Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors	83 (66 men, 17 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Ernesto Canto
Medals ; Ranked 44th	Gold0Silver0Bronze2Total2
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Last updated June 10, 2024

Mexico competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 66 men and 17 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	3	1	4
Athletics	18	3	21
Boxing	6	–	6
Cycling	5	0	5
Diving	2	1	3
Equestrian	5	0	5
Fencing	0	1	1
Gymnastics	1	0	1
Judo	3	–	3
Modern pentathlon	3	–	3
Rowing	2	0	2
Sailing	2	2	4
Shooting	2	1	3
Swimming	7	3	10
Synchronized swimming	–	3	3
Tennis	3	2	5
Wrestling	4	–	4
Total	66	17	83

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Jesús Mena	Diving	Men's 10 metre platforn	27 September
Bronze	Mario González	Boxing	Flyweight	29 September

Archery

In its third Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three men and one woman.

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Andrés Anchondo	Individual	1248	26	Did not advance
Omar Bustani		1232	38	Did not advance
Adolfo González		1215	49	Did not advance
Andrés Anchondo Omar Bustani Adolfo González	Team	3695	10 Q	—	917	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Aurora Bretón	Individual	1224	29	Did not advance

Athletics

Men
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eduardo Nava	100 metres	10.68	54	Did not advance
Mauricio Hernández	800 metres	1:49.03	38	Did not advance
Marcos Barreto	5000 metres	13:45.82	14 q	—	13:53.93	27	Did not advance
Arturo Barrios		13:59.04	32	—	Did not advance
Mauricio González		13:47.98	20 Q	—	13:32.52	19	Did not advance
Marcos Barreto	10,000 metres	29:18.14	28	—	Did not advance
Arturo Barrios		28:08.63	3 Q	—	27:39.32	5
Mauricio González		28:36.66	20 Q	—	27:59.90	11
Jesús Herrera	Marathon	—	2:13:58	11
Martín Mondragón		—	2:27:10	57
Carlos Rétiz		—	2:25:34	50
Roberto Carmona	110 metres hurdles	15.24	39	Did not advance
Ernesto Canto	20 kilometres walk	—	DQ
Carlos Mercenario		—	1:20:56	7
Joel Sánchez		—	DQ
Hernán Andrade	50 kilometres walk	—	DQ
Martín Bermúdez		—	3:49:22	15
Arturo Bravo		—	4:08:08	33
Herman Adam Eduardo Nava Antonio Ruíz Miguel Elizondo	4 × 100 metres relay	40.31	17	—	Did not advance

Women
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Blanca Jaime	Marathon	—	2:43:00	43
Sandra Taváres	100 metres hurdles	13.81	26	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Cristina Fink	High jump	1.84	21	Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mario González	Flyweight	Bye	Mathibeli (LES) W 5–0	Pingale (IND) W 4–1	Kotey (GHA) W w/o	Tews (GDR) L 0–5	Did not advance
José de Jesús García	Bantamweight	Joseph (GRN) W RSC R1	Mayanja (SWE) L 1–4	Did not advance
Miguel Ángel González	Featherweight	Lee (KOR) L 0–5	Did not advance
Guillermo Tamez	Lightweight	Knight (BAR) L 0–5	Did not advance
Humberto Rodríguez	Light welterweight	Bye	Temo (FIJ) W RSC R2	Chinyadza (ZIM) W KO	Myrberg (SWE) L KO	Did not advance
Martín Amarillas	Middleweight	Bye	Shah (PAK) L 2–3	Did not advance

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1988.

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gabriel Cano	Road race	DNF
Héctor Pérez		4:42:47	94
Luis Rosendo Ramos		4:32:56	77
Gabriel Cano Guillermo Gutiérrez Héctor Pérez Luis Rosendo Ramos	Team time trial	2:12:46.4	22

Track

Points race

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
Athlete	Event	Laps	Points	Rank	Laps	Points	Rank
Manuel Youshimatz	Points race	Same lap	32	1 Q	–2 laps	21	9

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jesús Mena	3 metre springboard	581.01	8 Q	598.77	7
Jorge Mondragón	3 metre springboard	594.36	5 Q	616.02	6
Jesús Mena	10 metre platform	523.50	10 Q	594.39
Jorge Mondragón	10 metre platform	518.52	11 Q	511.89	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
María José Alcalá	3 metre springboard	392.16	20	Did not advance
María José Alcalá	10 metre platform	359.64	10 Q	349.41	9

Equestrianism

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification						Final
			Round 1		Round 2		Total		Round 1		Round 2		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Rank
Jaime Azcárraga	Chin Chin	Individual	58.00	17	60.00	15	118.00	12 Q	4.00	4 Q	4.25	7	8.25	6
Alejandro Orózco	Eros		15.00	59	0.00	62	15.00	61	Did not advance
Alberto Rivera	Rey A		34.50	39	DNS		DNF		Did not advance
Gerardo Tazzer	Peregrine		22.50	50	21.00	54	43.50	54	Did not advance
Jaime Azcárraga Everardo Hegewisch Alberto Rivera Gerardo Tazzer	Chin Chin Pepito Rey A Peregrine	Team	—	76.50	14	Did not advance

Fencing

One female fencer represented Mexico in 1988.

Individual
Pool stages

Athlete	Event	Group Stage 1					Group Stage 2						Group Stage 3
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fabiana López	Women's foil	Bau (FRG) L 4–5	Glikina (URS) L 1–5	Palm (SWE) L 4–5	Lazăr (ROU) L 0–5	5	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification
		Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Tony Piñeda	Individual	18.250	17.050	18.000	18.300	19.300	11.500	102.400	88

Judo

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Salvador Hernández	60 kg	Bye	Hosokawa (JPN) L Ippon	Did not advance
Federico Vizcarra	71 kg	Bye	Ruiz (PUR) W Shido	Brain (AUS) L Yuko	Did not advance
Carlos Huttich	78 kg	Bye	Erkhembayar (MGL) L Waza-ari	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1988.

Athlete	Event	Riding (show jumping)			Fencing (épée one touch)			Swimming (300 m freestyle)			Shooting (Rapid fire pistol)			Running (4000 m)			Total points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Points	Rank	MP Points	Time	Rank	MP Points	Total points	Final rank
Marcelo Hoyo	Individual	174	37	926	31	30	762	3:36.97	48	1140	184	56	780	13:11.76	12	1192	4800	39
Ivar Sisniega		150	30	950	31	36	752	3:21.51	16	1260	189	34	890	13:04.47	8	1213	5065	14
Alejandro Yrizar		246	47	854	36	17	847	3:23.47	24	1248	189	34	890	13:48.31	26	1081	4920	28
Marcelo Hoyo Ivar Sisniega Alejandro Yrizar	Team	570	10	2730	98	9	2361	10:21.95	10	3648	562	16	2560	40:04.54	2	3486	14785	8

Rowing

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Luis Miguel García Joaquín Gómez	Double sculls	6:45.16	5 R	6:45.59	4	Did not advance

Sailing

Women

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Eliane Fierro Tania Fierro	470	24	23	23	25	20	22	28	137	19

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Nilo Ozib	Division II	46	44	41	52	52	35	34	252	38
Eric Mergenthaler	Finn	10	14	17	24	15	28	40	108	13

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
José Álvarez	50 m rifle three positions	1154	40	Did not advance
José Álvarez	50 m rifle prone	591	39	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nuria Ortiz	Skeet	141	40	Did not advance
Alfredo Cuentas	Trap	138	39	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Javier Careaga	100 metre breaststroke	1:05.37	35	Did not advance
	200 metre breaststroke	2:20.11	23	Did not advance
	200 metre individual medley	2:09.38	24	Did not advance
	400 metre individual medley	4:30.71	21	Did not advance
Ignacio Escamilla	100 metre freestyle	54.56	56	Did not advance
	200 metre freestyle	1:53.63	32	Did not advance
	400 metre freestyle	4:03.16	34	Did not advance
Rodrigo González	50 metre freestyle	24.01	29	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	51.46	28	Did not advance
	200 metre freestyle	1:52.99	26	Did not advance
	200 metre individual medley	2:09.52	25	Did not advance
Carlos Romo	400 metre freestyle	4:04.02	35	Did not advance
Carlos Romo	100 metre butterfly	58.04	41	Did not advance
Ernesto Vela	100 metre backstroke	59.19	33	Did not advance
Ernesto Vela	200 metre backstroke	2:05.08	22	Did not advance
Urbano Zea	50 metre freestyle	24.86	45	Did not advance
Urbano Zea	100 metre butterfly	57.89	40	Did not advance
Rodrigo González Ignacio Escamilla Jorge Alarcón Urbano Zea	4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	3:29.72	13	Did not advance
Ignacio Escamilla Jorge Alarcón Carlos Romo Rodrigo González	4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	DQ		Did not advance
Ernesto Vela Javier Careaga Urbano Zea Rodrigo González	4 × 100 metre medley relay	3:54.21	20	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marlene Bruten	100 metre butterfly	1:05.37	29	Did not advance
	200 metre butterfly	2:19.68	23	Did not advance
	200 metre individual medley	2:26.89	27	Did not advance
	400 metre individual medley	5:03.69	26	Did not advance
Patricia Kohlmann	50 metre freestyle	27.45	32	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	59.05	36	Did not advance
	200 metre freestyle	2:10.36	35	Did not advance
	200 metre individual medley	2:29.61	29	Did not advance
María Rivera	50 metre freestyle	27.16	26	Did not advance
María Rivera	100 metre freestyle	59.32	38	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Mexico in 1988.

Athlete	Event	Figures		Qualification			Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Total (Figures + Qualification)	Rank	Points	Total (Figures + Final)	Rank
Lourdes Candini	Solo	84.533	23 Q	88.000	172.533	10	Did not advance
Susana Candini		83.067	29	Did not advance
Sonia Cárdeñas		84.733	21	Did not advance
Lourdes Candini Susana Candini (qualification) Sonia Cárdeñas (final)	Duet	83.800	8	91.200	175.000	8 Q	92.200	176.833	8

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Leonardo Lavalle	Singles	Agénor (HAI) W 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–1 Retired	Casal (ESP) L 3–6, 4–6, 6–7	Did not advance
Francisco Maciel		Nargiso (ITA) L 6–4, 6–2, 6–7, 6–7, 6–8	Did not advance
Agustín Moreno		Tsuchihashi (JPN) W 7–6, 6–2, 6–4	Edberg (SWE) L 2–6, 6–7, 0–6	Did not advance
Leonardo Lavalle Agustín Moreno	Doubles	—	Markovits / Köves (HUN) L 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Xóchitl Escobedo	Singles	Minter (AUS) L 1–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Claudia Hernández	Singles	Bye	Garrison (USA) L 1–6, 4–6
Xóchitl Escobedo Claudia Hernández	Doubles	—	Savčenko / Zvereva (URS) L 1–6, 2–6	Did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Group Stage								Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Adrian Ponce	57 kg	Salah (IRQ) L 8–15	Chaambi (TUN) L 0–15	Did not advance					9	Did not advance

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Group Stage								Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Bernardo Olvera	52 kg	Vásquez (GUA) W Fall	Chertow (USA) L 7–10	Bourdin (FRA) L Passivity	Did not advance				8	Did not advance
Jorge Olvera	57 kg	Šorov (YUG) L 1–11	Giordemaina (MLT) W 10–5	Noh (KOR) L 3–19	Did not advance				7	Did not advance
Alfonso Jessel	74 kg	Nagy (HUN) L 1–14	Monday (USA) L Fall	Did not advance					10	Did not advance

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