Guatemala at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Guatemala at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Guatemala.svg
IOC code GUA
NOC Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website www.cog.org.gt  (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors48 (47 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guatemala competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It had been 16 years since the previous time that the nation competed at the Olympic Games. 48 competitors, 47 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 8 sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Carlos Cuque Marathon 2:45:2039
Fulgencio Hernández 3:00:4052
Julio Ortíz 20 km walk 1:54:4828
Julio Quevedo 1500 m 4:03.139Did not advance
5000 m 15:23.09Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase 9:48.3712Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Teodoro Palacios High jump Did not advance

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mario Mendoza Bantamweight Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Chang Kyou-chul  (KOR)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Eugenio Boches Light Middleweight Flag of Uruguay.svg  Mario Benítez  (URU)
L' 0-5
Did not advance

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Guatemala in 1968.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Francisco Cuque Men's road race DNF
Jorge Inés 4:57:0749
Evaristo Oliva 4:57:0748
Saturnino Rustrián 4:46:1322
Evaristo Oliva
Francisco Cuque
Jorge Inés
Saturnino Rustrián
Team time trial 2:24:20.721

Football

First round

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 3210113+85
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 320163+34
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3111103+73
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3003119180

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1 0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Stokes Soccerball shade.svg28' Report


Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg2 1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Nikodimov Soccerball shade.svg50'
Zhekov Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report López Oliva Soccerball shade.svg88'

Quarter-finals

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Szűcs Soccerball shade.svg69' Report

Shooting

Nine shooters, all men, represented Guatemala in 1968.

Open
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Otto Brolo Men's 50 metre rifle three positions 109253
Men's 50 metre rifle prone 58078
Gerardo Castañeda 50 m pistol 53739
Víctor Castellanos 25 m rapid fire pistol 57833
Leonel Fernández Men's 50 metre rifle three positions 106856
José Marroquín Men's 300 metre rifle three positions 102729
Félipe Ortíz Men's 300 metre rifle three positions 102330
Fernando Samoya 25 m rapid fire pistol 57929
Francisco Sandoval 50 m pistol 51959
Pablo Sittler Men's 50 metre rifle prone 57979

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ramiro Benavides 200 metre freestyle 2:11.747Did not advance
100 metre butterfly 1:03.139Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:24.338Did not advance
Antonio Cruz 100 metre backstroke 1:11.835Did not advance
200 metre backstroke 2:36.338Did not advance
400 metre medley 5:31.133Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Silvana Asturias 100 metre freestyle 1:10.356Did not advance
200 metre freestyle 2:30.736Did not advance
400 metre freestyle 5:25.627Did not advance
800 metre freestyle 11:12.525Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventMilitary PressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Francisco Echevarría 60 kg 87.52177.521112.520277.520

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Final round
Result
Rank
Gustavo Ramírez −52 kg Flag of Panama.svg  Wanelge Castillo  (PAN)
L T 8:15
Flag of India.svg  Sudesh Kumar  (IND)
L T 5:32
Did not advance23
Javier Raxon −57 kg State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)
L
Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)
L T 6:20
Did not advance20
José García −63 kg Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Ismail Al-Karaghouli  (IRQ)
L 5:45
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nikolaos Karypidis  (GRE)
L T 4:47
Did not advance20
Ángel Aldama −70 kg Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)
L T 1:55
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Till  (GBR)
L T 2:15
Did not advance24
José Manuel Hernández −87 kg Flag of Turkey.svg  Hüseyin Gursoy  (TUR)
L T 1:45
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Peter Doring  (GDR)
L T 0:37
Did not advance20
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Final round
Result
Rank
Gustavo Ramírez −52 kg Flag of Mexico.svg  Enrique Jiménez  (MEX)
L T 1:25
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Shin Sang-Sik  (KOR)
L T 0:56
Did not advance22
Javier Raxon −57 kg Flag of Finland.svg  Risto Björlin  (FIN)
L T 4:38
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Othon Moschidis  (GRE)
L T 1:23
Did not advance24
José García −63 kg Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Švec  (TCH)
L T 1:21
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)
L T 0:20
Did not advance19
Ángel Aldama −70 kg Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Hun-Gyo Seo  (KOR)
L T 0:45
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Garvie  (CAN)
L T 6:17
Did not advance24
José Manuel Hernández −87 kg Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petăr Krumov Petrov  (BUL)
L T 0:51
Flag of Norway.svg  Håkon Overby  (NOR)
L T 4:56
Did not advance16

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References

  1. "Guatemala at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.