Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Guatemala is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Although the nation made its official debut in Helsinki 1952, Guatemalan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1968 onwards.
| Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
However, due to Guatemala being currently suspended by the IOC, its athletes would not be invited to compete under their own flag.[1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Athletics
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):[2][3]
- 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 | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Luis Grijalva | Men's 5000 m | ||||
| José Alejandro Barrondo | Men's 20 km walk | — | |||
Modern pentathlon
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.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) |
Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | ||||
| Andres Fernandez | Men's | |||||||||||||||
| Sophia Hernández | Women's | |||||||||||||||
References
- "Paris Olympics 2024: Russia, Belarus will not be formally invited, but athletes can compete under neutral flag". CBSSports.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- "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.
- "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.