Mexico
Overview
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Mexicano |
|---|---|
| Flagbearers | 59 |
Participants
| Olympic Games | 1552 |
|---|---|
| Youth Olympic Games | 129 |
Description
Mexican athletes first competed at the 1900 Olympic Games when three polo players played at Paris in a mixed North American team. Mexico did not compete again at the Olympics until 1924 but it has competed since without fail. Mexico sent five bobsled competitors to the 1928 Olympic Winter Games and in 1932 they entered another bobsled team but it did not compete. It’s other Winter Olympic appearances have come in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2002, and 2010. Mexico has won 61 Olympic medals, 13 of them gold, all at the Games of the Olympiad. Its most successful competitor was equestrian Humberto Mariles, who won two golds and a bronze at the 1948 Olympics. Mexico also hosted the Games of the XIXth Olympiad at Mexico City in 1968.
In 1962 the Olympic Committee of Mexico was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy.
Participations by edition
Participations by discipline
Olympic Games
Youth Olympic Games
| Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | 3 | 3 | 6 | Results |
| Alpine Skiing (Skiing) | 0 | 2 | 2 | Results |
| Archery | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Athletics | 6 | 8 | 14 | Results |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 | Results |
| Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Results |
| Cycling Road (Cycling) | 5 | 3 | 8 | Results |
| Diving (Aquatics) | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
| Football (Football) | 0 | 17 | 17 | Results |
| Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Golf | 1 | 1 | 2 | Results |
| Hockey 5s | 9 | 0 | 9 | Results |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Mixed Sports | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Modern Pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | 0 | 2 | 2 | Results |
| Sailing | 1 | 3 | 4 | Results |
| Shooting | 3 | 4 | 7 | Results |
| Skeleton (Bobsleigh) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Swimming (Aquatics) | 2 | 3 | 5 | Results |
| Taekwondo | 3 | 6 | 9 | Results |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
| Trampolining (Gymnastics) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Results |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 | Results |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 3 | 6 | Results |
| Wrestling | 3 | 0 | 3 | Results |
Medals by Games
| Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 6 | 14 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoe Sprint | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Modern Pentathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
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, Sr. | 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 |
| Rodrigo Diego | 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 |
IOC Members
| Miguel de Béistegui | 1901—1931 |
| Marquis de Guadalupe | 1923—1924 |
| Jorge Gómez | 1924—1927 |
| Moisés Sáenz | 1928—1932 |
| Segura 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— |