- Mexico at the 2000 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 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Competitors 78 (52 men and 26 women) in 19 sports Flag bearer Fernando Platas Medals
Rank: 40Gold
1Silver
2Bronze
3Total
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Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Soraya Jiménez — Weightlifting, Women's 58 kg
Silver
- Noé Hernández — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Fernando Platas — Diving, Men's Springboard
Bronze
- Joel Sánchez — Athletics, Men's 50 km walk
- Cristián Bejarano — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Víctor Estrada — Taekwondo, Men's 80 kg
Results by event
Archery
In its sixth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered two competitors. Both lost in the first round.
Men's individual Juan Carlos Manjarrez 1/32 eliminations Lost to Hasan Orbay
Turkey165-153 Women's individual Erika Reyes 1/32 eliminations Lost to Mi-Jin Yun
Korea168-157 Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 400 m
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- Round 1 — 46.14
- Round 2 — 45.66 (→ did not advance)
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- Round 1 — 46.82 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 m
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- Round 1 — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
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- Round 1 — 13:40.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 m
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- Round 1 — 27:49.53
- Final — 27:54.56 (→ 13th place)
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- Round 1 — 28:14.54 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Salvador Miranda
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- Round 1 — 08:35.79 (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Robison Pratt
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- Qualifying — NM (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 20 km Walk
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- Final — 1:19:03 (→
Silver Medal)
- Final — 1:19:03 (→
- Daniel Garcia
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- Final — 1:22:05 (→ 12th place)
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- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
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- Final — 3:44:36 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Final — 3:44:36 (→
- Miguel Angel Rodriguez
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- Final — 3:48:12 (→ 7th place)
- Germán Sánchez
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- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's Marathon
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- Final — 2:18:02 (→ 27th place)
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- Final — 2:27:17 (→ 64th place)
Women's Competition
Women's 400 m
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- Round 1 — 52.34
- Round 2 — 51.19
- Semifinal — 50.11
- Final — 49.96 (→ 5th place)
Women's 5,000 m
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- Round 1 — 15:38.72 (→ did not advance)
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- Round 1 — 15:54.17 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 m
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- Round 1 — 34:37.84 (→ did not advance)
Women's 20 km Walk
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- Final — 1:31:33 (→ 5th place)
- Mara Ibañez
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- Final — 1:36:17 (→ 26th place)
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- Final — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Marathon
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- Final — 2:30:51 (→ 16th place)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- Liborio Romero
- Round 1 — Defeated Mebarek Soltani of Algeria
- Round 2 — Lost to Ivanas Stapovičius of Lithuania (→ did not advance)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Daniel Ponce de León
- Round 1 — Lost to Vladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine (→ did not advance)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- César Morales
- Round 1 — Defeated Abdu Tebazalwa of Uganda
- Round 2 — Lost to George Olteanu of Romania (→ did not advance)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Francisco Bojado
- Round 1 — Defeated Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes of Ethiopia
- Round 2 — Lost to Kamil Djamaloudinov of Russia (→ did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Cristian Bejarano
- Round 1 — Defeated Gilbert Khunwane of Botswana
- Round 2 — Defeated Gheorghe Lungu of Romania
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Almazbek Raimkulov of Kyrgyzstan
- Semifinal — Lost to Andriy Kotelnyk of Ukraine — Bronze Medal
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- Jose Luis Zertuche
- Round 1 — Defeated Sidy Sandy of Guinea
- Round 2 — Lost to Marin Simion of Romania (→ did not advance)
Canoe / Kayak
Flatwater
Men's competition
Men's Canoe Doubles 500 m
- José Ramon Ferrer Cruz, José Romero
- Qualifying Heat — 01:45.927
- Semifinal — 01:46.811 (→ did not advance)
Men's Canoe Doubles 1,000 m
- José Ramon Ferrer Cruz, José Romero
- Qualifying Heat — 03:49.301
- Semifinal — 03:44.358
- Final — 03:46.457 (→ 6th place)
Cycling
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
- Ziranda Madrigal
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- Final — 2:19:33.56 (→ 24th place)
Women's Point Race
- Belem Guerrero Méndez
- Points — 12 (→ 5th place)
Diving
For the first time in 12 years, Mexico won a diving medal when Fernando Platas bested his eighth place finish in Atlanta with a silver medal.
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
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- Preliminary — 444.6
- Semi-final — 234.36 — 678.96
- Final — 474.06 — 708.42 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Joel Rodriguez
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- Preliminary — 336.51 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 10 Metre Platform
- Francisco Pérez
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- Preliminary — 381.78 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 10 Metre Platform
- Eduardo Rueda
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- Preliminary — 60.3 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
- Fernando Platas and Eduardo Rueda
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- Final — 317.7 (→ 5th place)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
- Azul Almazan
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- Preliminary — 272.85
- Semi-final — 216.03 — 488.88 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
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- Preliminary — 268.44
- Semi-final — 196.53 — 464.97 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Maria José Alcalá
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- Preliminary — 235.53 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Azul Almazan
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- Preliminary — 229.29 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
- Maria José Alcalá and Jashia Luna
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- Final — 273.84 (→ 6th place)
Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform
- Maria José Alcalá and Azul Almazan
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- Final — 264.3 (→ 8th place)
Modern Pentathlon
Men's
- Samuel Felix — 5165 pts (→ 11th place)
- Horacio de la Vega — 4039 pts (→ 22nd place)
Sailing
Three men and one woman competed for Mexico in three events at the Sailing venue in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Men's Mistral
- David Mauricio Mier y Teran Cuevas
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- Race 1 — 14
- Race 2 — 24
- Race 3 — 26
- Race 4 — 17
- Race 5 — 26
- Race 6 — 19
- Race 7 — 16
- Race 8 — 15
- Race 9 — (28)
- Race 10 — (37) OCS
- Race 11 — 27
- Final — 184 (→ 25th place)
Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Manuel Villarreal and Santiago Hernandez
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- Race 1 — 21
- Race 2 — 21
- Race 3 — (23)
- Race 4 — 8
- Race 5 — 22
- Race 6 — 22
- Race 7 — (30) DNF
- Race 8 — 23
- Race 9 — 9
- Race 10 — 22
- Race 11 — 11
- Final — 159 (→ 23rd place)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Tania Elias Calles Wolf
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- Race 1 — 19
- Race 2 — (23)
- Race 3 — 8
- Race 4 — 11
- Race 5 — 7
- Race 6 — 16
- Race 7 — 2
- Race 8 — 13
- Race 9 — (20)
- Race 10 — 18
- Race 11 — 14
- Final — 108 (→ 17th place)
Swimming
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Javier Díaz
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- Preliminary Heat — 1:53.20 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Jorge Carral Armella
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- Preliminary Heat — 03:58.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Jorge Carral Armella
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- Preliminary Heat — 15:43.03 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Josh Ilika
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- Preliminary Heat — 28.86 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Juan Veloz
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- Preliminary Heat — 02:00.02 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Alfredo Jacobo
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- Preliminary Heat — 01:04.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Javier Díaz
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- Preliminary Heat — 02:07.28 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Juan Veloz
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- Preliminary Heat — 04:31.73 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Patricia Villarreal
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- Preliminary Heat — 04:21.03 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Patricia Villarreal
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- Preliminary Heat — 08:54.79 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Adriana Marmolejo
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- Preliminary Heat — 02:36.93 (→ did not advance)
Synchronized swimming
Women's Duet
- Erika Leal and Lillian Leal
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- Technical Routine — 35.527
- Free Routine — 60.234
- Final — 92.761 (→ 9th place)
Volleyball
Men's Beach Competition
For more details on this topic, see Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics — Men's beach volleyball.- Juan Rodríguez Ibarra and Joel Sotelo — 9th place (tied)
References
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
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