Guatemala at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Guatemala at the Olympics
IOC code	GUA
NOC	Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 112th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 1 3
Summer appearances
1952 1956–1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1988 1992–2018

Guatemala first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, but then missed the next three Olympiads. Guatemala has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1968. The nation has participated in the Winter Olympic Games once, in 1988.

Guatemala won its first Olympic medal sixty years after its first Olympic appearance, during the 2012 Summer Olympics, when Érick Barrondo took second place in the men's 20 km walk.

The second medal was won in Paris 2024 when Jean Pierre Brol won third place in men's trap shooting.

Their third medal and first ever gold medal was won by Adriana Ruano Oliva in women’s trap shooting at Paris 2024. She also set a new Olympic record by shooting 45/50 in the final.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Guatemala was created in 1947 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that same year.

In mid-2023, Guatemala was initially suspended by the IOC due to a 'domestic legal dispute', meaning its athletes would not be invited to compete under their own flag for the 2024 Summer Olympics. On March 19, 2024, the IOC EB provisionally lifted the suspension of Guatemala's NOC.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games       Host country Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 21 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Melbourne did not participate 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 48 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 8 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal 29 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 24 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Seoul 30 0 0 0 0 - 1992 Barcelona 14 0 0 0 0 - 1996 Atlanta 26 0 0 0 0 - 2000 Sydney 15 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 18 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Beijing 12 0 0 0 0 – 2012 London 19 0 1 0 1 69 2016 Rio de Janeiro 21 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo 24 0 0 0 0 – 2024 Paris 16 1 0 1 2 60 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 1 1 1 3 110

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 6 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville did not participate 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Érick Barrondo	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 20 km walk
3 Bronze	Jean Pierre Brol	2024 Paris	Shooting	Men's trap
1 Gold	Adriana Ruano	2024 Paris	Shooting	Women's trap

See also

In Spanish: Guatemala en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• Category:Olympic competitors for Guatemala
• List of flag bearers for Guatemala at the Olympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
• Guatemala at the Paralympics