- Mexico at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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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) At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Competitors 275 (233 men and 42 women) in 20 sports Flag bearer David Bárcena Medals
Rank: 15Gold
3Silver
3Bronze
3Total
9Olympic history (summary) 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 was the host nation for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 275 competitors, 233 men and 42 women, took part in 146 events in 20 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold- Ricardo Delgado — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Antonio Roldán — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Felipe Muñoz — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
Silver- José Pedraza — Athletics, Men's 20km Walk
- Alvaro Gaxiola — Diving, Men's Platform
- Pilar Roldan — Fencing, Women's Foil
Bronze- Agustín Zaragoza — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Joaquín Rocha — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Maria Teresa Ramírez — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer OlympicsBasketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer OlympicsBoxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsCanoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsCycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsDiving
Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer OlympicsEquestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1968 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics14 fencers, 9 men and 5 women, represented Mexico in 1968.
- Men's foil
- Héctor Abaunza
- Carlos Calderón
- Román Gómez
- Men's team foil
- Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez, Carlos Calderón, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza
- Men's épée
- Ernesto Fernández
- Carlos Calderón
- Valeriano Pérez
- Men's team épée
- Carlos Calderón, Valeriano Pérez, Jorge Castillejos, Ernesto Fernández
- Men's sabre
- Vicente Calderón
- William Fajardo
- Gustavo Chapela
- Men's team sabre
- William Fajardo, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza, Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez
- Women's foil
- Pilar Roldán
- Lourdes Roldán
- Rosa del Moral
- Women's team foil
- Pilar Roldán, Linda Béjar, Lourdes Roldán, Sonia Arredondo, Rosa del Moral
Football
Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer OlympicsGymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer OlympicsHockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer OlympicsRowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsSailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsShooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsSwimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer OlympicsVolleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics- Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
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- Lost to Peru (2-3)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
- Lost to Poland (2-3)
- Lost to South Korea (0-3)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Defeated United States (3-0) → Seventh place
- Team Roster
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- Alicia Cárdeñas
- Blanca García
- Carolina Mendoza
- Eloisa Cabada
- Gloria Casales
- Gloria Inzua
- Isabel Nogueira
- María Rodríguez
- Patricia Nava
- Rogelia Romo
- Trinidad Macías
- Yolanda Reynoso
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to East Germany (4:12)
- Lost to Netherlands (1:8)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (0:9)
- Lost to Italy (5:10)
- Defeated Greece (11:8)
- Lost to Japan (3:6)
- Tied with United Arab Republic (3:3)
- Classification Matches
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- 9th/12th place: Lost to West Germany (3:6)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Japan (5:4) → Eleventh place
- Team Roster
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- Carlos Morfin
- Daniel Gómez
- Francisco García
- Germán Chávez
- José Vásquez
- Juan García
- Luis Guzmán
- Oscar Familiar
- Rolando Chávez
- Sergio Ramos
- Virgilio Botella
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsReferences
- ^ "Mexico at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MEX/summer/1968/. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
External links
Categories:- Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Mexico at the Olympics
- 1968 in Mexico
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