| Mexico at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MEX |
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 275 (233 men and 42 women) in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer | David Bárcena |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
Mexico won a total of 9 medals (3 of each) which is to date the fewest medals won by a host nation at a Summer Olympics. This is nevertheless the highest number of both gold and overall medals that Mexico has ever won at an Olympics.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Delgado | Boxing | Men's flyweight | 26 October | |
| Antonio Roldán | Boxing | Men's featherweight | 26 October | |
| Felipe Muñoz | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 22 October | |
| José Pedraza | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk | 14 October | |
| Pilar Roldán | Fencing | Women's foil | 20 October | |
| Álvaro Gaxiola | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | 26 October | |
| Agustín Zaragoza | Boxing | Men's middleweight | 24 October | |
| Joaquín Rocha | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | 24 October | |
| Maria Teresa Ramírez | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | 24 October |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Galdino Flores | Long jump | 7.59 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Carmona Botella | 10.9 | 6.92 | 14.37 | 1.70 | 50.5 | DNF | ||||||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Esperanza Girón | 100 m | 12.2 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Esperanza Girón | 200 m | 25.3 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Enriqueta Basilio | 400 m | 55.6 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Enriqueta Basilio | 80 m hurdles | 11.1 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Enriqueta Basilio Esperanza Girón Alma Rosa Martínez Mercedes Román | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.0 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mercedes Román | Long jump | 5.75 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 80H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes Román | Result | 11.3 | 10.08 | NM | 5.71 | 24.6 | 3604 | 31 |
| Points | 995 | 719 | 0 | 922 | 968 |
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mexico men's | Men's tournament | W 75–62 | W 76–75 | L 53–60 | W 86–38 | W 73–63 | L 62–82 | W 68–63 | 3 | 5th-8th place semifinal W 73–72 | 5th place final W 75–65 | 5 |
Team roster
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Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 642 | 408 | +234 | 14 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 561 | 418 | +143 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 493 | 443 | +50 | 12 | 5th–8th classification round | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 473 | 504 | −31 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 456 | 478 | −22 | 10 | 9th–12th classification round | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 514 | 532 | −18 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 453 | 530 | −77 | 8 | 13th–16th classification round | |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 355 | 634 | −279 | 7 |
19 October 1968 |
| 62–82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25–45, 37–37 | ||
| Pts: Guzmán 20 | Pts: Paulauskas 17 | |
20 October 1968 |
| 68–63 | ||
| Scoring by half:40–28, 28–35 | ||
| Pts: Guerrero 20 | Pts: Łopatka 31 | |
5th-8th place semifinal
22 October 1968 |
| 73–72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31–3, 42–41 | ||
| Pts: Guerrero 24 | Pts: Luyk 32 | |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City Attendance: 30,000 Referees: Anatoly Kokorev (URS), Wayne Lichty (USA) |
5th place final
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Alberto Morales | Light flyweight | — | W 3-2 | WRSC | L 2-3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Ricardo Delgado | Flyweight | — | Bye | W 5-0 | W 5-0 | W 5-0 | W 5-0 | |
| Roberto Cervantes | Bantamweight | Bye | W 5-0 | WDSQ | L 1-4 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Antonio Roldán | Featherweight | — | W 5-0 | W 4-1 | W 3-1 | W 3-2 | WDSQ | |
| José Antonio Duran | Lightweight | Bye | WRSC | L 1-4 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Jaime Lozano | Light welterweight | Bye | W 5-0 | L 0-5 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Alfonso Ramírez | Welterweight | Bye | W 3-2 | W 4-1 | L 0-5 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| José Cebreros | Light middleweight | — | LK0 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Agustín Zaragoza | Light middleweight | — | Bye | W 5-0 | W 4-1 | LRSC | Did not advance | |
| Enrique Villarreal | Light heavyweight | — | Bye | LRSC | Did not advance | 17 | ||
| Joaquín Rocha | Heavyweight | — | W 4-1 | W 3-2 | LRSC | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Felipe Ojeda | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:47.3 | 6 SF | — | 4:43.20 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Juan Martínez Félix Altamirano | Men's C-2 1000 m | 4:11.9 | 4 SF | — | 4:15.01 | 1 QF | 4:15.24 | 4 | |
| Fidel Santander | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:28.8 | 7 R | 4:30.09 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Alonso Heinze Jerónimo Gómez | Men's K-2 1000 m | 4:09.9 | 4 R | 4:11.57 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Carlos Graeff Luis Lozano Roberto Heinze Carlos Prendes | Men's K-4 1000 m | 3:37.0 | 5 R | 3:36.90 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Ann Margarit Henningsen | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:18.2 | 7 SF | — | 2:21.39 | 7 | did not advance | ||
| Ann Margarit Henningsen Angelica Zawadzki | Women's K-2 500 m | 2:15.3 | 6 SF | — | 2:10.11 | 5 | did not advance | ||
Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R=Repechage
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Cuéllar | Men's individual road race | Did not finish | |
| Heriberto Díaz | 4:47:59 | 36 | |
| Agustín Juárez | 4:46:32 | 27 | |
| Jesús Sarabia | 4:51:5 | 43 | |
| Agustín Alcántara Adolfo Belmonte Roberto Brito Radamés Treviño | Men's team time trial | 2:16:8.44 | 10 |
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | 1/8 finals | Repechage 3 heats | Repechage 3 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Opposition time | Rank | ||
| Arturo García | Men's sprint | L | L | Did not advance | ||||||||
| José Mercado | L | W 11.27 | L | L | Did not advance | |||||||
| Guillermo Mendoza Julio Munguía | Men's tandem | L | L | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Opponent Results | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Radamés Treviño | Men's individual pursuit | 4:44.12 | 7 Q | L 4:42.40 | Did not advance | ||
| Heriberto Díaz Agustín Alcántara Adolfo Belmonte Radamés Treviño | Men's team pursuit | 4:30.78 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Mercado | Men's time trial | 1:07.97 | 21 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Luis Niño | 3 m springboard | 99.13 | 6 Q | 56.58 | 3 | 155.71 | 4 |
| José Robinson | 91.45 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jorge Telch | 90.68 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Álvaro Gaxiola | 10 m platform | 103.33 | 2 Q | 51.16 | 4 | 154.49 | |
| Luis Niño | 93.66 | 6 Q | 47.50 | 7 | 141.16 | 7 | |
| José Robinson | 91.16 | 11 Q | 52.46 | 3 | 143.62 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Bertha Baraldi | 3 m springboard | 80.47 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Bertha Baraldi | 10 m platform | 47.74 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Dora Hernández | 46.96 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
14 fencers, 9 men and 5 women, represented Mexico in 1968.
Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1968.
Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1968.