Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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. 83 competitors, 66 men and 17 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.

Competitors

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Medalists

Archery

In its third Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three men and one woman. Aurora Breton, a veteran of Mexico's first two appearances, fell to 29th place. Women's Individual Competition: *

Aurora Bretón Gonzala Aurora Bretón Gómez (10 January 1950 – 27 May 2014) was a Mexican archer who represented her country in four Olympic Games (1972, 1984, 1988 and 1992); won two silver and five bronze medals in Pan American Games and eight gold and ...

– Preliminary round (→ 29th place) Men's Individual Competition: * Jose Anchondo – Preliminary round (→ 26th place) * Omar Bustani – Preliminary round (→ 38th place) * Adolfo González – Preliminary round (→ 49th place) Men's Team Competition: * Anchondo, Bustani, and Gonzalez – Semifinal (→ 12th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Eduardo Nava Men's 800 metres * Mauricio Hernández Men's 5,000 metres * Mauricio González *

Marcos Barreto Marcos Barreto Luis (born 25 April 1960) is a Mexican long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

* Arturo Barrios Men's 10,000 metres * Arturo Barrios :* First Round — 28:08.63 :* Final — 27:39.32 (→ 5th place) * Mauricio González :* First Round — 28:36.66 :* Final — 27:59.90 (→ 11th place) *

:* Heat – 29:18.14 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon *

Jesús Herrera Herrera (born March 22, 1962) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. Career He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in the ...

:* Final — 2"13:58 (→ 11th place) * Carlos Retiz :* Final — 2"25:34 (→ 50th place) * Martín Mondragón :* Final — 2"27:10 (→ 57th place) Men's 110 metres Hurdles * Roberto Carmona Men's 4×100 metres Relay * Herman Adam, Eduardo Nava, Antonio Ruíz, and Miguel Elizondo Men's 20 km Walk *

Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carbajal (born May 23, 1967) is a Mexican retired race walker. He was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal. He is the 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 50 K walk and a three-time World Race Walking Cup champion. Personal ...

:* Final — 1:20:53 (→ 7th place) * Ernesto Canto :* Final — DSQ (→ no ranking) * Joel Sánchez :* Final — DSQ (→ no ranking) Men's 50 km Walk * Martín Bermudez :* Final — 3'49:22 (→ 15th place) * Arturo Bravo :* Final — 4'08:08 (→ 33rd place) * Hernán Andrade :* Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon * Blanca Jaime :* Final — 2:43:00 (→ 43rd place) Women's 100 metres Hurdles * Sandra Taváres Women's High Jump * Cristina Fink :* Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight * Mario González Men's Bantamweight * José de Jesús García Men's Featherweight *

Miguel Angel González Miguel Angel González (born 3 July 1944) is a Mexican sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX ...

Men's Lightweight * Guillermo Tamez Men's Light-Welterweight * Humberto Rodríguez Men's Middleweight * Martín Amarillas

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1988. ; Men's road race *

Luis Rosendo Ramos Luis Rosendo Ramos Maldonado (born 6 September 1957) is a retired road bicycle racer from Mexico, who twice won the men's individual road race at the Pan American Games: in 1983 and 1987. He represented his native country at the 1976, 1984 and ...

* Héctor Pérez * Gabriel Cano ; Men's team time trial * Gabriel Cano * Guillermo Gutiérrez * Héctor Pérez *

; Men's points race * Manuel Youshimatz

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

One female fencer represented Mexico in 1988. ; Women's foil * Fabiana López

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1988. Men's Individual Competition: * Ivar Sisniega – 5065 pts (→ 14th place) * Alejandro Yrizar – 4920 pts (→ 28th place) * Marcelo Hoyo – 4800 pts (→ 39th place) Men's Team Competition: * Sisniega, Yrizar, and Hoyo – 14785 pts (→ 8th place)

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle * Rodrigo González :* Heat – 24.01 (→ did not advance, 29th place) * Urbano Zea :* Heat – 24.86 (→ did not advance, 45th place) Men's 100 m Freestyle * Rodrigo González :* Heat – 51.46 (→ did not advance, 28th place) * Ignacio Escamilla :* Heat – 54.56 (→ did not advance, 56th place) Men's 200 m Freestyle * Rodrigo González :* Heat – 1:52.99 (→ did not advance, 26th place) * Ignacio Escamilla :* Heat – 1:53.63 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Men's 400 m Freestyle * Ignacio Escamilla :* Heat – 4:03.16 (→ did not advance, 34th place) * Carlos Romo :* Heat – 4:04.02 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 100 m Backstroke * Ernesto Vela :* Heat – 59.19 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Men's 200 m Backstroke * Ernesto Vela :* Heat – 2:05.08 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 100 m Breaststroke * Javier Careaga :* Heat – 1:05.37 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 200 m Breaststroke * Javier Careaga :* Heat – 2:20.11 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Men's 100 m Butterfly * Urbano Zea :* Heat – 57.89 (→ did not advance, 40th place) * Carlos Romo :* Heat – 58.04 (→ did not advance, 41st place) Men's 200 m Individual Medley * Javier Careaga :* Heat – 2:09.38 (→ did not advance, 24th place) * Rodrigo González :* Heat – 2:09.52 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 400 m Individual Medley * Javier Careaga :* Heat – 4:30.71 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Rodrigo González, Ignacio Escamilla, Jorge Alarcón, and Urbano Zea :* Heat – 3:29.72 (→ did not advance, 13th place) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Ignacio Escamilla, Jorge Alarcón, Carlos Romo, and Rodrigo González :* Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Ernesto Vela, Javier Careaga, Urbano Zea, and Rodrigo González :* Heat – 3:54.21 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle * Maria Rivera :* Heat – 27.16 (→ did not advance, 26th place) * Patricia Kohlmann :* Heat – 27.45 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Women's 100 m Freestyle * Patricia Kohlmann :* Heat – 59.05 (→ did not advance, 36th place) * Maria Rivera :* Heat – 59.32 (→ did not advance, 38th place) Women's 200 m Freestyle * Patricia Kohlmann :* Heat – 2:10.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Women's 100 m Butterfly * Marlene Bruten :* Heat – 1:05.37 (→ did not advance, 29th place) Women's 200 m Butterfly * Marlene Bruten :* Heat – 2:19.68 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley * Marlene Bruten :* Heat – 2:26.89 (→ did not advance, 27th place) * Patricia Kohlmann :* Heat – 2:29.61 (→ did not advance, 29th place) Women's 400 m Individual Medley * Marlene Bruten :* Heat – 5:03.69 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Mexico in 1988. ; Women's solo * Lourdes Candini * Susana Candini * Sonia Cárdeñas ; Women's duet * Lourdes Candini * Sonia Cárdeñas

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition *

Agustín Moreno Agustín Moreno (born 31 March 1967) is a former tennis player from Mexico. Moreno represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest met ...

:* First round — Defeated Toshihisa Tsuchihashi (Japan) 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 :* Second round — Lost to Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 2-6, 6-7, 0-6 * Francisco Maciel :* First round — Lost to

Diego Nargiso Diego Nargiso (born 15 March 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy. Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's even ...

(Italy) 6-2, 6-7, 6-7, 6-8 *

Leonardo Lavalle Leonardo Lavalle Moreno (born 14 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1985. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Spain' ...

:* First round — Defeated

Ronald Agénor Ronald Jean-Martin Agénor (born November 13, 1964) is a former professional tennis player who represented Haiti during his playing career. He is the only Haitian to have ever earned a Top 25 world ranking in singles, reaching a highest singles ...

(Haiti) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-1, retired :* Second round — Lost to

Sergio Casal Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

(Spain) 3-6, 4-6, 6-7
Women's Singles Competition * Xochitl Escobedo :* First Round – Lost to Anne Minter (Australia) 1-6, 3-6 * Claudia Hernández :* First Round – Bye :* Second Round – Lost to

Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. Garrison was the runner-up in singles at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, a three-time major mixed doubles champion, and an Olympic gold and bronze m ...

(USA) 1-6, 4-6

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight * Adrian Ponce Men's Freestyle Flyweight * Bernardo Olvera Men's Freestyle Bantamweight * Jorge Olvera Men's Freestyle Welterweight * Alfonso Jessel

References

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