Guatemala at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	GUA
Nocname:	Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1952
Website:
Location:	Helsinki
Competitors:	21
Sports:	6
Flagbearer:	Doroteo Flores^[1]
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Guatemala competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 21 competitors, 20 men and 1 woman, took part in 26 events in 6 sports.^[2]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Track CompetitionMen's 1.000m Time Trial

• Gustavo Martínez

• Final - 1:18.9 (→ 24th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Gustavo Martínez - 26th place

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Three fencers, all men, represented Guatemala in 1952.

Men's foil

• Rubén Soberón
• Eduardo López

Men's épée

• Rubén Soberón
• Antonio Chocano
• Eduardo López

Men's sabre

• Eduardo López

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Three shooters represented Guatemala in 1952.

25 m pistol

• José Gómez
• Francisco Sandoval

50 m pistol

• Francisco Sandoval

300 m rifle, three positions

• Alfredo Mury

50 m rifle, prone

• José Gómez
• Alfredo Mury

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flagbearers for Guatemala . olympedia.org . . 28 December 2023.
2. Web site: Guatemala at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . 15 February 2015 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104234452/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GUA/summer/1952/ . 4 November 2014 . dmy-all .