Guatemala at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Guatemala at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Guatemala
games=2008 Summer
competitors=12
sports=9
flagbearer=Kevin Cordón
officials=

Guatemala competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

A total of 12 athletes competed in nine sports. It was the lowest number of participants for Guatemala since the 1980 Games. Three of the 12 athletes were taking part in their second Olympics, and one of them, race walker Luis García, in his fourth. [Source: http://168.234.201.18/pekin/jo/pdf/RevistaOliimpicos.pdf]

Athletics

Men

Boxing

Guatemala qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Eddie Valenzuela qualified for the flyweight class at the second Americas qualifying tournament. [http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=1305 2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament] ]

Sailing

;Men

Weightlifting

Men

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