Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | MEX | ||||||||
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 99 (77 men and 22 women) in 18 sports | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Mexico competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 99 competitors, 77 men and 22 women, took part in 87 events in 18 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Ernesto Canto — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Raúl González — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Silver
- Raúl González — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Héctor López — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Daniel Aceves — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Bronze
- Manuel Youshimatz — Cycling, Men's Points Race
Archery
In its second Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered one man and one woman. Aurora Breton, a veteran of Mexico's first appearance in the 1972 archery competition, took ninth place.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Aurora Bretón — 2481 points (→ 9th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Adolfo Gonzalez — 2418 points (→ 33rd place)
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
- Heat — 13:50.60
- Semifinals — 13:45.98 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 13:51.46
- Semifinals — 13:42.04 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Qualifying Heat — 28:28.50 (→ did not advance)
- Qualifying Heat — 28:59.19 (→ did not advance)
- Jesús Herrera — 2:20:33 (→ 36th place)
- Rodolfo Gómez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Miguel Angel Cruz — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 79.16m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:23:13 (→ Gold Medal)
- Final — 1:23:13 (→
- Final — 1:23:20 (→ Silver Medal)
- Final — 1:23:20 (→
- Marcelino Colín
- Final — 1:28:26 (→ 17th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 3:47:26 (→ Gold Medal)
- Final — 3:47:26 (→
- Final — 4:07:59 (→ 10th place)
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2:38:50 (→ 25th place)
- Final — 2:51:03 (→ 40th place)
- Maria Luisa Ronquillo
- Final — 2:51:04 (→ 41st place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Alma Vázquez
- Heat — 1:00.86 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight
- Fausto García
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Héctor López →
Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Johnny Assadoma (INA), KO-3
- Third Round — Defeated Joe Orewa (NGR), 4:1
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Ndaba Dube (ZIM), 5:0
- Semifinals — Defeated Dale Walters (CAN), 5:0
- Final — Lost to Maurizio Stecca (ITA), 1:4
Men's Featherweight
- Javier Camacho
Men's Lightweight
- Luciano Solis
Men's Light-Welterweight
- Octavio Robles
Men's Welterweight
Canoeing
Cycling
Eight cyclists represented Mexico in 1984.
- Raúl Alcalá — +1:43 (→ 11th place)
- Luis Ramos — +6:14 (→ 17th place)
- Salvador Rios — +22:20 (→ 47th place)
- Jesús Rios — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Final — 29 points (→
Bronze Medal)
- Final — 29 points (→
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 537.03
- Final — 550.35 (→ 9th place)
- Preliminary Round — 549.75
- Final — 530.04 (→ 12th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
One female fencer represented Mexico in 1984.
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1984.
- Individual
- Team
- Ivar Sisniega
- Alejandro Yrizar
- Marcelo Hoyo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Ramiro Estrada
- Heat — 52.07 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- Heat — 54.94 (→ did not advance, 48th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:55.82 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
- Carlos Romo
- Heat — 1:58.77 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:01.42 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:10.30 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Eduardo Morillo
- Heat — 1:06.82 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Eduardo Morillo
- Heat — 2:23.72 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Carlos Romo
- Heat — 57.61 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Eduardo Morillo
- Heat — 2:09.87 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- José Medina, Ramiro Estrada, César Sánchez, and Carlos Romo
- Heat — 3:33.86 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Ernesto Vela, Eduardo Morillo, Carlos Romo, and Ramiro Estrada
- Heat — 3:56.11 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 58.76 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Heat — 59.61 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:07.75 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat — 2:09.52 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:25.13
- B-Final — 4:23.34 (→ 16th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Heat — 8:56.18 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:06.39 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:22.94 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:58.31 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Teresa Rivera, Sara Guido, Maria Urbina, and Patricia Kohlmann
- Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Synchronized swimming
Women's Solo
Women's Duet
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "Mexico at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-05-11.