Guatemala at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUA
NOCGuatemalan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors28 (25 men and 3 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Carlos Silva
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guatemala competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 28 competitors, 25 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 0 1 1
Boxing 1 – 1
Cycling 5 0 5
Football 17 – 17
Gymnastics 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 0 1 1
Wrestling 1 – 1
Total 25 3 28

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
María del Pilar Marathon 2:51:33 53

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Giovanni Pérez Bantamweight Bye  McKinney (USA)
L RSC R1 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists represented Guatemala in 1988.

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Óscar Aquino Road race 4:32:56 86
Víctor Lechuga 4:44:37 100
Andrés Torres 4:32:56 84
Óscar Aquino
Julio Illescas
Víctor Lechuga
Andrés Torres 		Team time trial 2:18:58.7 26

Track

Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Max Leiva Time trial 1:09.214 23

Football

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Key:

Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Guatemala men's Men's tournament  Italy
L 2–5 		 Iraq
L 0–3 		 Zambia
L 0–4 		4 Did not advance
Team roster

Head coach: Jorge Roldán

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games 		Tournament
goals 		Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 GK Ricardo Jérez 6 August 1956 32 ? Guatemala Comunicaciones 2 0 180 0 0 0
2 DF Juan Manuel Dávila 7 June 1963 25 ? Guatemala Aurora 3 0 270 0 0 0
3 DF Allan Wellmann 26 May 1954 34 ? Guatemala Aurora 2 0 180 0 0 0
4 DF Rocael Mazariegos 8 January 1966 22 ? Guatemala Juventud Retalteca 3 0 258 1 0 0
5 DF Victor Hugo Monzón 12 November 1957 30 ? Guatemala Aurora 3 0 225 1 0 0
6 MF Jaime Batres 28 June 1964 24 ? Guatemala Galcasa 3 0 216 1 1 0
7 FW Carlos Castañeda 4 January 1963 25 ? Guatemala Suchitepéquez 3 1 270 0 0 0
8 MF Juan Manuel Funes 16 May 1966 22 ? Guatemala Municipal 2 0 180 0 0 0
9 FW Adán Paniagua 30 November 1955 32 ? Guatemala Juventud Retalteca 2 1 180 0 0 0
10 MF Byron Pérez 18 March 1959 29 ? Guatemala Municipal 3 0 270 0 0 Yellow card1
11 FW Norman Delva 15 July 1969 19 ? Guatemala Deportivo Izabal 2 0 111 0 1 0
12 FW Kevin Sandoval 18 August 1962 26 ? Guatemala Aurora 2 0 70 1 1 0
13 MF Luis López 20 June 1951 37 ? Guatemala Juventud Retalteca 1 0 90 0 0 0
14 MF Otoniel Guevara 15 November 1959 28 ? Guatemala Bandegua 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Alejandro Ortíz Obregón 1 August 1958 30 ? Guatemala Suchitepéquez 2 0 102 0 1 Yellow card1
16 DF David Gardiner 11 February 1957 31 ? Guatemala Galcasa 1 0 29 0 1 0
17 MF Julio Rodas 9 December 1966 21 ? Guatemala Municipal 3 0 249 1 0 0
18 GK Ricardo Piccinini 7 September 1949 39 ? Guatemala Municipal 1 0 90 0 0 0
19 MF Eddy Alburez 29 June 1960 28 ? Guatemala Galcasa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Zambia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 5
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4
3  Iraq 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: FIFA
Italy 5–2 Guatemala
Carnevale 3'
Evani 11'
Virdis 34'
Ferrara 38'
Desideri 75'		 [Report] Castañeda 7'
Paniagua 79'
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju
Iraq 3–0 Guatemala
Radhi 57'
Jabbar 67'
Mazariegos 77' (o.g.)		 [Report]
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Zambia 4–0 Guatemala
Makinka 53', 85'
K. Bwalya 79', 82'		 [Report]
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Women
Athlete Event Qualification
Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
María Flores-Wurmser Individual 19.050 18.650 18.800 18.825 75.325 76

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Carlos Silva 50 m running target 569 23 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Blanca Morales 100 m butterfly 1:05.02 28 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:19.28 21 Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez 52 kg  Jankovics (TCH)
L fall 		 Robert (FRA)
L 0–15 		Did not advance 9 Did not advance
Freestyle
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez 52 kg  Olvera (MEX)
L fall 		 Bourdin (FRA)
L 0–16 		Did not advance 10 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Guatemala at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ Guatemala at the 1988 Summer Olympics

External links


National Olympic Committees at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea
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