Guatemala at the 2023 Parapan American Games

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Guatemala at the
2023 Parapan American Games
Flag of Guatemala.svg
IPC code GUA
NPC Guatemalan Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.org/guatemala
in Santiago, Chile
17 November 2023 – 26 November 2023
Competitors21 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Andrés de León
Velveth Higueros
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Parapan American Games appearances

Guatemala is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This was Guatemala's fifth appearance at the Parapan American Games, having first competed in the 2007 edition.

Contents

Paralympic athlete Andrés de León and goalball player Velveth Higueros were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [1]

Medalists

The following Guatemalan competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gersson Mejía Taekwondo Men's 58 kg November 23

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 101
Athletics 415
Badminton 101
Boccia 112
Goalball 066
Taekwondo 101
Table tennis 314
Wheelchair tennis 101
Total12921

Archery

Men
AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Juan Diego Blas Individual recurve open 5355ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Roca  (BRA)
L 5–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Key
Men
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Isaac Leiva Shot put F11 9.826
Andrés de León Shot put F20 10.174
Johny Bryan Tian Shot put F40/F41 5.806
Javelin throw F41 15.785
Erwin Velásquez Discus throw F64 33.705
Women
Track events
AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Ericka Esteban 100 m T38 16.114 q15.837
400 m T38 1:12.563 Q1:14.145

Badminton

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Raúl Anguiano Singles SL4 Flag of Mexico.svg  Ávila  (MEX)
L 14–21, 15–21
Flag of Peru.svg  Bances  (PER)
L 15–21, 21–23
3Did not advance

Boccia

Men
AthleteEventPool matchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Neri Tay Individual BC3 Flag of Colombia.svg  Romero  (COL)
L 0–10
Flag of Peru.svg  Acosta  (PER)
L 0–9
Flag of Chile.svg  Aranda  (CHI)
W 3–2
3Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPool matchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Eimy Losley Individual BC3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Calado  (BRA)
L 0–12
Flag of Colombia.svg  Velez  (COL)
L 0–14
Flag of Chile.svg  Quintriqueo  (CHI)
L 0–9
4Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventPool matchesSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Neri Tay
Eimy Losley
Pairs BC3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 0–12
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
L 0–13
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L 2–6
4Did not advance

Goalball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Guatemala women's Women's tournament Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
L 2–8
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 0–8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 1–11
4 QFlag of the United States.svg  United States
L 0–10
Did not advance

Table tennis

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pedro Avendaño Singles C3 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Quijada  (VEN)
L 0–3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Valencia  (COL)
L 0–3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Copola  (ARG)
L 0–3
4Did not advance
Gerber Salazar Singles C5 Flag of Argentina.svg  Romero  (ARG)
L 0–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Moraes  (BRA)
L 0–3
3Did not advance
Marcos Orellana Singles C10 Flag of Brazil.svg  Antunes  (BRA)
L 0–3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Neira  (ARG)
L 0–3
3Did not advance
Pedro Avendaño
Gerber Salazar
Doubles C8 Flag of Colombia.svg  Sanchez / Valencia  (COL)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Anailil Arreola Singles C8 Flag of Chile.svg  Pérez  (CHI)
L 0–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Lacerda  (BRA)
L 0–3
3Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Marcos Orellana
Anailil Arreola
Doubles C20 Flag of Brazil.svg  Antunes / Rauen  (BRA)
L 0–3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Preza / Gongora  (MEX)
L 0–3
3Did not advance

Taekwondo

Men
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Gersson Mejía −58 kg ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Nascimento  (BRA)
W 16–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Marques  (BRA)
L 6–15
ByeBronze medal final
Flag of Peru.svg  Fernandez  (PER)
W 14–12
Bronze medal icon.svg

Wheelchair tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
José Girón Singles Flag of Ecuador.svg  Manzano  (ECU)
L 1–6, 0–6
Did not advance

See also

References

  1. "Inauguración Parapanamericanos: estos son los abanderados de los 31 países participantes". santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Santiago 2023. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.