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Mexico at the Olympics

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Mexico at the
Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
13
Silver
27
Bronze
38
Total
78
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Mexico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924. Mexico has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928, though has not yet won any medals in the Winter Olympics.

Mexican athletes have won a total of 78 medals, with diving as the top medal-producing sport.[1]

The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Mexican Olympic Committee and was created in 1923.

Hosted Games

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Mexico was the first Latin American nation to host the Olympic Games on one occasion.

Games Host City Dates Nations Participants Events
1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City 12 October - 27 October 112 5,516 172

Medals

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  Host country

List of medalists

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Enriqueta Basilio lighting the cauldron at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics Opening Ceremony, she was the first woman to do so.
Taekwondo practitioner María Espinoza has won a complete set of medals at the Olympics for Mexico.

Summer Olympics

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List of Mexican medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Francisco Cabañas United States 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's flyweight
 Silver Gustavo Huet United States 1932 Los Angeles Shooting Men's 50m rifle prone
 Bronze National team Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin Basketball Men's competition
 Bronze Fidel Ortiz Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Bronze Juan Gracia
Julio Mueller
Antonio Nava
Alberto Ramos
Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin Polo Men's competition
 Gold Humberto Mariles (Arete) United Kingdom 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Individual
 Gold Rubén Uriza (Hatuey)
Humberto Mariles (Arete)
Alberto Valdés (Chihuahua)
United Kingdom 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Team
 Silver Rubén Uriza (Hatuey) United Kingdom 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Individual
 Bronze Joaquín Capilla United Kingdom 1948 London Diving Men's 10m platform
 Bronze Raúl Campero (Tarahumara)
Humberto Mariles (Parral)
Joaquín Solano (Malinche)
United Kingdom 1948 London Equestrian Three-Day Event Team
 Silver Joaquín Capilla Finland 1952 Helsinki Diving Men's 10m platform
 Gold Joaquín Capilla Australia 1956 Melbourne Diving Men's 10m platform
 Bronze Joaquín Capilla Australia 1956 Melbourne Diving Men's 3m springboard
 Bronze Juan Botella Italy 1960 Rome Diving Men's 3m springboard
 Bronze Juan Fabila Japan 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Gold Antonio Roldán Mexico 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's featherweight
 Gold Ricardo Delgado Mexico 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's flyweight
 Gold Felipe Muñoz Mexico 1968 Mexico City Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke
 Silver José Pedraza Mexico 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 20 km Walk
 Silver Álvaro Gaxiola Mexico 1968 Mexico City Diving Men's 10m platform
 Silver Pilar Roldán Mexico 1968 Mexico City Fencing Women's Foil
 Bronze Agustín Zaragoza Mexico 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's Middleweight
 Bronze Joaquín Rocha Mexico 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's Heavyweight
 Bronze María Teresa Ramírez Mexico 1968 Mexico City Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle
 Silver Alfonso Zamora West Germany 1972 Munich Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Gold Daniel Bautista Canada 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 20 km walk
 Bronze Juan Paredes Canada 1976 Montreal Boxing Men's featherweight
 Silver Carlos Girón Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Diving Men's 3m springboard
 Bronze Joaquín Pérez (Almony) Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Equestrian Jumping Individual
 Bronze David Bárcena (Bombón)
Manuel Mendivil (Remember)
José Luis Pérez (Quelite)
Fabián Vázquez (Cocaleco)
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Equestrian Three-day Event Team Competition
 Bronze Jesús Gómez (Massacre)
Joaquin Pérez (Almony)
Gerardo Tazzer (Caribe)
Alberto Valdés, Jr. (Lady Mirka)
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Equestrian Jumping Team Competition
 Gold Ernesto Canto United States 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 20 km walk
 Gold Raúl González United States 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 50 km walk
 Silver Raúl González United States 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 20 km walk
 Silver Héctor López United States 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Silver Daniel Aceves United States 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's flyweight
 Bronze José Youshimatz United States 1984 Los Angeles Cycling Men's points race
 Bronze Mario González South Korea 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze Jesús Mena South Korea 1988 Seoul Diving Men's 10m platform
 Silver Carlos Mercenario Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 50 km walk
 Bronze Bernardo Segura United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 20 km walk
 Gold Soraya Jiménez Australia 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
 Silver Noé Hernández Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 20 km walk
 Silver Fernando Platas Australia 2000 Sydney Diving Men's 3m springboard
 Bronze Joel Sánchez Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 50 km walk
 Bronze Cristian Bejarano Australia 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Víctor Estrada Australia 2000 Sydney Taekwondo Men's 68–80 kg
 Silver Ana Guevara Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 400m
 Silver Belem Guerrero Greece 2004 Athens Cycling Women's points race
 Silver Oscar Salazar Greece 2004 Athens Taekwondo Men's -58 kg
 Bronze Iridia Salazar Greece 2004 Athens Taekwondo Women's 49–57 kg
 Gold Guillermo Pérez China 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Men's -58 kg
 Gold María Espinoza China 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
 Bronze Paola Espinosa
Tatiana Ortiz
China 2008 Beijing Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform
 Bronze Damaris Aguirre China 2008 Beijing Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
 Gold Mexico national under-23 football team
United Kingdom 2012 London Football Men's tournament
 Silver Aída Román United Kingdom 2012 London Archery Women's archery
 Silver German Sánchez
Ivan García
United Kingdom 2012 London Diving Men's synchronised 10m platform
 Silver Paola Espinosa
Alejandra Orozco
United Kingdom 2012 London Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform
 Bronze Mariana Avitia United Kingdom 2012 London Archery Women's archery
 Bronze Laura Sánchez United Kingdom 2012 London Diving Women's 3m springboard
 Bronze María Espinoza United Kingdom 2012 London Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
 Bronze Luz Acosta United Kingdom 2012 London Weightlifting Women's +63 kg
 Silver María Guadalupe González Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 20 km walk
 Silver German Sánchez Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Diving Men's 10m platform
 Silver María Espinoza Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
 Bronze Misael Rodríguez Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boxing Men's middleweight
 Bronze Ismael Hernández Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Modern pentathlon Men's
 Bronze Luis Álvarez
Alejandra Valencia
Japan 2020 Tokyo Archery Mixed Team
 Bronze Gabriela Agúndez
Alejandra Orozco
Japan 2020 Tokyo Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform
 Bronze Aremi Fuentes Japan 2020 Tokyo Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
 Bronze Mexico national under-23 football team Japan 2020 Tokyo Football Men's tournament
 Silver Prisca Awiti Alcaraz France 2024 Paris Judo Women's -63 kg
 Silver Osmar Olvera
Juan Celaya
France 2024 Paris Diving Men's synchronized 3m springboard
 Silver Marco Verde France 2024 Paris Boxing Men's welterweight
 Bronze Ángela Ruiz
Alejandra Valencia
Ana Paula Vázquez
France 2024 Paris Archery Women's Team
 Bronze Osmar Olvera France 2024 Paris Diving Men's 3m springboard

Multiple Mexican Olympic medalists

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Diver Joaquín Capilla won four olympic medals representing Mexico. The most of any Mexican Olympian.

Joaquín Capilla is the Mexican athlete with the most medals, four, and the first Mexican athlete to obtain medals in three consecutive games, while Humberto Mariles is the only double Olympic champion, also the Mexican athlete with the most medals at a single Olympic games, with three in 1948, and got Mexico's first gold medal.

In 2016, María Espinoza became the first Mexican female athlete to win a medal in three consecutive games.

Rank Athlete Sex Sport Games Total
1 Joaquín Capilla M Diving 1956 Melbourne 1 0 1 4
1952 Helsinki 0 1 0
1948 London 0 0 1
2 Humberto Mariles M Equestrian 1948 London 2 0 1 3
3 María Espinoza F Taekwondo 2008 Beijing 1 0 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 1 0
2012 London 0 0 1
4 Rubén Uriza M Equestrian 1948 London 1 1 0 2
Raúl González M Athletics 1984 Los Angeles 1 1 0
6 Germán Sánchez M Diving 2012 London 0 1 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 1 0
7 Paola Espinosa F 2012 London 0 1 0
2008 Beijing 0 0 1
Alejandra Orozco F 2012 London 0 1 0
2020 Tokyo 0 0 1
Osmar Olvera M 2024 Paris 0 1 1
10 Joaquín Pérez M Equestrian 1980 Moscow 0 0 2
Alejandra Valencia F Archery 2020 Tokyo 0 0 1
2024 Paris 0 0 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mexico - Profile". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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