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Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GUA
NOC	Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	16 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Kevin Cordón & Waleska Soto
Flag bearer (closing)	Alberto González Mindez & Adriana Ruano Oliva
Medals Ranked 60th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1952 1956–1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Guatemala competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The nation made its official debut in Helsinki 1952, and Guatemalan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1968 onwards.

Kevin Cordón and Waleska Soto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

In the men's trap event, sports shooter Jean Pierre Brol won the bronze medal, the second olympic medal ever for Guatemala in an Olympic Games.

In the women's trap event, sports shooter Adriana Ruano won the first-ever gold medal for Guatemala.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Adriana Ruano Shooting Women's trap 31 July  Bronze Jean Pierre Brol Shooting Men's trap 30 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Athletics

Guatemalan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):

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 & road events

Badminton

Guatemala entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Elimination	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kevin Cordón	Men's singles	Sen (IND)   L 0–2	Christie (INA) L WO	Carraggi (BEL) L WO	Did not advance

Judo

Guatemala qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Jacqueline Solis (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

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
Jacqueline Solís	Women's –48 kg	Whitebooi (RSA) L 01–10	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Guatemalan modern pentathletes confirmed two quota places for Paris 2024. Andres Fernandez and Sophia Hernández secured one of five available spots in their respective event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Sailing

Guatemalan sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.

Medal race events

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

Shooting

Guatemalan shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jean Pierre Brol	Men's trap	122	5 Q	35
Sebastián Bermúdez	Men's skeet	117	21	Did not advance
Adriana Ruano	Women's Trap	122	3 Q	45 OR
Waleska Soto		115	19	Did not advance

Swimming

Guatemala sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

See also

• Independent Athletes Team at the 2023 Pan American Games

References

1. Ordonez, Oscar (3 July 2024). "Kevin Cordón y Waleska Soto abanderados de Guatemala para Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [Kevin Cordón and Waleska Soto, Guatemala's flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala.
2. "Gymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold". Associated Press. New York City, New York, USA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
3. "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
4. "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
5. "Guatemalteco José Barrondo logra marca mínima para estar en los Juegos Olímpicos" [Guatemalan Jose Barrondo achieves minimum mark to be in the Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Emisoras Unidas. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
6. "19TH PAN AMERICAN GAMES: OLIVER (MEX) AND HERNANDEZ (MEX) CELEBRATE GOLD AS 10 ATHLETES SECURE OLYMPIC QUOTAS". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
7. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
8. "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

• Nations at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Guatemala at the Summer Olympics by year
• 2024 in Guatemalan sport