Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:MEX
Nocname:Mexican Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Website: 
Location:Athens
Competitors:109
Sports:20
Flagbearer:Fernando Platas
Rank:59
Gold:0
Silver:3
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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 /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Jorge Pablo Chapoyalign=left rowspan=3Men's individual64538
L 153–162		Did not advance
Eduardo Magaña64635
L 138–148		Did not advance
Juan René Serrano65130
W 148–138
L 163–164		Did not advance
Jorge Pablo Chapoy
Eduardo Magaña
Juan René Serrano		Men's team19428
L 234–244		Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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).[4] [5]

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Alejandro Cardenas400 m13:35.321345.645Did not advance
    Andrés EspinosaMarathon2:29:4369
    Mario Iván Flores50 km walk
    Procopio FrancoMarathon2:23:3455
    David Galván10000 m29:38.0521
    Noé Hernández20 km walk
    José Ernani PalaliaMarathon2:31:4172
    Miguel Ángel Rodríguezalign=left rowspan=250 km walk3:55:4315
    Germán Sánchez3:58:3317
    Bernardo Seguraalign=left rowspan=220 km walk
    Omar Segura1:24:3518
    Alejandro Suarez5000 m15:03.007 qDid not advance
    Juan Pedro Toledo200 m20.40 NR=2 Q20.433 Q20.646Did not advance
    Teodoro Vega10000 m29:06.5520
    Field events
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Liliana Allen100 m11.425 q11.526Did not advance
    Adriana Fernández10000 m32:29.5723
    Ana Guevara400 m50.931 Q50.151 Q49.56
    Victoria Palacios20 km walk1:36:0734
    Dulce María Rodríguez5000 m16:08.0716Did not advance
    Angélica SánchezMarathon2:49:0446
    Rosario Sánchez20 km walk
    Margarita TapiaMarathon2:46:1438
    Liliana Allen
    Mayra González
    Ana Guevara
    Magali Yanez    		4 × 400 m relay3:27.88 NR5Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Violeta GuzmánHammer throw62.7636Did not advance
    Romary RifkaHigh jump1.9214Did not advance

    Boxing

    See main article: article and Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mexico sent five boxers to Athens.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Raúl CastañedaLight flyweight
    L 16–41    		Did not advance
    Abner Mares MartínezBantamweight
    L 27–36    		Did not advance
    Juan de Dios NavarroLight welterweight
    L 31–48    		Did not advance
    Alfredo AnguloMiddleweight
    L 23–38    		Did not advance
    Ramiro ReducindoLight heavyweight
    L 10–29    		Did not advance

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Track

    Time trial
    Omnium

    Diving

    See main article: article and Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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
    AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Fernando Platas3 m springboard434.708 Q666.728 Q704.255
    align=left rowspan=2Rommel Pacheco3 m springboard408.7515 Q630.6012 Q642.6910
    10 m platform463.475 Q646.267 Q623.4010
    Women
    AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Paola Espinosaalign=left rowspan=23 m springboard301.149 Q506.4611 Q490.2012
    Jashia Luna252.7520Did not advance
    Paola Espinosaalign=left rowspan=210 m platform348.035 Q519.218 Q455.4012
    Jashia Luna328.6210 Q481.8013Did not advance
    Paola Espinosa
    Laura Sánchez    		3 m synchronized springboard286.925
    Paola Espinosa
    Jashia Luna    		10 m synchronized platform307.745

    Equestrian

    See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Show jumping

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Federico FernándezBehomio 8align=left rowspan=4Individual9=541221=48 Q173854Did not advance
    Marcela Lobo PérezJoskin16=69254164 Q1758=58Did not advance
    Gustavo Ramos HernándezMinotauro1972335266 QRetiredDid not advance
    Gerardo TazzerChanel8=47EliminatedDid not advance
    Federico Fernández
    Marcela Lobo Pérez
    Gustavo Ramos Hernández
    Gerardo Tazzer    		See aboveTeam7015Did not advance7015

    Fencing

    See main article: article and Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men

    Football

    See main article: article and Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: article and Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
  • Group play

    • --------

    Women's tournament

    See main article: article and Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
  • Group play

    • ----

    Quarterfinals

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Brenda Magaña9.2008.5757.6258.48733.88758Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Laura MorenoFloor7.7007.70082Did not advance
    Uneven bars8.5128.51272Did not advance
    Balance beam8.5758.57563Did not advance

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Three Mexican judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Cristobal AburtoMen's −60 kg
    W 0002–0000
    L 0002–1000    		Did not advance
    José GoldschmiedMen's −90 kg
    L 0000–1010    		Did not advance
    Vanessa ZambottiWomen's +78 kg
    W 1010–0000
    L 0000–1021    		Did not advance

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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 rank
    PointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
    Manuel Pradilloalign=left rowspan=2Men's17815107215–16=158042:07.071112761681910329:57.68131012519612
    Sergio Salazar172=23100016–15=118322:07.271312761121410889:59.15141004520011

    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mexican rowers qualified the following boats:

    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Martha GarcíaSingle sculls8:07.325 R7:35.551 SA/B8:04.835 FB7:43.4412
    Gabriela Huerta
    Aline Olvera    		Lightweight double sculls7:18.166 R7:23.075 FC7:48.0216
    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

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mexican sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Rosa Irene CamposMistral232523221824222221242122023
    Tania 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

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. One Mexican shooter qualified to compete in the following events:

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Roberto José Elias10 m air rifle58244Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions1137=36Did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Joshua Ilika Brenner200 m freestyle1:51.6628Did not advance
    100 m butterfly54.2933Did not advance
    Leonardo Salinas Saldana400 m freestyle3:58.3629Did not advance
    Juan Veloz200 m butterfly1:58.3213 Q1:59.7816Did not advance
    Javier Díaz
    Joshua Ilika Brenner
    Alejandro Siqueiros
    Leonardo Salinas Saldana    		4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:29.54 NR15Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Adriana Marmolejo100 m breaststroke1:14.3538Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:36.1027Did not advance

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: article and Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Two Mexican synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

    Taekwondo

    See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Three Mexican taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Óscar SalazarMen's −58 kg
    W 10–1
    W 6–2
    W 8–0
    L 1–5
    Víctor EstradaMen's −80 kg
    W 8–7
    L 2–4    		Did not advance
    W
    L 9–9     		Did not advance5
    Iridia SalazarWomen's −57 kg
    W 5–2
    W 7–7
    L 1–2
    W 3–2
    W 2–1

    Triathlon

    See main article: article and Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Two Mexican triathletes qualified for the following events.

    AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
    Eligio Cervantesalign=left rowspan=2Men's18:440:181:05:120:2135:311:59:27.8138
    Javier Rosas18:430:181:09:210:2035:592:04:03.9744

    Volleyball

    See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    See also: Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mexico has qualified a single weightlifter.

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: El saltador Fernando Platas, designado abanderado de México. Diver Fernando Platas was appointed as flag bearer for Mexico. es. La Nación. 1 July 2004. 25 April 2014.
    2. News: Logra ana Guevara medalla de plata en 400 metros. Ana Guevara achieved silver medal in the 400 metres. es. El Siglo de Torreón. 25 August 2004. 25 April 2014.
    3. News: Belem, una guerrera que gana plata en Atenas. Belem, a fighter who won the silver in Athens. es. El Siglo de Torreón. 26 August 2004. 25 April 2014.
    4. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
    5. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.

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