Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx  (in Spanish)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	99 (77 men and 22 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Ivar Sisniega
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Mexico competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 99 competitors, 77 men and 22 women, took part in 87 events in 18 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ernesto Canto	Athletics	Men's 20 kilometres walk	3 August
Gold	Raúl González	Athletics	Men's 50 kilometres walk	11 August
Silver	Daniel Aceves	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg	2 August
Silver	Raúl González	Athletics	Men's 20 kilometres walk	3 August
Silver	Héctor López	Boxing	Men's bantamweight	11 August
Bronze	José Youshimatz	Cycling	Men's points race	3 August

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

In its second Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered one man and one woman. Aurora Breton, a veteran of Mexico's first appearance in the 1972 archery competition, took ninth place.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Aurora Bretón — 2481 points (→ 9th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Adolfo González — 2418 points (→ 33rd place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 5,000 metres

• Gerardo Alcala

• Heat — 13:50.60
• Semifinals — 13:45.98 (→ did not advance)

• Eduardo Castro

• Heat — 13:51.46
• Semifinals — 13:42.04 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• José Gómez

• Qualifying Heat — 28:28.50 (→ did not advance)

• Martín Pitayo

• Qualifying Heat — 28:59.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Jesús Herrera — 2:20:33 (→ 36th place)
• Rodolfo Gómez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Miguel Angel Cruz — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Juan de la Garza

• Qualification — 79.16m (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Ernesto Canto

• Final — 1:23:13 (→ Gold Medal)

• Raúl González

• Final — 1:23:20 (→ Silver Medal)

• Marcelino Colín

• Final — 1:28:26 (→ 17th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Raúl González

• Final — 3:47:26 (→ Gold Medal)

• Ernesto Canto

• Final — 4:07:59 (→ 10th place)

• Martín Bermúdez

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

• María Trujillo

• Final — 2:38:50 (→ 25th place)

• Maria Cardenas

• Final — 2:51:03 (→ 40th place)

• Maria Luisa Ronquillo

• Final — 2:51:04 (→ 41st place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Alma Vázquez

• Heat — 1:00.86 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight

• Fausto García

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Héctor López → Silver Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Johnny Assadoma (INA), KO-3
• Third Round — Defeated Joe Orewa (NGR), 4:1
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Ndaba Dube (ZIM), 5:0
• Semifinals — Defeated Dale Walters (CAN), 5:0
• Final — Lost to Maurizio Stecca (ITA), 1:4

Men's Featherweight

• Javier Camacho

Men's Lightweight

• Luciano Solis

Men's Light-Welterweight

• Octavio Robles

Men's Welterweight

• Genaro Léon

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists represented Mexico in 1984.

Individual road race

• Raúl Alcalá — +1:43 (→ 11th place)
• Luis Ramos — +6:14 (→ 17th place)
• Salvador Rios — +22:20 (→ 47th place)
• Jesús Rios — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Raúl Alcalá
• Félipe Enríquez
• Guillermo Gutiérrez
• Cuauthémoc Muñoz

Points race

• José Youshimatz

• Final — 29 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

• Jorge Mondragón

• Preliminary Round — 537.03
• Final — 550.35 (→ 9th place)

• Carlos Girón

• Preliminary Round — 549.75
• Final — 530.04 (→ 12th place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Mexico in 1984.

Women's foil

• Lourdes Lozano

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1984.

Individual

• Ivar Sisniega
• Alejandro Yrizar
• Marcelo Hoyo

Team

• Ivar Sisniega
• Alejandro Yrizar
• Marcelo Hoyo

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

• 25 metres rapid-fire pistol, men - Mario Sánchez (=26th place)
• 10 metres air rifle, men - José Álvarez (=36th place); Víctor Garcés (46th place)
• 50 metres rifle three positions, men - José Álvarez (=30th place); Víctor Garcés (38th place)
• 50 metres rifle prone, men - Víctor Garcés (9th place); José Álvarez (41st place)

• Trap, open - Diego García (=17th place); Guillermo Castellanos (=41st place)
• Skeet, open - Nuria Ortiz (9th place); Ángel Guzmán (46th place)

• 25 metres pistol, women - Mónica Patron (29th place)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Ramiro Estrada

• Heat — 52.07 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

• César Sánchez

• Heat — 54.94 (→ did not advance, 48th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• César Sánchez

• Heat — 1:55.82 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

• Carlos Romo

• Heat — 1:58.77 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Ernesto Vela

• Heat — 1:01.42 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Ernesto Vela

• Heat — 2:10.30 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Eduardo Morillo

• Heat — 1:06.82 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Eduardo Morillo

• Heat — 2:23.72 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Carlos Romo

• Heat — 57.61 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Eduardo Morillo

• Heat — 2:09.87 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• José Medina, Ramiro Estrada, César Sánchez, and Carlos Romo

• Heat — 3:33.86 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Ernesto Vela, Eduardo Morillo, Carlos Romo, and Ramiro Estrada

• Heat — 3:56.11 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Patricia Kohlmann

• Heat — 58.76 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Teresa Rivera

• Heat — 59.61 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Patricia Kohlmann

• Heat — 2:07.75 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Irma Huerta

• Heat — 2:09.52 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Irma Huerta

• Heat — 4:25.13
• B-Final — 4:23.34 (→ 16th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Irma Huerta

• Heat — 8:56.18 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

• Rosa Fuentes

• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Teresa Rivera

• Heat — 1:06.39 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Teresa Rivera

• Heat — 2:22.94 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Patricia Kohlmann, Teresa Rivera, Rosa Fuentes, and Irma Huerta

• Heat — 3:58.31 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Teresa Rivera, Sara Guido, Maria Urbina, and Patricia Kohlmann

• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Women's Solo

• Pilar Ramírez
• Claudia Novelo
• Lourdes Candini

Women's Duet

• Claudia Novelo and Pilar Ramírez

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Mexico at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-11.