Guatemala competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in

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. 21 competitors, 20 men and 1 woman, took part in 26 events in 6 sports.

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 * Rubén Soberón *

Antonio Chocano Antonio Chocano (7 March 1913 – 16 May 2009) was a Guatemalan diplomat and fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspel ...

* Eduardo López ; Men's sabre * Eduardo López

Shooting

Three shooters represented Guatemala in 1952. ;

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

* José Gómez *

Francisco Sandoval Francisco Sandoval (born 31 January 1924, date of death unknown) was a Guatemalan sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officiall ...

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; 300 m rifle, three positions *

Alfredo Mury Alfredo Mury (3 December 1908 – 14 July 1997) was a Guatemalan sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially ...

; 50 m rifle, prone * José Gómez *

Swimming

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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