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Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

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|NOC = GUA

|NOCname = Guatemalan Olympic Committee

|games = Summer Olympics

|year = 2024

|start_date = {{start date|2024|7|26|df=y}}

|end_date = {{end date|2024|8|11|df=y}}

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|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

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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.{{cite news|last=Ordonez|first=Oscar|date=3 July 2024|title=Kevin Cordón y Waleska Soto abanderados de Guatemala para Juegos Olímpicos París 2024|trans-title=Kevin Cordón and Waleska Soto, Guatemala's flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games|language=Spanish|url=https://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/deporte-nacional/kevin-cordon-y-waleska-soto-abanderados-de-guatemala-para-juegos-olimpicos-paris-2024-breaking/|work=Prensa Libre|location=Guatemala City, Guatemala|access-date=}}

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.{{cite news|date=31 July 2024|title=Gymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold|url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-72bb447ac25c35e5de27b4b1e0d7f7d1|work=Associated Press|location=New York City, New York, USA|access-date=31 July 2024}}

Medalists

{{further|2024 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners}}

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Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{gold medal}}Adriana RuanoShootingWomen's trap{{dts|31 July}}
{{bronze medal}}Jean Pierre BrolShootingMen's trap{{dts|30 July}}

{{col-end}}

Competitors

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=180|Sport

! width=55|Men

! width=55|Women

! width=55|Total

align=left|Athletics

|4

15
align=left|Badminton

|1

01
align=left|Judo

|0

11
align=left|Modern pentathlon

|1

12
align=left|Sailing

|1

01
align=left|Shooting

|2

24
align=left|Swimming

|1

12
Total||10||6||16

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|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):{{cite news|title=How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/how-to-qualify-paris-2024-athletics-qualification-system-explained|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=20 December 2022|access-date=10 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7153115|title=Road to Paris 24|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=10 May 2024}}{{cite news|title=Guatemalteco José Barrondo logra marca mínima para estar en los Juegos Olímpicos|trans-title=Guatemalan Jose Barrondo achieves minimum mark to be in the Olympic Games|language=es|url=https://emisorasunidas.com/2023/06/03/guatemalteco-jose-barrondo-clasifica-a-la-marcha-olimpica-de-paris-2024/|publisher=Emisoras Unidas|date=4 June 2023|accessdate=4 June 2023}}

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;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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Preliminary

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Luis Grijalva

|align=left|Men's 5000 m

|13:58.81

|16

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Alberto González Mindez

|align=left|Men's marathon

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|2:22:12 {{AthAbbr|SB}}

|66

align=center

|align=left|José Alejandro Barrondo

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's 20 km walk

|rowspan=2 colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|1:24:17

|38

align=center

|align=left|Érick Barrondo

|1:26:19

|43

align=center

|align=left|Mariandrée Chacón

|align=left|Women's 100 m

| 11.90

| 3 Q

| 12.06

| 9

|colspan=4| Did Not Advance

Badminton

{{main|Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2" | Athlete

! rowspan="2" | Event

! colspan="4" | Group stage

! Elimination

! Quarter-final

! Semi-final

! colspan="2" | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Rank

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Rank

align="center"

| align="left" | Kevin Cordón

| align="left" | Men's singles

| {{flagIOCathlete|Sen|IND|2024 Summer}}
  L 0–2

| {{flagIOCathlete|Christie|INA|2024 Summer}}
L {{abbr|WO|Walkover}}

| {{flagIOCathlete|Carraggi|BEL|2024 Summer}}
L {{abbr|WO|Walkover}}

| colspan=6|Did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics|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.

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Jacqueline Solís

|align=left|Women's –48 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Whitebooi|RSA|2024 Summer}}
L 01–10

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics|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.{{cite news|url=https://www.uipmworld.org/news/19th-pan-american-games-oliver-mex-and-hernandez-mex-celebrate-gold-10-athletes-secure-olympic|title=19TH PAN AMERICAN GAMES: OLIVER (MEX) AND HERNANDEZ (MEX) CELEBRATE GOLD AS 10 ATHLETES SECURE OLYMPIC QUOTAS|date=23 October 2023|publisher=Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne|accessdate=24 October 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%"
rowspan="3"|Athlete

!rowspan="3"|Event

!rowspan="2" colspan="3"|Fencing ranking round
(épée one touch)

!colspan="12"|Semifinal

!colspan="12"|Final

{{abbr|FBR|Fencing bonus round}}

!colspan=3|Swimming
(200 m freestyle)

!colspan=3|Riding
(show jumping)

!colspan=3|Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)

!rowspan=2|Total points

!rowspan=2|Rank

!{{abbr|FBR|Fencing bonus round}}

!colspan=3|Swimming
(200 m freestyle)

!colspan=3|Riding
(show jumping)

!colspan=3|Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)

!rowspan=2|Total points

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{nowrap|{{abbr|V–D|Victories – Defeats}}}}

!Rank

!MP points

!{{abbr|BP|Bonus points}}

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

!Penalties

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

!{{abbr|BP|Bonus points}}

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

!Penalties

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

align=center

|align=left|Andres Fernandez

|align=left|Men's

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| 1462

| 13

|colspan=12| Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sophia Hernández

|align=left|Women's

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| 1295

| 16

|colspan=12| Did not advance

Sailing

{{main|Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Juan Ignacio Maegli

|align=left|Men's ILCA 7

|21

|22

|8

|3

|9

|33

|{{S|44}}

|15

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Cancelled}}

|EL

|111

|16

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

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places_by_nation_and_number.ashx|title=Quota Places by Nation and Number|date=1 January 2018|website=issf-sports.org/|publisher=ISSF|access-date=18 September 2022}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=left|Jean Pierre Brol

|align=left|Men's trap

|122

|5 Q

|35

|{{bronze3}}

align=left|Sebastián Bermúdez

|align=left|Men's skeet

|117

|21

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

align=left|Adriana Ruano

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's Trap

|122

|3 Q

|45 OR

|{{gold01}}

align=left|Waleska Soto

|115

|19

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Guatemala sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|title=Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/2943/olympic-games-paris-2024/athletes?gender=&discipline=&countryId=c94f61ef-51b2-4601-bfc7-9064cd38e8ce|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=20 July 2024}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Erick Gordillo

|align=left|Men's 200 m medley

|2:02.24

|18

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lucero Mejía

|align=left|Women's 100 m backstroke

|1:03.42

|28

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

See also

References

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