Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1900. Comité Olímpico Mexicano sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 109 athletes, 59 men and 50 women, competed in 20 sports. Football was the only team-based sport in which Mexico had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, shooting, and weightlifting.

The Mexican team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: race walker Noé Hernández, taekwondo jin Víctor Estrada, and diver Fernando Platas, who reprised his role to carry the national flag for the second time in the opening ceremony, after winning the silver in men's springboard. Along with Platas, race walkers Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Germán Sánchez officially made their fourth Olympic appearance as the most experienced members of the team. Meanwhile, show jumper Gerardo Tazzer, who helped the Mexicans claim the bronze at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, sought his fourth Olympic bid in Athens after a sixteen-year absence, and was also the oldest athlete of the team at age 52.

Mexico left Athens with a total of four medals (three silver and one bronze), failing to win a gold for the first time since 1996. Half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in taekwondo. Sprinter Ana Guevara set the nation's historical milestone as the first ever female Mexican to claim an Olympic silver medal in track and field. Meanwhile, Belem Guerrero claimed a silver for the first time in the nation's Olympic cycling history, since the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, since José Youshimatz took home the bronze in the men's points race.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Women's 400 m Cycling Women's points race Taekwondo Men's 58 kg Taekwondo Women's 57 kg

Archery

Three Mexican archers qualified each for the men's individual archery, and a spot for the men's team.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJorge Pablo ChapoyMen's individual64538L 153–162Did not advanceEduardo Magaña64635L 138–148Did not advanceJuan René Serrano65130W 148–138L 163–164Did not advanceJorge Pablo ChapoyEduardo MagañaJuan René SerranoMen's team19428colspan=2 L 234–244Did not advance

Athletics

Mexican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAlejandro Cardenas400 m13:35.3213colspan=2 45.645Did not advanceAndrés EspinosaMarathoncolspan=6 2:29:4369Mario Iván Flores50 km walkcolspan=6 Procopio FrancoMarathoncolspan=6 2:23:3455David Galván10000 mcolspan=6 29:38.0521Noé Hernández20 km walkcolspan=6 José Ernani PalaliaMarathoncolspan=6 2:31:4172Miguel Ángel Rodríguez50 km walkcolspan=6 3:55:4315Germán Sánchezcolspan=6 3:58:3317Bernardo Segura20 km walkcolspan=6 Omar Seguracolspan=6 1:24:3518Alejandro Suarez5000 m15:03.007 qcolspan=4 Did not advanceJuan Pedro Toledo200 m20.40 NR=2 Q20.433 Q20.646Did not advanceTeodoro Vega10000 mcolspan=6 29:06.5520

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGiovanni LanaroPole vault—Did not advance

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankLiliana Allen100 m11.425 q11.526Did not advanceAdriana Fernández10000 mcolspan=6 32:29.5723Ana Guevara400 m50.931 Qcolspan=2 50.151 Q49.56Victoria Palacios20 km walkcolspan=6 1:36:0734Dulce María Rodríguez5000 m16:08.0716colspan=4 Did not advanceAngélica SánchezMarathoncolspan=6 2:49:0446Rosario Sánchez20 km walkcolspan=6 Margarita TapiaMarathoncolspan=6 2:46:1438Liliana AllenMayra GonzálezAna GuevaraMagali Yanez4 × 400 m relay3:27.88 NR5colspan=4 Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionVioleta GuzmánHammer throw62.7636Did not advanceRomary RifkaHigh jump1.9214Did not advance

Boxing

Mexico sent five boxers to Athens.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRaúl CastañedaLight flyweightL 16–41Did not advanceAbner Mares MartínezBantamweightL 27–36Did not advanceJuan de Dios NavarroLight welterweightL 31–48Did not advanceAlfredo AnguloMiddleweightL 23–38Did not advanceRamiro ReducindoLight heavyweightL 10–29Did not advance

Cycling

Road AthleteEventTimeRankBelem GuerreroWomen's road race3:33:3546

Track Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankNancy ContrerasWomen's time trial34.7838

Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankBelem GuerreroWomen's points race140

Diving

Mexican divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Two Mexican synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.

Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankFernando Platas3 m springboard434.708 Q666.728 Q704.255Rommel Pacheco3 m springboard408.7515 Q630.6012 Q642.691010 m platform463.475 Q646.267 Q623.4010

Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPaola Espinosa3 m springboard301.149 Q506.4611 Q490.2012Jashia Luna252.7520Did not advancePaola Espinosa10 m platform348.035 Q519.218 Q455.4012Jashia Luna328.6210 Q481.8013Did not advancePaola EspinosaLaura Sánchez3 m synchronized springboardcolspan=4 286.925Paola EspinosaJashia Luna10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 307.745

Equestrian

Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankFederico FernándezBehomio 8Individual9=541221=48 Q173854Did not advanceMarcela Lobo PérezJoskin16=69254164 Q1758=58Did not advanceGustavo Ramos HernándezMinotauro1972335266 QRetiredDid not advanceGerardo TazzerChanel8=47EliminatedDid not advanceFederico FernándezMarcela Lobo PérezGustavo Ramos HernándezGerardo TazzerSee aboveTeamcolspan=8 7015Did not advance7015

Fencing

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankEdgar ChumaceroIndividual foilL 9–15Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

Women's tournament

Roster

Group play

Quarterfinals

Gymnastics

Artistic Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankBrenda MagañaAll-around 9.2008.5757.6258.48733.88758Did not advanceLaura MorenoFloorcolspan=3 7.7007.70082Did not advanceUneven bars8.512colspan=2 8.51272Did not advanceBalance beamcolspan=2 8.5758.57563Did not advance

Judo

Three Mexican judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCristobal AburtoMen's −60 kgW 0002–0000L 0002–1000Did not advanceJosé GoldschmiedMen's −90 kgL 0000–1010Did not advanceVanessa ZambottiWomen's +78 kgW 1010–0000L 0000–1021Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Two Mexican athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsManuel PradilloMen's17815107215–16=158042:07.071112761681910329:57.68131012519612Sergio Salazar172=23100016–15=118322:07.271312761121410889:59.15141004520011

Rowing

Mexican rowers qualified the following boats:

Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartha GarcíaSingle sculls8:07.325 R7:35.551 SA/B8:04.835 FB7:43.4412Gabriela HuertaAline OlveraLightweight double sculls7:18.166 R7:23.075 FCcolspan=2 7:48.0216 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Mexican sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*David MierMistral11151219111419516202614216

Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Rosa Irene CamposMistral232523221824222221242122023Tania Elías CallesEurope6515176316OCS514119812 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

One Mexican shooter qualified to compete in the following events:

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankRoberto José Elias10 m air rifle58244Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions1137=36Did not advance

Swimming

Mexican swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJoshua Ilika Brenner200 m freestyle1:51.6628Did not advance100 m butterfly54.2933Did not advanceLeonardo Salinas Saldana400 m freestyle3:58.3629colspan=2 Did not advanceJuan Veloz200 m butterfly1:58.3213 Q1:59.7816Did not advanceJavier DíazJoshua Ilika BrennerAlejandro SiqueirosLeonardo Salinas Saldana4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:29.54 NR15colspan=2 Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAdriana Marmolejo100 m breaststroke1:14.3538Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:36.1027Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Two Mexican synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankNara FalcónOlga VargasDuet42.6671743.41786.08416Did not advance

Taekwondo

Three Mexican taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankÓscar SalazarMen's −58 kgW 10–1W 6–2W 8–0colspan=2 L 1–5Víctor EstradaMen's −80 kgW 8–7L 2–4Did not advanceW L 9–9 Did not advance5Iridia SalazarWomen's −57 kgW 5–2W 7–7 L 1–2W 3–2W 2–1

Triathlon

Two Mexican triathletes qualified for the following events.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankEligio CervantesMen's18:440:181:05:120:2135:311:59:27.8138Javier Rosas18:430:181:09:210:2035:592:04:03.9744

Volleyball

Beach

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMayra GarcíaHilda GaxiolaWomen'sPool FL 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21)L 0 – 2 (19–21, 15–21)L 0 – 2 (24–26, 20–22)4Did not advance

Weightlifting

Mexico has qualified a single weightlifter.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankDamaris AguirreWomen's −75 kg100=12122.512222.512

See also Mexico at the 2003 Pan American Games Mexico at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Mexican Olympic Committee Mexicanos en Atenas