Guatemala at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUA
NOCGuatemalan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors48 (47 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearerTeodoro Palacios[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guatemala competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It had been 16 years since the previous time that the nation competed at the Olympic Games. 48 competitors, 47 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 8 sports.[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Carlos Cuque Marathon — 2:45:20 39
Fulgencio Hernández — 3:00:40 52
Julio Ortíz 20 km walk — 1:54:48 28
Julio Quevedo 1500 m 4:03.13 9 Did not advance
5000 m 15:23.0 9 — Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase 9:48.37 12 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Teodoro Palacios High jump Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mario Mendoza Bantamweight  Chang Kyou-chul (KOR)
L 0-5 		Did not advance
Eugenio Boches Light Middleweight —  Mario Benítez (URU)
L' 0-5 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Guatemala in 1968.

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Francisco Cuque Men's road race DNF
Jorge Inés 4:57:07 49
Evaristo Oliva 4:57:07 48
Saturnino Rustrián 4:46:13 22
Evaristo Oliva
Francisco Cuque
Jorge Inés
Saturnino Rustrián 		Team time trial 2:24:20.7 21

Football

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

First round

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 5
 Guatemala 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 10 3 +7 3
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Guatemala 1 – 0 Czechoslovakia
Stokes 28' Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil
Guatemala 4 – 1 Thailand
N. Melgar 23' 85'
Roldán 55'
López Oliva 67'		 Report Udomsilp Sornbutnark 44'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Jean-Louis Faber Guinea
Bulgaria 2 – 1 Guatemala
Nikodimov 50'
Zhekov 84'		 Report López Oliva 88'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Raul Osorio Mexico

Quarter-finals

Hungary 1 – 0 Guatemala
Szűcs 69' Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki Peru

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Nine shooters, all men, represented Guatemala in 1968.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Otto Brolo Men's 50 metre rifle three positions 1092 53
Men's 50 metre rifle prone 580 78
Gerardo Castañeda 50 m pistol 537 39
Víctor Castellanos 25 m rapid fire pistol 578 33
Leonel Fernández Men's 50 metre rifle three positions 1068 56
José Marroquín Men's 300 metre rifle three positions 1027 29
Félipe Ortíz Men's 300 metre rifle three positions 1023 30
Fernando Samoya 25 m rapid fire pistol 579 29
Francisco Sandoval 50 m pistol 519 59
Pablo Sittler Men's 50 metre rifle prone 579 79

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ramiro Benavides 200 metre freestyle 2:11.7 47 Did not advance
100 metre butterfly 1:03.1 39 Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:24.3 38 Did not advance
Antonio Cruz 100 metre backstroke 1:11.8 35 Did not advance
200 metre backstroke 2:36.3 38 Did not advance
400 metre medley 5:31.1 33 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Silvana Asturias 100 metre freestyle 1:10.3 56 Did not advance
200 metre freestyle 2:30.7 36 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle 5:25.6 27 Did not advance
800 metre freestyle 11:12.5 25 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Francisco Echevarría 60 kg 87.5 21 77.5 21 112.5 20 277.5 20

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Final round
Round 1
Result 		Round 2
Result 		Round 3
Result 		Round 4
Result 		Round 5
Result 		Round 6
Result 		Final round
Result 		Rank
Gustavo Ramírez −52 kg  Wanelge Castillo (PAN)
L T 8:15 		 Sudesh Kumar (IND)
L T 5:32 		Did not advance 23
Javier Raxon −57 kg  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRN)
L 		 Donald Behm (USA)
L T 6:20 		Did not advance 20
José García −63 kg  Ismail Al-Karaghouli (IRQ)
L 5:45 		 Nikolaos Karypidis (GRE)
L T 4:47 		Did not advance 20
Ángel Aldama −70 kg  Udey Chand (IND)
L T 1:55 		 Roger Till (GBR)
L T 2:15 		Did not advance 24
José Manuel Hernández −87 kg  Hüseyin Gursoy (TUR)
L T 1:45 		 Peter Doring (GDR)
L T 0:37 		Did not advance 20
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Final round
Round 1
Result 		Round 2
Result 		Round 3
Result 		Round 4
Result 		Round 5
Result 		Round 6
Result 		Final round
Result 		Rank
Gustavo Ramírez −52 kg  Enrique Jiménez (MEX)
L T 1:25 		 Shin Sang-Sik (KOR)
L T 0:56 		Did not advance 22
Javier Raxon −57 kg  Risto Björlin (FIN)
L T 4:38 		 Othon Moschidis (GRE)
L T 1:23 		Did not advance 24
José García −63 kg  Jiří Švec (TCH)
L T 1:21 		 Hideo Fujimoto (JPN)
L T 0:20 		Did not advance 19
Ángel Aldama −70 kg  Hun-Gyo Seo (KOR)
L T 0:45 		 Gordon Garvie (CAN)
L T 6:17 		Did not advance 24
José Manuel Hernández −87 kg  Petăr Krumov Petrov (BUL)
L T 0:51 		 Håkon Overby (NOR)
L T 4:56 		Did not advance 16

References

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Guatemala". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Guatemala at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico
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