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Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Guatemala at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUA
NOCGuatemalan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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.

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

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Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4 1 5
Badminton 1 0 1
Judo 0 1 1
Modern pentathlon 1 1 2
Sailing 1 0 1
Shooting 2 2 4
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 10 6 16

Athletics

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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
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Luis Grijalva Men's 5000 m 13:58.81 16 Did not advance
Alberto González Mindez Men's marathon 2:22:12 SB 66
José Alejandro Barrondo Men's 20 km walk 1:24:17 38
Érick Barrondo 1:26:19 43
Mariandrée Chacón Women's 100 m 11.90 3 Q 12.06 9 Did Not Advance

Badminton

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

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kevin Cordón Men's singles  Sen (IND)
  L 0–2
 Christie (INA)
L WO
 Carraggi (BEL)
L WO
Did not advance

Judo

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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.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jacqueline Solís Women's –48 kg  Whitebooi (RSA)
L 01–10
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

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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]

Athlete Event Fencing ranking round
(épée one touch)
Semifinal Final
FBR Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Rank FBR Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Rank
V–D Rank MP points BP Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points BP Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Andres Fernandez Men's 1462 13 Did not advance
Sophia Hernández Women's 1295 16 Did not advance

Sailing

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

Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Juan Ignacio Maegli Men's ILCA 7 21 22 8 3 9 33 44 15 Cancelled EL 111 16

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

Shooting

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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]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jean Pierre Brol Men's trap 122 5 Q 35 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sebastián Bermúdez Men's skeet 117 21 Did not advance
Adriana Ruano Women's Trap 122 3 Q 45 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Waleska Soto 115 19 Did not advance

Swimming

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

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Erick Gordillo Men's 200 m medley 2:02.24 18 Did not advance
Lucero Mejía Women's 100 m backstroke 1:03.42 28 Did not advance

See also

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References

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  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.