José Rubén Zamora Marroquín is an industrial engineer, entrepreneur, and the founder of three Guatemalan newspapers: Siglo Veintiuno in 1990, and El Periódico in 1996, and Nuestro Diario in 1998. He has been threatened and attacked on several occasions for his work, including being held hostage in his home in 2003 and being kidnapped and beaten in 2008.
Guatemala competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 26 competitors, 25 men and 1 woman, took part in 20 events in 11 sports.
Uruguay competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Sixteen competitors, all men, took part in fifteen events in eleven sports.
Guatemala competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 14 competitors, 12 men and 2 women, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.
Elizabeth Clifford is a Canadian retired alpine skier.
Guatemala competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 21 competitors, 20 men and 1 woman, took part in 26 events in 6 sports.
Luis Alberto Flores Asturias is a Guatemalan athlete and politician who served as Vice President of Guatemala from January 1996 to January 2000 in the cabinet of president Álvaro Arzú. He also competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Guatemala competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. In what was the country's fourteenth Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. A total of twelve athletes competed in nine sports and twelve distinct events. It was the lowest number of participants for Guatemala since the 1980 Games in Moscow, USSR. Three of the twelve athletes were taking part in their second Olympics, and one of them, race walker Luis García, participated in his fourth. In any event that involved a progression through rounds, the Guatemalan athletes did not advance past the first round; as of the Beijing Olympics, there had yet to be a Guatemalan medalist. At the opening ceremony, badminton player Kevin Cordón bore Guatemala's flag.
Emilio Merchán Alonso is a Spanish sprint and marathon canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.
Blanca Morales-Satre is a former Guatemalan swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, and 1992 Summer Olympics.
Sergio Sánchez is a Guatemalan sports shooter. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in 50 meter free pistol where he finished at eighth place. He won gold in the 50 meter pistol at the 2011 Pan American Games. He competed for Guatemala at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Juan Ignacio Maegli Agüero is a Guatemalan sailor who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Laser class event where he finished 33rd and 9th respectively. He was the flag bearer for Guatemala during the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.
Érika Benilda Chávez Quinteros is an Ecuadorian sprinter.
Andrei Gheorghe is a Romanian-born Guatemalan modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Alfredo Arévalo Reyes is a Guatemalan marathon runner. In 2004, he achieved both his personal best and a national record-breaking time of 2:12:53 at the National Capital Marathon in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Evelyn Rosmeri Núñez Fuentes is a female Guatemalan race walker. In 2006, she set a personal best time of 46:19.48 by winning the silver medal at the Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is also the mother of Jamy Franco, who ended the nation's 56-year drought by taking the race walk title at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Federico Ramírez Méndez is a Costa Rican former road cyclist and mountain biker. Ramirez represented Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's cross-country race. He did not finish the race, before reaching the 13.4 km lap of the course.
Natalia Zamora Lara is a Mexican sport shooter. Zamora represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 50 m rifle 3 positions. She was able to shoot 193 targets in a prone position, 190 in standing, and 186 in kneeling, for a total score of 569 points, finishing only in thirty-sixth place.
Luis Villavicencio is a Guatemalan footballer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Stefan Förster is a German boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics for East Germany. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he defeated Les Hamilton and Mayaki Seydou, before losing to Alfonso Zamora.
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