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Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Mexico at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors83 (66 men, 17 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Ernesto Canto
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mexico competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 66 men and 17 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.[1]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 1 4
Athletics 18 3 21
Boxing 6 6
Cycling 5 0 5
Diving 2 1 3
Equestrian 5 0 5
Fencing 0 1 1
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Judo 3 3
Modern pentathlon 3 3
Rowing 2 0 2
Sailing 2 2 4
Shooting 2 1 3
Swimming 7 3 10
Synchronized swimming 3 3
Tennis 3 2 5
Wrestling 4 4
Total 66 17 83


Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Jesús Mena Diving Men's 10 metre platforn 27 September
 Bronze Mario González Boxing Flyweight 29 September

Archery

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In its third Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three men and one woman.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Andrés Anchondo Individual 1248 26 Did not advance
Omar Bustani 1232 38 Did not advance
Adolfo González 1215 49 Did not advance
Andrés Anchondo
Omar Bustani
Adolfo González
Team 3695 10 Q 917 12 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Aurora Bretón Individual 1224 29 Did not advance

Athletics

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Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Eduardo Nava 100 metres 10.68 54 Did not advance
Mauricio Hernández 800 metres 1:49.03 38 Did not advance
Marcos Barreto 5000 metres 13:45.82 14 q 13:53.93 27 Did not advance
Arturo Barrios 13:59.04 32 Did not advance
Mauricio González 13:47.98 20 Q 13:32.52 19 Did not advance
Marcos Barreto 10,000 metres 29:18.14 28 Did not advance
Arturo Barrios 28:08.63 3 Q 27:39.32 5
Mauricio González 28:36.66 20 Q 27:59.90 11
Jesús Herrera Marathon 2:13:58 11
Martín Mondragón 2:27:10 57
Carlos Rétiz 2:25:34 50
Roberto Carmona 110 metres hurdles 15.24 39 Did not advance
Ernesto Canto 20 kilometres walk DQ
Carlos Mercenario 1:20:56 7
Joel Sánchez DQ
Hernán Andrade 50 kilometres walk DQ
Martín Bermúdez 3:49:22 15
Arturo Bravo 4:08:08 33
Herman Adam
Eduardo Nava
Antonio Ruíz
Miguel Elizondo
4 × 100 metres relay 40.31 17 Did not advance
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Blanca Jaime Marathon 2:43:00 43
Sandra Taváres 100 metres hurdles 13.81 26 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Cristina Fink High jump 1.84 21 Did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mario González Flyweight Bye  Mathibeli (LES)
W 5–0
 Pingale (IND)
W 4–1
 Kotey (GHA)
W w/o
 Tews (GDR)
L 0–5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
José de Jesús García Bantamweight  Joseph (GRN)
W RSC R1
 Mayanja (SWE)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Miguel Ángel González Featherweight  Lee (KOR)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Guillermo Tamez Lightweight  Knight (BAR)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Humberto Rodríguez Light welterweight Bye  Temo (FIJ)
W RSC R2
 Chinyadza (ZIM)
W KO
 Myrberg (SWE)
L KO
Did not advance
Martín Amarillas Middleweight Bye  Shah (PAK)
L 2–3
Did not advance

Cycling

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Five cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1988.

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Gabriel Cano Road race DNF
Héctor Pérez 4:42:47 94
Luis Rosendo Ramos 4:32:56 77
Gabriel Cano
Guillermo Gutiérrez
Héctor Pérez
Luis Rosendo Ramos
Team time trial 2:12:46.4 22

Track

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Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Laps Points Rank Laps Points Rank
Manuel Youshimatz Points race Same lap 32 1 Q –2 laps 21 9

Diving

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Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jesús Mena 3 metre springboard 581.01 8 Q 598.77 7
Jorge Mondragón 594.36 5 Q 616.02 6
Jesús Mena 10 metre platform 523.50 10 Q 594.39 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jorge Mondragón 518.52 11 Q 511.89 9
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
María José Alcalá 3 metre springboard 392.16 20 Did not advance
10 metre platform 359.64 10 Q 349.41 9

Equestrianism

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Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2 Total Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank
Jaime Azcárraga Chin Chin Individual 58.00 17 60.00 15 118.00 12 Q 4.00 4 Q 4.25 7 8.25 6
Alejandro Orózco Eros 15.00 59 0.00 62 15.00 61 Did not advance
Alberto Rivera Rey A 34.50 39 DNS DNF Did not advance
Gerardo Tazzer Peregrine 22.50 50 21.00 54 43.50 54 Did not advance
Jaime Azcárraga
Everardo Hegewisch
Alberto Rivera
Gerardo Tazzer
Chin Chin
Pepito
Rey A
Peregrine
Team 76.50 14 Did not advance

Fencing

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One female fencer represented Mexico in 1988.

Individual
Pool stages
Athlete Event Group Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group Stage 3
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fabiana López Women's foil  Bau (FRG)
L 4–5
 Glikina (URS)
L 1–5
 Palm (SWE)
L 4–5
 Lazăr (ROU)
L 0–5
5 Did not advance

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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Men
Athlete Event Qualification
Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Tony Piñeda Individual 18.250 17.050 18.000 18.300 19.300 11.500 102.400 88

Judo

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Salvador Hernández 60 kg Bye  Hosokawa (JPN)
L Ippon
Did not advance
Federico Vizcarra 71 kg Bye  Ruiz (PUR)
W Shido
 Brain (AUS)
L Yuko
Did not advance
Carlos Huttich 78 kg Bye  Erkhembayar (MGL)
L Waza-ari
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1988.

Athlete Event Riding
(show jumping)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(300 m freestyle)
Shooting
(Rapid fire pistol)
Running
(4000 m)
Total points Final rank
Penalties Rank MP points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Points Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points
Marcelo Hoyo Individual 174 37 926 31 30 762 3:36.97 48 1140 184 56 780 13:11.76 12 1192 4800 39
Ivar Sisniega 150 30 950 31 36 752 3:21.51 16 1260 189 34 890 13:04.47 8 1213 5065 14
Alejandro Yrizar 246 47 854 36 17 847 3:23.47 24 1248 189 34 890 13:48.31 26 1081 4920 28
Marcelo Hoyo
Ivar Sisniega
Alejandro Yrizar
Team 570 10 2730 98 9 2361 10:21.95 10 3648 562 16 2560 40:04.54 2 3486 14785 8

Rowing

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Luis Miguel García
Joaquín Gómez
Double sculls 6:45.16 5 R 6:45.59 4 Did not advance

Sailing

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Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eliane Fierro
Tania Fierro
470 24 23 23 25 20 22 28 137 19
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Nilo Ozib Division II 46 44 41 52 52 35 34 252 38
Eric Mergenthaler Finn 10 14 17 24 15 28 40 108 13

Shooting

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Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
José Álvarez 50 m rifle three positions 1154 40 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 591 39 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Nuria Ortiz Skeet 141 40 Did not advance
Alfredo Cuentas Trap 138 39 Did not advance

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Careaga 100 metre breaststroke 1:05.37 35 Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke 2:20.11 23 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley 2:09.38 24 Did not advance
400 metre individual medley 4:30.71 21 Did not advance
Ignacio Escamilla 100 metre freestyle 54.56 56 Did not advance
200 metre freestyle 1:53.63 32 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle 4:03.16 34 Did not advance
Rodrigo González 50 metre freestyle 24.01 29 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 51.46 28 Did not advance
200 metre freestyle 1:52.99 26 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley 2:09.52 25 Did not advance
Carlos Romo 400 metre freestyle 4:04.02 35 Did not advance
100 metre butterfly 58.04 41 Did not advance
Ernesto Vela 100 metre backstroke 59.19 33 Did not advance
200 metre backstroke 2:05.08 22 Did not advance
Urbano Zea 50 metre freestyle 24.86 45 Did not advance
100 metre butterfly 57.89 40 Did not advance
Rodrigo González
Ignacio Escamilla
Jorge Alarcón
Urbano Zea
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:29.72 13 Did not advance
Ignacio Escamilla
Jorge Alarcón
Carlos Romo
Rodrigo González
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay DQ Did not advance
Ernesto Vela
Javier Careaga
Urbano Zea
Rodrigo González
4 × 100 metre medley relay 3:54.21 20 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Marlene Bruten 100 metre butterfly 1:05.37 29 Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:19.68 23 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley 2:26.89 27 Did not advance
400 metre individual medley 5:03.69 26 Did not advance
Patricia Kohlmann 50 metre freestyle 27.45 32 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 59.05 36 Did not advance
200 metre freestyle 2:10.36 35 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley 2:29.61 29 Did not advance
María Rivera 50 metre freestyle 27.16 26 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 59.32 38 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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Three synchronized swimmers represented Mexico in 1988.

Athlete Event Figures Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Total
(Figures + Qualification)
Rank Points Total
(Figures + Final)
Rank
Lourdes Candini Solo 84.533 23 Q 88.000 172.533 10 Did not advance
Susana Candini 83.067 29 Did not advance
Sonia Cárdeñas 84.733 21 Did not advance
Lourdes Candini
Susana Candini (qualification)
Sonia Cárdeñas (final)
Duet 83.800 8 91.200 175.000 8 Q 92.200 176.833 8

Tennis

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Leonardo Lavalle Singles  Agénor (HAI)
W 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–1 Retired
 Casal (ESP)
L 3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Did not advance
Francisco Maciel  Nargiso (ITA)
L 6–4, 6–2, 6–7, 6–7, 6–8
Did not advance
Agustín Moreno  Tsuchihashi (JPN)
W 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
 Edberg (SWE)
L 2–6, 6–7, 0–6
Did not advance
Leonardo Lavalle
Agustín Moreno
Doubles  Markovits /
Köves (HUN)
L 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Xóchitl Escobedo Singles  Minter (AUS)
L 1–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Claudia Hernández Bye  Garrison (USA)
L 1–6, 4–6
Xóchitl Escobedo
Claudia Hernández
Doubles  Savčenko /
Zvereva (URS)
L 1–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Wrestling

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Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Adrian Ponce 57 kg  Salah (IRQ)
L 8–15
 Chaambi (TUN)
L 0–15
Did not advance 9 Did not advance
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Bernardo Olvera 52 kg  Vásquez (GUA)
W Fall
 Chertow (USA)
L 7–10
 Bourdin (FRA)
L Passivity
Did not advance 8 Did not advance
Jorge Olvera 57 kg  Šorov (YUG)
L 1–11
 Giordemaina (MLT)
W 10–5
 Noh (KOR)
L 3–19
Did not advance 7 Did not advance
Alfonso Jessel 74 kg  Nagy (HUN)
L 1–14
 Monday (USA)
L Fall
Did not advance 10 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Mexico at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  2. ^ Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics