Chile at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
# Chile at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

Chile competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4 to 13 August 2017.

Consisting of nine athletes (six men and three women), the Chilean delegation was the largest in the history of the competition.

## Results

### Men

**Track and road events**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Víctor Aravena | 5000 metres | DNS | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manuel Cabrera | Marathon | — | — | 2:24:08 | 55 |
| Leslie Encina | Marathon | — | — | 2:22:10 | 49 |
| Enzo Yáñez | Marathon | — | — | DNF | – |
| Yerko Araya | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | 1:23:46 | 39 |
| Edward Araya | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | DQ | – |

### Women

**Track and road events**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Isidora Jiménez | 200 metres | 23.89 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Field events**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Natalia Duco | Shot put | 17.66 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karen Gallardo | Discus throw | 52.81 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sources

* ↑ "Ya son ocho chilenos: Karen Gallardo estará en el Mundial de Londres" [There are already eight chileans: Karen Gallardo will be at the London World Championships] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017. Víctor Aravena, Edward and Yerko Araya, Enzo Yañez, Leslie Encina, Manuel Cabrera and Natalia Duco complete the Chilean delegation that will be on British soil, being the biggest quantity of representatives of all time. - "Una chilena más en Londres: Isidora Jiménez fue invitada al Mundial" [One more chilean at London: Isidora Jiménez was invited to the World Championships] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017. In this way, there are nine Chilean athletes who will contest the various competitions in the English capital.
* ↑ Maureira, Nicolás (31 July 2017). "Víctor Aravena anunció su baja del Mundial de Atletismo de Londres por lesión" [Víctor Aravena announces his withdrawal from the World Championships in Athletics at London due to an injury] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
