# Chile at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Chile competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The all-male national team of 38 athletes competed in 22 events in 6 sports. This edition marked Chile's first Olympic medal in the silver category.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Manuel Plaza | Athletics | Men's Marathon | August 5 |

## Athletics

8 athletes, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport, in which Chile had competed each time the nation appeared at the Games. Chile won its first Olympic medal—in any sport—when Manuel Plaza took silver in the men's marathon.

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Óscar Alvarado | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rodolfo Wagner | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alejandro Hannig | Men's 200 metres | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alejandro Hannig | Men's 400 metres | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Vicente Salinas | Men's 400 metres | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfredo Ugarte | Men's 110 metres hurdles | — | — | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manuel Plaza | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:33:23 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Óscar Alvarado | Men's long jump | 6.51 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Héctor Benaprés | Men's discus throw | 38.18 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ricardo Bayer | Men's hammer throw | 46.23 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

4 boxers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Díaz matched Chile's best ever finish in boxing, reaching the quarterfinals.
| Boxer | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Boxer | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| José Turra | Men's flyweight | Nikolaos Felix (GRE) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Osvaldo Sánchez | Men's bantamweight | Stefan Glon (POL) W points | John Daley (USA) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Jorge Díaz | Men's lightweight | William O'Shea (IRL) W points | Georges Carcagne (FRA) W points | Gunnar Berggren (SWE) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Sergio Ojeda | Men's light heavyweight | — | Víctor Avendaño (ARG) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Cycling

Five cyclists (all in track), all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.

### Track cycling
#### Time trial

| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
| Edmond Maillard | Men's time trial | 1:20.1 | 14 |

#### Match races

| Cyclist | Event | 1st Round | 1st Round | Repechage 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jorge Gamboa | Men's team pursuit | Unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edmond Maillard | Men's team pursuit | Unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Rocuant | Men's team pursuit | Unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alejandro Vidal | Men's team pursuit | Unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisco Juillet | Men's sprint | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tomás Goyoaga | Men's épée | 3 wins | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tomás Goyoaga | Men's foil | — | — | 1 win | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abelardo Castro | Men's sabre | — | — | Bye | Bye | 1 win | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Efrain Díaz | Men's sabre | — | — | 2 wins | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tomás Goyoaga | Men's sabre | — | — | 2 wins | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abelardo Castro | Men's team sabre | — | — | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Efrain Díaz | Men's team sabre | — | — | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Garretón | Men's team sabre | — | — | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tomás Goyoaga | Men's team sabre | — | — | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oscar Novoa | Men's team sabre | — | — | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nemoroso Riquelme | Men's team sabre | — | — | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football

;Summary
| Team | Event | Prelim. | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chile men's | Men's tournament | Portugal L 4–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

### Men's tournament

Chile competed in men's football for the first time in 1928. The team lost its first match against Portugal, 4–2, and were eliminated from the single-elimination tournament. Chile also played in a consolation tournament, defeating Mexico before playing the Netherlands to a full-time draw. After a coin toss the Netherlands were declared winners and were handed the trophy which had been on offer (by the NVB), but gave it to Chile to take home as a 'memento' of the Netherlands, the Olympic Games and their Dutch football friends.

   ### Team roster

Head coach: Frank Powell
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | 4FW | Oscar Alfaro Saavedra | | San Luis Quillota |
| - | 4FW | Manuel Bravo Paredes | (1897-02-17)17 February 1897 (aged 31) | Santiago Wanderers |
| - | 4FW | Alejandro Carbonell | | Valparaíso Ferroviarios |
| - | 2DF | Ernesto Chaparro | (1901-01-04)4 January 1901 (aged 27) | Colo-Colo |
| - | 3MF | Humberto Contreras Canales | | Unión Española |
| - | 1GK | Roberto Cortés | (1905-02-02)2 February 1905 (aged 23) | Colo-Colo |
| - | 4FW | José Arias | | The Comercial, city Talcahuano |
| - | 1GK | Juan Ibacache Pizarro | | Carioca FC Valparaíso |
| - | 2DF | Jorge Linford | | Colo-Colo |
| - | 2DF | Víctor Morales Sálas | (1905-05-10)10 May 1905 (aged 23) | Colo-Colo |
| - | 4FW | José Miguel Olguin | | Colo-Colo |
| - | 3MF | Germán Reyes Opazo | | Colo-Colo |
| - | 2DF | Guillermo Riveros | (1902-02-10)10 February 1902 (aged 26) | La Cruz FC city Quillota |
| - | 3MF | Guillermo Saavedra Tapia | (1903-11-05)5 November 1903 (aged 24) | Colo-Colo |
| - | 4FW | Carlos Schneeberger | (1902-06-21)21 June 1902 (aged 25) | Colo-Colo |
| - | 4FW | Guillermo Subiabre | (1903-02-25)25 February 1903 (aged 25) | Colo-Colo |
| - | 3MF | Arturo Torres | (1906-10-20)20 October 1906 (aged 21) | Everton de Viña del Mar |
| - | 3MF | Francisco Arellano | | |

   ### Preliminary round
### Consolation tournament, Final
## Swimming

4 swimmers, all men, represented Chile in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mario Astaburuaga | Men's 100 m freestyle | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hernán Schüler | Men's 100 m freestyle | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Faelo Zúñiga | Men's 100 m freestyle | unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hernán Téllez | Men's 400 m freestyle | unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |