Mexico at the
Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 52nd
Gold
13
Silver
24
Bronze
36
Total
73
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Mexico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924. Mexico has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928, though has never medaled in the Winter Olympics.

Mexican athletes have won a total of 73 medals, with diving as the top medal-producing sport.

The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Mexican Olympic Committee and was created in 1923.

Hosted Games

Mexico was the first Latin American nation to host the Olympic Games on one occasion. In March 2023, Mexico Olympic Committee President Maria Jose Alcala officially announced Mexico's interest in organizing the 2036 Summer Olympic Games.[1]

GamesHost CityDatesNationsParticipantsEvents
1968 Summer OlympicsMexico City12 October - 27 October1125,516172

Medals

  Host country

List of medalists

Enriqueta Basilio lighting the cauldron at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics Opening Ceremony, she was the first woman to do so.
Taekwondo practitioner María Espinoza has won a complete set of medals at the Olympics for Mexico.

Summer Olympics

List of Mexican medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeEustaquio de Escandón
Manuel de Escandón
Pablo de Escandón
Guillermo Hayden Wright
France 1900 Paris PoloMen's competition
 SilverFrancisco CabañasUnited States 1932 Los Angeles BoxingMen's flyweight
 SilverGustavo HuetUnited States 1932 Los Angeles ShootingMen's 50m rifle prone
 BronzeNational teamNazi Germany 1936 Berlin BasketballMen's competition
 BronzeFidel OrtizNazi Germany 1936 Berlin BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeJuan Gracia
Julio Mueller
Antonio Nava
Alberto Ramos
Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin PoloMen's competition
 GoldHumberto Mariles (Arete)United Kingdom 1948 London EquestrianJumping Individual
 GoldRubén Uriza (Hatuey)
Humberto Mariles (Arete)
Alberto Valdés (Chihuahua)
United Kingdom 1948 London EquestrianJumping Team
 SilverRubén Uriza (Hatuey)United Kingdom 1948 London EquestrianJumping Individual
 BronzeJoaquín CapillaUnited Kingdom 1948 London DivingMen's 10m platform
 BronzeRaúl Campero (Tarahumara)
Humberto Mariles (Parral)
Joaquín Solano (Malinche)
United Kingdom 1948 London EquestrianThree-Day Event Team
 SilverJoaquín CapillaFinland 1952 Helsinki DivingMen's 10m platform
 GoldJoaquín CapillaAustralia 1956 Melbourne DivingMen's 10m platform
 BronzeJoaquín CapillaAustralia 1956 Melbourne DivingMen's 3m springboard
 BronzeJuan BotellaItaly 1960 Rome DivingMen's 3m springboard
 BronzeJuan FabilaJapan 1964 Tokyo BoxingMen's bantamweight
 GoldAntonio RoldánMexico 1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's featherweight
 GoldRicardo DelgadoMexico 1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's flyweight
 GoldFelipe MuñozMexico 1968 Mexico City SwimmingMen's 200m breaststroke
 SilverJosé PedrazaMexico 1968 Mexico City AthleticsMen's 20 km Walk
 SilverÁlvaro GaxiolaMexico 1968 Mexico City DivingMen's 10m platform
 SilverPilar RoldánMexico 1968 Mexico City FencingWomen's Foil
 BronzeAgustín ZaragozaMexico 1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's Middleweight
 BronzeJoaquín RochaMexico 1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's Heavyweight
 BronzeMaría Teresa RamírezMexico 1968 Mexico City SwimmingWomen's 800m Freestyle
 SilverAlfonso ZamoraWest Germany 1972 Munich BoxingMen's bantamweight
 GoldDaniel BautistaCanada 1976 Montreal AthleticsMen's 20 km walk
 BronzeJuan ParedesCanada 1976 Montreal BoxingMen's featherweight
 SilverCarlos GirónSoviet Union 1980 Moscow DivingMen's 3m springboard
 BronzeJoaquín Pérez (Almony)Soviet Union 1980 Moscow EquestrianJumping Individual
 BronzeDavid Bárcena (Bombón)
Manuel Mendivil (Remember)
José Luis Pérez (Quelite)
Fabián Vázquez (Cocaleco)
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow EquestrianThree-day Event Team Competition
 BronzeJesús Gómez (Massacre)
Joaquin Pérez (Almony)
Gerardo Tazzer (Caribe)
Alberto Valdés, Jr. (Lady Mirka)
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow EquestrianJumping Team Competition
 GoldErnesto CantoUnited States 1984 Los Angeles AthleticsMen's 20 km walk
 GoldRaúl GonzálezUnited States 1984 Los Angeles AthleticsMen's 50 km walk
 SilverRaúl GonzálezUnited States 1984 Los Angeles AthleticsMen's 20 km walk
 SilverHéctor LópezUnited States 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's bantamweight
 SilverDaniel AcevesUnited States 1984 Los Angeles WrestlingMen's flyweight
 BronzeJosé YoushimatzUnited States 1984 Los Angeles CyclingMen's points race
 BronzeMario GonzálezSouth Korea 1988 Seoul BoxingMen's flyweight
 BronzeJesús MenaSouth Korea 1988 Seoul DivingMen's 10m platform
 SilverCarlos MercenarioSpain 1992 Barcelona AthleticsMen's 50 km walk
 BronzeBernardo SeguraUnited States 1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 20 km walk
 GoldSoraya JiménezAustralia 2000 Sydney WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 SilverNoé HernándezAustralia 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 20 km walk
 SilverFernando PlatasAustralia 2000 Sydney DivingMen's 3m springboard
 BronzeJoel SánchezAustralia 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 50 km walk
 BronzeCristian BejaranoAustralia 2000 Sydney BoxingMen's lightweight
 BronzeVíctor EstradaAustralia 2000 Sydney TaekwondoMen's 68–80 kg
 SilverAna GuevaraGreece 2004 Athens AthleticsWomen's 400m
 SilverBelem GuerreroGreece 2004 Athens CyclingWomen's points race
 SilverOscar SalazarGreece 2004 Athens TaekwondoMen's -58 kg
 BronzeIridia SalazarGreece 2004 Athens TaekwondoWomen's 49–57 kg
 GoldGuillermo PérezChina 2008 Beijing TaekwondoMen's -58 kg
 GoldMaría EspinozaChina 2008 Beijing TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
 BronzePaola Espinosa
Tatiana Ortiz
China 2008 Beijing DivingWomen's synchronised 10m platform
 BronzeDamaris AguirreChina 2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
 GoldNational TeamUnited Kingdom 2012 London FootballMen's tournament
 SilverAída RománUnited Kingdom 2012 London ArcheryWomen's archery
 SilverGerman Sánchez
Ivan García
United Kingdom 2012 London DivingMen's synchronised 10m platform
 SilverPaola Espinosa
Alejandra Orozco
United Kingdom 2012 London DivingWomen's synchronised 10m platform
 BronzeMariana AvitiaUnited Kingdom 2012 London ArcheryWomen's archery
 BronzeLaura SánchezUnited Kingdom 2012 London DivingWomen's 3m springboard
 BronzeMaría EspinozaUnited Kingdom 2012 London TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
 BronzeLuz AcostaUnited Kingdom 2012 London WeightliftingWomen's +63 kg
 SilverMaría Guadalupe GonzálezBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsWomen's 20 km walk
 SilverGerman SánchezBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro DivingMen's 10m platform
 SilverMaría EspinozaBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
 BronzeMisael RodríguezBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro BoxingMen's middleweight
 BronzeIsmael HernándezBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Modern pentathlonMen's
 BronzeLuis Álvarez
Alejandra Valencia
Japan 2020 Tokyo ArcheryMixed Team
 BronzeGabriela Agúndez
Alejandra Orozco
Japan 2020 Tokyo DivingWomen's synchronised 10m platform
 BronzeAremi FuentesJapan 2020 Tokyo WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
 Bronze National TeamJapan 2020 Tokyo Football Men's tournament

Multiple Mexican Olympic medalists

Diver Joaquín Capilla won four olympic medals representing Mexico. The most of any Mexican Olympian.

Joaquín Capilla is the Mexican athlete with the most medals, four, and the first Mexican athlete to obtain medals in three consecutive games, while Humberto Mariles is the only double Olympic champion, also the Mexican athlete with the most medals at a single Olympic games, with three in 1948, and got Mexico's first gold medal.

In 2016, María Espinoza became the first Mexican female athlete to win a medal in three consecutive games.

Rank Athlete Sex Sport Games Total
1 Joaquín Capilla M Diving 1956 Melbourne 1 0 1 4
1952 Helsinki 0 1 0
1948 London 0 0 1
2 Humberto Mariles M Equestrian 1948 London 2 0 1 3
3 María Espinoza F Taekwondo 2008 Beijing 1 0 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 1 0
2012 London 0 0 1
4 Rubén Uriza M Equestrian 1948 London 1 1 0 2
Raúl González M Athletics 1984 Los Angeles 1 1 0
6 Germán Sánchez M Diving 2012 London 0 1 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 1 0
7 Paola Espinosa F 2012 London 0 1 0
2008 Beijing 0 0 1
Alejandra Orozco F 2012 London 0 1 0
2020 Tokyo 0 0 1
9 Joaquín Pérez M Equestrian 1980 Moscow 0 0 2

See also

References

  1. "Mexico Presents Formal Proposal To Organize 2036 Olympic Games". 25 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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