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competed at the

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Medalists

Archery

In its fifth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three competitors. José Anchondo was the most successful, winning two matches before losing his third.

Athletics

;Track & road events ;Men ;Women

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: SF = Qualify to semifinal; R=Repechage

Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial * Jesus Zarate :* Final — 1:11:42 (→ 30th place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race * Marco Zaragoza :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

Men's 3m Springboard *

Fernando Platas Fernando Fabricio Platas Álvarez (born March 16, 1973, in Mexico City) is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the ...

:* Preliminary Heat — 382.83 :* Semi Final — 217.62 :* Final — 402.36 (→ 8th place) * Joël Rodríguez :* Preliminary Heat — 296.91 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 10m Platform *

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Women's 3m Springboard *

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:* Preliminary Heat — 257.01 :* Semi Final — 193.62 (→ did not advance, 13th place) * Maria Elena Romero :* Preliminary Heat — 252.84 :* Semi Final — 187.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Women's 10m Platform *

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Men's Individual Competition: * Sergio Salazar – 5387 pts (→ 9th place) *

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– 5182 pts (→ 23rd place)

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Men's 100m Backstroke * Carlos Arena :* Heat – 57.40 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200m Backstroke * Carlos Arena :* Heat – 2:05.96 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 100m Butterfly * Jesús González :* Heat – 54.94 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Synchronized swimming

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Men's Singles Competition: * Oscar Ortiz :* First round — Defeated

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(Romania) 6-2, 6-2 :* Second round — Lost to

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(Italy) 1-6, 6-7 * Alejandro Hernandez :* First round — Lost to

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(Norway) 3-6, 6-2, 6-8

References

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* {{NOCin1996SummerOlympics Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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