Chile competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 3 4Paracanoeing 0 1 1Powerlifting 2 1 3Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 2 0 2Wheelchair tennis 1 2 3Total 7 8 15
Athletics
Track events AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankCristian ValenzuelaMen's 1500 m T11Did not advanceMen's 5000 m T11colspan=2 Paula GuzmánWomen's 1500 m T115:37.266Did not advanceMargarita FaúndezWomen's 1500 m T135:01.933Did not advanceAmanda CernaWomen's 200 m T4728.175 q28.198Women's 400 m T471:02.033 Q1:01.484
Paracanoeing
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankKatherinne WollermannWomen's KL11:01.7402 Fcolspan=21:00.7444
Powerlifting
AthleteEventResultRankJorge CarinaoMen's -54 kg150 kg6Juan Carlos GarridoMen's -59 kg María Antonieta OrtizWomen's -67 kg98 kg4
Swimming
AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankAlberto AbarzaMen's 50 m freestyle S358.179Did not advanceMen's 50 m backstroke S356.737 Q57.938Valentina MuñozWomen's 100 m backstroke S81:25.1212Did not advance
Table tennis
AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCristián DettoniMen's singles C6L 0-3L 2-33Did not advanceMatías PinoL 2-3W 3-22 QL 1-3Did not advanceCristián DettoniMatías PinoMen's team C6-8colspan=3 L 0–2Did not advance
Wheelchair tennis
Chile qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Robinson Mendez. This spot was a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. Chile qualified two competitors in the women's singles event. Francisca Mardones earned her spot via the standard qualification process. Macarena Cabrillana earned her spot via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRobinson MéndezMen's singlesL 0–6, 4–6Did not advanceMacarena CabrillanaWomen's singlesW 6–4, 6–3L 1–6, 1–6Did not advanceFrancisca MardonesL 2–6, 0–6Did not advanceMacarena CabrillanaFrancisca MardonesWomen's doublescolspan=3 L 0–6, 0–6Did not advance
See also Chile at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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