The Guatemala national badminton team () represents Guatemala in international badminton team competitions. The Guatemalan team is controlled by the National Badminton Federation of Guatemala (Spanish: Federation Nacional de Badminton de Guatemala). Guatemala have only participated in the Sudirman Cup once in 1997.
The men's team were runners-up in the 2012 Pan Am Badminton Championships and have been third place in 2010 and 2016. The women's team finished in third place in 2016, 2018 and 2022. The mixed team were runners-up in the 1993 Pan Am Mixed Team Championships, which qualified them for the 1997 Sudirman Cup.
Guatemala made their Olympic badminton debut in 1996. The nation made history when national player Kevin Cordón reached the semifinals of the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished in 4th place after his defeat to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949Did not enter19521955195819611964196719701973197619791982198419861988Did not qualify19901992199419961998Did not enter200020022004Did not qualify
Sudirman Cup Year Result 1997 46th - Group 6 Relegated
Participation in Pan American Badminton Championships
Men's team Year Result 2010 Third place 2012 Runner-up 2016 Third place 2020 Fourth place 2022 5th place 2024 Fourth place 2026 6th place
Women's team Year Result 2016 Fourth place 2018 Fourth place 2020 6th place 2022 Fourth place 2026 7th place
Mixed team Year Result 1993 Runner-up 2001 Semi-finalist 2008 7th place 2012 6th place 2013 6th place 2014 5th place 2019 7th place 2023 5th place 2023 Fourth place
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Mixed team YearResult 2015Group B1 - 24th of 39
Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound19771980198119821984198619881990Champions1st1992Runners-up2nd1994Champions1st19961998200020022004200620072008200920102011Third place3rd20122013201420152016Group stage6th201720182019Did not enter20212022202320242025Group stage7th2026Did not enter **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDKevin Cordón42707 -Yeison del Cid150200 -Christopher Martínez788200215Aníbal Marroquín -91 -Jonathan Solís -91111
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDNikté Sotomayor10199 -Diana Corleto -99111Mariana Paiz -494215Alejandra Paiz335494940Adriana Barrios323225973
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