Participation of Guatemalan Athletes in the Summmer Olympic Games: a description and quantitative analysis

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to present a document with an exact description of the participation of each Guatemalan athlete in the Summer Olympic games and a quantitative analysis of them. Since Helsinki 1952, about 300 Guatemalan athletes have participated in the Olympic Games. Guatemala is a small country with a symbolic Olympic participation, despite this there is a lack of information and there is no official document about our Olympic athletes and their participation. This is why is so important a research that collects this valuable information as a legacy of our sporting history. The research was developed through the Official Reports of the Olympic Games, in addition was supported by the database “Olympedia” recently acquired by the International Olympic Committee, which was access granted thanks to Mr. David Wallechinsky actual president of the International Society of Olympic Historians. This study will serve as a historical basis for the participation of Guatemala in the Olympic Games, as well as for the analsis and research of sports in which Guatemala has participated and which of these have had the best results.