five men and five women) as hosts.

Kyorugi
;Men
;Women
Poomsae

Tennis

Chile qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) as hosts.

Men
Women
Mixed

Triathlon

Chile qualified a triathlon team of four athletes (two men and two women) as hosts.

Individual
Relay

Volleyball

Beach

Chile qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes as hosts.

Indoor

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Group stage



Quarterfinal

5th–8th semifinals

Seventh place match

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Group stage



Quarterfinal

5th–8th semifinals

Fifth place match

Water polo

Summary

Men's tournament

Chile qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Quarterfinal
5th–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game

Women's tournament

Chile qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) as hosts.

Preliminary round


Quarterfinal
5th–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game

Water skiing

Chile qualified two wakeboarders (one of each gender) as hosts.

Chile also qualified four water skiers as hosts.

;Men
;Women
Wakeboard

Weightlifting

Chile qualified a team of 8 weightlifters (4 men and 4 women) as hosts.

Men
Women

Wrestling

Chile qualified a full team of 18 wrestlers (12 men and 6 women) as hosts.

Men
Women

See also

References