Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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.<ref name=mex-fb>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Women's 400 m	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Cycling	Women's points race	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg	Template:Dts
Template:Bronze medal	Template:Sortname	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg	Template:Dts

Archery

Template:Main article Three Mexican archers qualified each for the men's individual archery, and a spot for the men's team.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Template:Abbr
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jorge Pablo Chapoy	Men's individual	645	38	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 153–162	Did not advance
Eduardo Magaña		646	35	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 138–148	Did not advance
Juan René Serrano		651	30	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 148–138	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 163–164	Did not advance
Jorge Pablo Chapoy Eduardo Magaña Juan René Serrano	Men's team	1942	8	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCteam L 234–244	Did not advance

Athletics

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Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alejandro Cardenas	400 m	13:35.32	13	colspan=2 Template:N/a	45.64	5	Did not advance
Andrés Espinosa	Marathon	colspan=6 Template:N/a	2:29:43	69
Mario Iván Flores	50 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
Procopio Franco	Marathon	colspan=6 Template:N/a	2:23:34	55
David Galván	10000 m	colspan=6 Template:N/a	29:38.05	21
Noé Hernández	20 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
José Ernani Palalia	Marathon	colspan=6 Template:N/a	2:31:41	72
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	50 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	3:55:43	15
Germán Sánchez		colspan=6 Template:N/a	3:58:33	17
Bernardo Segura	20 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
Omar Segura		colspan=6 Template:N/a	1:24:35	18
Alejandro Suarez	5000 m	15:03.00	7 q	colspan=4 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Juan Pedro Toledo	200 m	20.40 NR	=2 Q	20.43	3 Q	20.64	6	Did not advance
Teodoro Vega	10000 m	colspan=6 Template:N/a	29:06.55	20

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Giovanni Lanaro	Pole vault	Template:Abbr	—	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Liliana Allen	100 m	11.42	5 q	11.52	6	Did not advance
Adriana Fernández	10000 m	colspan=6 Template:N/a	32:29.57	23
Ana Guevara	400 m	50.93	1 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	50.15	1 Q	49.56	Template:Silver02
Victoria Palacios	20 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	1:36:07	34
Dulce María Rodríguez	5000 m	16:08.07	16	colspan=4 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Angélica Sánchez	Marathon	colspan=6 Template:N/a	2:49:04	46
Rosario Sánchez	20 km walk	colspan=6 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
Margarita Tapia	Marathon	colspan=6 Template:N/a	2:46:14	38
Liliana Allen Mayra González Ana Guevara Magali Yanez	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.88 NR	5	colspan=4 Template:N/a	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Violeta Guzmán	Hammer throw	62.76	36	Did not advance
Romary Rifka	High jump	1.92	14	Did not advance

Boxing

Template:Main article Mexico sent five boxers to Athens.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Raúl Castañeda	Light flyweight	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 16–41	Did not advance
Abner Mares Martínez	Bantamweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 27–36	Did not advance
Juan de Dios Navarro	Light welterweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 31–48	Did not advance
Alfredo Angulo	Middleweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 23–38	Did not advance
Ramiro Reducindo	Light heavyweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 10–29	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Belem Guerrero	Women's road race	3:33:35	46

Track

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Nancy Contreras	Women's time trial	34.783	8

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Points	Laps	Rank
Belem Guerrero	Women's points race	14	0	Template:Silver02

Diving

Template:Main article 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

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Fernando Platas	3 m springboard	434.70	8 Q	666.72	8 Q	704.25	5
Rommel Pacheco	3 m springboard	408.75	15 Q	630.60	12 Q	642.69	10
	10 m platform	463.47	5 Q	646.26	7 Q	623.40	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Paola Espinosa	3 m springboard	301.14	9 Q	506.46	11 Q	490.20	12
Jashia Luna		252.75	20	Did not advance
Paola Espinosa	10 m platform	348.03	5 Q	519.21	8 Q	455.40	12
Jashia Luna		328.62	10 Q	481.80	13	Did not advance
Paola Espinosa Laura Sánchez	3 m synchronized springboard	colspan=4 Template:N/a	286.92	5
Paola Espinosa Jashia Luna	10 m synchronized platform	colspan=4 Template:N/a	307.74	5

Equestrian

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Federico Fernández	Behomio 8	Individual	9	=54	12	21	=48 Q	17	38	54	Did not advance
Marcela Lobo Pérez	Joskin		16	=69	25	41	64 Q	17	58	=58	Did not advance
Gustavo Ramos Hernández	Minotauro		19	72	33	52	66 Q	Retired			Did not advance
Gerardo Tazzer	Chanel		8	=47	Eliminated			Did not advance
Federico Fernández Marcela Lobo Pérez Gustavo Ramos Hernández Gerardo Tazzer	See above	Team	colspan=8 Template:N/a	70	15	Did not advance			70	15

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Edgar Chumacero	Individual foil	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 9–15	Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Roster

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Group play

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Women's tournament

Roster

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Group play

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Quarterfinals

Gymnastics

Artistic

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
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Brenda Magaña	All-around	9.200	8.575	7.625	8.487	33.887	58	Did not advance
Laura Moreno	Floor	colspan=3 Template:N/a	7.700	7.700	82	Did not advance
	Uneven bars	Template:N/a	8.512	colspan=2 Template:N/a	8.512	72	Did not advance
	Balance beam	colspan=2 Template:N/a	8.575	Template:N/a	8.575	63	Did not advance

Judo

Template:Main article Three Mexican judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Cristobal Aburto	Men's −60 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0002–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0002–1000	Did not advance
José Goldschmied	Men's −90 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1010	Did not advance
Vanessa Zambotti	Women's +78 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1010–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1021	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Template:Main article Two Mexican athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Athlete	Event	Shooting (10 m air pistol)			Fencing (épée one touch)			Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Running (3000 m)			Total points	Final rank
		Points	Rank	MP Points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Manuel Pradillo	Men's	178	15	1072	15–16	=15	804	2:07.07	11	1276	168	19	1032	9:57.68	13	1012	5196	12
Sergio Salazar		172	=23	1000	16–15	=11	832	2:07.27	13	1276	112	14	1088	9:59.15	14	1004	5200	11

Rowing

Template:Main article Mexican rowers qualified the following boats:

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Martha García	Single sculls	8:07.32	5 R	7:35.55	1 SA/B	8:04.83	5 FB	7:43.44	12
Gabriela Huerta Aline Olvera	Lightweight double sculls	7:18.16	6 R	7:23.07	5 FC	colspan=2 Template:N/a	7:48.02	16

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

Template:Main article Mexican sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
David Mier	Mistral	11	15	12	19	11	14	19	5	16	20	26	142	16

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Rosa Irene Campos	Mistral	23	25	23	22	18	24	22	22	21	24	21	220	23
Tania Elías Calles	Europe	6	5	15	17	6	3	16	OCS	5	14	11	98	12

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

Template:Main article One Mexican shooter qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Roberto José Elias	10 m air rifle	582	44	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1137	=36	Did not advance

Swimming

Template:Main article 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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joshua Ilika Brenner	200 m freestyle	1:51.66	28	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	54.29	33	Did not advance
Leonardo Salinas Saldana	400 m freestyle	3:58.36	29	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Juan Veloz	200 m butterfly	1:58.32	13 Q	1:59.78	16	Did not advance
Javier Díaz Joshua Ilika Brenner Alejandro Siqueiros Leonardo Salinas Saldana	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:29.54 NR	15	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adriana Marmolejo	100 m breaststroke	1:14.35	38	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:36.10	27	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Template:Main article Two Mexican synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
		Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Nara Falcón Olga Vargas	Duet	42.667	17	43.417	86.084	16	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Template:Main article Three Mexican taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Óscar Salazar	Men's −58 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 10–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 8–0	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–5	Template:Silver02
Víctor Estrada	Men's −80 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 8–7	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–4	Did not advance	Template:FlagIOCathlete W Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 9–9 Template:Abbr	Did not advance	5
Iridia Salazar	Women's −57 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 5–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 7–7 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–2	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 3–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 2–1	Template:Bronze03

Triathlon

Template:Main article Two Mexican triathletes qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Eligio Cervantes	Men's	18:44	0:18	1:05:12	0:21	35:31	1:59:27.81	38
Javier Rosas		18:43	0:18	1:09:21	0:20	35:59	2:04:03.97	44

Volleyball

Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mayra García Hilda Gaxiola	Women's	Pool F Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21) Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (19–21, 15–21) Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (24–26, 20–22)	4	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Template:Main article Mexico has qualified a single weightlifter.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Damaris Aguirre	Women's −75 kg	100	=12	122.5	12	222.5	12

See also

• Mexico at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Mexico at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Mexican Olympic Committee Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
• Mexicanos en Atenas Template:In lang

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