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Chile At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Military dictatorship of Chile (1973-1990), Chile competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 52 competitors, 50 men and 2 women, took part in 25 events in 8 sports. Athletics Men's 5,000 metres * Omar Aguilar ** Heat — 13:51.53 ** Semifinals — 13:51.13 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres * Omar Aguilar ** Heat — 28:29.06 (→ did not advance) Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon, Men's Marathon * Alejandro Silva (runner), Alejandro Silva ** Final — 2:29:53 (→ 57th place) * Omar Aguilar ** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 3,000m Steeplechase *Emilio Ulloa ** Heat — 8:29.71 ** Semifinals — 8:28.99 (→ did not advance) Men's Shot Put *Gert Weil ** Qualifying Round — 19.94 m ** Semifinals — 18.69 m (→ 10th place) Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilean Olympic Committee
The Chilean Olympic Committee (COCh) (:es:Comité Olímpico Chile, Comité Olímpico Chile) is a non-profit private organization composed of all Chilean sports federations who join it and accept its governance through statutes and regulations. It was created on 20 June 1934 and recognised the same year by the International Olympic Committee. The Committee is the organization in charge of coordinating Olympic activities in Chile. Before the COCH was formed, this duty was carried out by the “Liga Deportiva de Chile” (Chilean Sports League). The motto of the COCH is the Latin phrase “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, meaning “Faster, Higher, Stronger” COCH mission The main goals of the Chilean Olympic Committee, as described in Title I, Article III of its statute are: * Promote and protect Olympic principles, sports activities and sport education in Chile. * Promote cultural and academic activities related with the Olympic culture, and in general promote physical activities an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
