Mexico at the Olympics
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| Mexico at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Olympic history | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932–1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||||||||
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.
Mexico was the host nation of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Mexican athletes have won a total of 52 medals, with athletics and boxing as the top medal-producing sports.
The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Comité Olímpico Mexicano, and was created in 1923.
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[edit] Medal tables
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
[edit] Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | did not participate | |||
| 1912 Stockholm | did not participate | |||
| 1920 Antwerp | did not participate | |||
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1948 London | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 Mexico City (host nation) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 Montreal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980 Moscow | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 10 | 18 | 24 | 52 |
[edit] Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Boxing | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Diving | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Polo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 18 | 24 | 52 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- Comité Olímpico Mexicano. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
