Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:MEX
Nocname:Mexican Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1988
Website: 
Location:Seoul
Competitors:83 (66 men, 17 women)
Sports:17
Flagbearer:Ernesto Canto
Rank:44
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900

Mexico competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 66 men and 17 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery3 1 4
Athletics18 3 21
Boxing6 6
Cycling5 0 5
Diving2 1 3
Equestrian5 0 5
Fencing0 1 1
Gymnastics1 0 1
Judo3 3
Modern pentathlon3 3
Rowing2 0 2
Sailing2 2 4
Shooting2 1 3
Swimming7 3 10
Synchronized swimming3 3
Tennis3 2 5
Wrestling4 4
Total 66 17 83

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
27 September
29 September

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In its third Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three men and one woman.

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Andrés Anchondoalign=left rowspan=3Individual124826Did not advance
Omar Bustani123238Did not advance
Adolfo González121549Did not advance
Andrés Anchondo
Omar Bustani
Adolfo González
Team369510 Q91712Did not advance
Women

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track and road events
  • AthleteEventHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Eduardo Nava100 metres10.6854Did not advance
    Mauricio Hernández800 metres1:49.0338Did not advance
    Marcos Barretoalign=left rowspan=35000 metres13:45.8214 q13:53.9327Did not advance
    Arturo Barrios13:59.0432Did not advance
    Mauricio González13:47.9820 Q13:32.5219Did not advance
    Marcos Barretoalign=left rowspan=310,000 metres29:18.1428Did not advance
    Arturo Barrios28:08.633 Q27:39.325
    Mauricio González28:36.6620 Q27:59.9011
    Jesús Herreraalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:13:5811
    Martín Mondragón2:27:1057
    Carlos Rétiz2:25:3450
    Roberto Carmona110 metres hurdles15.2439Did not advance
    Ernesto Cantoalign=left rowspan=320 kilometres walk
    Carlos Mercenario1:20:567
    Joel Sánchez
    Hernán Andradealign=left rowspan=350 kilometres walk
    Martín Bermúdez3:49:2215
    Arturo Bravo4:08:0833
    Herman Adam
    Eduardo Nava
    Antonio Ruíz
    Miguel Elizondo
    4 × 100 metres relay40.3117Did not advance
    Women
  • Track and road events
  • AthleteEventHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Blanca JaimeMarathon2:43:0043
    Sandra Taváres100 metres hurdles13.8126Did not advance
    Field events

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Mario GonzálezFlyweight
    W 5–0

    W 4–1

    W w/o

    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    José de Jesús GarcíaBantamweight
    W RSC R1

    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Miguel Ángel GonzálezFeatherweight
    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Guillermo TamezLightweight
    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Humberto RodríguezLight welterweight
    W RSC R2

    W KO

    L KO
    Did not advance
    Martín AmarillasMiddleweight
    L 2–3
    Did not advance

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Five cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1988.

    Road

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Gabriel Canoalign=left rowspan=3Road race
    Héctor Pérez4:42:4794
    Luis Rosendo Ramos4:32:5677
    Gabriel Cano
    Guillermo Gutiérrez
    Héctor Pérez
    Luis Rosendo Ramos
    Team time trial2:12:46.422

    Track

    Points race

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Jesús Menaalign=left rowspan=23 metre springboard581.018 Q598.777
    Jorge Mondragón594.365 Q616.026
    Jesús Menaalign=left rowspan=210 metre platform523.5010 Q594.39
    Jorge Mondragón518.5211 Q511.899
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2María José Alcalá3 metre springboard392.1620Did not advance
    10 metre platform359.6410 Q349.419

    Equestrianism

    See main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Jumping

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
    Round 1Round 2TotalRound 1Round 2Total
    ScoreRankScoreRankScore RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankTotalRank
    Jaime AzcárragaChin Chinalign=left rowspan=4Individual58.001760.0015118.0012 Q4.004 Q4.2578.256
    Alejandro OrózcoEros15.00590.006215.0061Did not advance
    Alberto RiveraRey A34.5039Did not advance
    Gerardo TazzerPeregrine22.505021.005443.5054Did not advance
    Jaime Azcárraga
    Everardo Hegewisch
    Alberto Rivera
    Gerardo Tazzer
    Chin Chin
    Pepito
    Rey A
    Peregrine
    Team76.5014Did not advance

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. One female fencer represented Mexico in 1988.

    Individual
  • Pool stages
  • Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Salvador Hernández60 kg
    L Ippon
    Did not advance
    Federico Vizcarra71 kg
    W Shido

    L Yuko
    Did not advance
    Carlos Huttich78 kg
    L Waza-ari
    Did not advance

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1988.

    AthleteEventRiding
    (show jumping)
    Fencing
    (épée one touch)
    Swimming
    (300 m freestyle)
    Shooting
    (Rapid fire pistol)
    Running
    (4000 m)
    Total pointsFinal rank
    PenaltiesRankMP pointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPointsRankMP PointsTimeRankMP Points
    Marcelo Hoyoalign=left rowspan=3Individual1743792631307623:36.974811401845678013:11.76121192480039
    Ivar Sisniega1503095031367523:21.511612601893489013:04.4781213506514
    Alejandro Yrizar2464785436178473:23.472412481893489013:48.31261081492028
    Marcelo Hoyo
    Ivar Sisniega
    Alejandro Yrizar
    Team570102730989236110:21.9510364856216256040:04.5423486147858

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Women
    Open
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    1234567
    Nilo OzibDivision II4644415252353425238
    Eric MergenthalerFinn1014172415284010813

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2José Álvarez50 m rifle three positions115440Did not advance
    50 m rifle prone59139Did not advance
    Mixed
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Nuria OrtizSkeet14140Did not advance
    Alfredo CuentasTrap13839Did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/B
    TimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=4Javier Careaga100 metre breaststroke1:05.3735Did not advance
    200 metre breaststroke2:20.1123Did not advance
    200 metre individual medley2:09.3824Did not advance
    400 metre individual medley4:30.7121Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Ignacio Escamilla100 metre freestyle54.5656Did not advance
    200 metre freestyle1:53.6332Did not advance
    400 metre freestyle4:03.1634Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=4Rodrigo González50 metre freestyle24.0129Did not advance
    100 metre freestyle51.4628Did not advance
    200 metre freestyle1:52.9926Did not advance
    200 metre individual medley2:09.5225Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Carlos Romo400 metre freestyle4:04.0235Did not advance
    100 metre butterfly58.0441Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ernesto Vela100 metre backstroke59.1933Did not advance
    200 metre backstroke2:05.0822Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Urbano Zea50 metre freestyle24.8645Did not advance
    100 metre butterfly57.8940Did not advance
    Rodrigo González
    Ignacio Escamilla
    Jorge Alarcón
    Urbano Zea
    4 × 100 metre freestyle relay3:29.7213Did not advance
    Ignacio Escamilla
    Jorge Alarcón
    Carlos Romo
    Rodrigo González
    4 × 200 metre freestyle relayDid not advance
    Ernesto Vela
    Javier Careaga
    Urbano Zea
    Rodrigo González
    4 × 100 metre medley relay3:54.2120Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/B
    TimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=4Marlene Bruten100 metre butterfly1:05.3729Did not advance
    200 metre butterfly2:19.6823Did not advance
    200 metre individual medley2:26.8927Did not advance
    400 metre individual medley5:03.6926Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=4Patricia Kohlmann50 metre freestyle27.4532Did not advance
    100 metre freestyle59.0536Did not advance
    200 metre freestyle2:10.3635Did not advance
    200 metre individual medley2:29.6129Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2María Rivera50 metre freestyle27.1626Did not advance
    100 metre freestyle59.3238Did not advance

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Three synchronized swimmers represented Mexico in 1988.

    AthleteEventFiguresQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsTotal
    (Figures + Qualification)
    RankPointsTotal
    (Figures + Final)
    Rank
    Lourdes Candinialign=left rowspan=3Solo84.53323 Q88.000172.53310Did not advance
    Susana Candini83.06729Did not advance
    Sonia Cárdeñas84.73321Did not advance
    Lourdes Candini
    Susana Candini (qualification)
    Sonia Cárdeñas (final)
    Duet83.800891.200175.0008 Q92.200176.8338

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Leonardo Lavallealign=left rowspan=3Singles
    W 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–1 Retired

    L 3–6, 4–6, 6–7
    Did not advance
    Francisco Maciel
    L 6–4, 6–2, 6–7, 6–7, 6–8
    Did not advance
    Agustín Moreno
    W 7–6, 6–2, 6–4

    L 2–6, 6–7, 0–6
    Did not advance
    Leonardo Lavalle
    Agustín Moreno
    Doubles
    L 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Xóchitl Escobedoalign=left rowspan=2Singles
    L 1–6, 3–6
    Did not advance
    Claudia Hernández
    L 1–6, 4–6
    Xóchitl Escobedo
    Claudia Hernández
    Doubles
    L 1–6, 2–6
    Did not advance

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Greco-Roman
    Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventGroup StageFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Rank
    Bernardo Olvera52 kg
    W Fall

    L 7–10

    L Passivity
    Did not advance8Did not advance
    Jorge Olvera57 kg
    L 1–11

    W 10–5

    L 3–19
    Did not advance7Did not advance
    Alfonso Jessel74 kg
    L 1–14

    L Fall
    Did not advance10Did not advance

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Mexico at the 1988 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044110/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MEX/summer/1988/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-07-24 . sports-reference.com.
    2. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MEX/editions/22 Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics