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Guatemala at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Guatemala at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GUA
NOC	Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Paris, France; 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024
Competitors	16 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)
	1952; 1956–1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Adriana Ruano	Shooting	Women's trap	31 July
Bronze	Jean Pierre Brol	Shooting	Men's trap	30 July

Competitors

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

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
Athlete	Event	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	Men's 20 km walk	—						1:26:19	43
Mariandrée Chacón	Women's 100 m	11.90	3 Q	12.06	9	Did Not Advance

Badminton

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
Athlete	Event	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

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
Athlete	Event	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

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
		Fencing ranking round (épée one touch)			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	Total points	Rank	BP	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Total points	Rank
Andres Fernandez	Men's														1462	13	Did not advance
Sophia Hernández	Women's														1295	16	Did not advance

Sailing

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
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
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

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
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jean Pierre Brol	Men's trap	122	5 Q	35
Sebastián Bermúdez	Men's skeet	117	21	Did not advance
Adriana Ruano	Women's Trap	122	3 Q	45 OR
Waleska Soto	Women's Trap	115	19	Did not advance

Swimming

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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

References

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[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.

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Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics