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Adriana Angeles
Mexico competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Medalists Archery In its sixth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered two competitors. Both lost in the first round. ;Men Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track and road events Boxing Canoeing Sprint Cycling Mountain biking Track Diving For the first time in 12 years, Mexico won a diving medal when Fernando Platas bested his eighth-place finish in Atlanta with a silver medal. ;Men ;Women Equestrian ;Dressage ;Jumping Gymnastics Artistic ;Individual finals Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing ;Men ;Women Sailing Three men and one woman competed for Mexico in three events at the Sailing venue in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. ;Men ;Women Shooting ;Men Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronized swimming Taekwondo Tennis ;Men Volleyball Beach Weightlifting References *Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Olympic Committee
The Mexican Olympic Committee () (COM) is the organization that represents Mexico, Mexican athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. It was created and formally recognized by the IOC in 1923. The organization is currently directed by María José Alcalá. The Mexican Olympic Committee is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. History As early as the 1900 Universal Exposition of Paris, Baron Pierre de Coubertin thought that Mexico should enter the next Olympic Games In 1901, he met with the Mexican ambassador Miguel de Beistegui in Belgium, where they decided to form the National Olympic Committee of Mexico. After this meeting, they sent a letter on May 25, 1901 to General Porfirio Diaz (the president of Mexico at the time) to inform him that Beistegui would be the representative of Mexico before the International Olympic Committee. However, Mexico (after participating in the 1900 games) did not parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
