The Chilean athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games returned home with just one Olympic medal.
Silver in Tennis
Fernando González won the silver medal in singles tennis after falling to Spain’s Rafal Nadal in the final.
Four years ago in the Athens Olympic games, the Chilean tennis players, González and Nicolás Massú won gold in doubles. Massú [...]
Posted August 25, 2008 in In the News | Add Your Comment »
According to Chilean newspaper, El Mercurio and Chile’s Association of Olympic Athletes, there will be 27 Chilean athletes participating in 16 different sports at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
Events
Chileans will be in the following events:
Athletics:
Roberto Echeverría (men’s marathon)
Natalia Duco (women’s shot put)
Marco Antonio Verni (men’s shot put)
Gonzalo Barroilhet (men’s decathlon)
Ignacio Guerra (men’s javelin throw)
Cristián [...]
Posted August 6, 2008 in In the News | Add Your Comment »