Guatemala at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Guatemala competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed three Olympics after its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Guatemala at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUA
NOCGuatemalan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors19 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Juan Ignacio Maegli (opening)
Erick Barrondo (closing)
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco, sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 19 athletes, 12 men and 7 women, competed in 11 sports and 21 distinct events. Four Guatemalan athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including badminton player Kevin Cordón, and Laser sailor Juan Ignacio Maegli, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Pistol shooter Sergio Sánchez, who had participated in the Olympic games since 1992, was the oldest member of the contingent, at age 41.

Guatemala left London with its first ever Olympic medal won by Erick Barrondo, who won silver in the men's race walk event.[1]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverErick BarrondoAthleticsMen's 20 km race walk4 August

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Guatemalan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2][3]

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
Men
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Erick Barrondo 20 km walk 1:18:57
50 km walk DSQ
José Amado García Marathon 2:18:23 38
Jaime Quiyuch 50 km walk DSQ
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Jamy Franco 20 km walk 1:33:18 31
Mayra Carolina Herrera 1:35:33 46
Mirna Ortiz DSQ

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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  Hurskainen (SWE)
W 15–21, 21–12, 21–14		  Ouseph (GBR)
W 12–21, 21–17, 21–19		 1 Q  Sasaki (JPN)
L 21–23, 10–21		 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Ana Sofía Gómez All-around 14.000 14.533 13.266 14.333 56.132 16 Q 13.400 14.633 13.733 13.133 54.899 22

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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
Darrel Castillo Men's +100 kg  Kamikawa (JPN)
L 0000–0100		 Did not advance

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Andrei Gheorghe has qualified through the 2011 Pan American Games

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Andrei Gheorghe Men's 15–20 =25 760 2:13.89 35 1196 88 22 1112 11:15.58 27 2300 5368 31

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Guatemala has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Juan Ignacio Maegli Laser 1 10 7 13 5 20 7 10 21 21 7 108 9
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Andrea Aldana Laser Radial 24 36 34 39 38 8 24 33 29 31 EL 257 32

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

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Guatemala has so far qualified two shooters.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jean Pierre Brol Trap 116 28 Did not advance
Sergio Sánchez 10 m air pistol 565 42 Did not advance
50 m pistol 533 36 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kevin Ávila 100 m freestyle 51.44 38 Did not advance

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Guatemala has qualified 1 woman.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Elizabeth Zamora Women's −49 kg  Wu Jy (CHN)
L 2–10		 Did not advance  Kasahara (JPN)
W 6–2		  Sonkham (THA)
L 0–8		 Did not advance 5

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Guatemala has qualified 1 man and 1 woman.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Christian López Men's +105 kg 172 16 215 14 387 15
Astrid Camposeco Women's +75 kg 93 12 115 11 208 11

See also

References
  1. "Chen wins Olympic 20km walk, history for Guatemala". Eurosport Asia. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011, retrieved 4 June 2011
  4. "Quota places by nation and name". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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