Mexico at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mexico at the Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 13 24 32 69
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 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
3 Bronze	Eustaquio de Escandón Manuel de Escandón Pablo de Escandón Guillermo Hayden Wright	1900 Paris	Polo	Men's competition
2 Silver	Francisco Cabañas	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Gustavo Huet		Shooting	Men's 50m rifle prone
3 Bronze	National team	1936 Berlin	Basketball	Men's competition
3 Bronze	Fidel Ortiz		Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Juan Gracia Julio Mueller Antonio Nava Alberto Ramos		Polo	Men's competition
1 Gold	Humberto Mariles	1948 London	Equestrian	Jumping Individual
1 Gold	Rubén Uriza Humberto Mariles Alberto Valdés			Jumping Team
2 Silver	Rubén Uriza			Jumping Individual
3 Bronze	Joaquín Capilla		Diving	Men's 10m platform
3 Bronze	Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano		Equestrian	Three-Day Event Team
2 Silver	Joaquín Capilla	1952 Helsinki	Diving	Men's 10m platform
1 Gold	Joaquín Capilla	1956 Melbourne	Diving Diving	Men's 10m platform
3 Bronze	Joaquín Capilla			Men's 3m springboard
3 Bronze	Juan Botella	1960 Rome	Diving	Men's 3m springboard
3 Bronze	Juan Fabila	1964 Tokyo	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
1 Gold	Antonio Roldán	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Men's featherweight
1 Gold	Ricardo Delgado			Men's flyweight
1 Gold	Felipe Muñoz		Swimming	Men's 200m breaststroke
2 Silver	José Pedraza		Athletics	Men's 20 km Walk
2 Silver	Álvaro Gaxiola		Diving	Men's Platform
2 Silver	Pilar Roldán		Fencing	Women's Foil
3 Bronze	Agustín Zaragoza		Boxing	Men's Middleweight
3 Bronze	Joaquín Rocha			Men's Heavyweight
3 Bronze	María Teresa Ramírez		Swimming	Women's 800m Freestyle
2 Silver	Alfonso Zamora	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
1 Gold	Daniel Bautista	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men's 20 km walk
3 Bronze	Juan Paredes		Boxing	Men's featherweight
2 Silver	Carlos Girón	1980 Moscow	Diving	Men's 3m springboard
3 Bronze	Joaquín Pérez		Equestrian	Jumping Individual
3 Bronze	David Bárcena Manuel Mendivil José Luis Pérez Fabián Vázquez			Three-day Event Team Competition
3 Bronze	Jesús Gómez Joaquin Pérez Gerardo Tazzer Alberto Valdés, Jr.			Jumping Team Competition
1 Gold	Ernesto Canto	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 20 km walk
1 Gold	Raul Gonzalez			Men's 50 km walk
2 Silver	Raul Gonzalez			Men's 20 km walk
2 Silver	Hector Lopez		Boxing	Men's bantamweight
2 Silver	Daniel Aceves		Wrestling	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	José Youshimatz		Cycling (Track)	Men's points race
3 Bronze	Mario Gonzalez	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Jesús Mena		Diving	Men's 10m platform
2 Silver	Carlos Mercenario	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
3 Bronze	Bernardo Segura	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 20 km walk
1 Gold	Soraya Jimenez	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
2 Silver	Noé Hernández		Athletics	Men's 20 km walk
2 Silver	Fernando Platas		Diving	Men's 3m springboard
3 Bronze	Joel Sanchez		Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
3 Bronze	Cristian Bejarano		Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Víctor Estrada		Taekwondo	Men's 68–80 kg
2 Silver	Oscar Salazar	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Men's -58 kg
2 Silver	Ana Guevara		Athletics	Women's 400m
2 Silver	Belem Guerrero		Cycling (Track)	Women's points race
3 Bronze	Iridia Salazar		Taekwondo	Women's 49–57 kg
1 Gold	Guillermo Pérez	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Men's -58 kg
1 Gold	María Espinoza			Women's +67 kg
3 Bronze	Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz		Diving	Women's synchronised 10m platform
1 Gold	National Team	2012 London	Football	Men's tournament
2 Silver	German Sánchez Ivan García	2012 London	Diving	Men's synchronised 10m platform
2 Silver	Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco	2012 London	Diving	Women's synchronised 10m platform
2 Silver	Aída Román	2012 London	Archery	Women's archery
3 Bronze	Mariana Avitia	2012 London	Archery	Women's archery
3 Bronze	Laura Sánchez	2012 London	Diving	Women's 3m springboard
3 Bronze	María Espinoza	2012 London	Taekwondo	Women's +67 kg

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes

Images for kids

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  Taekwondo practitioner María Espinoza has won a complete set of medals at the Olympics for Mexico.

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  Diver Joaquín Capilla won four olympic medals representing Mexico.

See also

In Spanish: México en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños