Guatemala competed in the
Summer Olympic Games
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for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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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
*
Eduardo López
;
Men's sabre
*
Eduardo López
Shooting
Three shooters represented Guatemala in 1952.
;
25 m pistol
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*
José Gómez
*
Francisco Sandoval
;
50 m pistol
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*
Francisco Sandoval
;
300 m rifle, three positions
*
Alfredo Mury
;
50 m rifle, prone
*
José Gómez
*
Alfredo Mury
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 ...
Olympics
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