Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Guatemala competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952, despite failing to register any athletes in three other editions (1956 to 1964).

Guatemala at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUA
NOCGuatemalan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors24 in 10 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Isabella Maegli[1]
Juan Ignacio Maegli[2][3]
Flag bearer (closing)Charles Fernández
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics729
Badminton112
Cycling101
Judo101
Modern pentathlon101
Rowing022
Sailing112
Shooting123
Swimming112
Weightlifting011
Total141024

Athletics

Guatemalan athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]

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 and road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Luis Grijalva5000 m13:34.1110 q13:10.09 NR12
José Alejandro Barrondo20 km walk1:26:5530
José Oswaldo CalelDSQ
José Eduardo Ortiz1:28:5740
Bernardo Barrondo50 km walk4:08:3434
Érick BarrondoDSQ
Luis Ángel SánchezDNF
Women
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Mayra Herrera20 km walk1:44:3050
Mirna Ortiz1:40:2344

Badminton

Guatemala entered two badminton players to compete into the Olympic tournament. Slated to compete at his fourth consecutive Games, Kevin Cordón was selected among the top 40 individual shuttlers to compete in the men's singles based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings, with Nikté Sotomayor accepting a spare berth freed up by one of the original entrants on the women's side.[7] [8]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kevin CordónMen's singles  Muñoz (MEX)
W (21–14, 21–12)
 Ng K L (HKG)
W (22–20, 21–13)
1 Q  Caljouw (NED)
W (21–17, 3–21, 21–19)
 Heo K-h (KOR)
W (21–13, 21–18)
 Axelsen (DEN)
L (18–21, 11–21)
 Ginting (INA)
L (11–21, 13–21)
4
Nikté SotomayorWomen's singles  Li (CAN)
L (8–21, 9–21)
 Repiská (SVK)
L (19–21, 12–21)
3Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Guatemala entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[9]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Manuel RodasMen's road raceDid not finish

Judo

Guatemala qualified one judoka for the men's extra-lightweight category (60 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian José Ramos accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[10]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
José RamosMen's −60 kg  Lesiuk (UKR)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Guatemalan athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Rio 2016 Olympian Charles Fernández secured a selection in men's event with a gold medal victory at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[11]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Charles FernándezMen's13-221291791:58.168314813221911:06.5610634134627

Rowing

Guatemala qualified one boat in the women's lightweight double sculls for the Games by finishing last in the A-final and securing the second of three berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, signifying the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1984.[12]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yulissa López
Jenniffer Zúñiga
Women's lightweight double sculls7:53.356 R8:13.276 FCBye7:27.5118

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Guatemalan sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[13]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Juan Ignacio MaegliMen's Laser624252410231819205EL14919
Isabella MaegliWomen's Laser Radial262932934403134518EL21829

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

Shooting

Guatemalan shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[14]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Juan SchaefferMen's skeet10730Did not advance
Adriana RuanoWomen's trap11026Did not advance
Ana Waleska Soto11323Did not advance

Swimming

Guatemalan swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[15][16]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Luis MartínezMen's 100 m butterfly51.29 NR7 Q51.308 Q51.09 NR7
Gabriela SantisWomen's 200 m freestyle2:07.2427Did not advance

Weightlifting

Guatemala entered one female weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Scarleth Ucelo accepted a spare berth unused by Oceania as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the women's +87 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.[17]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Scarleth UceloWomen's +87 kg87121161320313

See also

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