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Mexico at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Mexico – Flag bearersIOC code MEX NOC Comité Olímpico Mexicano Website www.com.org.mx (Spanish) Olympic history Summer Games 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Winter Games 1924 • 1928 • 1932–1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 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.
Mexico was the host nation of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Mexican athletes have won a total of 55 medals - with athletics, boxing and diving as the top medal-producing sports.
The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Comité Olímpico Mexicano and was created in 1923.
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Medalists
Summer Olympics
Medal Name Games Sport Event 
BronzeEustaquio de Escandón
Manuel de Escandón
Pablo de Escandón
Guillermo Hayden Wright1900 Paris Polo Men's competition 
SilverFrancisco Cabañas 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's flyweight SilverGustavo Huet 1932 Los Angeles Shooting Men's 50m rifle prone BronzeNational team 1936 Berlin Basketball Men's competition BronzeFidel Ortiz 1936 Berlin Boxing Men's bantamweight BronzeJuan Gracia
Julio Mueller
Antonio Nava
Alberto Ramos1936 Berlin Polo Men's competition 
GoldHumberto Mariles 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Individual GoldRubén Uriza
Humberto Mariles
Alberto Valdés1948 London Equestrian Jumping Team SilverRubén Uriza 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Individual BronzeJoaquín Capilla 1948 London Diving Men's 10m platform BronzeRaúl Campero
Humberto Mariles
Joaquín Solano1948 London Equestrian Three-Day Event Team SilverJoaquín Capilla 1952 Helsinki Diving Men's 10m platform GoldJoaquín Capilla 1956 Melbourne Diving Men's 10m platform BronzeJoaquín Capilla 1956 Melbourne Diving Men's 3m springboard BronzeJuan Botella 1960 Rome Diving Men's 3m springboard BronzeJuan Fabila 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's bantamweight GoldAntonio Roldán 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's featherweight GoldRicardo Delgado 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's flyweight GoldFelipe Muñoz 1968 Mexico City Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke SilverJosé Pedraza 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 20 km Walk SilverÁlvaro Gaxiola 1968 Mexico City Diving Men's Platform SilverPilar Roldán 1968 Mexico City Fencing Women's Foil BronzeAgustín Zaragoza 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's Middleweight BronzeJoaquín Rocha 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's Heavyweight BronzeMaría Teresa Ramírez 1968 Mexico City Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle SilverAlfonso Zamora 1972 Munich Boxing Men's bantamweight GoldDaniel Bautista 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 20 km walk BronzeJuan Paredes 1976 Montreal Boxing Men's featherweight SilverCarlos Girón 1980 Moscow Diving Men's 3m springboard BronzeJoaquín Pérez 1980 Moscow Equestrian Jumping Individual BronzeDavid Bárcena
Manuel Mendivil
José Luis Pérez
Fabián Vázquez1980 Moscow Equestrian Three-day Event Team Competition BronzeJesús Gómez
Joaquin Pérez
Gerardo Tazzer
Alberto Valdés, Jr.1980 Moscow Equestrian Jumping Team Competition GoldErnesto Canto 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 20 km walk GoldRaul Gonzalez 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 50 km walk SilverRaul Gonzalez 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 20 km walk SilverHector Lopez 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's bantamweight SilverDaniel Aceves 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's flyweight BronzeJosé Youshimatz 1984 Los Angeles Cycling (Track) Men's points race BronzeMario Gonzalez 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's flyweight BronzeJesús Mena 1988 Seoul Diving Men's 10m platform SilverCarlos Mercenario 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 50 km walk BronzeBernardo Segura 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 20 km walk GoldSoraya Jimenez 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women's 58 kg SilverNoé Hernández 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 20 km walk SilverFernando Platas 2000 Sydney Diving Men's 3m springboard BronzeJoel Sanchez 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 50 km walk BronzeCristian Bejarano 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's lightweight BronzeVíctor Estrada 2000 Sydney Taekwondo Men's 68–80 kg SilverOscar Salazar 2004 Athens Taekwondo Men's -58 kg SilverAna Guevara 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 400m SilverBelem Guerrero 2004 Athens Cycling (Track) Women's points race BronzeIridia Salazar 2004 Athens Taekwondo Women's 49–57 kg GoldGuillermo Pérez 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Men's -58 kg GoldMaría Espinoza 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Women's +67 kg BronzePaola Espinosa
Tatiana Ortiz2008 Beijing Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal countMedals by Summer Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1900 Paris 0 0 1 1 1904 St. Louis did not participate 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 0 0 0 0 1928 Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 1932 Los Angeles 0 2 0 2 1936 Berlin 0 0 3 3 1948 London 2 1 2 5 1952 Helsinki 0 1 0 1 1956 Melbourne 1 0 1 2 1960 Rome 0 0 1 1 1964 Tokyo 0 0 1 1 1968 Mexico City
(host nation)3 3 3 9 1972 Munich 0 1 0 1 1976 Montreal 1 0 1 2 1980 Moscow 0 1 3 4 1984 Los Angeles 2 3 1 6 1988 Seoul 0 0 2 2 1992 Barcelona 0 1 0 1 1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 2000 Sydney 1 2 3 6 2004 Athens 0 3 1 4 2008 Beijing 2 0 1 3 Total 12 18 25 55 Medals by sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 3 5 2 10 Boxing 2 3 7 12 Equestrian 2 1 4 7 Taekwondo 2 1 2 5 Diving 1 4 5 10 Swimming 1 0 1 2 Weightlifting 1 0 0 1 Cycling 0 1 1 2 Fencing 0 1 0 1 Shooting 0 1 0 1 Wrestling 0 1 0 1 Polo 0 0 2 2 Basketball 0 0 1 1 Total 12 18 25 55 See also
- Category: Olympic competitors for Mexico
- Mexico at the Paralympics
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- "Comité Olímpico Mexicano". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/mexico. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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