Guatemala at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Guatemala at the 1952 Summer Olympics

IOC code	GUA
NOC	Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors	21 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Doroteo Flores^[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1952 1956–1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Guatemala competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 21 competitors, 20 men and 1 woman, took part in 26 events in 6 sports.^[2]

Athletics

Cycling

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Gustavo Martínez

Final — 1:18.9 (→ 24th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Gustavo Martínez — 26th place

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Guatemala in 1952.

Men's foil

Rubén Soberón
Eduardo López

Men's épée

Men's sabre

Eduardo López

Shooting

Three shooters represented Guatemala in 1952.

25 m pistol

José Gómez
Francisco Sandoval

50 m pistol

Francisco Sandoval

300 m rifle, three positions

Alfredo Mury

50 m rifle, prone

José Gómez
Alfredo Mury

Swimming

Wrestling

References

^ "Flagbearers for Guatemala". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Guatemala at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.