Mexico (MEX)

Overview

NOCComité Olímpico Mexicano
Flagbearers70

Participants

Olympic Games 1682
Youth Olympic Games 222

Description

Mexican athletes first competed at the 1900 Olympic Games, when three polo players played in Paris, in a mixed North American team. Mexico did not compete again at the Olympics until 1924, but it has competed since without fail.

Through 2022, Mexico has won 72 Olympic medals, 13 of them gold, all at the Games of the Olympiad. Its most successful competitor has been equestrian rider Humberto Mariles, who won two golds and one bronze at the 1948 Olympics. Diver Joaquín Capilla leads the total medal count with four medals, and one gold. They are both trailed by taekwondoka María Espinoza, with three medals, one of each color.

Mexico sent five bobsled competitors to the 1928 Olympic Winter Games and, in 1932, they entered another bobsled team (which did not compete). Its other Winter Olympic appearances have come in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2002, and from 2010 onwards. Not well known is that there has been one edition of the Pan American Winter Games, in 1990 at Las Leñas, Argentina, and Mexico did compete there in Alpine skiing.

In their 10 Winter Olympic appearances, Mexico has competed in six different sports/disciplines: Alpine skiing, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, and skeleton. Mexico has never won a medal at the Olympic Winter Games, with their best finish being their inaugural one, in the 1928 five-man bobsleigh competition, in which they finished 11th of 25 teams.

One Mexican Winter athlete has competed six times, that being the interesting Alpine skier Hubertus von Fürstenberg-von Hohenlohe, who was the son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Ira of Fürstenberg. Hubertus was born in Mexico but had dual Austrian and Liechtensteiner citizenship. He could not qualify for the Austrian national team but, as his father owned a consular title from Mexico, Hubertus founded the Mexican Skiing Association, became its President and was thus able to ski for Mexico, competing as Hubertus von Fürstenberg at Sarajevo in 1984, and Hubertus von Hohenlohe after that. Hubertus von Fürstenberg-von Hohenlohe-Langenburg dabbled in multiple careers, including photography, and as a pop singer under the name Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He learned skiing in Sierra Nevada (in the United States) and in Austria, and would carry the Mexican flag at the Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies in 1994, 2010, and 2014.

Mexico also hosted the Games of the XIXth Olympiad at Mexico City (Ciudad de México) in 1968. In 1962 the Olympic Committee of Mexico was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1900 Summer Olympics Mexico 3 0 3 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Mexico 15 0 15 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Mexico 30 0 30 Results
1928 Winter Olympics Mexico 5 0 5 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Mexico 71 2 73 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Mexico 32 0 32 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Mexico 81 7 88 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Mexico 61 3 64 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Mexico 21 3 24 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Mexico 63 6 69 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Mexico 90 4 94 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Mexico 233 42 275 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Mexico 152 22 174 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Mexico 92 5 97 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Mexico 36 9 45 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Mexico 77 22 99 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Mexico 1 0 1 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Mexico 66 17 83 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Mexico 10 1 11 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Mexico 76 26 102 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Mexico 16 4 20 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Mexico 1 0 1 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Mexico 71 27 98 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Mexico 52 26 78 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Mexico 3 0 3 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Mexico 59 50 109 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Mexico 43 40 83 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Mexico 1 0 1 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Mexico 62 37 99 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Mexico 1 0 1 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Mexico 79 44 123 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Mexico 3 1 4 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Mexico 95 65 160 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Mexico 3 1 4 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Mexico 23 19 42 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Mexico 1 0 1 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Mexico 30 47 77 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Mexico 1 1 2 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Mexico 41 52 93 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Mexico 3 4 7 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 11 4 15 Results
Archery 14 10 24 Results
Art Competitions 2 0 2 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 17 19 36 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 23 23 Results
Athletics 184 59 243 Results
Badminton 1 3 4 Results
Baseball (Baseball/Softball) 24 0 24 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 65 0 65 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 6 6 12 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 14 0 14 Results
Boxing 94 2 96 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 0 1 1 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 27 6 33 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 3 0 3 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 2 1 3 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 56 5 61 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 27 4 31 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 43 27 70 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 7 3 10 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 22 1 23 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 41 2 43 Results
Fencing 39 17 56 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 2 2 4 Results
Football (Football) 182 17 199 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Golf 3 3 6 Results
Hockey 24 0 24 Results
Judo 18 4 22 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 2 2 4 Results
Modern Pentathlon 31 4 35 Results
Polo 7 0 7 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Rowing 42 10 52 Results
Sailing 42 8 50 Results
Shooting 62 9 71 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Softball (Baseball/Softball) 0 15 15 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 79 50 129 Results
Table Tennis 2 1 3 Results
Taekwondo 9 7 16 Results
Tennis 10 6 16 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Triathlon 6 3 9 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 24 12 36 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 31 0 31 Results
Weightlifting 17 8 25 Results
Wrestling 50 1 51 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 3 3 6 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 0 4 4 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 0 2 2 Results
Archery 3 3 6 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 2 3 5 Results
Athletics 15 17 32 Results
Badminton 2 2 4 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 0 2 2 Results
Boxing 2 1 3 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 3 3 6 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 7 5 12 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 3 3 6 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 0 1 1 Results
Fencing 1 2 3 Results
Football (Football) 0 17 17 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Golf 2 2 4 Results
Hockey 5s 18 9 27 Results
Judo 2 1 3 Results
Mixed Sports 1 3 4 Results
Modern Pentathlon 3 3 6 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 3 3 Results
Rowing 2 1 3 Results
Sailing 2 4 6 Results
Shooting 5 6 11 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 4 5 9 Results
Taekwondo 3 8 11 Results
Tennis 0 1 1 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 1 2 3 Results
Triathlon 3 3 6 Results
Weightlifting 4 4 8 Results
Wrestling 6 2 8 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 3 3 6 12
1968 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 3 3 9
1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 3 1 6
1948 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 2 5
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 0 2 4
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 4 8
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 3 6
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 1 2
1976 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 1 2
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 5 6 11
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 3 2 5
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 3 1 4
1932 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 1 5 6
1980 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 3 4
1952 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 4 4
1936 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 3 3
1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 2 2
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1964 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 3 6 2 11
Boxing 2 3 8 13
Taekwondo 2 2 3 7
Equestrian Jumping 2 1 2 5
Diving 1 7 7 15
Weightlifting 1 0 3 4
Football 1 0 1 2
Swimming 1 0 1 2
Archery 0 1 2 3
Cycling Track 0 1 1 2
Fencing 0 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Wrestling 0 1 0 1
Equestrian Eventing 0 0 2 2
Basketball 0 0 1 1
Modern Pentathlon 0 0 1 1
Polo 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 3 1 5
Diving 1 1 4 6
Weightlifting 1 1 2 4
Taekwondo 0 2 4 6
Boxing 0 1 0 1
Fencing 0 1 0 1
Canoe Sprint 0 0 3 3
Football 0 0 1 1
Modern Pentathlon 0 0 1 1
Wrestling 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Humberto Mariles MEX 2 0 1 3
Joaquín Capilla MEX 1 1 2 4
María Espinoza MEX 1 1 1 3
Rubén Uriza MEX 1 1 0 2
Raúl González MEX 1 1 0 2
Ricardo Delgado MEX 1 0 0 1
Antonio Roldán MEX 1 0 0 1
Alberto Valdés Ramos MEX 1 0 0 1
Felipe Muñoz MEX 1 0 0 1
Daniel Bautista MEX 1 0 0 1
Ernesto Canto MEX 1 0 0 1
Soraya Jiménez MEX 1 0 0 1
José Corona MEX 1 0 0 1
Guillermo Pérez MEX 1 0 0 1
Raúl Jiménez MEX 1 0 0 1
Israel Jiménez MEX 1 0 0 1
Carlos Salcido MEX 1 0 0 1
Hiram Mier MEX 1 0 0 1
Miguel Ponce MEX 1 0 0 1
Darvin Chávez MEX 1 0 0 1
Javier Aquino MEX 1 0 0 1
Javier Cortés MEX 1 0 0 1
Néstor Vidrio MEX 1 0 0 1
Diego Reyes MEX 1 0 0 1
Héctor Herrera MEX 1 0 0 1
Jorge Enríquez MEX 1 0 0 1
Oribe Peralta MEX 1 0 0 1
Giovani dos Santos MEX 1 0 0 1
Marco Fabián MEX 1 0 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alejandra Orozco MEX 1 0 1 2
Luisa Wilson MEX 1 0 0 1
Luis Avilés MEX 1 0 0 1
Randal Willars MEX 1 0 0 1
Nicole Meyer MEX 1 0 0 1
Itzel Pecha MEX 1 0 0 1
Yésica Hernández MEX 1 0 0 1
Rodrigo Diego MEX 0 1 1 2
Natalia Botello MEX 0 1 1 2
Briseida Acosta MEX 0 1 0 1
María Fernanda Orozco MEX 0 1 0 1
Valeria Ortuño MEX 0 1 0 1
Ana Durán MEX 0 1 0 1
Ricardo Vera MEX 0 1 0 1
José Valdés MEX 0 1 0 1
José Nava MEX 0 1 0 1
Edson Ramírez MEX 0 1 0 1
Sofía Ramos MEX 0 1 0 1
Jennifer Carrillo MEX 0 1 0 1

IOC Members

Miguel de Béistegui 1901—1931
Carlos, Marqués de Guadalupe 1923—1924
Jorge Gómez 1924—1927
Moisés Sáenz 1928—1932
Marte Rodolfo Gómez 1934—1973
José Clark 1952—1971
Pedro Ramírez 1972—1994
Eduardo Hay 1974—1991
Eduardo Hay 1991—2005
Mario Vázquez Raña 1991—2012
Pedro Ramírez 1994—2013
Olegario Vázquez 1995—2015
Rubén Acosta 2000—2004
Olegario Vázquez 2015—