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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. [2]
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. [1]
Mariandrée Chacón (born 6 November 2004), also spelled Mariandre Chacón, is a Guatemalan sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and 200 metres.She is a multiple-time Central American Championships in Athletics winner and she was chosen to represent Guatemala in the 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Guatemala 23.72 (+1.9 m/s) Mariandreé Chacón: 29 April 2023 UNF East Coast Relays: Jacksonville, United States [20] 400 m: 54.2 h: Christa Schumann: 30 August 1986 Guatemala 55.64 Patricia Meigham: 4 August 1984 Olympic Games: Los Angeles, United States 800 m: 2:08.7 h: Ana Lucia Hurtado: 17 May 2001 Guatemala City, Guatemala 1500 m: 4:25.71 ...
Representing Guatemala 2021 Olympic Games: National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 12th 5000 m 13:10.09 2022 World Championships: Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA 4th 5000 m 13:10.44 2023 World Championships: Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest, Hungary 4th 5000 m 13:12.50 2024 Olympic Games: Stade de Paris, Paris, France 16th (heat) 5000 m 13:58.81
The Guatemalan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco, abbreviated as COG) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala and a part of the International Olympic Committee and PASO. It was formed in 1947 and recognized by the IOC that same year.
Guatemala qualified one boat in the women's lightweight double sculls for the Games by finishing last in the A-final and securing the second of three berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, signifying the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1984. [12]
Guatemala won the 1967 CONCACAF Championship and the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup. The team's best performance in a CONCACAF Gold Cup was in 1996, when they finished fourth. More recently, the team almost beat their best at the 2023 Gold Cup in fifth place. Guatemala has also earned a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.