Abstract
This article offers the result of the historical research work carried out around the participation of the Chilean men's tennis team at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004. It reconstructs as background, the many circumstances and sport evolution of Nicolas Massu carrying out a Sporting Life History until it reached the level that allowed him his Olympic participation. At the Games tennis days, the development and evolution of the matches played by the Chilean men's tennis team during the days that the matches were held, as well as the facts of the circumstances and the historical milestones that represented the gold medal obtained by Nicolas Massu in the individual tournament and the second medal he won along with his teammate Fernando Gonzalez. Likewise, the historical memory of the perception and influence that those events had on Chilean citizens is recovered through the testimony of contemporary Chilean oral sources of those sporting events. Their stories have been contrasted with the information offered by the Chilean press, in order to analyse the influence, meaning and orientation of the impact achieved by those sporting successes in aspects related to unity, identity and national self-esteem.Key words: Olympic Game, Tennis, Chilean Olympic team, Nicolas Massu, Fernando Gonzalez.
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