Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Mexico at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mexico.svg
IOC code MEX
NOC Mexican Olympic Committee
Website www.com.org.mx  (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors85 in 21 sports
Flag bearers Paola Espinosa (opening)
Tatiana Ortiz (closing)
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors (43 men and 42 women) and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa. [1] Mexican athletes won two gold medals at the games for the first time since the 1984 Olympics.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Guillermo Pérez Sandoval Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 20 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold María del Rosario Espinoza Taekwondo Women's +67 kg 23 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Paola Espinosa Sánchez
Tatiana Ortiz Galicia
Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platform 12 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Damaris Gabriela Aguirre Weightlifting Women's 75 kg 15 August

Archery

Mexico sent archers, two men and two women, to the Olympics for the eighth time, and had yet to win an Olympic medal in the sport. Two men received qualifying places in archery, after Luis Velez earned a qualifying spot during the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships and Juan Serrano added another spot at the Pan American championships. [2] The two women, Mariana Avitia and Aída Román, both earned their Olympic spots at the Pan American tournament. [1]

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Juan René Serrano Individual 6791Flag of Samoa.svg  Muaausa  (SAM) (64)
W 116–88
Flag of Spain.svg  Morillo  (ESP) (33)
W 112–111
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Kunda  (BLR) (48)
W 110–106
Flag of the United States.svg  Wunderle  (USA) (41)
W 113–106
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park K-M  (KOR) (4)
L 112–115
Flag of Russia.svg  Badënov  (RUS) (31)
L 110–115
4
Eduardo Vélez 66024Flag of the United States.svg  Wunderle  (USA) (41)
L 102–106
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mariana Avitia Individual 64120Flag of North Korea.svg  Son H-Y  (PRK) (45)
W 112–107
Flag of Poland.svg  Ćwienczek  (POL) (13)
W 109–100
Flag of Georgia.svg  Narimanidze  (GEO) (4)
W 109–108
Flag of North Korea.svg  Kwon U-S  (PRK) (5)
L 99–105
Did not advance
Aída Román 64612Flag of Mauritius.svg  D'Unienville  (MRI) (53)
W 108–97
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Koval  (UKR) (21)
W 111–105
Flag of North Korea.svg  Kwon U-S  (PRK) (5)
L 100–105
Did not advance

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Juan Luis Barrios 5000 m 13:42.397 q13:19.797
David Galván 10000 m DNF
Juan Carlos Romero 28:26.5729
Alejandro Suarez 29:24.7835
Francisco Bautista Marathon 2:29:2866
Carlos Cordero 2:18:4032
Procopio Franco 2:23:2447
David Mejia 20 km walk 1:26:4536
Eder Sánchez 1:21:5315
Mario Iván Flores 50 km walk 3:58:0423
Horacio Nava 3:45:216
Jesús Sánchez 3:53:5818
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Gerardo Martínez High jump 2.15=33Did not advance
Giovanni Lanaro Pole vault 5.4525Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Gabriela Medina 400 m 51.963 Q52.978Did not advance
Dulce María Rodríguez 10000 m 32:58.0427
Karina Pérez Marathon 2:47:0261
Madai Pérez 2:31:4719
Patricia Rétiz 2:39:3455
Karla Dueñas
Ruth Grajeda
Gabriela Medina
Zudikey Rodríguez
Maria Teresa Rugerio
Nallely Vela
4 × 400 m relay 3:30.367Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Romary Rifka High jump NMDid not advance

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Deyanira Angulo Women's singles Flag of Egypt.svg  Hosny  (EGY)
L 18–21, 21–7, 14–21
Did not advance

Boxing

Mexico qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Santos Reyes was the first, qualifying in featherweight at the World Championships. [3] Valdez was the second, qualifying at the first American qualifier. [4] Vargas was the last, earning his spot at the second American tournament. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Óscar Valdez Bantamweight Flag of Mongolia.svg  Badar-Uugan  (MGL)
L 4–15
Did not advance
Arturo Santos Featherweight Flag of Kenya.svg  Okoth  (KEN)
W 6–2
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Shili  (TUN)
W 14–2
Flag of France.svg  Djelkhir  (FRA)
L 9–14
Did not advance
Francisco Vargas Lightweight Flag of Madagascar.svg  Soloniaina  (MAD)
W 9–2
Flag of Romania.svg  Popescu  (ROU)
L 4–14
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Manuel Cortina Men's K-1 500 m 1:40.6264 QS1:48.3337Did not advance
Men's K-1 1000 m 3:41.4337 QS3:43.0177Did not advance
Everardo Cristobal Men's C-1 1000 m 4:15.2806 QS4:04.2676Did not advance
Dimas Camilo Cortes
Everardo Cristobal
Men's C-2 500 m 1:54.0908 QS1:48.8539Did not advance
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:51.6846 QS3:49.6957Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Moises Aldape Chavez Men's road race 6:28:0847
Alessandra Grassi Women's road race 3:36:3545

Diving

Men
AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Yahel Castillo 3 m springboard 480.653 Q504.554 Q462.107
Rommel Pacheco 10 m platform 465.459 Q453.809 Q460.208
Germán Sánchez 399.3522Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Jashia Luna 3 m springboard 276.8517 Q287.3516Did not advance
Laura Sánchez 334.355 Q314.4012 Q312.2510
Paola Espinosa 10 m platform 343.607 Q400.752 Q380.954
Tatiana Ortiz 345.706 Q349.505 Q343.605
Paola Espinosa
Tatiana Ortiz
10 m synchronized platform 330.06Bronze medal icon.svg

Equestrian

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Bernadette Pujals Vincent Individual 69.25012 Q71.0006 Q72.3501171.6759

Show jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Antonio Chedraui Don Porfirio Individual 1=148922 Q817=22*did not advance17=22
Federico Fernández Zorro1=1491026 Q142433 Q12=29Did not advance12=29
Enrique Gonzalez Frida952162551Did not advance2551
Alberto Michan Chinobampo Lavita126492132 Q254647 Q12=29Did not advance12=29
Antonio Chedraui
Federico Fernández
Enrique Gonzalez
Alberto Michan
See above Team 269Did not advance269

Fencing

Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Angélica Larios Individual sabre Flag of Spain.svg  Navarro  (ESP)
L 4–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Marisela Cantù All-around 14.02514.17512.62512.70053.52556Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Arturo Martínez Men's −100 kg Flag of Cameroon.svg  Moussima  (CMR)
L 0001–0100
Did not advance
Vanessa Zambotti Women's +78 kg ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bryant  (GBR)
W 0021–0001
Flag of Japan.svg  Tsukada  (JPN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advanceByeFlag of France.svg  Mondière  (FRA)
L 0000–1010
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP pointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Óscar Soto Men's 1713198820–1578802:10.6030123640311609:21.959115654208
Marlene Sánchez Women's 1864116817–18=188082:27.3931115218029102011:18.11301008515628

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Patrick Loliger Single sculls 7:22.553 QF7:04.304 SC/D7:15.531 FC7:03.9715
Women
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Gabriela Huerta
Lila Perez
Lightweight double sculls 7:11.714 R7:41.974 FCBye7:17.2113

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
David Mier RS:X 16517612292322425EL13017
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Demita Vega RS:X 23232525172120191926EL19023
Tania Elías Calles Laser Radial 272529131516731CANEL10713

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Roberto José Elias 10 m air rifle 59025Did not advance
Ariel Mauricio Flores Skeet 11127Did not advance
José Luis Sánchez 10 m air rifle 59124Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Natalia Zamora 50 m rifle 3 positions 56936Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Luis Escobar 10 km open water 1:53:47.918
Juan Veloz 100 m butterfly 53.5845Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:57.3223Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Susana Escobar 400 m freestyle 4:11.9920Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:33.5118Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:47.3230Did not advance
Fernanda González 100 m backstroke 1:02.7635Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:14.6428Did not advance
Adriana Marmolejo 100 m breaststroke 1:10.73 NR 31Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:28.10 NR 22Did not advance
Imelda Martínez 10 km open water 2:01:07.920

Synchronized swimming

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Mariana Cifuentes
Isabel Delgado
Duet 42.3341942.83485.16819Did not advance

Table tennis

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yadira Silva Women's singles Flag of Croatia.svg  Bakula  (CRO)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Mexico wins its first gold medal in Taekwondo with the victory of Guillermo Perez. [6]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze medalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Guillermo Pérez Men's −58 kg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Harvey  (GBR)
W 3–2
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Nikpai  (AFG)
W 2–1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Khawlaor  (THA)
W 3–1
ByeFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Mercedes  (DOM)
W 1–1 SUP
Gold medal icon.svg
Idulio Islas Men's −68 kg Flag of Nigeria.svg  Muhammad  (NGR)
L 2–2 SUP
Did not advance
María del Rosario Espinoza Women's +67 kg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ben Hamza  (TUN)
W 4–0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Kedzierska  (SWE)
W 4–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Stevenson  (GBR)
W 4–1
ByeFlag of Norway.svg  Solheim  (NOR)
W 3–1
Gold medal icon.svg

Triathlon

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Francisco Serrano Men's 18:560:2658:080:3436:421:54:46.0944
Adriana Corona Women's 21:160:29Lapped

Volleyball

Beach

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Bibiana Candelas
Mayra García
Women's Pool F
Flag of Brazil.svg  Talita Renata  (BRA)
L 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 8–15)
Flag of Greece.svg  Arvaniti Karantasiou  (GRE)
W 2 – 1 (21–17, 16–21, 15–12)
Flag of Austria.svg  D Schwaiger S Schwaiger  (AUT)
L 0 – 2 (17–21, 10–21)
Lucky Losers
Flag of Norway.svg  Håkedal Tørlen  (NOR)
L 1 – 2 (22–20, 12–21, 11–15)
3Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Luz Mercedes Acosta Women's −63 kg 103=4120=82238
Damaris Gabriela Aguirre Women's −75 kg 10981366245Bronze medal icon.svg

Wrestling

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lawrence Langowski −120 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Masoumi  (IRI)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance20

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