Guatemala at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Guatemala at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GUA
NOC	Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	15 (14 men and 1 woman) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Attila Solti
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Guatemala competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's competition

Men's 100 metres

• Oscar Meneses

• Round 1 — 10.54 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres

• Rolando Blanco, José Haroldo Meneses, Oscar Meneses, José Tinoco

• Round 1 — 39.34 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Luis Fernando García

• Final — 1:27:16 (→ 32nd place)

• Julio René Martínez

• Final — 1:31:47 (→ 43rd place)

Women's competition

Women's 20 km Walk

• Teresita Collado

• Final — 1:43:28 (→ 41st place)

Cycling

Road Cycling

Men's Road Race

• Oscar Pineda Méndez

• Final — 5:52:47 (→ 91st place)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position
Alvaro Fortuny	100 m breaststroke	01:04.35	38	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	02:21.78	39	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Luis Enrique Medrano	– 56 kg	115.0	117.5	117.5	137.5	140.0	142.5	257.5	12

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site