- Mexico at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Mexico at the Olympic Games
Flag of Mexico – Flag bearersIOC code MEX NOC Comité Olímpico Mexicano Website www.com.org.mx (Spanish) At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Competitors 102 (76 men and 26 women) in 18 sports Flag bearer Jesús Mena Medals
Rank: 49Gold
0Silver
1Bronze
0Total
1Olympic history (summary) Summer Games 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Winter Games 1924 • 1928 • 1932–1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 Mexico competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The country sent 102 athletes (76 men and 26 women) and competed in 18 sports.
Contents
Medalists
Silver
- Carlos Mercenario — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Results by event
Archery
In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three men and one woman. Only one of the individuals advanced to the elimination rounds, where he was defeated in the first match. The men's team missed the team round by one ranking. They were 4 points behind the 16th place team.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Gonzala Breton — Ranking round, 45th place (0-0)
Men's Individual Competition:
- José Anchondo — Round of 32, 31st place (0-1)
- Ricardo Rojas — Ranking round, 37th place (0-0)
- Omar Bustani — Ranking round, 67th place (0-0)
Men's Team Competition:
- Anchondo, Rojas, and Bustani — Ranking round, 17th place (0-0)
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
- Ignacio Fragoso — 14.16,14 (→ 42nd place)
Men's 10,000 metres
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- Heat — 28:28.26
- Final — 28:17.79 (→ 5th place)
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- Heat — 28:13.72
- Final — 28:20.19 (→ 6th place)
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- Heat — 28:23.76
- Final — 28:48.05(→ 16th place)
Men's Marathon
- Isidro Rico — 2:18.52 (→ 29th place)
- Dionicio Cerón — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4x100m Relay
- Genaro Rojas, Eduardo Nava, Raymundo Escalante, and Alejandro Cárdenas
Men's 4x400m Relay
- Raymundo Escalante, Eduardo Nava, Luis Karin Toledo, and Juan Vallin Gutierrez
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- Heat — 3:05.75 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Daniel Garcia — 1:25:35 (→ 7th place)
- Joel Sánchez — 1:30:12 (→ 21st place)
- Ernesto Canto — 1:33:51 (→ 29th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Carlos Mercenario — 3:52:09 (→ Silver Medal)
- Miguel Rodríguez — 3:58:26 (→ 8th place)
- Germán Sánchez — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's 10,000 metres-
- Heat — 33:42.74 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Olga Appell — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10 km Walk
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- Final — 48:39 (→ 28th place)
- Eva Machuca
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- Final — 50:02 (→ 30th place)
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- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's High Jump
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- Qualification — 1.83 m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)
- Narciso González
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- First Round — Lost to Benjamin Mwangata (TAN), RSCH-3 (01:43)
Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
- Javier Calderón
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- First Round — Defeated Benjamin Ngaruiya (KEN), 16:4
- Second Round — Lost to Remigio Molina (ARG), 4:5
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Edgar Ruiz
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- First Round — Lost to Leonard Doroftei (ROM), 4:24
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Manuel Verde
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- First Round — Lost to Patrice Aouissi (FRA), RSCH-3 (01:46)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 384.45 points
- Final — 604.14 points (→ 6th place)
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- Preliminary Round — 355.47 points (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 10m Platform
- Alberto Acosta
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- Preliminary Round — 398.55 points
- Final — 482.28 points (→ 11th place)
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- Preliminary Round — 370.47 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- María Elena Romero
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- Preliminary Round — 269.34 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
- Ana Ayala
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- Preliminary Round — 249.03 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- María Alcalá
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- Final — 394.35 points (→ 6th place)
- Macarena Alexanderson
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- Preliminary Round — 286.59 points (→ 13th place)
Football
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group D)
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- Drew with Denmark (1-1)
- Drew with Australia (1-1)
- Drew with Ghana (1-1) → did not advance
- Team Roster [1]
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- ( 1.) José Alberto Guadarrama
- ( 2.) Ricardo Cadena
- ( 3.) Manuel Vidrio
- ( 4.) Alberto Macías
- ( 5.) Silviano Delgado
- ( 6.) Joaquín Hernández
- ( 7.) José Agustín Morales
- ( 8.) David Rangel
- ( 9.) Francisco Rotllán
- (10.) Jorge Castañeda
- (11.) Damián Álvarez
- (12.) Miguel Fuentes
- (13.) Camilo Romero
- (14.) Carlos López
- (15.) José Eduardo Pavez
- (16.) Mario Arteaga
- (17.) Pedro Pineda
- (18.) Ángel Lemus
- (19.) Ignacio Vázquez
- (20.) Ángel Maldonado
- Head Coach: Óscar Iparraguirre
Sailing
Women's 470 Class
- Margarita Pazos and Karla Gutiérrez
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- Final Ranking — 126 points (→ 17th place)
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
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- Heat — 23.52 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 51.04 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 1:03.45 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:15.59
- B-Final — 2:16.55 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat — 4:23.87 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
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- Heat — 4:32.06 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
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- Heat — 9:10.31 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
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- Heat — 9:17.18 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
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- Heat — 1:04.84 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
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- Heat — 4:26.73 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Synchronized Swimming
Women's Solo
- Sonia Cárdeñas
- Elizabeth Cervantes
- Lourdes Olivera
Women's Duet
- Sonia Cárdeñas and Lourdes Olivera
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
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- First round — Lost to Jakob Hlasek (Switzerland) 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 2-6
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- First round — Defeated Jan Siemerink (Netherlands) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
- Second round — Defeated Henri Leconte (France) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
- Third round — Defeated Carl-Uwe Steeb (Germany) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Jordi Arrese (Spain) 1-6, 6-7, 1-6
Men's Doubles Competition
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- First round — Lost to Owen Casey and Eoin Collins (Ireland) 6-7, 4-6, retired
Women's Singles Competition
- Lupita Novelo
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- First Round — Lost to Steffi Graf (Germany) 1-6 1-6
See also
References
Categories:- Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Mexico at the Olympics
- 1992 in Mexico
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