Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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)

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).

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 2 9
Badminton 1 1 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Judo 1 0 1
Modern pentathlon 1 0 1
Rowing 0 2 2
Sailing 1 1 2
Shooting 1 2 3
Swimming 1 1 2
Weightlifting 0 1 1
Total 14 10 24

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Luis Grijalva 5000 m 13:34.11 10 q 13:10.09 NR 12
José Alejandro Barrondo 20 km walk — 1:26:55 30
José Oswaldo Calel DSQ
José Eduardo Ortiz 1:28:57 40
Bernardo Barrondo 50 km walk — 4:08:34 34
Érick Barrondo DSQ
Luis Ángel Sánchez DNF
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Mayra Herrera 20 km walk 1:44:30 50
Mirna Ortiz 1:40:23 44

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kevin Cordón Men'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 Sotomayor Women's singles  Li (CAN)
L (8–21, 9–21) 		 Repiská (SVK)
L (19–21, 12–21) 		3 Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Manuel Rodas Men's road race Did not finish

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
José Ramos Men's −60 kg  Lesiuk (UKR)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

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
Charles Fernández Men's 13-22 1 29 179 1:58.16 8 314 81 32 219 11:06.56 10 634 1346 27

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yulissa López
Jenniffer Zúñiga 		Women's lightweight double sculls 7:53.35 6 R 8:13.27 6 FC Bye 7:27.51 18

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

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Juan Ignacio Maegli Men's Laser 6 24 25 24 10 23 18 19 20 5 EL 149 19
Isabella Maegli Women's Laser Radial 26 29 32 9 34 40 31 34 5 18 EL 218 29

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

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Juan Schaeffer Men's skeet 107 30 Did not advance
Adriana Ruano Women's trap 110 26 Did not advance
Ana Waleska Soto 113 23 Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Luis Martínez Men's 100 m butterfly 51.29 NR 7 Q 51.30 8 Q 51.09 NR 7
Gabriela Santis Women's 200 m freestyle 2:07.24 27 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Scarleth Ucelo Women's +87 kg 87 12 116 13 203 13

See also

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