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Mexico at the Olympics is a history which began in 1900.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Mexico is MEX.

History

A team from Mexico took part in the Olympic Games in 1900. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924. Mexico has also been in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928.

Mexico was the host nation of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Comité Olímpico Mexicano and was formed in 1923.

Medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
33 Bronze Eustaquio de Escandón
Manuel de Escandón
Pablo de Escandón
Guillermo Hayden Wright		 1900 Paris Polo Men's competition
22 Silver Francisco Cabañas 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's flyweight
22 Silver Gustavo Huet Shooting Men's 50m rifle prone
33 Bronze National team 1936 Berlin Basketball Men's competition
33 Bronze Fidel Ortiz Boxing Men's bantamweight
33 Bronze Juan Gracia
Julio Mueller
Antonio Nava
Alberto Ramos		 Polo Men's competition
11 Gold Humberto Mariles 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Individual
11 Gold Rubén Uriza
Humberto Mariles
Alberto Valdés		 Jumping Team
22 Silver Rubén Uriza Jumping Individual
33 Bronze Joaquín Capilla Diving Men's 10m platform
33 Bronze Raúl Campero
Humberto Mariles
Joaquín Solano		 Equestrian Three-Day Event Team
22 Silver Joaquín Capilla 1952 Helsinki Diving Men's 10m platform
11 Gold Joaquín Capilla 1956 Melbourne Diving Diving Men's 10m platform
33 Bronze Joaquín Capilla Men's 3m springboard
33 Bronze Juan Botella 1960 Rome Diving Men's 3m springboard
33 Bronze Juan Fabila 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's bantamweight
11 Gold Antonio Roldán 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's featherweight
11 Gold Ricardo Delgado Men's flyweight
11 Gold Felipe Muñoz Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke
22 Silver José Pedraza Athletics Men's 20 km Walk
22 Silver Álvaro Gaxiola Diving Men's Platform
22 Silver Pilar Roldán Fencing Women's Foil
33 Bronze Agustín Zaragoza Boxing Men's Middleweight
33 Bronze Joaquín Rocha Men's Heavyweight
33 Bronze María Teresa Ramírez Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle
22 Silver Alfonso Zamora 1972 Munich Boxing Men's bantamweight
11 Gold Daniel Bautista 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 20 km walk
33 Bronze Juan Paredes Boxing Men's featherweight
22 Silver Carlos Girón 1980 Moscow Diving Men's 3m springboard
33 Bronze Joaquín Pérez Equestrian Jumping Individual
33 Bronze David Bárcena
Manuel Mendivil
José Luis Pérez
Fabián Vázquez		 Three-day Event Team Competition
33 Bronze Jesús Gómez
Joaquin Pérez
Gerardo Tazzer
Alberto Valdés, Jr.		 Jumping Team Competition
11 Gold Ernesto Canto 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 20 km walk
11 Gold Raul Gonzalez Men's 50 km walk
22 Silver Raul Gonzalez Men's 20 km walk
22 Silver Hector Lopez Boxing Men's bantamweight
22 Silver Daniel Aceves Wrestling Men's flyweight
33 Bronze José Youshimatz Cycling (Track) Men's points race
33 Bronze Mario Gonzalez 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's flyweight
33 Bronze Jesús Mena Diving Men's 10m platform
22 Silver Carlos Mercenario 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 50 km walk
33 Bronze Bernardo Segura 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 20 km walk
11 Gold Soraya Jimenez 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
22 Silver Noé Hernández Athletics Men's 20 km walk
22 Silver Fernando Platas Diving Men's 3m springboard
33 Bronze Joel Sanchez Athletics Men's 50 km walk
33 Bronze Cristian Bejarano Boxing Men's lightweight
33 Bronze Víctor Estrada Taekwondo Men's 68–80 kg
22 Silver Oscar Salazar 2004 Athens Taekwondo Men's -58 kg
22 Silver Ana Guevara Athletics Women's 400m
22 Silver Belem Guerrero Cycling (Track) Women's points race
33 Bronze Iridia Salazar Taekwondo Women's 49–57 kg
11 Gold Guillermo Pérez 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Men's -58 kg
11 Gold María Espinoza Women's +67 kg
33 Bronze Paola Espinosa
Tatiana Ortiz		 Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform
11 Gold National Team 2012 London Football Men's tournament
22 Silver German Sánchez
Ivan García		 2012 London Diving Men's synchronised 10m platform
22 Silver Paola Espinosa
Alejandra Orozco		 2012 London Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform
22 Silver Aída Román 2012 London Archery Women's archery
33 Bronze Mariana Avitia 2012 London Archery Women's archery
33 Bronze Laura Sánchez 2012 London Diving Women's 3m springboard
33 Bronze María Espinoza 2012 London Taekwondo Women's +67 kg

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