Chile has won 15 medals in the history of the Olympic Games: 3 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze. The first was Manuel Plaza's silver in the marathon at Amsterdam 1928; the most recent, Francisca Crovetto's gold and Yasmani Acosta's silver at Paris 2024. Tennis is the sport that has contributed the most, with four. This is the full list.
All of Chile's Olympic medals
| Games | Medal | Athlete | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam 1928 | Silver | Manuel Plaza | Athletics | Marathon |
| Helsinki 1952 | Silver | Óscar Cristi | Equestrian | Individual jumping |
| Helsinki 1952 | Silver | Óscar Cristi, César Mendoza and Ricardo Echeverría | Equestrian | Team jumping |
| Melbourne 1956 | Silver | Marlene Ahrens | Athletics | Javelin throw |
| Melbourne 1956 | Silver | Ramón Tapia | Boxing | Middleweight |
| Melbourne 1956 | Bronze | Claudio Barrientos | Boxing | Bantamweight |
| Melbourne 1956 | Bronze | Carlos Lucas | Boxing | Light heavyweight |
| Seoul 1988 | Silver | Alfonso de Iruarrizaga | Shooting | Skeet |
| Sydney 2000 | Bronze | Men's national team | Football | Men's tournament |
| Athens 2004 | Gold | Nicolás Massú | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Athens 2004 | Gold | Nicolás Massú and Fernando González | Tennis | Men's doubles |
| Athens 2004 | Bronze | Fernando González | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Beijing 2008 | Silver | Fernando González | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Paris 2024 | Gold | Francisca Crovetto | Shooting | Women's skeet |
| Paris 2024 | Silver | Yasmani Acosta | Wrestling | Greco-Roman wrestling, 130 kg |
The details are on Olympedia, the database run by Olympic historians. All 15 medals come from Summer Games: Chile has no medals at the Winter Games.
Chile's medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seven sports have produced medals. Tennis and shooting are the only ones with gold. Boxing won its three medals at a single Games, Melbourne 1956, and has not been back on the podium.
Chile's medals by Olympic Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam 1928 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Helsinki 1952 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Melbourne 1956 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Seoul 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sydney 2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athens 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Beijing 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paris 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Chile has reached the podium at 8 editions. By number, the best was Melbourne 1956, with four medals; by quality, Athens 2004, with the first two golds. There are also two long droughts: 32 years between Melbourne 1956 and Seoul 1988, and 16 between Beijing 2008 and Paris 2024.
The three golds
- Nicolás Massú and Fernando González, tennis doubles, Athens 2004. Chile's first gold medal in its Olympic history.
- Nicolás Massú, tennis singles, Athens 2004. He won it the day after the doubles gold.
- Francisca Crovetto, skeet, Paris 2024. The first Olympic gold by a Chilean woman.
The athletes with more than one medal
Only three. Fernando González has three and is the only Chilean with one of each colour: gold in doubles and bronze in singles at Athens 2004, and silver in singles at Beijing 2008. Nicolás Massú has the two golds from Athens. And Óscar Cristi won two silvers in equestrian at Helsinki 1952, individual and team.
In all, 32 Chilean athletes have received an Olympic medal, because two of the 15 belong to large teams: the team show jumping medal of 1952 and the bronze of the football team at Sydney 2000, a squad that included Iván Zamorano, Nelson Tapia and David Pizarro.
Women on the medal table
Two of the 15 medals were won by women. Marlene Ahrens took silver in the javelin throw at Melbourne 1956 and for 68 years was Chile's only female Olympic medallist, until Francisca Crovetto's gold in 2024.
How to read this medal table
- One medal is counted per event. The tennis doubles gold is one medal, even though two players received it; the same goes for football and team equestrian.
- Olympic Games only. The Paralympic Games and the Pan American Games are not included; they have their own medal tables.
- Next stop: Los Angeles 2028.
More sports with data: how long a game lasts, sport by sport and the list of Ballon d'Or winners.
Frequently asked questions
How many Olympic medals does Chile have?
15: 3 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze, all at Summer Games.
How many Olympic gold medals does Chile have?
Three: two in tennis at Athens 2004 (Nicolás Massú in singles, and Massú with Fernando González in doubles) and one in shooting at Paris 2024 (Francisca Crovetto).
What was Chile's first Olympic medal?
Manuel Plaza's silver in the marathon at Amsterdam 1928.
Which sport has given Chile the most medals?
Tennis, with four: two gold, one silver and one bronze.
