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Mexico At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 66 men and 17 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Medalists Archery In its third Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three men and one woman. ;Men ;Women Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Women ;Track and road events ;Field events Boxing Cycling Five cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1988. Road ;Men Track ;Points race Diving ;Men ;Women Equestrianism Jumping Fencing One female fencer represented Mexico in 1988. ;Individual ;Pool stages Gymnastics Artistic ;Men Judo Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1988. Rowing ;Men Sailing ;Women ;Open Shooting ;Men ;Mixed Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronized swimming Three synchronized swimmers represented Mexico in 1988. Tennis ;Men ;W ... [...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 had the idea of Mexico entering the next Olympic Games. In 1901, Coubertin met with the Mexican ambassador 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 Summer Olympics) did not participate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Sailing (sport), Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Sailing at the 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece. With the exception of 1904 Summer Olympics, 1904 and possibly the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1988 consisted of a total of eight sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 20 September 1988 to 27 September 1988 of the coast of Busan and was the first time that a separate event was allocated exclusively for women (sailed in the 470 (dinghy), 470 class). The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses. Venue image:Busan Yachting Center.png, 300px, Busan Yachting Center According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. Since the sailing conditions of the coast near Seoul are not very suitable for Olympic sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 two silver medals in Central American and Caribbean Games. After retiring from international competitions, she worked as Olympic coach, briefly served as sports commentator for a television network during the 2012 Summer Olympics and, controversially, chaired the Mexican Archery Federation, where she was forced to resign after being charged with visa fraud by the United States government and accused of sexual harassment by the family of an underage female athlete. Athletic career Aurora Bretón was born on 10 January 1950 in Mexico to Amado Enrique Bretón Gómez and Anselma Gómez Jiménez. She trained with fellow Olympian José Almanzor —grandfather of Luis Eduardo Vélez— and won nine national championships in her home country. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Team
A total of 22 nations competed in the men's team event at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics, archery programme. The ranking round score for a team was the sum of the three scores earned by the individual archers in the Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual, individual ranking round. The top twelve nations competed in the semifinals, with the top eight advancing to the finals. ;Semifinal In a surprise, the Korean team fell all the way to sixth place in the semifinal. The United States and Soviet Union each moved up one place into the top two, while Chinese Taipei gave a strong showing in third place. Britain also moved up substantially in the ranking. ;Final Korea returned to top form in the final, making full use of the clean slate that each round afforded to win the gold medal. The Americans continued to shoot well, but were unable to keep up with the Koreans, taking home the silver medal, silver. The Soviets a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo González (archer)
Adolfo González Jiménez (born 27 September 1962) is a Mexican archer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Mexican male archers Olympic archers for Mexico Archers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games silver medalists in archery Pan American Games bronze medalists in archery Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Archers at the 1983 Pan American Games Archers at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Bustani
Omar Bustani (born 19 June 1966) is a Mexican archer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References 1966 births Living people Mexican male archers Olympic archers for Mexico Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual
The men's individual was one of two events for men out of four total events in Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Summary ;Preliminary round Each archer shot a FITA Fita (Ѳ ѳ; italics: ''Ѳ ѳ'') is a letter of the Early Cyrillic alphabet. The shape and the name of the letter are derived from the Θ, Greek letter theta (Θ θ). In the ISO 9 system, Ѳ is romanized using F grave accent (F̀ ... round, consisting of 144 arrows split evenly between the distances of 90 metres, 70 metres, 50 metres, and 30 metres. The top 24 archers advanced to the 1/8 finals. The United States, winners of the men's gold medal every year they had competed, advanced all of their archers. Korea also had all three archers qualify for the next round. Finland, Japan, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union each had two archers advance. All three medallists from 1984 moved on to the next round. ;1/8 final Each archer shot one quarter of a FITA round, with the 36 arrows split even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Anchondo
José Andrés Anchondo García (born 10 November 1962) is a Mexican archer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... In 2015 he was named head coach of the archery team at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. References External links * 1962 births Living people Mexican male archers Olympic archers for Mexico Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists in archery Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Archers at the 1987 Pan American Games Archers at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Flyweight
The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 September to 2 October 1988. 44 boxers from 44 nations competed. Kim Kwang-sun won the gold medal. Medalists Results The following boxers took part in the event: First round * Andy Agosto (PUR) def. Vichairachanon Khadpo (THA), 5:0 * Hamed Halbouni (SYR) def. Johnny Bredahl (DEN), RSC-2 * Timofey Skryabin (URS) def. Zekaria Williams (CIS), 5:0 * Joseph Lawlor (IRL) def. Archibald Fausto (MOZ), KO-2 * Bishnu Bahadur Singh (NEP) def. Sixto Vera (PAR), 5:0 * Arthur Johnson (USA) def. Andrea Mannai (ITA), 5:0 * Nokuthula Tshabangu (ZIM) def. Bonifacio Garcia (ESP), 4:1 * Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Tseyen-Oidovyn Tserennyam (MGL), RSC-2 * Setsuo Segawa (JPN) def. Simon Morales (COL), 4:1 * Serafim Todorov (BUL) def. David Griman (VEN), 4:1 * Ramazan Gul (TUR) def. John Lyon (GBR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 Metre Platform
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 type of play in American football * Diving (association football), a simulation of being fouled * Diving (ice hockey), embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty * Sport diving (sport), competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool * Taking a dive, or match fixing, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing Film and television Film * ''Dive'' (1929 film), a German silent film * ''The Dive'' (1990 film), a Norwegian action thriller * ''Dive!'' (film), a 2010 documentary film by Jeremy Sefert * ''Dive'', a 2014 New Zealand short film written and directed by Matthew J. Saville * ''The Dive'' (2018 film), an Israeli film * ''Dive'' (2023 film), a Mexican sports drama film * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ... disciplines. Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Medal table Participating nations A total of 429 wrestlers from 69 nations competed at the Seoul Games: See also * List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling * List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling References External links * Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1988 Summer Olympics Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics O 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis had been a demonstration sport at the 1968 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The tournament took place from September 20 – October 1 on outdoor hardcourts at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center. Medal summary Events Medal table ReferencesOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis At The 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competit ... 1988 Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
