| Guatemala at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 48 (47 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Teodoro Palacios [1] |
| Medals |
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| 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. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carlos Cuque | Marathon | — | 2:45:20 | 39 | |||||
| Fulgencio Hernández | — | 3:00:40 | 52 | ||||||
| Julio Ortíz | 20 km walk | — | 1:54:48 | 28 | |||||
| Julio Quevedo | 1500 m | 4:03.13 | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
| 5000 m | 15:23.0 | 9 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.37 | 12 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Teodoro Palacios | High jump | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Mario Mendoza | Bantamweight |  Chang Kyou-chul (KOR)L 0-5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eugenio Boches | Light Middleweight | — |  Mario Benítez (URU)L' 0-5 | Did not advance | ||||
Four cyclists represented Guatemala in 1968.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Cuque | Men's road race | DNF | |
| Jorge Inés | 4:57:07 | 49 | |
| Evaristo Oliva | 4:57:07 | 48 | |
| Saturnino Rustrián | 4:46:13 | 22 | |
| Evaristo Oliva Francisco Cuque Jorge Inés Saturnino Rustrián | Team time trial | 2:24:20.7 | 21 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
 Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
 Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| Guatemala | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
Stokes  28' | Report |
| Guatemala | 4 – 1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| N. Melgar 23'85' Roldán 55'López Oliva 67' | Report | Udomsilp Sornbutnark 44' |
| Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Nikodimov 50' Zhekov 84' | Report | López Oliva 88' |
Hungary  | 1 – 0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Szűcs 69' | Report |
Nine shooters, all men, represented Guatemala in 1968.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Otto Brolo | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1092 | 53 |
| Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 580 | 78 | |
| Gerardo Castañeda | 50 m pistol | 537 | 39 |
| Víctor Castellanos | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 578 | 33 |
| Leonel Fernández | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1068 | 56 |
| José Marroquín | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 1027 | 29 |
| Félipe Ortíz | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 1023 | 30 |
| Fernando Samoya | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 579 | 29 |
| Francisco Sandoval | 50 m pistol | 519 | 59 |
| Pablo Sittler | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 579 | 79 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ramiro Benavides | 200 metre freestyle | 2:11.7 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre butterfly | 1:03.1 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre butterfly | 2:24.3 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| Antonio Cruz | 100 metre backstroke | 1:11.8 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:36.3 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre medley | 5:31.1 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Silvana Asturias | 100 metre freestyle | 1:10.3 | 56 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 2:30.7 | 36 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre freestyle | 5:25.6 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 metre freestyle | 11:12.5 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Francisco Echevarría | 60 kg | 87.5 | 21 | 77.5 | 21 | 112.5 | 20 | 277.5 | 20 |
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final 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 |  Wanelge Castillo (PAN)L T 8:15 |  Sudesh Kumar (IND)L T 5:32 | Did not advance | 23 | ||||
| Javier Raxon | −57 kg |  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRN)L |  Donald Behm (USA)L T 6:20 | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| José García | −63 kg |  Ismail Al-Karaghouli (IRQ)L 5:45 |  Nikolaos Karypidis (GRE)L T 4:47 | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Ángel Aldama | −70 kg | Udey Chand (IND) L T 1:55 |  Roger Till (GBR)L T 2:15 | Did not advance | 24 | ||||
| José Manuel Hernández | −87 kg |  Hüseyin Gursoy (TUR)L T 1:45 |  Peter Doring (GDR)L T 0:37 | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final 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 |  Enrique Jiménez (MEX)L T 1:25 | Shin Sang-Sik (KOR) L T 0:56 | Did not advance | 22 | ||||
| Javier Raxon | −57 kg |  Risto Björlin (FIN)L T 4:38 | Othon Moschidis (GRE) L T 1:23 | Did not advance | 24 | ||||
| José García | −63 kg |  Jiří Švec (TCH)L T 1:21 |  Hideo Fujimoto (JPN)L T 0:20 | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
| Ángel Aldama | −70 kg | Hun-Gyo Seo (KOR) L T 0:45 |  Gordon Garvie (CAN)L T 6:17 | Did not advance | 24 | ||||
| José Manuel Hernández | −87 kg |  Petăr Krumov Petrov (BUL)L T 0:51 |  Håkon Overby (NOR)L T 4:56 | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
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