Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | MEX |
NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 85 in 21 sports |
Flag bearers | Paola Espinosa (opening) Tatiana Ortiz (closing) |
Medals Ranked 36th |
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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.
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Guillermo Pérez Sandoval | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 20 August |
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María del Rosario Espinoza | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | 23 August |
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Paola Espinosa Sánchez Tatiana Ortiz Galicia |
Diving | Women's 10 m synchronized platform | 12 August |
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Damaris Gabriela Aguirre | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | 15 August |
Archery
[edit]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
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Juan René Serrano | Individual | 679 | 1 | ![]() W 116–88 |
![]() W 112–111 |
![]() W 110–106 |
![]() W 113–106 |
![]() L 112–115 |
![]() L 110–115 |
4 |
Eduardo Vélez | 660 | 24 | ![]() L 102–106 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Mariana Avitia | Individual | 641 | 20 | ![]() W 112–107 |
![]() W 109–100 |
![]() W 109–108 |
![]() L 99–105 |
Did not advance | ||
Aída Román | 646 | 12 | ![]() W 108–97 |
![]() W 111–105 |
![]() L 100–105 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
[edit]- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Juan Luis Barrios | 5000 m | 13:42.39 | 7 q | 13:19.79 | 7 |
David Galván | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||
Juan Carlos Romero | — | 28:26.57 | 29 | ||
Alejandro Suarez | — | 29:24.78 | 35 | ||
Francisco Bautista | Marathon | — | 2:29:28 | 66 | |
Carlos Cordero | — | 2:18:40 | 32 | ||
Procopio Franco | — | 2:23:24 | 47 | ||
David Mejia | 20 km walk | — | 1:26:45 | 36 | |
Eder Sánchez | — | 1:21:53 | 15 | ||
Mario Iván Flores | 50 km walk | — | 3:58:04 | 23 | |
Horacio Nava | — | 3:45:21 | 6 | ||
Jesús Sánchez | — | 3:53:58 | 18 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Gerardo Martínez | High jump | 2.15 | =33 | Did not advance | |
Giovanni Lanaro | Pole vault | 5.45 | 25 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Gabriela Medina | 400 m | 51.96 | 3 Q | 52.97 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Dulce María Rodríguez | 10000 m | — | 32:58.04 | 27 | |||
Karina Pérez | Marathon | — | 2:47:02 | 61 | |||
Madai Pérez | — | 2:31:47 | 19 | ||||
Patricia Rétiz | — | 2:39:34 | 55 | ||||
Karla Dueñas Ruth Grajeda Gabriela Medina Zudikey Rodríguez Maria Teresa Rugerio Nallely Vela |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.36 | 7 | — | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Romary Rifka | High jump | NM | — | Did not advance |
Badminton
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Deyanira Angulo | Women's singles | ![]() L 18–21, 21–7, 14–21 |
Did not advance |
Boxing
[edit]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]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Óscar Valdez | Bantamweight | ![]() L 4–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Arturo Santos | Featherweight | ![]() W 6–2 |
![]() W 14–2 |
![]() L 9–14 |
Did not advance | ||
Francisco Vargas | Lightweight | ![]() W 9–2 |
![]() L 4–14 |
Did not advance |
Canoeing
[edit]Sprint
[edit]Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Manuel Cortina | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:40.626 | 4 QS | 1:48.333 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:41.433 | 7 QS | 3:43.017 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Everardo Cristobal | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:15.280 | 6 QS | 4:04.267 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Dimas Camilo Cortes Everardo Cristobal |
Men's C-2 500 m | 1:54.090 | 8 QS | 1:48.853 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Men's C-2 1000 m | 3:51.684 | 6 QS | 3:49.695 | 7 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Moises Aldape Chavez | Men's road race | 6:28:08 | 47 |
Alessandra Grassi | Women's road race | 3:36:35 | 45 |
Diving
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Yahel Castillo | 3 m springboard | 480.65 | 3 Q | 504.55 | 4 Q | 462.10 | 7 |
Rommel Pacheco | 10 m platform | 465.45 | 9 Q | 453.80 | 9 Q | 460.20 | 8 |
Germán Sánchez | 399.35 | 22 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Jashia Luna | 3 m springboard | 276.85 | 17 Q | 287.35 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Laura Sánchez | 334.35 | 5 Q | 314.40 | 12 Q | 312.25 | 10 | |
Paola Espinosa | 10 m platform | 343.60 | 7 Q | 400.75 | 2 Q | 380.95 | 4 |
Tatiana Ortiz | 345.70 | 6 Q | 349.50 | 5 Q | 343.60 | 5 | |
Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz |
10 m synchronized platform | — | 330.06 | ![]() |
Equestrian
[edit]Dressage
[edit]Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Bernadette Pujals | Vincent | Individual | 69.250 | 12 Q | 71.000 | 6 Q | 72.350 | 11 | 71.675 | 9 |
Show jumping
[edit]Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Antonio Chedraui | Don Porfirio | Individual | 1 | =14 | 8 | 9 | 22 Q | 8 | 17 | =22* | did not advance | 17 | =22 | ||||
Federico Fernández | Zorro | 1 | =14 | 9 | 10 | 26 Q | 14 | 24 | 33 Q | 12 | =29 | Did not advance | 12 | =29 | |||
Enrique Gonzalez | Frida | 9 | 52 | 16 | 25 | 51 | Did not advance | 25 | 51 | ||||||||
Alberto Michan | Chinobampo Lavita | 12 | 64 | 9 | 21 | 32 Q | 25 | 46 | 47 Q | 12 | =29 | Did not advance | 12 | =29 | |||
Antonio Chedraui Federico Fernández Enrique Gonzalez Alberto Michan |
See above | Team | — | 26 | 9 | Did not advance | 26 | 9 |
Fencing
[edit]- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Angélica Larios | Individual sabre | ![]() L 4–15 |
Did not advance |
Gymnastics
[edit]Artistic
[edit]- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Marisela Cantù | All-around | 14.025 | 14.175 | 12.625 | 12.700 | 53.525 | 56 | Did not advance |
Judo
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Arturo Martínez | Men's −100 kg | ![]() L 0001–0100 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Vanessa Zambotti | Women's +78 kg | Bye | ![]() W 0021–0001 |
![]() L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | Bye | ![]() L 0000–1010 |
Did not advance |
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Running (3000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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Points | Rank | MP points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | ||||
Óscar Soto | Men's | 171 | 31 | 988 | 20–15 | 7 | 880 | 2:10.60 | 30 | 1236 | 40 | 3 | 1160 | 9:21.95 | 9 | 1156 | 5420 | 8 |
Marlene Sánchez | Women's | 186 | 4 | 1168 | 17–18 | =18 | 808 | 2:27.39 | 31 | 1152 | 180 | 29 | 1020 | 11:18.11 | 30 | 1008 | 5156 | 28 |
Rowing
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Patrick Loliger | Single sculls | 7:22.55 | 3 QF | 7:04.30 | 4 SC/D | 7:15.53 | 1 FC | 7:03.97 | 15 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Gabriela Huerta Lila Perez |
Lightweight double sculls | 7:11.71 | 4 R | 7:41.97 | 4 FC | Bye | 7:17.21 | 13 |
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
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
David Mier | RS:X | 16 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 25 | EL | 130 | 17 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Demita Vega | RS:X | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | EL | 190 | 23 | |
Tania Elías Calles | Laser Radial | 27 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | CAN | EL | 107 | 13 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Roberto José Elias | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 25 | Did not advance | |
Ariel Mauricio Flores | Skeet | 111 | 27 | Did not advance | |
José Luis Sánchez | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 24 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Natalia Zamora | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 569 | 36 | Did not advance |
Swimming
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Luis Escobar | 10 km open water | — | 1:53:47.9 | 18 | |||
Juan Veloz | 100 m butterfly | 53.58 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
200 m butterfly | 1:57.32 | 23 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Susana Escobar | 400 m freestyle | 4:11.99 | 20 | — | Did not advance | ||
800 m freestyle | 8:33.51 | 18 | — | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 4:47.32 | 30 | — | Did not advance | |||
Fernanda González | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.76 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
200 m backstroke | 2:14.64 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
Adriana Marmolejo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.73 NR | 31 | Did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 2:28.10 NR | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
Imelda Martínez | 10 km open water | — | 2:01:07.9 | 20 |
Synchronized swimming
[edit]Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
Mariana Cifuentes Isabel Delgado |
Duet | 42.334 | 19 | 42.834 | 85.168 | 19 | Did not advance |
Table tennis
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Yadira Silva | Women's singles | ![]() L 0–4 |
Did not advance |
Taekwondo
[edit]Mexico wins its first gold medal in Taekwondo with the victory of Guillermo Perez.[6]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze medal | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Guillermo Pérez | Men's −58 kg | ![]() W 3–2 |
![]() W 2–1 |
![]() W 3–1 |
Bye | ![]() W 1–1 SUP |
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Idulio Islas | Men's −68 kg | ![]() L 2–2 SUP |
Did not advance | |||||
María del Rosario Espinoza | Women's +67 kg | ![]() W 4–0 |
![]() W 4–2 |
![]() W 4–1 |
Bye | ![]() W 3–1 |
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Triathlon
[edit]Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Francisco Serrano | Men's | 18:56 | 0:26 | 58:08 | 0:34 | 36:42 | 1:54:46.09 | 44 |
Adriana Corona | Women's | 21:16 | 0:29 | Lapped |
Volleyball
[edit]Beach
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
Bibiana Candelas Mayra García |
Women's | Pool F![]() L 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 8–15) ![]() W 2 – 1 (21–17, 16–21, 15–12) ![]() L 0 – 2 (17–21, 10–21) Lucky Losers ![]() L 1 – 2 (22–20, 12–21, 11–15) |
3 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
[edit]Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Luz Mercedes Acosta | Women's −63 kg | 103 | =4 | 120 | =8 | 223 | 8 |
Damaris Gabriela Aguirre | Women's −75 kg | 109 | 8 | 136 | 6 | 245 | ![]() |
Wrestling
[edit]Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Lawrence Langowski | −120 kg | ![]() L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 20 |
See also
[edit]- Mexico at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Mexico at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Mexico at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pre-selección Mexicana Beijing 2008"[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mexico Wins its First Gold medal"