Guatemala at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GUA |
NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 19 in 11 sports |
Flag bearers | Juan Ignacio Maegli (opening) Erick Barrondo (closing) |
Medals Ranked 69th |
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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.
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]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Erick Barrondo | Athletics | Men's 20 km race walk | 4 August |
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]
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Erick Barrondo | 20 km walk | 1:18:57 | |
50 km walk | DSQ | ||
José Amado García | Marathon | 2:18:23 | 38 |
Jaime Quiyuch | 50 km walk | DSQ |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Jamy Franco | 20 km walk | 1:33:18 | 31 |
Mayra Carolina Herrera | 1:35:33 | 46 | |
Mirna Ortiz | DSQ |
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Kevin Cordón | Men's singles | Hurskainen (SWE) W 15–21, 21–12, 21–14 | Ouseph (GBR) W 12–21, 21–17, 21–19 | 1 Q | Sasaki (JPN) L 21–23, 10–21 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Manuel Rodas | Men's road race | Did not finish |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Ana Sofía Gómez | All-around | 14.000 | 14.533 | 13.266 | 14.333 | 56.132 | 16 Q | 13.400 | 14.633 | 13.733 | 13.133 | 54.899 | 22 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Darrel Castillo | Men's +100 kg | Kamikawa (JPN) L 0000–0100 | Did not advance |
Andrei Gheorghe has qualified through the 2011 Pan American Games
Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||
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Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
Andrei Gheorghe | Men's | 15–20 | =25 | 760 | 2:13.89 | 35 | 1196 | 88 | 22 | 1112 | 11:15.58 | 27 | 2300 | 5368 | 31 |
Guatemala has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Juan Ignacio Maegli | Laser | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 108 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Andrea Aldana | Laser Radial | 24 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 29 | 31 | EL | 257 | 32 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Guatemala has so far qualified two shooters. [4]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Jean Pierre Brol | Trap | 116 | 28 | Did not advance | |
Sergio Sánchez | 10 m air pistol | 565 | 42 | Did not advance | |
50 m pistol | 533 | 36 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kevin Ávila | 100 m freestyle | 51.44 | 38 | Did not advance |
Guatemala has qualified 1 woman.
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Elizabeth Zamora | Women's −49 kg | Wu Jy (CHN) L 2–10 | Did not advance | Kasahara (JPN) W 6–2 | Sonkham (THA) L 0–8 | Did not advance | 5 |
Guatemala has qualified 1 man and 1 woman.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Christian López | Men's +105 kg | 172 | 16 | 215 | 14 | 387 | 15 |
Astrid Camposeco | Women's +75 kg | 93 | 12 | 115 | 11 | 208 | 11 |
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