Mexico at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mexico at the Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 55th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 13 27 37 77
Summer appearances
1900 1904–1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1928 1932–1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Mexico first joined the Olympic Games in 1900. Since 1924, Mexican athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. Mexico has also taken part in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928. However, they haven't won any medals in the Winter Olympics yet.

Overall, Mexican athletes have won 77 medals. Diving is the sport where Mexico has won the most medals. The group in charge of the Olympics for Mexico is called the Mexican Olympic Committee. It was started in 1923.

Mexico as an Olympic Host

Mexico was the first country in Latin America to host the Olympic Games. This happened one time.

Olympic Medals for Mexico

      Host country

Medals in Summer Games

Mexico has won a total of 77 medals in the Summer Olympic Games. They have earned 13 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze medals. Their best performance was at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where they won 9 medals, including 3 gold. This placed them 15th overall in those Games.

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	did not participate
1900 Paris	4	0	0	0	0	-
1904 St. Louis	did not participate
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris	13	0	0	0	0	-
1928 Amsterdam	30	0	0	0	0	-
1932 Los Angeles	73	0	2	0	2	21
1936 Berlin	32	0	0	3	3	28
1948 London	88	2	1	2	5	17
1952 Helsinki	64	0	1	0	1	34
1956 Melbourne	24	1	0	1	2	23
1960 Rome	69	0	0	1	1	41
1964 Tokyo	94	0	0	1	1	35
1968 Mexico City	275	3	3	3	9	15
1972 Munich	174	0	1	0	1	33
1976 Montreal	97	1	0	1	2	25
1980 Moscow	45	0	1	3	4	29
1984 Los Angeles	99	2	3	1	6	17
1988 Seoul	83	0	0	2	2	44
1992 Barcelona	102	0	1	0	1	49
1996 Atlanta	97	0	0	1	1	71
2000 Sydney	78	1	2	3	6	40
2004 Athens	109	0	3	1	4	59
2008 Beijing	85	2	0	2	4	36
2012 London	102	1	3	4	8	38
2016 Rio de Janeiro	125	0	3	2	5	61
2020 Tokyo	164	0	0	4	4	84
2024 Paris	107	0	3	2	5	65
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		13	27	37	77	52

Medals in Winter Games

Mexico has not yet won any medals in the Winter Olympic Games. They have participated in several Winter Games since 1928.

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	did not participate
1928 St. Moritz	4	0	0	0	0	-
1932 Lake Placid	did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 St. Moritz
1952 Oslo
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 Squaw Valley
1964 Innsbruck
1968 Grenoble
1972 Sapporo
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid
1984 Sarajevo	1	0	0	0	0	-
1988 Calgary	11	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Albertville	20	0	0	0	0	-
1994 Lillehammer	1	0	0	0	0	-
1998 Nagano	did not participate
2002 Salt Lake City	3	0	0	0	0	-
2006 Turin	did not participate
2010 Vancouver	1	0	0	0	0	-
2014 Sochi	1	0	0	0	0	-
2018 Pyeongchang	4	0	0	0	0	-
2022 Beijing	4	0	0	0	0	–
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		0	0	0	0	-

Medals by Summer Sport

Mexico has won medals in many different sports. Diving, Athletics, and Boxing are the sports where Mexico has won the most medals.

Sports	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
Athletics	3	6	2	11	41
Boxing	2	4	8	14	26
Taekwondo	2	2	3	7	5
Equestrian	2	1	4	7	16
Diving	1	8	8	17	12
Weightlifting	1	0	3	4	42
Swimming	1	0	1	2	40
Football	1	0	1	2	20
Archery	0	1	3	4	20
Cycling	0	1	1	2	37
Fencing	0	1	0	1	30
Judo	0	1	0	1	46
Shooting	0	1	0	1	60
Wrestling	0	1	0	1	49
Polo	0	0	1	1	6
Basketball	0	0	1	1	20
Modern pentathlon	0	0	1	1	23
Total	13	27	38	78	50

Famous Mexican Medalists

Enriqueta Basilio lighting the cauldron at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics Opening Ceremony. She was the first woman ever to do this!

Taekwondo athlete María Espinoza has won a gold, silver, and bronze medal for Mexico at the Olympics.

Some Mexican athletes have won multiple medals, making them very famous.

Diver Joaquín Capilla won four Olympic medals for Mexico. He has won more medals than any other Mexican Olympian.

Joaquín Capilla is the Mexican athlete with the most Olympic medals, with four in total. He was also the first Mexican to win medals in three Olympic Games in a row. Humberto Mariles is the only Mexican athlete to win two gold medals. He also won three medals in one Olympic Games (1948), which is the most for a Mexican in a single event. He also won Mexico's very first gold medal!

In 2016, María Espinoza became the first Mexican female athlete to win a medal in three Olympic Games in a row.

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

In Spanish: México en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Mexico at the Olympics
• Category: Olympic competitors for Mexico
• Mexico at the Paralympics
• Sport in Mexico