| Guatemala at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 24 (20 men, 4 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Oswaldo Méndez |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guatemala competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 24 competitors, 20 men and 4 women, took part in 40 events in 9 sports. [1]
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, Honduras to the east, El Salvador to the southeast and the Pacific Ocean to the south. With an estimated population of around 16.6 million, it is the most populated country in Central America. Guatemala is a representative democracy; its capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City.
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. This was the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932.
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.
