Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the Olympic Games
Flag of Mexico IOC code  MEX NOC Comité Olímpico Mexicano Website www.com.org.mx (Spanish)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	87 in 20[1] sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
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Mexico is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's twentieth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1900.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes: Sport Men Women Total Archery 0 3 3 Athletics 11 6 17 Boxing 3 0 3 Cycling 2 1 3 Diving 5 4 9 Equestrian 0 1 1 Fencing 2 5 7 Football 18 0 18 Gymnastics 1 1 2 Modern pentathlon 1 1 2 Rowing 1 1 2 Sailing 2 1 3 Shooting 0 2 2 Swimming 1 1 2 Synchronized swimming 0 2 2 Table tennis 1 1 2 Taekwondo 2 2 4 Triathlon 1 0 1 Weightlifting 0 3 3 Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 52 35 87 Archery Mexican archers qualified for the women's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2][3] Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Score Seed Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Women's individual Women's team N/A Athletics Mexican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5] Men's 200 m – 1 quota place (José Carlos Herrera) Men's 5000 m – 1 quota place (José Juan Esparza) Men's marathon – 1 quota place Men's 20 km walk – 3 quota places (Eder Sánchez, Isaac Palma, Erwin González) Men's 50 km walk – 3 quota places Men's high jump – 1 quota place (Edgar Rivera) Men's triple jump – 1 quota place (Alberto Alvarez) Women's 10000 m – 1 quota place Women's marathon – 3 quota places Women's 20 km walk – 2 quota places (María Guadalupe González) Boxing Mexico has entered three boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Elias Emigdio and Raul Curiel became the first Mexican boxers to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish in the AIBA Pro Boxing rankings, while Misael Rodríguez had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6] Men Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Elías Emigdio Flyweight Raúl Curiel Light welterweight Misael Rodríguez Middleweight Cycling Road Mexico has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his individual ranking among the next two best ranked NOCs at the 2015 Pan American Championships.[7] Athlete Event Time Rank Men's road race Track Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Mexico has entered one rider to compete in the men's omnium at the Olympics by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic rankings in that event. Omnium Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank Ignacio Prado Men's omnium Mountain biking Mexico has qualified one mountain bike rider in the women's Olympic cross-country race by virtue of her best individual ranking at the 2015 Pan American Championships.[8] Athlete Event Time Rank Daniela Campuzano Women's cross-country Diving Mexican divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 FINA World Cup series. On March 29, 2016, Mexican Olympic Committee had officially announced the entire diving squad for Rio 2016, including Olympic silver medalists Iván García and Germán Sánchez, as well as two-time Olympians Paola Espinosa and Alejandra Orozco, in the men's and women's synchronized platform, respectively.[9] Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Rodrigo Diego López 3 m springboard Rommel Pacheco Iván García 10 m platform Germán Sánchez Jahir Ocampo Rommel Pacheco 3 m synchronized springboard N/A Iván García Germán Sánchez 10 m synchronized platform N/A Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Dolores Hernández 3 m springboard Melany Hernández Paola Espinosa 10 m platform Alejandra Orozco Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco 10 m synchronized platform N/A Equestrian Mexico has entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top national finish from Central & South America at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[10] Dressage Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank Bernadette Pujals Individual Fencing Mexican fencers have qualified a full squad in the women's team sabre by virtue of being the highest ranking team from America outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[11] 2012 Olympian Daniel Gómez secured the spot on the Mexican squad in the men's foil by attaining a top two individual placement from America outside the top eight qualified teams in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[12] Meanwhile, Julián Ayala, Alejandra Terán, and Nataly Michel rounded out the Mexican roster by virtue of a top two finish at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica. Men Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Daniel Gómez Individual foil Julián Ayala Individual sabre Women Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Alejandra Terán Individual épée Nataly Michel Individual foil   Individual sabre           Team sabre N/A Football Men's tournament Mexico men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in the United States.[13] Team roster Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players Group play Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals 2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA Mexico  v  Germany 4 August 2016 20:00 Mexico  Match 7  Germany Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Fiji  v  Mexico 7 August 2016 13:00 Fiji  Match 12  Mexico Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador South Korea  v  Mexico 10 August 2016 16:00 South Korea  Match 20  Mexico Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Gymnastics Artistic Mexico has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. These Olympic berths had been awarded each to the Mexican male and female gymnast, who both participated respectively in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[14][15] Men Athlete Event Qualification Final Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB Daniel Corral Women Athlete Event Qualification Final Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank V UB BB F V UB BB F Alexa Moreno Modern pentathlon Mexican athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Ismael Hernandéz and Tamara Vega secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively after obtaining one of the five Olympic slots from the Pan American Games.[16] Athlete Event Fencing (épée one touch) Swimming (200 m freestyle) Riding (show jumping) Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) Total points Final rank Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points Ismael Hernández Men's Tamara Vega Women's Rowing Mexico has qualified one boat each in both the men's and women's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.[17] Men Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Juan Carlos Contreras Single sculls Women Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Kenia Lechuga Single sculls 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 in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and North American qualifying regattas.[18][19] Men Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M* David Mier RS:X Yanic Gentry Laser N/A Women Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M* Demita Vega RS:X M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race Shooting Mexican shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[20] Women Athlete Event Qualification Final Points Rank Points Rank Alejandra Zavala 10 m air pistol Goretti Zumaya 10 m air rifle Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun) Swimming Mexican swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[21][22] Men Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Long Yuan Gutiérrez 100 m butterfly Women Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Liliana Ibañez 50 m freestyle Synchronized swimming Mexico has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their sixth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[23][24] Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final) Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Karem Achach Nuria Diosdado Duet Table tennis Mexico has entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Marcos Madrid and three-time Olympian Yadira Silva secured their Olympic spots in the men's and women's singles, respectively, by virtue of their top six finish at the 2016 Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile.[25][26] Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Marcos Madrid Men's singles Yadira Silva Women's singles Taekwondo Mexico entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2008 Olympic heavyweight champion María Espinoza, Itzel Manjarrez, 2015 Worlds bronze medalist Saúl Gutiérrez, and Carlos Navarro qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[27][28] Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Carlos Navarro Men's −58 kg Saúl Gutiérrez Men's −68 kg Itzel Manjarrez Women's −49 kg María Espinoza Women's +67 kg Triathlon Mexico has secured a quota in the men's triathlon event as a result of Crisanto Grajales' triumph at the 2015 Pan American Games.[29][30] Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank Crisanto Grajales Men's Weightlifting Mexican weightlifters have qualified three women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016. Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank Result Rank Result Rank Women's Women's Women's Wrestling Mexico has qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 85 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of his semifinal triumph at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.[31][32] Key: VT - Victory by Fall. PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points. Men's Greco-Roman Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Alfonso Leyva −85 kg See also Mexico at the 2015 Pan American Games Mexico at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics References Mexican Olympic Committee (PDF), COM, retrieved 18 April 2016 Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2015). 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