Mexico at the Olympics
Mexico at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | MEX |
NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 51st |
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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 never medaled in the Winter Olympics.
Mexican athletes have won a total of 72 medals with diving as the top medal-producing sport.
The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Mexican Olympic Committee and was created in 1923.
Hosted Games[edit]
Mexico was the first Latin American nation to host the Olympic Games on one occasion.
Games | Host City | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico City | 12 October - 27 October | 112 | 5,516 | 172 |
Medals[edit]
Medals by Summer Sport[edit]
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List of medalists[edit]
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Summer Olympics[edit]
List of Mexican medalists | ||||
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Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Eustaquio de Escandón Manuel de Escandón Pablo de Escandón Guillermo Hayden Wright |
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Men's competition |
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Francisco Cabañas | ![]() |
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Men's flyweight |
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Gustavo Huet | ![]() |
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Men's 50m rifle prone |
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National team | ![]() |
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Men's competition |
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Fidel Ortiz | ![]() |
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Men's bantamweight |
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Juan Gracia Julio Mueller Antonio Nava Alberto Ramos |
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Men's competition |
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Humberto Mariles (Arete) | ![]() |
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Jumping Individual |
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Rubén Uriza (Hatuey) Humberto Mariles (Arete) Alberto Valdés (Chihuahua) |
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Jumping Team |
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Rubén Uriza (Hatuey) | ![]() |
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Jumping Individual |
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Joaquín Capilla | ![]() |
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Men's 10m platform |
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Raúl Campero (Tarahumara) Humberto Mariles (Parral) Joaquín Solano (Malinche) |
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Three-Day Event Team |
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Joaquín Capilla | ![]() |
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Men's 10m platform |
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Joaquín Capilla | ![]() |
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Men's 10m platform |
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Joaquín Capilla | ![]() |
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Men's 3m springboard |
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Juan Botella | ![]() |
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Men's 3m springboard |
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Juan Fabila | ![]() |
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Men's bantamweight |
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Antonio Roldán | ![]() |
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Men's featherweight |
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Ricardo Delgado | ![]() |
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Men's flyweight |
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Felipe Muñoz | ![]() |
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Men's 200m breaststroke |
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José Pedraza | ![]() |
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Men's 20 km Walk |
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Álvaro Gaxiola | ![]() |
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Men's Platform |
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Pilar Roldán | ![]() |
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Women's Foil |
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Agustín Zaragoza | ![]() |
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Men's Middleweight |
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Joaquín Rocha | ![]() |
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Men's Heavyweight |
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María Teresa Ramírez | ![]() |
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Women's 800m Freestyle |
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Alfonso Zamora | ![]() |
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Men's bantamweight |
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Daniel Bautista | ![]() |
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Men's 20 km walk |
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Juan Paredes | ![]() |
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Men's featherweight |
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Carlos Girón | ![]() |
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Men's 3m springboard |
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Joaquín Pérez (Almony) | ![]() |
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Jumping Individual |
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David Bárcena (Bombón) Manuel Mendivil (Remember) José Luis Pérez (Quelite) Fabián Vázquez (Cocaleco) |
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Three-day Event Team Competition |
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Jesús Gómez (Massacre) Joaquin Pérez (Almony) Gerardo Tazzer (Caribe) Alberto Valdés, Jr. (Lady Mirka) |
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Jumping Team Competition |
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Ernesto Canto | ![]() |
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Men's 20 km walk |
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Raúl González | ![]() |
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Men's 50 km walk |
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Raúl González | ![]() |
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Men's 20 km walk |
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Héctor López | ![]() |
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Men's bantamweight |
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Daniel Aceves | ![]() |
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Men's flyweight |
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José Youshimatz | ![]() |
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Men's points race |
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Mario González | ![]() |
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Men's flyweight |
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Jesús Mena | ![]() |
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Men's 10m platform |
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Carlos Mercenario | ![]() |
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Men's 50 km walk |
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Bernardo Segura | ![]() |
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Men's 20 km walk |
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Soraya Jiménez | ![]() |
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Women's 58 kg |
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Noé Hernández | ![]() |
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Men's 20 km walk |
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Fernando Platas | ![]() |
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Men's 3m springboard |
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Joel Sánchez | ![]() |
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Men's 50 km walk |
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Cristian Bejarano | ![]() |
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Men's lightweight |
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Víctor Estrada | ![]() |
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Men's 68–80 kg |
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Ana Guevara | ![]() |
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Women's 400m |
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Belem Guerrero | ![]() |
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Women's points race |
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Oscar Salazar | ![]() |
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Men's -58 kg |
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Iridia Salazar | ![]() |
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Women's 49–57 kg |
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Guillermo Pérez | ![]() |
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Men's -58 kg |
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María Espinoza | ![]() |
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Women's +67 kg |
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Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz |
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Women's synchronised 10m platform |
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Damaris Aguirre | ![]() |
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Women's 75 kg |
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National Team | ![]() |
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Men's tournament |
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Aída Román | ![]() |
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Women's archery |
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German Sánchez Ivan García |
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Men's synchronised 10m platform |
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Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco |
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Women's synchronised 10m platform |
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Mariana Avitia | ![]() |
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Women's archery |
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Laura Sánchez | ![]() |
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Women's 3m springboard |
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María Espinoza | ![]() |
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Women's +67 kg |
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Luz Acosta | ![]() |
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Women's +63 kg |
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María Guadalupe González | ![]() |
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Women's 20 km walk |
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German Sánchez | ![]() |
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10 m platform |
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María Espinoza | ![]() |
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Women's +67 kg |
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Misael Rodríguez | ![]() |
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Men's middleweight |
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Ismael Hernández | ![]() |
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Men's |
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Luis Álvarez Alejandra Valencia |
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Mixed Team |
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Gabriela Agúndez Alejandra Orozco |
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Women's synchronised 10m platform |
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Aremi Fuentes | ![]() |
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Women's 75 kg |
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National Team | ![]() |
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Men's tournament |
Multiple Mexican Olympic medalists[edit]
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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 | ![]() |
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Total |
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1 | Joaquín Capilla | M | ![]() |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
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0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2 | Humberto Mariles | M | ![]() |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | María Espinoza | F | ![]() |
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1 | 0 | 0 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
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0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
4 | Rubén Uriza | M | ![]() |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Raúl González | M | ![]() |
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1 | 1 | 0 | ||
6 | Germán Sánchez | M | ![]() |
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0 | 1 | 0 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
7 | Paola Espinosa | F | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Alejandra Orozco | F | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
9 | Joaquín Pérez | M | ![]() |
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0 | 0 | 2 |
See also[edit]
- List of flag bearers for Mexico at the Olympics
- Category: Olympic competitors for Mexico
- Mexico at the Paralympics
- Sport in Mexico
External links[edit]
- "Mexico". International Olympic Committee.
- "Mexico". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/MEX". olympanalyt.com.