Chile at the 1948 Summer Olympics in
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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.
Athletics
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
Boxing
Cycling
Four cyclists, all men, represented Chile in 1948.
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Individual road race
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Rafael Iturrate
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Mario Masanés
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Exequiel Ramírez
Exequiel Ramírez (20 September 1924 – May 2000) was a Chilean cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Rogelio Salcedo
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Team road race
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Rafael Iturrate
*
Mario Masanés
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Exequiel Ramírez
Exequiel Ramírez (20 September 1924 – May 2000) was a Chilean cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also ...
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Rogelio Salcedo
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Sprint
*
Mario Masanés
Diving
Fencing
Three fencers, all men, represented Chile in 1948.
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Men's foil
*
Enrique Accorsi
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Men's épée
*
Enrique Accorsi
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Ignacio Goldstein
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Men's sabre
*
Andrés Neubauer
*
Ignacio Goldstein
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Chile in 1948.
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Nilo Floody
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Hernán Fuentes
Shooting
Four shooters represented Chile in 1948.
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25 metre pistol
25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...
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Roberto Müller
Roberto Müller (born 6 October 1902, date of death unknown) was a Chilean sports shooter. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known ...
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Ignacio Cruzat
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Pedro Peña y Lillo
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50 metre pistol
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Ignacio Cruzat
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Luis Ruiz Tagle
Luis Ruiz Tagle (born 28 July 1898, date of death unknown) was a Chilean sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m pistol event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as ...
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Roberto Müller
Roberto Müller (born 6 October 1902, date of death unknown) was a Chilean sports shooter. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known ...
Water polo
;Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group C)
** Lost to India (4-7)
** Lost to the Netherlands (0-14) → did not advance
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948
1948 in Chilean sport
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