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=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Archery	3	1	4
Athletics	18	3	21
Boxing	6	–	6
Cycling	5	0	5
Diving	2	1	3
Equestrian	5	0	5
Fencing	0	1	1
Gymnastics	1	0	1
Judo	3	–	3
Modern pentathlon	3	–	3
Rowing	2	0	2
Sailing	2	2	4
Shooting	2	1	3
Swimming	7	3	10
Synchronized swimming	–	3	3
Tennis	3	2	5
Wrestling	4	–	4
Total	66	17	83

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				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

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Andrés Anchondo	align=left rowspan=3	Individual	1248	26	Did not advance
Omar Bustani	1232	38	Did not advance
Adolfo González	1215	49	Did not advance
Andrés Anchondo Omar Bustani Adolfo González	Team	3695	10 Q	917	12	Did not advance

Women

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eduardo Nava	100 metres	10.68	54	Did not advance
Mauricio Hernández	800 metres	1:49.03	38	Did not advance
Marcos Barreto	align=left rowspan=3	5000 metres	13:45.82	14 q	13:53.93	27	Did not advance
Arturo Barrios	13:59.04	32	Did not advance
Mauricio González	13:47.98	20 Q	13:32.52	19	Did not advance
Marcos Barreto	align=left rowspan=3	10,000 metres	29:18.14	28	Did not advance
Arturo Barrios	28:08.63	3 Q	27:39.32	5
Mauricio González	28:36.66	20 Q	27:59.90	11
Jesús Herrera	align=left rowspan=3	Marathon	2:13:58	11
Martín Mondragón	2:27:10	57
Carlos Rétiz	2:25:34	50
Roberto Carmona	110 metres hurdles	15.24	39	Did not advance
Ernesto Canto	align=left rowspan=3	20 kilometres walk
Carlos Mercenario	1:20:56	7
Joel Sánchez
Hernán Andrade	align=left rowspan=3	50 kilometres walk
Martín Bermúdez	3:49:22	15
Arturo Bravo	4:08:08	33
Herman Adam Eduardo Nava Antonio Ruíz Miguel Elizondo	4 × 100 metres relay	40.31	17	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Blanca Jaime	Marathon	2:43:00	43
Sandra Taváres	100 metres hurdles	13.81	26	Did not advance

Field events

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mario González	Flyweight		W 5–0	W 4–1	W w/o	L 0–5	Did not advance
José de Jesús García	Bantamweight	W RSC R1	L 1–4	Did not advance
Miguel Ángel González	Featherweight	L 0–5	Did not advance
Guillermo Tamez	Lightweight	L 0–5	Did not advance
Humberto Rodríguez	Light welterweight		W RSC R2	W KO	L KO	Did not advance
Martín Amarillas	Middleweight		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

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gabriel Cano	align=left rowspan=3	Road race
Héctor Pérez	4:42:47	94
Luis Rosendo Ramos	4:32:56	77
Gabriel Cano Guillermo Gutiérrez Héctor Pérez Luis Rosendo Ramos	Team time trial	2:12:46.4	22

Track

Points race

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jesús Mena	align=left rowspan=2	3 metre springboard	581.01	8 Q	598.77	7
Jorge Mondragón	594.36	5 Q	616.02	6
Jesús Mena	align=left rowspan=2	10 metre platform	523.50	10 Q	594.39
Jorge Mondragón	518.52	11 Q	511.89	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	María José Alcalá	3 metre springboard	392.16	20	Did not advance
10 metre platform	359.64	10 Q	349.41	9

Equestrianism

See main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification						Final
			Round 1		Round 2		Total		Round 1		Round 2		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Total	Rank
Jaime Azcárraga	Chin Chin	align=left rowspan=4	Individual	58.00	17	60.00	15	118.00	12 Q	4.00	4 Q	4.25	7	8.25	6
Alejandro Orózco	Eros	15.00	59	0.00	62	15.00	61	Did not advance
Alberto Rivera	Rey A	34.50	39					Did not advance
Gerardo Tazzer	Peregrine	22.50	50	21.00	54	43.50	54	Did not advance
Jaime Azcárraga Everardo Hegewisch Alberto Rivera Gerardo Tazzer	Chin Chin Pepito Rey A Peregrine	Team	76.50	14	Did 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.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
							Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Salvador Hernández	60 kg	L Ippon	Did not advance
Federico Vizcarra	71 kg		W Shido	L Yuko	Did not advance
Carlos Huttich	78 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.

Athlete	Event	Riding (show jumping)			Fencing (épée one touch)			Swimming (300 m freestyle)			Shooting (Rapid fire pistol)			Running (4000 m)			Total points	Final rank
		Penalties	Rank	MP points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Points	Rank	MP Points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Marcelo Hoyo	align=left rowspan=3	Individual	174	37	926	31	30	762	3:36.97	48	1140	184	56	780	13:11.76	12	1192	4800	39
Ivar Sisniega	150	30	950	31	36	752	3:21.51	16	1260	189	34	890	13:04.47	8	1213	5065	14
Alejandro Yrizar	246	47	854	36	17	847	3:23.47	24	1248	189	34	890	13:48.31	26	1081	4920	28
Marcelo Hoyo Ivar Sisniega Alejandro Yrizar	Team	570	10	2730	98	9	2361	10:21.95	10	3648	562	16	2560	40:04.54	2	3486	14785	8

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Women

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Nilo Ozib	Division II	46	44	41	52	52	35	34	252	38
Eric Mergenthaler	Finn	10	14	17	24	15	28	40	108	13

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	José Álvarez	50 m rifle three positions	1154	40	Did not advance
50 m rifle prone	591	39	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nuria Ortiz	Skeet	141	40	Did not advance
Alfredo Cuentas	Trap	138	39	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=4	Javier Careaga	100 metre breaststroke	1:05.37	35	Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke	2:20.11	23	Did not advance
200 metre individual medley	2:09.38	24	Did not advance
400 metre individual medley	4:30.71	21	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3	Ignacio Escamilla	100 metre freestyle	54.56	56	Did not advance
200 metre freestyle	1:53.63	32	Did not advance
400 metre freestyle	4:03.16	34	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=4	Rodrigo González	50 metre freestyle	24.01	29	Did not advance
100 metre freestyle	51.46	28	Did not advance
200 metre freestyle	1:52.99	26	Did not advance
200 metre individual medley	2:09.52	25	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Carlos Romo	400 metre freestyle	4:04.02	35	Did not advance
100 metre butterfly	58.04	41	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Ernesto Vela	100 metre backstroke	59.19	33	Did not advance
200 metre backstroke	2:05.08	22	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Urbano Zea	50 metre freestyle	24.86	45	Did not advance
100 metre butterfly	57.89	40	Did not advance
Rodrigo González Ignacio Escamilla Jorge Alarcón Urbano Zea	4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	3:29.72	13	Did not advance
Ignacio Escamilla Jorge Alarcón Carlos Romo Rodrigo González	4 × 200 metre freestyle relay			Did not advance
Ernesto Vela Javier Careaga Urbano Zea Rodrigo González	4 × 100 metre medley relay	3:54.21	20	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=4	Marlene Bruten	100 metre butterfly	1:05.37	29	Did not advance
200 metre butterfly	2:19.68	23	Did not advance
200 metre individual medley	2:26.89	27	Did not advance
400 metre individual medley	5:03.69	26	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=4	Patricia Kohlmann	50 metre freestyle	27.45	32	Did not advance
100 metre freestyle	59.05	36	Did not advance
200 metre freestyle	2:10.36	35	Did not advance
200 metre individual medley	2:29.61	29	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	María Rivera	50 metre freestyle	27.16	26	Did not advance
100 metre freestyle	59.32	38	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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

Athlete	Event	Figures		Qualification			Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Total (Figures + Qualification)	Rank	Points	Total (Figures + Final)	Rank
Lourdes Candini	align=left rowspan=3	Solo	84.533	23 Q	88.000	172.533	10	Did not advance
Susana Candini	83.067	29	Did not advance
Sonia Cárdeñas	84.733	21	Did not advance
Lourdes Candini Susana Candini (qualification) Sonia Cárdeñas (final)	Duet	83.800	8	91.200	175.000	8 Q	92.200	176.833	8

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Leonardo Lavalle	align=left rowspan=3	Singles	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

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Xóchitl Escobedo	align=left rowspan=2	Singles	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

Athlete	Event	Group Stage								Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Bernardo Olvera	52 kg	W Fall	L 7–10	L Passivity	Did not advance				8	Did not advance
Jorge Olvera	57 kg	L 1–11	W 10–5	L 3–19	Did not advance				7	Did not advance
Alfonso Jessel	74 kg	L 1–14	L Fall	Did not advance					10	Did 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