Chile at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Chile at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Chile at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHI
NOC	Chilean Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors	54 (50 men and 4 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Mario Recordón
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900–1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Carlos Silva	100 m	11.08	4	Did not advance
Alberto Labarthe	100 m	11.0	3	Did not advance
Gustavo Ehlers	400 m	49.5	3	Did not advance
Jaime Hitelman	400 m	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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	200 m	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