Mexico at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
| Mexico at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MEX |
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 97 in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nancy Contreras |
| Medals Ranked 71st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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 González – 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)
Boxing
Men's Light 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)
- First Round — Lost to George Olteanu (Romania), referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Michael Strange (Canada), 1-15
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Bolat Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan), 3-25
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- 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
Women's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 257.01
- Semi Final — 193.62 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
- Preliminary Heat — 252.84
- Semi Final — 187.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 10m Platform
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
- Heat – 57.40 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Heat – 2:05.96 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Heat – 54.94 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition:
- Oscar Ortiz
- 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
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-05.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)