| Mexico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | MEX |
| NPC | Federacion Mexicana de Deporte |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 71 in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Mexico participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The country sent a 71-member delegation to the Games.
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. [1] [2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability. [3]
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total | |
| 1 | Judo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Mexico qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements. [4] [5]
Through the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method, the country earned a pair of slots at the Rio Games for their two highest ranked equestrian competitors. These slots were irrespective of class ranking. [6]
Mexico national football 5-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics at the 2015 Parapan American Games after defeating Colombia in the bronze medal match in a game that went to penalty kicks. Argentina and Brazil, who finished ahead of them, had already qualified for Rio 2016. [7]
The following is the Mexico squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Javier Amozurrutia | Sighted | 17 November 1980 (aged 35) |
| 2 | DF | Francisco Rangel | B1 | 26 October 1991 (aged 24) |
| 4 | DF | Pablo Millán | B1 | 28 June 1991 (aged 25) |
| 5 | DF | Marco Guerrero | B1 | 17 May 1990 (aged 26) |
| 7 | FW | Daniel Viera | B1 | 2 March 1997 (aged 19) |
| 9 | FW | Rubicel de la Cruz | B1 | 23 March 1994 (aged 22) |
| 10 | FW | Gustavo Arana | B1 | 10 September 1993 (aged 22) |
| 11 | FW | Jorge Lanzagorta | B1 | 30 December 1985 (aged 30) |
| 12 | GK | Cristian Ortiz | Sighted | 20 September 1992 (aged 23) |
| 14 | FW | Omar Otero | B1 | 25 July 1991 (aged 25) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
Morocco  | 0–2 | Mexico |
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With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Mexico earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Eduardo Avila Sanchez in the men's -81 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class. [9] [10]
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.
The United States competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, goalball, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.
Sweden is competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won ten medals; one gold, four silver and five bronze.
Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio at the Olympic Tennis Centre, from 9 to 17 September. Football 5-a-side was played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in cycling, goalball, judo, sailing, and wheelchair basketball.
Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Ukraine competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They earned three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.
Turkey has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball and wheelchair basketball.
Spain competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
Hungary competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Israel competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. They are scheduled to compete in sailing, cycling, shooting, and rowing.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Uzbekistan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
