Guatemala at the Olympics

Guatemala at the
Olympics
IOC codeGUA
NOCGuatemalan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Guatemala was first at the Olympic Games in 1952.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Guatemala was GUT.[1] It is now GUA.[2]

History

Guatemala has been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1968. The nation has been in the Winter Olympic Games only once, in 1988.

Guatemala won their first Olympic medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Erick Barrondo took second place in the men's 20 km walking race.

The National Olympic Committee for Guatemala was formed in 1947 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1947.

References

  1. ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

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