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Mexico At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 54 events in 17 sports. Medalists Gold * Daniel Bautista — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk Bronze * Juan Paredes — Boxing, Men's Featherweight Athletics Men's 5.000 metres * Rodolfo Gomez :* Heat — 13:46.23 (→ did not advance) Men's 10.000 metres * Luis Hernández :* Heat — 28:44.17 (→ did not advance) * Rodolfo Gomez :* Heat — 30:05.19 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Mario Cuevas — 2:18:08 (→ 18th place) * Rodolfo Gomez — 2:18:21 (→ 19th place) Men's 20 km Race Walk * Daniel Bautista — 1:24:40 (→ Gold Medal) * Raúl González — 1:28:18 (→ 5th place) * Domingo Colin — DSQ (→ no ranking) Basketball Men's team competition *Preliminary round (group A): :* Lost to Soviet Union (77-120) :* Defeated Japan (108-90) :* Lost to Australia (117-120) :* Lost to Cub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Olympic Committee
The Mexican Olympic Committee () (COM) is the organization that represents 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 Porfirio is a given name in Spanish, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios'' "purple-clad"). It can refer to: * Porfirio Salinas – Mexican-American artist * Porfirio Armando Betancourt – Honduran footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
