# Chile at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Paracanoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 7 | 8 | 15 |

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as the fastest loser

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Cristian Valenzuela | Men's 1500 m T11 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cristian Valenzuela | Men's 5000 m T11 | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Paula Guzmán | Women's 1500 m T11 | 5:37.26 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Margarita Faúndez | Women's 1500 m T13 | 5:01.93 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amanda Cerna | Women's 200 m T47 | 28.17 | 5 q | 28.19 | 8 |
| Amanda Cerna | Women's 400 m T47 | 1:02.03 | 3 Q | 1:01.48 | 4 |

## Paracanoeing
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for are within the athlete's heat only
* Qualification Legend: F = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Katherinne Wollermann | Women's KL1 | 1:01.740 | 2 F | Bye | 1:00.744 | 4 |

## Powerlifting

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Jorge Carinao | Men's -54 kg | 150 kg | 6 |
| Juan Carlos Garrido | Men's -59 kg | NMR | NMR |
| María Antonieta Ortiz | Women's -67 kg | 98 kg | 4 |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alberto Abarza | Men's 50 m freestyle S3 | 58.17 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alberto Abarza | Men's 50 m backstroke S3 | 56.73 | 7 Q | 57.93 | 8 |
| Valentina Muñoz | Women's 100 m backstroke S8 | 1:25.12 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Cristián Dettoni | Men's singles C6 | Valera (ESP) L 0-3 | Simion (ROU) L 2-3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matías Pino | Men's singles C6 | Park (KOR) L 2-3 | Karabardak (GBR) W 3-2 | 2 Q | Wetherill (GBR) L 1-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cristián Dettoni Matías Pino | Men's team C6-8 | — | — | — | Slovakia (SVK) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Robinson Méndez | Men's singles | Rodrigues (BRA) L 0–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Macarena Cabrillana | Women's singles | — | Lu (TPE) W 6–4, 6–3 | Kamiji (JPN) L 1–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisca Mardones | Women's singles | — | Shuker (GBR) L 2–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Macarena Cabrillana Francisca Mardones | Women's doubles | — | — | — | Shuker / Whiley (GBR) L 0–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |