Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the Olympic Games
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors	83 (66 men, 17 women) in 17 sports
Medals Rank: 44	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 2
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Mexico competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 83 competitors, 66 men and 17 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Bronze

• Mario González — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Jesús Mena — Diving, Men's Platform

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In its third Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three men and one woman. Aurora Breton, a veteran of Mexico's first two appearances, fell to 29th place.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Aurora Breton – Preliminary round (→ 29th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Jose Anchondo – Preliminary round (→ 26th place)
• Omar Bustani – Preliminary round (→ 38th place)
• Adolfo Gonzalez – Preliminary round (→ 49th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Anchondo, Bustani, and Gonzalez – Semifinal (→ 12th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Eduardo Nava

Men's 800 metres

• Mauricio Hernández

Men's 5,000 metres

• Mauricio González
• Marcos Barreto
• Arturo Barrios

Men's 10,000 metres

• Arturo Barrios

• First Round — 28:08.63
• Final — 27:39.32 (→ 5th place)

• Mauricio González

• First Round — 28:36.66
• Final — 27:59.90 (→ 11th place)

• Marcos Barreto

• Heat – 29:18.14 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Jesús Herrera

• Final — 2"13:58 (→ 11th place)

• Carlos Retiz

• Final — 2"25:34 (→ 50th place)

• Martín Mondragón

• Final — 2"27:10 (→ 57th place)

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Roberto Carmona

Men's 4×100 metres Relay

• Herman Adam, Eduardo Nava, Antonio Ruíz, and Miguel Elizondo

Men's 20 km Walk

• Carlos Mercenario

• Final — 1:20:53 (→ 7th place)

• Ernesto Canto

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

• Joel Sánchez

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Martín Bermudez

• Final — 3'49:22 (→ 15th place)

• Arturo Bravo

• Final — 4'08:08 (→ 33rd place)

• Hernán Andrade

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

• Blanca Jaime

• Final — 2:43:00 (→ 43rd place)

Women's 100 metres Hurdles

• Sandra Taváres

Women's High Jump

• Cristina Fink

• Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight

• Mario González

Men's Bantamweight

• José de Jesús García

Men's Featherweight

• Miguel Angel González

Men's Lightweight

• Guillermo Tamez

Men's Light-Welterweight

• Humberto Rodríguez

Men's Middleweight

• Martín Amarillas

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Mexico in 1988.

Women's foil

• Fabiana López

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

• Ivar Sisniega – 5065 pts (→ 14th place)
• Alejandro Yrizar – 4920 pts (→ 28th place)
• Marcelo Hoyo – 4800 pts (→ 39th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Sisniega, Yrizar, and Hoyo – 14785 pts (→ 8th place)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Rodrigo González

• Heat – 24.01 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

• Urbano Zea

• Heat – 24.86 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Rodrigo González

• Heat – 51.46 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

• Ignacio Escamilla

• Heat – 54.56 (→ did not advance, 56th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Rodrigo González

• Heat – 1:52.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

• Ignacio Escamilla

• Heat – 1:53.63 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Ignacio Escamilla

• Heat – 4:03.16 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

• Carlos Romo

• Heat – 4:04.02 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Ernesto Vela

• Heat – 59.19 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Ernesto Vela

• Heat – 2:05.08 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Javier Careaga

• Heat – 1:05.37 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Javier Careaga

• Heat – 2:20.11 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Urbano Zea

• Heat – 57.89 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

• Carlos Romo

• Heat – 58.04 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Javier Careaga

• Heat – 2:09.38 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

• Rodrigo González

• Heat – 2:09.52 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Javier Careaga

• Heat – 4:30.71 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Rodrigo González, Ignacio Escamilla, Jorge Alarcón, and Urbano Zea

• Heat – 3:29.72 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Ignacio Escamilla, Jorge Alarcón, Carlos Romo, and Rodrigo González

• Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Ernesto Vela, Javier Careaga, Urbano Zea, and Rodrigo González

• Heat – 3:54.21 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Maria Rivera

• Heat – 27.16 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

• Patricia Kohlmann

• Heat – 27.45 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Patricia Kohlmann

• Heat – 59.05 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

• Maria Rivera

• Heat – 59.32 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Patricia Kohlmann

• Heat – 2:10.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Marlene Bruten

• Heat – 1:05.37 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Marlene Bruten

• Heat – 2:19.68 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Marlene Bruten

• Heat – 2:26.89 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

• Patricia Kohlmann

• Heat – 2:29.61 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Marlene Bruten

• Heat – 5:03.69 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

• Agustín Moreno

• First round — Defeated Toshihisa Tsuchihashi (Japan) 7-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Second round — Lost to Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 2-6, 6-7, 0-6

• Francisco Maciel

• First round — Lost to Diego Nargiso (Italy) 6-2, 6-7, 6-7, 6-8

• Leonardo Lavalle

• First round — Defeated Ronald Agénor (Haiti) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-1, retired
• Second round — Lost to Sergio Casal (Spain) 3-6, 4-6, 6-7

Women's Singles Competition

• Xochitl Escobedo

• First Round – Lost to Anne Minter (Australia) 1-6, 3-6

• Claudia Hernández-Salas

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Lost to Zina Garrison (USA) 1-6, 4-6

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

• Adrian Ponce

Men's Freestyle Flyweight

• Bernardo Olvera

Men's Freestyle Bantamweight

• Jorge Olvera

Men's Freestyle Welterweight

• Alfonso Jessel

References

1. ^ "Mexico at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MEX/summer/1988/. Retrieved 2011-07-24.