Guatemala competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The nation made its official debut in Helsinki 1952, and Guatemalan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1968 onwards.
| Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 16 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Kevin Cordón & Waleska Soto |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Alberto González Mindez & Adriana Ruano Oliva |
| Medals Ranked 60th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kevin Cordón and Waleska Soto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]
In the men's trap event, sports shooter Jean Pierre Brol won the bronze medal, the second olympic medal ever for Guatemala in an Olympic Games.
In the women's trap event, sports shooter Adriana Ruano won the first-ever gold medal for Guatemala.[2]
Medalists
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Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Athletics
editGuatemalan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[3][4][5]
- 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Luis Grijalva | Men's 5000 m | 13:58.81 | 16 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Alberto González Mindez | Men's marathon | — | 2:22:12 SB | 66 | |||||
| José Alejandro Barrondo | Men's 20 km walk | — | 1:24:17 | 38 | |||||
| Érick Barrondo | 1:26:19 | 43 | |||||||
| Mariandrée Chacón | Women's 100 m | 11.90 | 3 Q | 12.06 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |||
Badminton
editGuatemala entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Kevin Cordón | Men's singles |  Sen (IND)L 0–2 |
 Christie (INA)L WO |
 Carraggi (BEL)L WO |
Did not advance | |||||
Judo
editGuatemala qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Jacqueline Solis (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jacqueline Solís | Women's –48 kg |  Whitebooi (RSA)L 01–10 |
Did not advance | |||||
Modern pentathlon
editGuatemalan modern pentathletes confirmed two quota places for Paris 2024. Andres Fernandez and Sophia Hernández secured one of five available spots in their respective event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing ranking round (épée one touch) |
Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FBR | Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) |
Total points | Rank | FBR | Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) |
Total points | Rank | |||||||||||||||||
| V–D | Rank | MP points | BP | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | BP | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | ||||||
| Andres Fernandez | Men's | 1462 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sophia Hernández | Women's | 1295 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing
editGuatemalan sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.
- Medal race events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Juan Ignacio Maegli | Men's ILCA 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 15 | Cancelled | EL | 111 | 16 | ||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
editGuatemalan shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jean Pierre Brol | Men's trap | 122 | 5 Q | 35 | 
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| Sebastián Bermúdez | Men's skeet | 117 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Adriana Ruano | Women's Trap | 122 | 3 Q | 45 OR | 
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| Waleska Soto | 115 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
Swimming
editGuatemala sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Erick Gordillo | Men's 200 m medley | 2:02.24 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Lucero Mejía | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:03.42 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ordonez, Oscar (3 July 2024). "Kevin Cordón y Waleska Soto abanderados de Guatemala para Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [Kevin Cordón and Waleska Soto, Guatemala's flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- ^ "Gymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold". Associated Press. New York City, New York, USA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Guatemalteco José Barrondo logra marca mínima para estar en los Juegos Olímpicos" [Guatemalan Jose Barrondo achieves minimum mark to be in the Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Emisoras Unidas. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "19TH PAN AMERICAN GAMES: OLIVER (MEX) AND HERNANDEZ (MEX) CELEBRATE GOLD AS 10 ATHLETES SECURE OLYMPIC QUOTAS". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.