# Guatemala at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Guatemala is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This was Guatemala's fifth appearance at the Parapan American Games, having first competed in the 2007 edition.
Paralympic athlete Andrés de León and goalball player Velveth Higueros were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Gersson Mejía | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | November 23 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boccia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 21 |

## Archery
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Juan Diego Blas | Individual recurve open | 535 | 5 | Bye | Roca (BRA) L 5–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men
   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Isaac Leiva | Shot put F11 | 9.82 | 6 |
| Andrés de León | Shot put F20 | 10.17 | 4 |
| Johny Bryan Tian | Shot put F40/F41 | 5.80 | 6 |
| Johny Bryan Tian | Javelin throw F41 | 15.78 | 5 |
| Erwin Velásquez | Discus throw F64 | 33.70 | 5 |

### Women
   ### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ericka Esteban | 100 m T38 | 16.11 | 4 q | 15.83 | 7 |
| Ericka Esteban | 400 m T38 | 1:12.56 | 3 Q | 1:14.14 | 5 |

## Badminton
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Raúl Anguiano | Singles SL4 | Ávila (MEX) L 14–21, 15–21 | Bances (PER) L 15–21, 21–23 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boccia
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Neri Tay | Individual BC3 | Romero (COL) L 0–10 | Acosta (PER) L 0–9 | Aranda (CHI) W 3–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Eimy Losley | Individual BC3 | Calado (BRA) L 0–12 | Velez (COL) L 0–14 | Quintriqueo (CHI) L 0–9 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Neri Tay Eimy Losley | Pairs BC3 | Brazil L 0–12 | Colombia L 0–13 | Canada L 2–6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Goalball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Guatemala women's | Women's tournament | Mexico L 2–8 | Argentina L 0–8 | Brazil L 1–11 | 4 Q | United States L 0–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gersson Mejía | −58 kg | Bye | Nascimento (BRA) W 16–3 | Marques (BRA) L 6–15 | Bye | Bronze medal final Fernandez (PER) W 14–12 | |

## Table tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pedro Avendaño | Singles C3 | Quijada (VEN) L 0–3 | Valencia (COL) L 0–3 | Copola (ARG) L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gerber Salazar | Singles C5 | Romero (ARG) L 0–3 | Moraes (BRA) L 0–3 | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marcos Orellana | Singles C10 | Antunes (BRA) L 0–3 | Neira (ARG) L 0–3 | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pedro Avendaño Gerber Salazar | Doubles C8 | — | — | — | — | Sanchez / Valencia (COL) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Anailil Arreola | Singles C8 | Pérez (CHI) L 0–3 | Lacerda (BRA) L 0–3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marcos Orellana Anailil Arreola | Doubles C20 | Antunes / Rauen (BRA) L 0–3 | Preza / Gongora (MEX) L 0–3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wheelchair tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| José Girón | Singles | Manzano (ECU) L 1–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |