Mexico at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Mexico at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | MEX | ||||||||
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 97 in 19 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Nancy Contreras | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 71st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Mexico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Medalists
Bronze
- Bernardo Segura — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
Results by event
Archery
In its fifth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three competitors. José Anchondo was the most successful, winning two matches before losing his third.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Marisol Breton – Round of 32 → 18th place (1-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Jose Anchondo – Round of 16 → 16th place (2-1)
- Adolfo Gonzalez – Round of 64 → 51st place (0-1)
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Germán Silva – 2:14.29 (→ 6th place)
- Benjamín Paredes – 2:14.55 (→ 8th place)
- Dionicio Cerón – 2:16.48 (→ 15th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Ignacio Zamudio — 3:46:07 (→ 6th place)
- Daniel García — 3:50:05 (→ 9th place)
- Germán Sánchez — 3:57:47 (→ 18th place)
Women's Marathon
- María del Carmen Díaz – 2:37.14 (→ 33rd place)
- Guadaloupe Loma – 2:41.56 (→ 43rd place)
- Adriana Fernandez – 2:44.23 (→ 51st place)
Women's 10 km Walk
- Graciela Mendoza – 45:13 (→ 18th place)
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Jesus Zarate
- Final — 1:11:42 (→ 30th place)
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Biki Sapok (Malaysia), 15-4
- Second Round — Lost to La Paene Masara (Indonesia), 1-8
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Zoltan Lunka (Germany), 7-13
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Samuel Álvarez
- First Round — Lost to George Olteanu (Romania), referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Francisco Martínez
- First Round — Lost to Michael Strange (Canada), 1-15
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Carlos Martínez
- First Round — Lost to Bolat Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan), 3-25
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Jesús Flores
- First Round — Lost to Abdul Rasheed (Pakistan), 7-12
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Zsolt Erdel (Hungary), referee stopped contest in third round (01:38)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Vassili Jirov (Kazakhstan), referee stopped contest in second round
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 382.83
- Semi Final — 217.62
- Final — 402.36 (→ 8th place)
- Joël Rodríguez
- Preliminary Heat — 296.91 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 10m Platform
- Fernando Platas
- Alberto Acosta
Women's 3m Springboard
- María Alcalá
- Preliminary Heat — 257.01
- Semi Final — 193.62 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
- Maria Elena Romero
- Preliminary Heat — 252.84
- Semi Final — 187.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- María Alcalá
Modern pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition:
- Sergio Salazar – 5387 pts (→ 9th place)
- Horacio de la Vega – 5182 pts (→ 23rd place)
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Carlos Arena
- Heat – 57.40 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Carlos Arena
- Heat – 2:05.96 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Jesús González
- Heat – 54.94 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition:
- First round — Defeated Dinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-2, 6-2
- Second round — Lost to Andrea Gaudenzi (Italy) 1-6, 6-7
- First round — Lost to Christian Ruud (Norway) 3-6, 6-2, 6-8
See also
References
- sports-reference
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-05.