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Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. The country sent 85 competitors (43 men and 42 women) and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer

2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations portion of the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag...

at the opening ceremony

2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture...

was diver Paola Espinosa

Paola Espinosa

Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez is an athlete from Mexico. She competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, being her national team's flagbearer in the latter...

. Mexican athletes won two gold medals at the games for the first time since the 1984 Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
	Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	Men's 58 kg
	Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	Women's +67 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 67 kilograms...
Tatiana Ortiz Galicia Tatiana Ortiz Tatiana Ortíz Galicia is an athlete from Mexico. She competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal in the 10m Synchronized Platform with Paola Espinosa....	Diving Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics Diving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...	Women's synchronized 10 meter platform Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform Women's synchronized 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 12 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....

Archery

Mexico will send archers to the Olympics for the eighth time; the nation has yet to win an Olympic medal in the sport. The nation will send two men, 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. Two women will also represent Mexico, Mariana Martinez and Aida Roman, with both spots being earned at the Pan American tournament.

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Juan René Serrano Juan Rene Serrano Juan René Serrano Gutiérrez is an athlete from Mexico. He competes in archery.Serrano competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was defeated...	Individual	679	1	(64)	(33)	(48)	(41)	(4)	(31)	4th
Eduardo Vélez Eduardo Vélez Eduardo Luis Vélez Sanchez is an athlete from Mexico, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Vélez finished his ranking round with a total of 660 points, which gave him the 24th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Vic Wunderle in...	Individual	660	24	(41)	Did not advance					52nd

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mariana Avitia Mariana Avitia Mariana Avitia Martínez is an athlete from Mexico who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Avitia finished her ranking round with a total of 641 points...	Individual	641	20	(45)	(13)	(4)	(5)	Did not advance		8th
Aida Román Aida Román Aida Nabila Román Arroyo is an athlete from Mexico who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Román finished her ranking round with a total of 646 points...	Individual	646	12	(53)	(21)	(5)	Did not advance			13th

Athletics

Men

1,500 m
- Juan Luis Barrios
  Juan Luis Barrios
  Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican athlete. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 65 kg . He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres...
  
  DNS
5,000 m
- Juan Luis Barrios
  Juan Luis Barrios
  Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican athlete. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 65 kg . He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres...
  
  13:19.79 (7th)
- David Galván
  David Galván
  José David Galván Martínez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres...
  
  DNS
10,000 m
- David Galván
  David Galván
  José David Galván Martínez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres...
  
  DNF
- Alejandro Suarez
  Alejandro Suárez
  Alejandro Suárez Velázquez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Victoria...
  
  29:24.78 (35th)
- Juan Carlos Romero 28:26.57 (29th)
Marathon
- Carlos Cordero Gomez 2:18:40 (32nd)
- Procopio Franco Hernandez 2:23:24 (47th)
- Francisco Bautista
  Francisco Bautista
  Francisco Bautista Cuamatzi is a male long-distance runner from Mexico. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, where he finished in 66th place in the men's marathon event, clocking 2:29.28...
  
  2:29:28 (66th)
High jump
- Gerardo Martínez
  Gerardo Martínez
  Gerardo Eugenio Martínez Dibene is a Mexican high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in April 2007 in Walnut. This is the current Mexican record....
  
  2.15 m (33rd)
Pole vault
- Giovanni Lanaro
  Giovanni Lanaro
  Giovanni Alessandro Lanaro is a Mexican pole vaulter.-Youth and college:Giovanni Lanaro attended West Covina High School in California; Lanaro pole vaulted as a freshman in high school but suffered a back injury as well as a fractured ankle skateboarding that prevented him from vaulting the next...
  
  5.45 m (25th)
20 km walk
- Eder Sánchez
  Eder Sánchez
  Heraclio Eder Sánchez Terán is a Mexican race walker. He's currently serving the Mexican Army, and has won the Mexican 'Premio Nacional del Deporte'.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  1:21:53 (15th)
- David Mejia 1:26:45 (36th)
50 km walk
- Horacio Nava
  Horacio Nava
  Horacio Nava Reza is a male race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  3:45:21 (6th)
- Mario Iván Flores
  Mario Iván Flores
  Mario Iván Flores Hernández is a Mexican race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  3:58:04 (23rd)
- Jesús Sánchez
  Jesus Sanchez
  Jesús Paulino Sánchez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors from until . Most recently, he appeared in three games for the Sacramento River Cats of the Oakland Athletics organization in .-External links:...
  
  3:53:58 (18th)

Women

400 m
- Gabriela Medina
  Gabriela Medina
  Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  51.97 (23rd)
4x400 m relay
- Gabriela Medina
  Gabriela Medina
  Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:...
- Zudikey Rodriguez
  Zudikey Rodríguez
  Zudikey Rodríguez Núñez is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time is 23.18 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Puebla.Then she moved up a distance to run 400 meters...
- Nallely Vela Rascon
- Ruth del Carmen Grajeda
- Maria Teresa Rugerio
- Karla Dueñas
  - Time & Overall Rank: 3:30.36 (14th)
10,000 m
- Dulce María Rodríguez
  Dulce María Rodríguez
  Dulce María Rodríguez de la Cruz is a Mexican long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events, including the marathon...
  
  32:58.04 (27th)
Marathon
- Madai Pérez
  Madaí Pérez
  Madaí Pérez Carrillo is a Mexican long-distance runner. She represented Mexico in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- Career :...
  
  2:31:47 (19th)
- Patricia Retíz 2:39:34 (55th)
- Karina Pérez 2:47:02 (61st)
High jump
- Romary Rifka
  Romary Rifka
  María Romary Rifka González is a female Mexican high jumper. She is married to track & field athlete, Alejandro Cárdenas. Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Xalapa. This is the current Mexican record.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  NM

Badminton

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Deyanira Angulo	Singles	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. Valdez was the second, qualifying at the first American qualifier. Vargas was the last, earning his spot at the second American tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Oscar Valdez Oscar Valdez Óscar Rafael Valdez Fierro is a Mexican amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at the age of 17 and became the first Mexican Youth World Champion.-Career:...	Bantamweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight The bantamweight competition was the third-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 54 kilograms in body mass....		Did not advance
Arturo Santos Arturo Santos Reyes José Arturo Santos Reyes , is a Mexican amateur boxer best known to win silver at the world junior championships 2004 at flyweight and qualify for the Olympics 2008 at featherweight.-Amateur career:...	Featherweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Featherweight The featherweight competition was the fourth-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Featherweights were limited to a maximum of 57 kilograms in body mass....				Did not advance
Francisco Vargas Francisco Vargas Francisco Javier Vargas Peláez is a Mexican amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at lightweight.-Amateur career:At the 2006 Central American games, Vargas lost to eventual winner Yordenis Ugas 7:14...	Lightweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Lightweight The lightweight competition was the fifth-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 60 kilograms in body mass....			Did not advance

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jose Everardo Cristobal Everardo Cristóbal José Everardo Cristóbal Quirino is a Mexican sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005....	C-1 1000 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres The men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22. The C-1 event is raced in single-man sprint canoes....	4:15.280	6th	4:04.267	6th	Did not advance
Dimas Camilo Cortes Jose Everardo Cristobal Everardo Cristóbal José Everardo Cristóbal Quirino is a Mexican sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005....	C-2 500 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres The men's C-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoes. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...	1:54.090	8th	1:48.853	9th	Did not advance
	C-2 1000 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres The men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoes....	3:51.684	6th	3:49.695	7th	Did not advance
Manuel Cortina	K-1 500 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres The men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...	1:40.626	4th	1:48.333	7th	Did not advance
Manuel Cortina	K-1 1000 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres The men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing on 22 August. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks....	3:41.433	7th	3:43.017	7th	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Moises Aldape Chavez	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	6h 28' 08 (+4:19)	47th

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Alessandra Giuseppina Grassi	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road race The women's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It took place on 10 August 2008, featuring 66 women from 33 countries. It was the seventh appearance of an Olympic women's road race event and featured a longer course than any of the previous six races...	3h 36' 35 (+4:11)	45th

Diving

Athlete	Events	Preliminary		Semifinal				Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank
Yahel Castillo Yahel Castillo Yahel Ernesto Castillo Huerta is a Mexican diver.-References:...	3 m individual springboard Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard Men's 3 metre springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 18 to August 19, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It was an individual diving competition, with dives performed from a flexible springboard three metres above the surface of the water.The...	480.65	3rd	504.55	4th			462.10	7th		7th
Rommel Pacheco Rommel Pacheco Rommel Pacheco is a Mexican diver. He was the gold medalist in the 10-meter platform at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished in 10th place in the 10-meter platform and 3-meter springboard. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in 8th place in the 10-meter...	10 m individual platform Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform Men's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 22 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	465.45	9th	453.80	9th			460.20	8th		8th
Germán Sánchez	10 m individual platform Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform Men's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 22 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	399.35	22nd	Did not advance							22nd

Women

Athlete	Events	Preliminary		Semifinal				Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank
Jashia Luna Jashia Luna Jashia Judith Luña Alfaro is a female diver from Mexico. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.-References:*...	3 m individual springboard Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard Women's 3 meter springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 15 to August 17, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It is an individual diving competition, with dives performed from a flexible springboard three meters above the surface of the water.The...	276.85	17th	287.35	16th	Did not advance					16th
Laura Sánchez	3 m individual springboard Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard Women's 3 meter springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 15 to August 17, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It is an individual diving competition, with dives performed from a flexible springboard three meters above the surface of the water.The...	334.35	5th	314.40	12th			312.25	10th		10th
Paola Espinosa Paola Espinosa Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez is an athlete from Mexico. She competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, being her national team's flagbearer in the latter...	10 m individual platform Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform Women's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 20 to August 21, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	343.60	7th	400.75	2nd			380.95	4th		4th
Tatiana Ortiz Tatiana Ortiz Tatiana Ortíz Galicia is an athlete from Mexico. She competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal in the 10m Synchronized Platform with Paola Espinosa....	10 m individual platform Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform Women's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 20 to August 21, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	345.70	6th	349.50	5th			343.60	5th		5th
Paola Espinosa Paola Espinosa Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez is an athlete from Mexico. She competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, being her national team's flagbearer in the latter... Tatiana Ortiz Tatiana Ortiz Tatiana Ortíz Galicia is an athlete from Mexico. She competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal in the 10m Synchronized Platform with Paola Espinosa....	10 m synchronised platform Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform Women's synchronized 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 12 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....							330.06	3rd

Equestrian

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2				Final
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Total score	Rank	Score	Rank	Total score	Rank
Bernadette Pujals	Vincent	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage The individual dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 14 and 19, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.The first round of the individual dressage competition is the same FEI Grand Prix Test used for the team dressage event. The Grand Prix Test consists of a battery of required...	69.250	12th	71.000	6th			72.350	11th	71.675	9th

Individual jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Ind. round 1		Ind. round 2			Ind. round 3			Final
			Ind. round 1		Ind. round 2			Ind. round 3			Round A		Round B		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Antonio Chedraui	Don Porfirio	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	1	14th	8	9	22nd	8	17	23rd	Did not advance					40th
Federico Fernandez Federico Fernández (equestrian) Federico Fernández is an equestrian showjumper.He represented his country in the 2004 Summer Olympics in both the individual and team jumping events....	Zorro	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	1	14th	9	10	26th	14	24	33rd	12	29th	Did not advance			29th
Enrique Gonzalez	Frida	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	9	52nd	16	25	51st	Did not advance								51st
Alberto Michan	Chinobampo Lavita	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	12	64th	9	21	32nd	25	46	47th	12	29th	Did not advance			29th

Team jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Team final 1		Team final 2
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total penalties	Rank
Jose Chedraui Federico Fernandez Federico Fernández (equestrian) Federico Fernández is an equestrian showjumper.He represented his country in the 2004 Summer Olympics in both the individual and team jumping events.... Enrique Gonzalez Alberto Michan	as above	Team Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team jumping The team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 15 to 18, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.The second and third rounds of show-jumping from the individual jumping event were used to determine scores for the team round...	98169	Did not advance			9th

Fencing

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Angelica Larios Delgado	Individual sabre Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre The Women's Sabre fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 9 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre....	4-15	Did not advance				33rd

Gymnastics

Artistic

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Floor	Uneven bars	Balance beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Maricela Cantu	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around Women's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15. at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium....	14.175	14.025	12.625	12.700	53.525	56th	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First repechage round	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Arturo Martinez Rivera Arturo Martínez Arturo Esteban Martínez Rivera is a male judoka from Mexico. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	100 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:-References:**...			Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First repechage round	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Vanessa Martina Zambotti	+78 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:...		BYE	Karina Bryant Karina Bryant Karina Bryant is a British judoka.Bryant is due to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Judo Heavyweight event.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...		Did not advance			Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Men

Athlete	Event	Shoot	Fence	Swim	Ride	Run	Total points	Rank
Oscar Soto Carillo	Individual Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's The men's Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held on Thursday, August 21, at the Olympic Green Convention Center , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium .The results of each of the five segments of the modern pentathlon were converted...	988	880	1236	1160	1156	5420	8th

Women

Athlete	Event	Shoot	Fence	Swim	Ride	Run	Total points	Rank
Karla Marlene Sanchez	Individual Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's The women's Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held on August 21 and August 22 at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Green Convention Centre .The results of each of the five segments of the modern pentathlon were...	1168	808	1152	1020	1008	5156	28th

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final		Overall
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Patrick Loliger Patrick Loliger Patrick Alexandre Ernst Loliger Salas is a Mexican rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, ending third in the Final C group and fifteenth overall during the Men's single sculls rowing event....	Single sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls Men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...	7:22.55	3rd			7:04.30	4th	7:15.53	1st	7:03.97	3rd	15th

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final		Overall
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Gabriela Huerta Lila Perez	Lightweight double sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls Women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....	7:11.71	4th	7:41.97	4th					7:17.21	1st	13th

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Score	Rank
David Mauricio Mier Y Teran David Mier David Mauricio Mier y Terán Cuevas is a Mexican windsurfer.David began practicing windsurfing at the age of 14, and participated in his first competition at age 15. He has participated at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics.He finished 17th in the men's sailboard event at the 2008 Olympics...	Sailboard Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard Men's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 35 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....	16th	5th	17th	6th	12th	29th	23rd	22nd	4th	25th	Did not advance	130	17th

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Score	Rank
Demita Vega de Lille	Sailboard Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard Women's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....	23rd	23rd	25th	25th	17th	21st	20th	19th	19th	26th	Did not advance	190	23rd
Tania Elias Calles	Laser Radial Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Laser Radial class Women's Laser Radial class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic regatta took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial single-handed dinghy racing series....	27th	25th	29th	13th	15th	16th	7th	3rd	1st		Did not advance	107	13th

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Roberto Jose Elias	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	590	25th	Did not advance		25th
José Luis Sánchez	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	591	24th	Did not advance		24th
Ariel Mauricio Flores	Skeet Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's skeet -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record...	111	27th	Did not advance		27th

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Natalia Zamora	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...	569	36th	Did not advance		36th

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Juan José Veloz Juan Veloz Juan José Veloz Dávila is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics.-Career:...	100 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event, included in the swimming competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 14–16, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	53.58	5th	Did not advance			45th
	200 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	1:57.32	8th	Did not advance			23rd
Luis Ricardo Escobar	10 km open water marathon Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre The men's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the program at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...					1:53:47.90	18th

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Susana Escobar Susana Escobar Susana Escobar is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin....	400 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle The Women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of...	4:11.99	3rd			Did not advance	20th
	800 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.During the competition, Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic Record in a preliminary heat...	8:33.51	1st			Did not advance	18th
	400 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Final:AF = African record-References:...	4:47.32	5th			Did not advance	30th
Adriana Marmolejo Adriana Marmolejo Adriana Marmolejo is a 3-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Mexico. She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics;, making her the first Mexican woman to swim at 3 Olympic Games...	100 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	1:10.73 NR	2nd	Did not advance			31st
	200 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	2:28.10 NR	2nd	Did not advance			22nd
Fernanda González Fernanda González María Fernanda González Ramirez is an Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico. She swam for Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...	100 m backstroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.During the two preliminary heats, Kirsty Coventry broke first the existing Olympic Record, then the existing World Record. Thus, prior to the final heat, both records were different than what they had been before the...	1:02.76	6th	Did not advance			35th
	200 m backstroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record...	2:14.64	4th	Did not advance			28th
Imelda Martinez Gomez	10 km open water marathon Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre The women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 20 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the programme at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...					2:01:07.90	20th

Synchronized swimming

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)				Free routine (final)
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank
Mariana Aneth Cifuentes Blanca Isabel Delgado	Duet Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's duet The women's duet synchronized swimming event at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 18 to 20, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....	42.334	19th	42.834	17th	85.168	19th	Did not advance

Table tennis

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Yadira Silva Llorente	Singles		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Mexico wins its first gold medal in Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

with the victory of Guillermo Perez

Guillermo Pérez

Guillermo Pérez Sandoval is a Olympic gold medal-winning Mexican taekwondo practitioner. Pérez stands at 171 cm and weighs 58 kg....

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Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Guillermo Perez Sandoval Guillermo Pérez Guillermo Pérez Sandoval is a Olympic gold medal-winning Mexican taekwondo practitioner. Pérez stands at 171 cm and weighs 58 kg....	−58 kg
Idulio Islas Gomez	−68 kg		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Maria del Rosario Espinoza María del Rosario Espinoza María del Rosario Espinoza, is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner. Espinoza stands at 173 cm and weighs 69 kg....	+67 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 67 kilograms...

Triathlon

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Francisco Serrano Plowells	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	18:56	58:08	36:42	1:54:46.09	44th

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Faviola Adriana Corona	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	21:16	LAP			N/A

Volleyball

Beach

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Lucky Loser	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Standing	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Bibiana Candelas Bibiana Candelas Bibiana Candelas Ramírez is a 6'5" beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player who represented her native country, Mexico, at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner, Mayra Garcia.... Mayra Garcia Mayra García Mayra Aide García Lopez is a female beach volleyball player from Mexico, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Hilda Gaxiola... Seed 21	Doubles	1-2 2-1 0-2	1-2	17th	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Luz Mercedes Acosta	63 kg	103		120		223	8th
Damaris Gabriela Aguirre	75 kg	109		136		245	6th

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Larry Langowski	−120 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 120 kg Men's Freestyle 120 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two...	0-6, 0-6	Did not advance

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Canoeing

Flatwater

Cycling

Road

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Gymnastics

Artistic

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Women

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also