| Guatemala at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Calgary | |
| Competitors | 6 (5 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Guatemala competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time (and as of 2018, only time) at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Carlos Andrés Bruderer | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Christian Bruderer | 2:05.99 | 50 | |||
| Christian Bruderer | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Alfredo Rego | 1:45.07 | 1:41.52 | 3:26.59 | 69 | |
| Carlos Andrés Bruderer | 1:29.45 | 1:26.17 | 2:55.62 | 65 | |
| Alfredo Rego | Slalom | 1:46.49 | 1:33.79 | 3:20.28 | 54 |
| Christian Bruderer | 1:19.30 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Carlos Andrés Bruderer | 1:16.87 | 1:09.43 | 2:26.30 | 39 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Fiamma Smith | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Fiamma Smith | Giant Slalom | 1:25.31 | 1:34.86 | 3:00.17 | 29 |
| Fiamma Smith | Slalom | 1:23.56 | 1:21.94 | 2:45.50 | 27 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km C | Ricardo Burgos | 55:16.3 | 81 |
| Dag Burgos | 53:00.8 | 80 | |
| 30 km C | Ricardo Burgos | 1'51:19.4 | 83 |
| Dag Burgos | 1'47:38.5 | 80 | |
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
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