| Guatemala at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 19 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearers | Juan Ignacio Maegli (opening) Erick Barrondo (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guatemala competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics inLondon from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's 14th appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed three Olympics after its debut at the1932 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles,California, United States.
TheGuatemalan Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games after the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States. A total of 19 athletes, 12 men and seven women, competed in 11 sports and 21 distinct events.
Guatemala left London with its first ever Olympic medal won byErick Barrondo, who won silver in the men's race walk event.[1]
Guatemala made their Olympic debut at the1932 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles,California, United States. They would compete again 20 years later at the1952 Summer Olympics inHelsinki, Finland before competing regularly from the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City, Mexico. The2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, England, United Kingdom marked Guatemala's 14th appearance at a Summer Olympics and the 19 athletes present was their largest delegation since the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States. Prior to 2012, they had never won an Olympic medal.[2]
In total, 19 athletes represented Guatemala at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across 11 different sports.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 19 |
Guatemala won one medal at the games afterErick Barrondo claimed silver in themen's 20 km race walk.[3]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Erick Barrondo | Athletics | Men's 20 km race walk | 4 August |
In total, six Guatemalan athletes participated in the athletics events –Erick Barrondo,Jamy Franco,José Amado García,Mayra Carolina Herrera,Mirna Ortiz andJaime Quiyuch.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Erick Barrondo | 20 km walk | 1:18:57 | |
| 50 km walk | DSQ | ||
| José Amado García | Marathon | 2:18:23 | 38 |
| Jaime Quiyuch | 50 km walk | DSQ | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Jamy Franco | 20 km walk | 1:33:18 | 31 |
| Mayra Carolina Herrera | 1:35:33 | 46 | |
| Mirna Ortiz | DSQ | ||
In total, one Guatemalan athlete participated in the badminton events –Kevin Cordón in themen's singles.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kevin Cordón | Men's singles |  Hurskainen (SWE)W 15–21, 21–12, 21–14 |  Ouseph (GBR)W 12–21, 21–17, 21–19 | 1Q |  Sasaki (JPN)L 21–23, 10–21 | Did not advance | |||
In total, one Guatemalan athlete participated in the cycling events –Manuel Rodas in themen's road race.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Rodas | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
In total, one Guatemalan athlete participated in the gymnastics events –Ana Sofía Gómez in thewomen's artistic individual all-around.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Ana Sofía Gómez | All-around | 14.000 | 14.533 | 13.266 | 14.333 | 56.132 | 16Q | 13.400 | 14.633 | 13.733 | 13.133 | 54.899 | 22 |
In total, one Guatemalan athlete participated in the judo events –Darrel Castillo in themen's +100 kg category.[3]
| 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 | ||
| Darrel Castillo | Men's +100 kg | Kamikawa (JPN) L 0000–0100 | Did not advance | |||||
In total, one Guatemalan athlete participated in the modern pentathlon events –Andrei Gheorghe in themen's competition.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Andrei Gheorghe | Men's | 15–20 | =25 | 760 | 2:13.89 | 35 | 1196 | 88 | 22 | 1112 | 11:15.58 | 27 | 2300 | 5368 | 31 |
In total, two Guatemalan athletes participated in the sailing events –Andrea Aldana in thewomen's laser radial andJuan Ignacio Maegli in themen's laser.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Juan Ignacio Maegli | Laser | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 108 | 9 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Andrea Aldana | Laser Radial | 24 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 29 | 31 | EL | 257 | 32 | |
In total, two Guatemalan athletes participated in the shooting events –Jean Pierre Brol in themen's trap andSergio Sánchez in themen's 10 m air pistol and themen's 50 m pistol.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jean Pierre Brol | Trap | 116 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Sergio Sánchez | 10 m air pistol | 565 | 42 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m pistol | 533 | 36 | Did not advance | ||
In total, one Guatemalan athlete participated in the swimming events –Kevin Ávila in themen's 100 m freestyle.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kevin Ávila | 100 m freestyle | 51.44 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
In total, one Guatemalan athlete participated in the taekwondo events –Elizabeth Zamora in thewomen's −49 kg category.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Zamora | Women's −49 kg |  Wu Jy (CHN)L 2–10 | Did not advance | Kasahara (JPN) W 6–2 |  Sonkham (THA)L 0–8 | Did not advance | 5 | |
In total, two Guatemalan athletes participated in the weightlifting events –Astrid Camposeco in thewomen's +75 kg category andChristian López in themen's +105 kg category.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Christian López | Men's +105 kg | 172 | 16 | 215 | 14 | 387 | 15 |
| Astrid Camposeco | Women's +75 kg | 93 | 12 | 115 | 11 | 208 | 11 |
