Chile competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at every Olympic Games, except the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott.
The Chile Olympic Committee (, COCH) sent a total of 35 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 14 women, to compete in 17 sports. There was only a single competitor in track cycling, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming and taekwondo. Among the sports played by the athletes, Chile made its Olympics debut in artistic gymnastics and Greco-Roman wrestling. The Chilean team featured six athletes who competed at their fourth Olympics: archer Denisse van Lamoen, épée fencer Paris Inostroza, table tennis player Berta Rodríguez and three of its oldest members from the equestrian jumping team. Van Lamoen was also appointed by the committee to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
With poor athletic performance and the absence of tennis players in the team, Chile failed to win a single medal for the first time in Olympic history since 1996. Gymnast Tomás González missed out on an Olympic medal in London, after finishing fourth in men's floor and vault exercises.
Archery
Chile has qualified one archer for the women's individual event.
Athletics
Chilean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
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 a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Cycling
Chile had qualified a quota place in the men's road race after Gonzalo Garrido finished second at the 2011 American Championships, and in the men's omnium.
Road
Track
Omnium
Equestrian
Chile has qualified 4 riders.
Jumping
Fencing
Chile has qualified 2 fencers. Men
Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Women
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Esteban Bustos has qualified for the Olympics, after winning the bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Rowing
Chile has qualified the following boat. Men
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Chile has so far qualified 2 boat for each of the following events
Men
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Francisca Crovetto has ensured a berth in the women's skeet event. Women
Swimming
Swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Women
Table tennis
Chile has qualified 1 athlete.
Taekwondo
Chile has qualified one woman.
Triathlon
Chile has qualified two athletes.
Weightlifting
Chile has qualified 1 woman and 1 man.
Wrestling
Chile has qualified in the following events.
Key
– Victory by Fall. – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points. – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.