Guatemala at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Guatemala at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Guatemala.svg
IOC code GUA
NOC Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website www.cog.org.gt  (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors19 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Juan Ignacio Maegli (opening)
Erick Barrondo (closing)
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guatemala competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed three Olympics after its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

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Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco, sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 19 athletes, 12 men and 7 women, competed in 11 sports and 21 distinct events. Four Guatemalan athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including badminton player Kevin Cordón, and Laser sailor Juan Ignacio Maegli, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Pistol shooter Sergio Sánchez, who had participated in the Olympic games since 1992, was the oldest member of the contingent, at age 41.

Guatemala left London with its first ever Olympic medal won by Erick Barrondo, who won silver in the men's race walk event. [1]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Erick Barrondo Athletics Men's 20 km race walk 4 August

Athletics

Guatemalan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [2] [3]

Key
Men
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Erick Barrondo 20 km walk 1:18:57Silver medal icon.svg
50 km walk DSQ
José Amado García Marathon 2:18:2338
Jaime Quiyuch 50 km walk DSQ
Women
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Jamy Franco 20 km walk 1:33:1831
Mayra Carolina Herrera 1:35:3346
Mirna Ortiz DSQ

Badminton

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kevin Cordón Men's singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Hurskainen  (SWE)
W 15–21, 21–12, 21–14
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ouseph  (GBR)
W 12–21, 21–17, 21–19
1 QFlag of Japan.svg  Sasaki  (JPN)
L 21–23, 10–21
Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Manuel Rodas Men's road race Did not finish

Gymnastics

Artistic

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
FVUBBBFVUBBB
Ana Sofía Gómez All-around 14.00014.53313.26614.33356.13216 Q13.40014.63313.73313.13354.89922

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Darrel Castillo Men's +100 kg Flag of Japan.svg  Kamikawa  (JPN)
L 0000–0100
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Andrei Gheorghe has qualified through the 2011 Pan American Games

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
ResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Andrei Gheorghe Men's 15–20=257602:13.893511968822111211:15.58272300536831

Sailing

Guatemala has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Juan Ignacio Maegli Laser 110713520710212171089
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Andrea Aldana Laser Radial 2436343938824332931EL25732

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Guatemala has so far qualified two shooters. [4]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jean Pierre Brol Trap 11628Did not advance
Sergio Sánchez 10 m air pistol 56542Did not advance
50 m pistol 53336Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kevin Ávila 100 m freestyle 51.4438Did not advance

Taekwondo

Guatemala has qualified 1 woman.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elizabeth Zamora Women's −49 kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Jy  (CHN)
L 2–10
Did not advanceFlag of Japan.svg  Kasahara  (JPN)
W 6–2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Sonkham  (THA)
L 0–8
Did not advance5

Weightlifting

Guatemala has qualified 1 man and 1 woman.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Christian López Men's +105 kg 172162151438715
Astrid Camposeco Women's +75 kg 93121151120811

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