Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GUA
Nocname:Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Website: 
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:16
Sports:7
Flagbearer Open:Kevin Cordón & Waleska Soto
Flagbearer Close:Alberto González Mindez & Adriana Ruano Oliva
Rank:60
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

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.

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

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

Medalists

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Competitors

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

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Athletics415
Badminton101
Judo011
Modern pentathlon112
Sailing101
Shooting224
Swimming112
Total10616

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

Track & road events
AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Luis GrijalvaMen's 5000 m13:58.8116Did not advance
Alberto González MindezMen's marathon2:22:12 66
José Alejandro Barrondoalign=left rowspan=2Men's 20 km walk1:24:1738
Érick Barrondo1:26:1943
Mariandrée ChacónWomen's 100 m11.90 3 Q12.069Did Not Advance

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Guatemala entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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 ranking round
(épée one touch)
SemifinalFinal
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsRankSwimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsRank
RankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Andres FernandezMen's146213Did not advance
Sophia HernándezWomen's129516Did not advance

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Guatemalan sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.

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

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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 BrolMen's trap1225 Q35
Sebastián BermúdezMen's skeet11721Did not advance
Adriana Ruanoalign=left rowspan=2Women's Trap1223 Q45 OR
Waleska Soto11519Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Guatemala sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Erick GordilloMen's 200 m medley2:02.2418Did not advance
Lucero MejíaWomen's 100 m backstroke1:03.4228Did not advance

See also

Notes and References

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