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Guatemala at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Guatemala at the; 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GUA
NOC	Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors	26 (25 men, 1 woman) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Julio René Martínez
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 26 competitors, 25 men and 1 woman, took part in 20 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	0	6
Badminton	1	0	1
Canoeing	1	0	1
Cycling	6	0	6
Fencing	0	1	1
Judo	2	0	2
Sailing	1	0	1
Shooting	4	0	4
Swimming	2	0	2
Weightlifting	1	–	1
Wrestling	1	–	11
Total	25	1	26

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kenneth Erichsen	Men's singles	Olsson (SWE) L 12–15, 15–6, 15–17	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Best
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Benjamin Kvanli	K-1	182.28		164.34		164.34	33

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Felipe López	Road race	DNF
Omar Ochoa		DNF
Márlon Paniagua		DNF
Edvin Santos		DNF
Anton Villatoro		DNF
Anton Villatoro	Time trial	1:10:34	25

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Sergio Godoy	Men's points race	0	20

One woman represented Guatemala in 1996.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carmen Rodríguez	Individual foil	Ohayon (ISR) L 2–15	did not advance					40

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Juan González	–71 kg	Hajtos (HUN) L	did not advance
Rodolfo Cano	–86 kg	Gill (CAN) L	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Race											Total
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Points	Rank
Cristian Ruata	Mistral	44	44	43	~~DSQ~~	41	43	38	45	43	—		296	45

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sergio Sánchez	10 m air pistol	573	36	did not advance
Sergio Sánchez	50 m pistol	563	8	94.1	5	657.1	8
Attila Solti	10 m running target	570	8	97.0	6	667.0	8
Juan Carlos Romero	Skeet	118	26	did not advance
Francisco Romero Arribas	Skeet	113	45	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Juan Luis Bocanegra	100 m freestyle	54.05	58	did not advance
Roberto Bonilla	200 m breaststroke	2:21.86	29	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result	Total
Luis Medrano	-54 kg	100.0	~~102.5~~	~~102.5~~	100.0	~~120.0~~	120.0	~~125.0~~	120.0	220.0

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Repechage 4	Bronze semifinal	Final / BM / Pl.
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mynor Ramírez	–48 kg	Eiter (USA) L 0-12	did not advance			Jacob (NGR) L 0-3	did not advance