| Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inParis, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) | |
| Competitors | 16 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Kevin Cordón &Waleska Soto |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Alberto González Mindez &Adriana Ruano Oliva |
| Medals Ranked 60th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guatemala competed at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The nation made its official debut inHelsinki 1952, and Guatemalan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1968 onwards.
Kevin Cordón andWaleska Soto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]
In themen's trap event, sports shooterJean Pierre Brol won the bronze medal, the second olympic medal ever for Guatemala in an Olympic Games.
In thewomen's trap event, sports shooterAdriana Ruano won the first-ever gold medal for Guatemala.[2]
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The 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 |
Guatemalan 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]
| 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 | — | 2:22:12SB | 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 | 3Q | 12.06 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |||
Guatemala entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on theBWF 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)LWO |  Carraggi (BEL)LWO | Did not advance | |||||
Guatemala 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 | |||||
Guatemalan modern pentathletes confirmed two quota places for Paris 2024. Andres Fernandez andSophia Hernández secured one of five available spots in their respective event at the2023 Pan American Games inSantiago, Chile.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Riding (show jumping) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m laser pistol)/(3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | |||||
| Andrés Fernández | Men's | Semifinal | 15–20 | 0 | 14 | 200 | 14 | 13 | 286 | 1:59.23 | 2 | 312 | 10:36.88 | 14 | 664 | 1462 | 13 |
| Final | Did not advance | ||||||||||||||||
| Sophia Hernández | Women's | Semifinal | 15–20 | 2 | 13 | 202 | 7 | 11 | 293 | 2:22.83 | 16 | 265 | 12:45.04 | 16 | 535 | 1295 | 16 |
| Final | Did not advance | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemalan sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships inAdelaide, Australia.
| 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
Guatemalan 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 | 5Q | 35 |  |
| Sebastián Bermúdez | Men's skeet | 117 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Adriana Ruano | Women's Trap | 122 | 3Q | 45OR |  |
| Waleska Soto | 115 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
Guatemala 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 | |||