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Guatemala At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Guatemala competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952, despite failing to register any athletes in three other editions (1956 to 1964). Guatemalan Olympic Committee () confirmed a team of 21 athletes, 15 men and 6 women, to compete in 10 sports. It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1996, surpassing the record of 19 athletes set in London 2012. Among the Guatemalan athletes, two of them returned for their third consecutive appearance in Rio de Janeiro: badminton player Kevin Cordón and Laser sailor Juan Ignacio Maegli. Other notable athletes also featured siblings Enrique and Hebert Brol in double trap shooting, long-distance freestyle swimmer Valerie Gruest, the youngest of the team (aged 17), and race walker Erick Barrondo, who emerged as the nation's first Olympic medalist in 2012. The most successful athlete of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemalan Olympic Committee
The Guatemalan Olympic Committee (, abbreviated as COG) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala and a part of the International Olympic Committee and Pan American Sports Organization, PASO. It was formed in 1947 and recognized by the IOC that same year. Suspension On 15 October 2022 the International Olympic Committee officially suspended the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala. As a result of the suspension, any athletes of Guatemala no longer had the ability represent the country and compete under the country's flag/name at the Olympic Games and other international multi-sports events. The Guatemalan NOC would also lose all the funding from IOC. On March 19, 2024, the IOC EB provisionally lifted the suspension of Guatemala's NOC. Presidents Executive committee The committee of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee is represented by: * President: Gerardo Rene Aguirre Oestmann * Vice Presidents: Juan Carlos Sagastume * IOC Member: Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Bran
Mario Alfonso Bran (born 17 October 1989) is a Guatemalan race walker. He competed in the 50 km event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ... and finished 42nd. Bran placed second over 20 km at the Central American Race Walking Championships in 2012–14. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bran, Mario Alfonso 1989 births Living people Guatemalan male race walkers Olympic athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Guatemala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Long
Chen Long (; ; born 18 January 1989), is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is the 2016 Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champion, two-time BWF World Championships, World champion, and an Badminton Asia Championships, Asian champion. Chen was a former World number 1, occupying the top men's singles ranking for 76 consecutive weeks from December 2014 to June 2016. He started his achievements in the international stage by winning the boys' singles title in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Asian and BWF World Junior Championships, World Junior Championships in 2007, and then won his first professional tournament in the Philippines Open (badminton), Philippines Open in 2009. Affectionately known as "The Great Wall of China" by his fans, he is noted for his endurance, ability to dictate rallies and resolute defence. He is considered one of the greats of men's singles badminton. Early life Born in Shashi District, Shashi City, Hubei Province, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The badminton men's singles tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 11 to 20 August at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016. China's Chen Long defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, 21–18, 21–18, to win the gold medal in men's singles badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics. This was Lee's third consecutive Olympic silver medal. In the bronze-medal match, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion, two-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and four-time European Badminton Championships, European Cha ... defeated the two-time defending Olympic champion Lin Dan of China, 15–21, 21–10, 21–17. Competition format The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. Seeds A total of 13 players were given seeds. # ''(silver medalist)'' # (gold medalist) # ''(fourth pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. In 1981, the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation. When the BWF was founded, its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. It was then relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1, 2005. Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul of Thailand is the current president. The BWF has 202 member associations around the world, organized into 5 continental confederations. Continental federations The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport of badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritza Poncio
Maritza Rafaela Poncio Tzul (born 3 December 1994) is a female racewalker from Guatemala. She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ... in Beijing, China. See also * Guatemala at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics References * 1994 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Guatemalan female race walkers World Athletics Championships athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Guatemala Central American Games bronze medalists for Guatemala Central American Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Guatemala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirna Ortiz
Mirna Sucely Ortiz Flores (born 28 February 1987) is a Guatemalan racewalker. Having begun in the sport in 1998, she won a Central American youth title in 2000, and was a promising young athlete in her discipline, but had to abandon the sport at the age of 14 due to financial hardship. She then returned to a competitive level in 2011, urged by coach Rigoberto Medina. Her return proved to be fruitful as in September 2011 she earned second place in the National Polish Championship in Varsovia, thereby qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympic, and a few weeks later she won the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, behind her compatriot Jamy Franco in a race they both led from start to end. On 18 March 2012 she set the 20 km record for the North, Central American, and Caribbean region at 1:28:54 at the Memorial Mario Albisetti in Lugano, Switzerland, where she came in second. In the 2012 Olympic games in London she competed in the 20 km walk along the other two wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 20 Kilometres Walk
The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was held on 19 August on a route along Pontal. Summary The race took off as a pack, with Lupita González on point but nobody exerting any force to take the lead. Always present near the front were the three Chinese athletes; World champion and world record holder Liu Hong, world silver medalist Lü Xiuzhi and Qieyang Shenjie. Towering over the lead group was Anežka Drahotová. After the first laps, Lu and her teammates increased the pace from 9:17 initial laps to sub-9; walkers began to drop off the back of the pack, one by one. By the halfway mark, the pack was down to 15. Within the next kilometer, the pack was down to seven, González, two Italians; Antonella Palmisano and Eleonora Giorgi, Brazilian favorite Érica de Sena, and the two Chinese using the pace; Lu and Liu. Going to the 13K mark, Giorgi received the red paddle to step off the course. In the next 500 metres, Qi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayra Carolina Herrera
Mayra Carolina Herrera Pérez (born 20 December 1988 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan race walker. She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Personal bests Road walk *10 km: 45:47 min – London, 11 Aug 2012 *20 km: 1:30:41 hrs – Taicang Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates ..., 3 May 2014 Achievements References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Mayra 1988 births Living people Athletes from Guatemala City Guatemalan female race walkers Olympic athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Guatemala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Trujillo
Juan Carlos Trujillo (born July 17, 1985) is an IAAF distance runner who has represented both the US and Guatemala on the international athletics stage. Trujillo has Guatemalan citizenship by descent and American citizenship by birth. National and international athletic competitions In August 2016, Trujillo represented Guatemala at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; he competed in the men's marathon placed 67th in a field of 155 athletes with a time of 2:20:24. Trujillo also competed in the 2016 and 2012 USATF Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, CA, and Houston, TX, respectively; he competed in the 2012 USA Track and Field Olympic Trials in the 10K in Eugene, OR. In 2014, he ran 2:16: 40 at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. He competed in the marathon for the United States of America at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics; he finished 36th. At the 2013 Fukuoka Marathon in Fukuoka, JPN, he placed 11th. In 2012, he ran 2:14: 21 at the Bank of Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Raymundo
José María Raymundo Cox (born 1 September 1993) is a male Guatemalan racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global sport of athletics, athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athleti ... held in Doha, Qatar. He did not finish his race. See also * Guatemala at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics References * Guatemalan male race walkers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1993 births World Athletics Championships athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Quiyuch
Jaime Daniel Quiyuch Castañeda (born 24 April 1988 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan race walker. He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i .... Personal bests Achievements References External links *Tilastopaja biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Quiyuch, Jaime Athletes from Guatemala City Guatemalan male race walkers 1988 births Living people Olympic athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Guatemala Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Guatemala Pan American Games athletes for Guatem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
