Guatemala at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Guatemala at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  GUA
NOC Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco
Websitewww.cog.org.gt (Spanish)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 17 in 8 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Guatemala is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

Athletics

Guatemalan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][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
50 km walk
José Amado García Marathon
Jaime Quiyuch 50 km walk
José Raymundo 20 km walk
Luis Ángel Sánchez 50 km walk
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Mayra Carolina Herrera 20 km walk
Mirna Ortiz
Maritza Poncio

Badminton

Guatemala has qualified one badminton player for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. Remarkably going to his third Olympics, three-time Pan American Games champion Kevin Cordón had claimed his Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[4]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Kevin Cordón Men's singles

Cycling

Road

Guatemala has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 20 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race

Gymnastics

Artistic

Guatemala has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Ana Sofía Gómez had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[6]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ana Sofía Gómez

Modern pentathlon

Guatemalan athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Charles Fernández and Isabel Brand secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively after obtaining one of the five Olympic slots from the Pan American Games.[7]

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
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Charles Fernández Men's
Isabel Brand Women's

Sailing

Guatemalan sailors have qualified one boat in the men's Laser class by claiming an Olympic berth at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.[8][9]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Juan Ignacio Maegli Laser

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

Shooting

Guatemalan shooters have achieved quota places for the following events as a result of their best finish at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series and at the 2015 Pan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Double trap
 

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Guatemalan swimmers have so far 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)):[11][12]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Luis Martínez 100 m butterfly

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Guatemala asegura su plaza 15 para los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016" [Guatemala secures 15 places for the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Spanish). Soy 502. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pentathlete Nathan Schrimsher Is First Athlete To Qualify For 2016 U.S. Olympic Team". Team USA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Reasoner, Luke (8 July 2015). "College of Charleston sailors Peschiera, Maegli qualify for 2016 Summer Olympics". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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