Guatemala at the Olympics
Participation of athletes from Guatemala in the Olympic Games
Guatemala was first at the Olympic Games in 1952.
| Guatemala at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUA |
| NOC | Guatemalan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Guatemala was GUT.[1] It is now GUA.[2]
History
changeGuatemala has been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1968. The nation has been in the Winter Olympic Games only once, in 1988.
Guatemala won their first Olympic medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Erick Barrondo took second place in the men's 20 km walking race.
The National Olympic Committee for Guatemala was formed in 1947 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1947.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ↑ "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
Other websites
change- Guatemala at Olympic.org
- Guatemala profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine