Mexico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924. Mexico has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928, though has not yet won any medals in the Winter Olympics.
| Mexico at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | MEX |
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 55th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
At the 1932 Summer Olympics, Gustavo Huet made history as the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal officially for Mexico, earning silver in the men's 50 metres small-bore rifle prone shooting event. However, at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Mexican athletes won a bronze medal in the polo event, consisting of the three brothers Eustaquio, Manuel and Pablo Escandón. Since an American athlete, Guillermo Hayden Wright, was also part of the team, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially attributes this medal not to Mexico, but to a mixed team.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, Mexico claimed its first Olympic gold medals in equestrian jumping, where both the individual and team titles were decided based on the same competition results.
Mexican athletes have won a total of 77 medals, with diving as the top medal-producing sport.
The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Mexican Olympic Committee and was created in 1923.
Hosted Games
Mexico was the first Latin American nation to host the Olympic Games on one occasion.
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico City | 12 October - 27 October | 112 | 5,516 | 172 |
Medals
Host country
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | did not participate | |||||
| 1900 Paris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | – |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||||
| 1908 London | ||||||
| 1912 Stockholm | ||||||
| 1920 Antwerp | ||||||
| 1924 Paris | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 1936 Berlin | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| 1948 London | 88 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 1960 Rome | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 275 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 1972 Munich | 174 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 1976 Montreal | 97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 1980 Moscow | 45 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 99 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 1988 Seoul | 83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 102 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2000 Sydney | 78 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| 2004 Athens | 109 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 59 |
| 2008 Beijing | 85 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| 2012 London | 102 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 38 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 125 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 61 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 164 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 84 |
| 2024 Paris | 107 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 65 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total (25/30) | 2,233 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 77 | 52 |
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- a In the polo tournament at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the bronze medal was won by a mixed team composed almost entirely of Mexican players, with the exception of one American athlete Guillermo Hayden Wright. He was part of the Mexican polo team, alongside brothers Eustaquio, Manuel and Pablo Escandón. Although the team was predominantly Mexican, the IOC officially attributes this medal to a Mixed Team rather than to Mexico in its records.
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Chamonix | did not participate | |||||
| 1928 St. Moritz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1932 Lake Placid | did not participate | |||||
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | ||||||
| 1948 St. Moritz | ||||||
| 1952 Oslo | ||||||
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | ||||||
| 1960 Squaw Valley | ||||||
| 1964 Innsbruck | ||||||
| 1968 Grenoble | ||||||
| 1972 Sapporo | ||||||
| 1976 Innsbruck | ||||||
| 1980 Lake Placid | ||||||
| 1984 Sarajevo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Calgary | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 Nagano | did not participate | |||||
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | did not participate | |||||
| 2010 Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014 Sochi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 Milano Cortina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2030 French Alps | future event | |||||
| 2034 Utah | ||||||
| Total (11/25) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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Medals by Summer Sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Boxing | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Diving | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Polo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 13 | 27 | 37 | 77 |
List of medalists
Summer Olympics
| List of Mexican medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Francisco Cabañas | 1932 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Silver | Gustavo Huet | 1932 Los Angeles | Shooting | Men's 50m rifle prone |
| Bronze | National team | 1936 Berlin | Basketball | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Fidel Ortiz | 1936 Berlin | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Bronze | Juan Gracia Julio Mueller Antonio Nava Alberto Ramos | 1936 Berlin | Polo | Men's competition |
| Gold | Humberto Mariles (Arete) | 1948 London | Equestrian | Jumping Individual |
| Gold | Rubén Uriza (Hatuey) Humberto Mariles (Arete) Alberto Valdés (Chihuahua) | 1948 London | Equestrian | Jumping Team |
| Silver | Rubén Uriza (Hatuey) | 1948 London | Equestrian | Jumping Individual |
| Bronze | Joaquín Capilla | 1948 London | Diving | Men's 10m platform |
| Bronze | Raúl Campero (Tarahumara) Humberto Mariles (Parral) Joaquín Solano (Malinche) | 1948 London | Equestrian | Three-Day Event Team |
| Silver | Joaquín Capilla | 1952 Helsinki | Diving | Men's 10m platform |
| Gold | Joaquín Capilla | 1956 Melbourne | Diving | Men's 10m platform |
| Bronze | Joaquín Capilla | 1956 Melbourne | Diving | Men's 3m springboard |
| Bronze | Juan Botella | 1960 Rome | Diving | Men's 3m springboard |
| Bronze | Juan Fabila | 1964 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Gold | Antonio Roldán | 1968 Mexico City | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Gold | Ricardo Delgado | 1968 Mexico City | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Gold | Felipe Muñoz | 1968 Mexico City | Swimming | Men's 200m breaststroke |
| Silver | José Pedraza | 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 20 km Walk |
| Silver | Álvaro Gaxiola | 1968 Mexico City | Diving | Men's 10m platform |
| Silver | Pilar Roldán | 1968 Mexico City | Fencing | Women's Foil |
| Bronze | Agustín Zaragoza | 1968 Mexico City | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze | Joaquín Rocha | 1968 Mexico City | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight |
| Bronze | María Teresa Ramírez | 1968 Mexico City | Swimming | Women's 800m Freestyle |
| Silver | Alfonso Zamora | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Gold | Daniel Bautista | 1976 Montreal | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk |
| Bronze | Juan Paredes | 1976 Montreal | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Silver | Carlos Girón | 1980 Moscow | Diving | Men's 3m springboard |
| Bronze | Joaquín Pérez (Almony) | 1980 Moscow | Equestrian | Jumping Individual |
| Bronze | David Bárcena (Bombón) Manuel Mendivil (Remember) José Luis Pérez (Quelite) Fabián Vázquez (Cocaleco) | 1980 Moscow | Equestrian | Three-day Event Team Competition |
| Bronze | Jesús Gómez (Massacre) Joaquin Pérez (Almony) Gerardo Tazzer (Caribe) Alberto Valdés, Jr. (Lady Mirka) | 1980 Moscow | Equestrian | Jumping Team Competition |
| Gold | Ernesto Canto | 1984 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk |
| Gold | Raúl González | 1984 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk |
| Silver | Raúl González | 1984 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk |
| Silver | Héctor López | 1984 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Silver | Daniel Aceves | 1984 Los Angeles | Wrestling | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze | José Youshimatz | 1984 Los Angeles | Cycling | Men's points race |
| Bronze | Mario González | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze | Jesús Mena | 1988 Seoul | Diving | Men's 10m platform |
| Silver | Carlos Mercenario | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk |
| Bronze | Bernardo Segura | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk |
| Gold | Soraya Jiménez | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg |
| Silver | Noé Hernández | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk |
| Silver | Fernando Platas | 2000 Sydney | Diving | Men's 3m springboard |
| Bronze | Joel Sánchez | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk |
| Bronze | Cristian Bejarano | 2000 Sydney | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Bronze | Víctor Estrada | 2000 Sydney | Taekwondo | Men's 68–80 kg |
| Silver | Ana Guevara | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Women's 400m |
| Silver | Belem Guerrero | 2004 Athens | Cycling | Women's points race |
| Silver | Oscar Salazar | 2004 Athens | Taekwondo | Men's -58 kg |
| Bronze | Iridia Salazar | 2004 Athens | Taekwondo | Women's 49–57 kg |
| Gold | Guillermo Pérez | 2008 Beijing | Taekwondo | Men's -58 kg |
| Gold | María Espinoza | 2008 Beijing | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg |
| Bronze | Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz | 2008 Beijing | Diving | Women's synchronised 10m platform |
| Bronze | Damaris Aguirre | 2008 Beijing | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg |
| Gold | Mexico national under-23 football team
| 2012 London | Football | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Aída Román | 2012 London | Archery | Women's archery |
| Silver | German Sánchez Ivan García | 2012 London | Diving | Men's synchronised 10m platform |
| Silver | Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco | 2012 London | Diving | Women's synchronised 10m platform |
| Bronze | Mariana Avitia | 2012 London | Archery | Women's archery |
| Bronze | Laura Sánchez | 2012 London | Diving | Women's 3m springboard |
| Bronze | María Espinoza | 2012 London | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg |
| Bronze | Luz Acosta | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Women's +63 kg |
| Silver | María Guadalupe González | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's 20 km walk |
| Silver | German Sánchez | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Diving | Men's 10m platform |
| Silver | María Espinoza | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg |
| Bronze | Misael Rodríguez | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Ismael Hernández | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Modern pentathlon | Men's |
| Bronze | Luis Álvarez Alejandra Valencia | 2020 Tokyo | Archery | Mixed Team |
| Bronze | Gabriela Agúndez Alejandra Orozco | 2020 Tokyo | Diving | Women's synchronised 10m platform |
| Bronze | Aremi Fuentes | 2020 Tokyo | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg |
| Bronze | Mexico national under-23 football team
| 2020 Tokyo | Football | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Prisca Awiti Alcaraz | 2024 Paris | Judo | Women's -63 kg |
| Silver | Osmar Olvera Juan Celaya | 2024 Paris | Diving | Men's synchronized 3m springboard |
| Silver | Marco Verde | 2024 Paris | Boxing | Men's welterweight |
| Bronze | Ángela Ruiz Alejandra Valencia Ana Paula Vázquez | 2024 Paris | Archery | Women's Team |
| Bronze | Osmar Olvera | 2024 Paris | Diving | Men's 3m springboard |
Multiple Mexican Olympic medalists
Joaquín Capilla is the Mexican athlete with the most medals, four, and the first Mexican athlete to obtain medals in three consecutive games, while Humberto Mariles is the only double Olympic champion, also the Mexican athlete with the most medals at a single Olympic games, with three in 1948, and got Mexico's first gold medal.
In 2016, María Espinoza became the first Mexican female athlete to win a medal in three consecutive games.
| Rank | Athlete | Sex | Sport | Games | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Capilla | M | Diving | 1956 Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Humberto Mariles | M | Equestrian | 1948 London | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | María Espinoza | F | Taekwondo | 2008 Beijing | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Rubén Uriza | M | Equestrian | 1948 London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Raúl González | M | Athletics | 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Germán Sánchez | M | Diving | 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | Paola Espinosa | F | 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Alejandra Orozco | F | 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Osmar Olvera | M | 2024 Paris | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Joaquín Pérez | M | Equestrian | 1980 Moscow | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Alejandra Valencia | F | Archery | 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Mexico at the Olympics
- Category: Olympic competitors for Mexico
- Mexico at the Paralympics
- Sport in Mexico
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