Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Guatemala at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Guatemala.svg
IOC code GUA
NOC Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website www.cog.org.gt  (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors16 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Kevin Cordón & Waleska Soto
Flag bearer (closing) Alberto González Mindez & Adriana Ruano Oliva
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guatemala competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The nation made its official debut in Helsinki 1952, and Guatemalan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1968 onwards.

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Kevin Cordón and Waleska Soto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [1]

In the men's trap event, sports shooter Jean Pierre Brol won the bronze medal, the second olympic medal ever for Guatemala in an Olympic Games.

In the women's trap event, sports shooter Adriana Ruano won the first-ever gold medal for Guatemala. [2]

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 415
Badminton 101
Judo 011
Modern pentathlon 112
Sailing 101
Shooting 224
Swimming 112
Total10616

Athletics

Guatemalan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [3] [4] [5]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Luis Grijalva Men's 5000 m 13:58.8116Did not advance
Alberto González Mindez Men's marathon 2:22:12 SB 66
José Alejandro Barrondo Men's 20 km walk 1:24:1738
Érick Barrondo 1:26:1943
Mariandrée Chacón Women's 100 m 11.903 Q12.069Did Not Advance

Badminton

Guatemala entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kevin Cordón Men's singles Flag of India.svg  Sen  (IND)
 L 0–2
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Christie  (INA)
LWO
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Carraggi  (BEL)
LWO
Did not advance

Judo

Guatemala qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Jacqueline Solis (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jacqueline Solís Women's –48 kg Flag of South Africa.svg  Whitebooi  (RSA)
L 01–10
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Guatemalan modern pentathletes confirmed two quota places for Paris 2024. Andres Fernandez and Sophia Hernández secured one of five available spots in their respective event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. [6]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Riding
(show jumping)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m laser pistol)/(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Andrés Fernández Men's Semifinal15–2001420014132861:59.23231210:36.8814664146213
FinalDid not advance
Sophia Hernández Women's Semifinal15–202132027112932:22.831626512:45.0416535129516
FinalDid not advance

Sailing

Guatemalan sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.

Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Juan Ignacio Maegli Men's ILCA 7 2122839334415CancelledEL11116

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Guatemalan shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. [7]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jean Pierre Brol Men's trap 1225 Q35Bronze medal icon.svg
Sebastián Bermúdez Men's skeet 11721Did not advance
Adriana Ruano Women's Trap 1223 Q45 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Waleska Soto 11519Did not advance

Swimming

Guatemala sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [8]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Erick Gordillo Men's 200 m medley 2:02.2418Did not advance
Lucero Mejía Women's 100 m backstroke 1:03.4228Did not advance

See also

References

  1. Ordonez, Oscar (3 July 2024). "Kevin Cordón y Waleska Soto abanderados de Guatemala para Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [Kevin Cordón and Waleska Soto, Guatemala's flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  2. "Gymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold". Associated Press . New York City, New York, USA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. "Guatemalteco José Barrondo logra marca mínima para estar en los Juegos Olímpicos" [Guatemalan Jose Barrondo achieves minimum mark to be in the Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Emisoras Unidas. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. "19TH PAN AMERICAN GAMES: OLIVER (MEX) AND HERNANDEZ (MEX) CELEBRATE GOLD AS 10 ATHLETES SECURE OLYMPIC QUOTAS". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics . Retrieved 20 July 2024.