| Noc: | GUA |
| Nocname: | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 19 |
| Sports: | 11 |
| Flagbearer: | Juan Ignacio Maegli (opening) Erick Barrondo (closing) |
| Rank: | 69 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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.
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]
See 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]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Erick Barrondo | 20 km walk | 1:18:57 | |
| 50 km walk | ||||
| José Amado García | Marathon | 2:18:23 | 38 | |
| Jaime Quiyuch | 50 km walk | |||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Jamy Franco | align=left rowspan=3 | 20 km walk | 1:33:18 | 31 |
| Mayra Carolina Herrera | 1:35:33 | 46 | ||
| Mirna Ortiz | ||||
See main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Andrei Gheorghe has qualified through the 2011 Pan American Games
See main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Guatemala has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Guatemala has so far qualified two shooters.[3]
| 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 | ||
See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Guatemala has qualified 1 woman.
See 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 | |