Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors85 in 21 sports
Flag bearers Paola Espinosa (opening)
Tatiana Ortiz (closing)
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
4
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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Guillermo Pérez Sandoval Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 20 August
 Gold María del Rosario Espinoza Taekwondo Women's +67 kg 23 August
 Bronze Paola Espinosa Sánchez
Tatiana Ortiz Galicia		 Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platform 12 August
 Bronze Damaris Gabriela Aguirre Weightlifting Women's 75 kg 15 August

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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  Muaausa (SAM) (64)
W 116–88 		 Morillo (ESP) (33)
W 112–111 		 Kunda (BLR) (48)
W 110–106 		 Wunderle (USA) (41)
W 113–106 		 Park K-M (KOR) (4)
L 112–115 		 Badënov (RUS) (31)
L 110–115 		4
Eduardo Vélez 660 24  Wunderle (USA) (41)
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  Son H-Y (PRK) (45)
W 112–107 		 Ćwienczek (POL) (13)
W 109–100 		 Narimanidze (GEO) (4)
W 109–108 		 Kwon U-S (PRK) (5)
L 99–105 		Did not advance
Aída Román 646 12  D'Unienville (MRI) (53)
W 108–97 		 Koval (UKR) (21)
W 111–105 		 Kwon U-S (PRK) (5)
L 100–105 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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  Hosny (EGY)
L 18–21, 21–7, 14–21 		Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Óscar Valdez Bantamweight  Badar-Uugan (MGL)
L 4–15 		Did not advance
Arturo Santos Featherweight  Okoth (KEN)
W 6–2 		 Shili (TUN)
W 14–2 		 Djelkhir (FRA)
L 9–14 		Did not advance
Francisco Vargas Lightweight  Soloniaina (MAD)
W 9–2 		 Popescu (ROU)
L 4–14 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
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

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

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

Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
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
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
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

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
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

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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  Navarro (ESP)
L 4–15 		Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
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

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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  Moussima (CMR)
L 0001–0100 		Did not advance
Vanessa Zambotti Women's +78 kg Bye  Bryant (GBR)
W 0021–0001 		 Tsukada (JPN)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance Bye  Mondière (FRA)
L 0000–1010 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
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

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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 29 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 26 EL 190 23
Tania Elías Calles Laser Radial 27 25 29 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

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Yadira Silva Women's singles  Bakula (CRO)
L 0–4 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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  Harvey (GBR)
W 3–2 		 Nikpai (AFG)
W 2–1 		 Khawlaor (THA)
W 3–1 		Bye  Mercedes (DOM)
W 1–1 SUP 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Idulio Islas Men's −68 kg  Muhammad (NGR)
L 2–2 SUP 		Did not advance
María del Rosario Espinoza Women's +67 kg  Ben Hamza (TUN)
W 4–0 		 Kedzierska (SWE)
W 4–2 		 Stevenson (GBR)
W 4–1 		Bye  Solheim (NOR)
W 3–1 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
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

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Beach

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
 Talita – Renata (BRA)
L 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 8–15)
 Arvaniti – Karantasiou (GRE)
W 2 – 1 (21–17, 16–21, 15–12)
 D Schwaiger – S Schwaiger (AUT)
L 0 – 2 (17–21, 10–21)
Lucky Losers
 Håkedal – Tørlen (NOR)
L 1 – 2 (22–20, 12–21, 11–15) 		3 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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  Masoumi (IRI)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 20

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pre-selección Mexicana Beijing 2008"[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mexico Wins its First Gold medal"