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.
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.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Adriana Ruano Shooting Women's trap Jean Pierre Brol Shooting Men's trap
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics415Badminton101Judo011Modern pentathlon112Sailing101Shooting224Swimming112 Total10616
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):
Track & road events AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankLuis GrijalvaMen's 5000 m13:58.8116colspan=4 Did not advanceAlberto González MindezMen's marathoncolspan=6 2:22:12 66José Alejandro BarrondoMen's 20 km walkrowspan=2 colspan=6 1:24:1738Érick Barrondo1:26:1943Mariandrée ChacónWomen'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 / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Kevin Cordón Men's singles L 0–2 L L 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.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJacqueline SolísWomen's –48 kgL 01–10Did 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.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Riding(show jumping)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Combined: shooting/running(10 m laser pistol)/(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsAndrés FernándezMen'sSemifinal15–2001420014132861:59.23231210:36.8814664146213FinalDid not advanceSophia HernándezWomen'sSemifinal15–202132027112932:22.831626512:45.0416535129516FinalDid 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 AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Juan Ignacio MaegliMen's ILCA 721228393315colspan=2 EL11116 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.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankJean Pierre BrolMen's trap1225 Q35Sebastián BermúdezMen's skeet11721 Did not advanceAdriana RuanoWomen's Trap1223 Q45 ORWaleska Soto11519 Did not advance
Swimming
Guatemala sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankErick GordilloMen's 200 m medley2:02.2418Did not advanceLucero MejíaWomen's 100 m backstroke1:03.4228 Did not advance
See also Independent Athletes Team at the 2023 Pan American Games
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