Mexico at the 1984 Winter Olympics

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Mexico at the
1984 Winter Olympics
Flag of Mexico.svg
IOC code MEX
NOC Mexican Olympic Committee
Website www.com.org.mx  (in Spanish)
in Sarajevo
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

One alpine skier from Mexico competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the first time since 1928 that an athlete from Mexico competed at the Winter Games.

Alpine skiing

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Men
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRank
Hubertus von Hohenlohe Downhill N/A1:51.5738
Giant slalom 1:34.82501:35.27483:10.0948
Slalom 1:04.42411:03.75262:08.1726

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References

  1. "Sarajevo '84 Final Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved November 11, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]