Mexico at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code MEX
NOC Mexican Olympic Committee
Website www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors 275 (233 men and 42 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer David Bárcena
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mexico was the host nation for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 275 competitors, 233 men and 42 women, took part in 146 events in 20 sports.[1]

Medalists

Mexico won a total of 9 medals (3 of each) which is to date the fewest number of medals won by a host nation at a Summer Olympics.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented Mexico in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

14 fencers, 9 men and 5 women, represented Mexico in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1968.

Individual
Team
  • Eduardo Olivera
  • David Bárcena
  • Eduardo Tovar

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1968.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Peru (2-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (2-3)
  • Lost to South Korea (0-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Defeated United States (3-0) → Seventh place
  • Team Roster
  • Alicia Cárdeñas
  • Blanca García
  • Carolina Mendoza
  • Eloisa Cabada
  • Gloria Casales
  • Gloria Inzua
  • Isabel Nogueira
  • María Rodríguez
  • Patricia Nava
  • Rogelia Romo
  • Trinidad Macías
  • Yolanda Reynoso

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to East Germany (4:12)
  • Lost to Netherlands (1:8)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (0:9)
  • Lost to Italy (5:10)
  • Defeated Greece (11:8)
  • Lost to Japan (3:6)
  • Tied with United Arab Republic (3:3)
  • Classification Matches
  • 9th/12th place: Lost to West Germany (3:6)
  • 11th/12th place: Defeated Japan (5:4) → Eleventh place
  • Team Roster
  • Carlos Morfin
  • Daniel Gómez
  • Francisco García Moreno
  • Germán Chávez
  • José Vásquez
  • Juan García
  • Luis Guzmán
  • Oscar Familiar
  • Rolando Chávez
  • Sergio Ramos
  • Virgilio Botella

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Mexico at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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