Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	78 (52 men and 26 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer	Fernando Platas
Medals Ranked 40th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 3 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Mexico competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Jiménez, SorayaSoraya Jiménez	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Silver	Hernández, NoéNoé Hernández	Athletics	Men's 20 km walk
Silver	Platas, FernandoFernando Platas	Diving	Men's 3 m springboard
Bronze	Sánchez, JoelJoel Sánchez	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
Bronze	Bejarano, CristiánCristián Bejarano	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Estrada, VíctorVíctor Estrada	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg

Results by event

Archery

In its sixth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered two competitors. Both lost in the first round.

Men's individual
	Juan Carlos Manjarrez
1/32 eliminations	Lost to	Hasan Orbay Turkey	165-153

Women's individual
	Erika Reyes
1/32 eliminations	Lost to	Mi-Jin Yun Korea	168-157

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 400 m

• Alejandro Cárdenas

• Round 1 — 46.14
• Round 2 — 45.66 (→ did not advance)

• Juan Pedro Toledo

• Round 1 — 46.82 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 m

• David Galván

• Round 1 — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

• Pablo Olmedo

• Round 1 — 13:40.34 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 m

• David Galván

• Round 1 — 27:49.53
• Final — 27:54.56 (→ 13th place)

• Armando Quintanilla

• Round 1 — 28:14.54 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Salvador Miranda

• Round 1 — 08:35.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Robison Pratt

• Qualifying — NM (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Noé Hernández

• Final — 1:19:03 (→ Silver Medal)

• Daniel García

• Final — 1:22:05 (→ 12th place)

• Bernardo Segura

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Joel Sánchez

• Final — 3:44:36 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Miguel Ángel Rodríguez

• Final — 3:48:12 (→ 7th place)

• Germán Sánchez

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's Marathon

• Andrés Espinosa

• Final — 2:18:02 (→ 27th place)

• Benjamín Paredes

• Final — 2:27:17 (→ 64th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 400 m

• Ana Guevara

• Round 1 — 52.34
• Round 2 — 51.19
• Semifinal — 50.11
• Final — 49.96 (→ 5th place)

Women's 5,000 m

• Nora Rocha

• Round 1 — 15:38.72 (→ did not advance)

• Dulce María Rodríguez

• Round 1 — 15:54.17 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000 m

• Nora Rocha

• Round 1 — 34:37.84 (→ did not advance)

Women's 20 km Walk

• María Guadalupe Sánchez

• Final — 1:31:33 (→ 5th place)

• Mara Ibañez

• Final — 1:36:17 (→ 26th place)

• Graciela Mendoza

• Final — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's Marathon

• Adriana Fernández

• Final — 2:30:51 (→ 16th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

• Liborio Romero
  • Round 1 — Defeated Mebarek Soltani of Algeria
  • Round 2 — Lost to Ivanas Stapovičius of Lithuania (→ did not advance)

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Daniel Ponce de León
  • Round 1 — Lost to Vladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine (→ did not advance)

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• César Morales
  • Round 1 — Defeated Abdu Tebazalwa of Uganda
  • Round 2 — Lost to George Olteanu of Romania (→ did not advance)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Francisco Bojado
  • Round 1 — Defeated Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes of Ethiopia
  • Round 2 — Lost to Kamil Djamaloudinov of Russia (→ did not advance)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Cristián Bejarano
  • Round 1 — Defeated Gilbert Khunwane of Botswana
  • Round 2 — Defeated Gheorghe Lungu of Romania
  • Quarterfinal — Defeated Almazbek Raimkulov of Kyrgyzstan
  • Semifinal — Lost to Andriy Kotelnyk of Ukraine — Bronze Medal

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

• José Luis Zertuche
  • Round 1 — Defeated Sidy Sandy of Guinea
  • Round 2 — Lost to Marin Simion of Romania (→ did not advance)

Canoe / Kayak

Flatwater

Men's competition

Men's Canoe Doubles 500 m

• José Ramon Ferrer Cruz, José Romero
• Qualifying Heat — 01:45.927
• Semifinal — 01:46.811 (→ did not advance)

Men's Canoe Doubles 1,000 m

• José Ramon Ferrer Cruz, José Romero
• Qualifying Heat — 03:49.301
• Semifinal — 03:44.358
• Final — 03:46.457 (→ 6th place)

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Ziranda Madrigal

• Final — 2:19:33.56 (→ 24th place)

Women's Point Race

• Belem Guerrero Méndez
  • Points — 12 (→ 5th place)

Diving

For the first time in 12 years, Mexico won a diving medal when Fernando Platas bested his eighth-place finish in Atlanta with a silver medal.

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Fernando Platas

• Preliminary — 444.6
• Semi-final — 234.36 — 678.96
• Final — 474.06 — 708.42 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Joel Rodriguez

• Preliminary — 336.51 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Francisco Pérez

• Preliminary — 381.78 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Eduardo Rueda

• Preliminary — 60.3 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard

• Fernando Platas and Eduardo Rueda

• Final — 317.7 (→ 5th place)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Azul Almazan

• Preliminary — 272.85
• Semi-final — 216.03 — 488.88 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Jashia Luna

• Preliminary — 268.44
• Semi-final — 196.53 — 464.97 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

• Maria José Alcalá

• Preliminary — 235.53 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

• Azul Almazan

• Preliminary — 229.29 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard

• Maria José Alcalá and Jashia Luna

• Final — 273.84 (→ 6th place)

Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform

• Maria José Alcalá and Azul Almazan

• Final — 264.3 (→ 8th place)

Modern Pentathlon

Men's

• Samuel Félix — 5165 pts (→ 11th place)
• Horacio de la Vega — 4039 pts (→ 22nd place)

Sailing

Three men and one woman competed for Mexico in three events at the Sailing venue in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Men's Mistral

• David Mauricio Mier y Teran Cuevas

• Race 1 — 14
• Race 2 — 24
• Race 3 — 26
• Race 4 — 17
• Race 5 — 26
• Race 6 — 19
• Race 7 — 16
• Race 8 — 15
• Race 9 — (28)
• Race 10 — (37) OCS
• Race 11 — 27
• Final — 184 (→ 25th place)

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Manuel Villarreal and Santiago Hernández

• Race 1 — 21
• Race 2 — 21
• Race 3 — (23)
• Race 4 — 8
• Race 5 — 22
• Race 6 — 22
• Race 7 — (30) DNF
• Race 8 — 23
• Race 9 — 9
• Race 10 — 22
• Race 11 — 11
• Final — 159 (→ 23rd place)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Tania Elias Calles Wolf

• Race 1 — 19
• Race 2 — (23)
• Race 3 — 8
• Race 4 — 11
• Race 5 — 7
• Race 6 — 16
• Race 7 — 2
• Race 8 — 13
• Race 9 — (20)
• Race 10 — 18
• Race 11 — 14
• Final — 108 (→ 17th place)

Swimming

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Javier Díaz

• Preliminary Heat — 1:53.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Jorge Carral Armella

• Preliminary Heat — 03:58.34 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Jorge Carral Armella

• Preliminary Heat — 15:43.03 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Josh Ilika

• Preliminary Heat — 28.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Juan Veloz

• Preliminary Heat — 02:00.02 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Alfredo Jacobo

• Preliminary Heat — 01:04.67 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Javier Díaz

• Preliminary Heat — 02:07.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Juan Veloz

• Preliminary Heat — 04:31.73 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Patricia Villarreal

• Preliminary Heat — 04:21.03 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Patricia Villarreal

• Preliminary Heat — 08:54.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Adriana Marmolejo

• Preliminary Heat — 02:36.93 (→ did not advance)

Synchronized swimming

Women's Duet

• Erika Leal and Lillian Leal

• Technical Routine — 35.527
• Free Routine — 60.234
• Final — 92.761 (→ 9th place)

Volleyball

Men's Beach Competition

• Juan Rodríguez Ibarra and Joel Sotelo — 9th place (tied)

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site