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Mexico At The 1964 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 94 competitors, 90 men and 4 women, took part in 58 events in 15 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Mexico City, the flag of Mexico was raised at the closing ceremony. Medalists Bronze * Juan Fabila — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight Athletics Basketball Boxing Cycling Nine cyclists represented Mexico in 1964. ; Individual road race * Melesio Soto * Francisco Coronel * Heriberto Díaz * Moises López ; Team time trial * Adolfo Belmonte * Antonio Duque * Moises López * Porfirio Remigio ; Sprint * José Luis Tellez * José Mercado ; 1000m time trial * José Mercado ;Tandem * José Mercado * José Luis Tellez ;Individual pursuit * Antonio Duque Diving Equestrian Football Judo Modern pentathlon four male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1964. ;Individual * David Bárcena * Eduardo Florez * Enrique Padilla * Enriquez Andrade ;Team * David Bárcena * Eduardo F ... [...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] |
