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Estados Unidos Mexicanos<br>''(United Mexican States)''
 
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| colspan="1" style="text-align:center" | '''Years Attended Olympics'''
  
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Summer: 1900, 1924-2012<br>Winter: 1928, 1984-94, 2002, 2010
 
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'''[[Mexico]]''' first participated at the '''[[Olympic Games]]''' in 1900 and has sent athletes to compete in every [[Summer Olympic Games]] since 1924. Mexico has also participated in several [[Winter Olympic Games]] since 1928, though has never medaled in the Winter Olympics.
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Mexican athletes have won a total of 57 medals - with [[athletics (sport)|athletics]], [[boxing]] and [[diving]] as the top medal-producing sports.
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The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the ''Comité Olímpico Mexicano'' and was created in 1923.
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==Hosted Games==
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Mexico was the first [[Latin America|Latin American]] nation to host the Olympic Games. 48 years later, [[Brazil]] is scheduled to become the second Latin American country to host the event, the [[Rio de Janeiro 2016|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].
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! Games !! Dates !! Nations
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|[[1968 Summer Olympics]] || 12 October - 27 October || 112
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== Medalists ==
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=== Summer Olympics ===
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!style="width:8em"| Medal
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!style="width:14em"| Games
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!style="width:14em"| Sport
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!style="width:14em"| Event
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Eustaquio de Escandón]]<br />[[Manuel de Escandón]]<br />[[Pablo de Escandón]]<br />[[Guillermo Hayden Wright]] || [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] || [[Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics|Polo]] || Men's competition
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|-
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Francisco Cabañas]] || [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] || [[Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's flyweight
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|-
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Gustavo Huet]] || [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] || [[Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || Men's 50m rifle prone
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|-
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Mexico national basketball team|National team]] || [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] || [[Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Basketball]] || Men's competition
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Fidel Ortiz]] || [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] || [[Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's bantamweight
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|-
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Juan Gracia]]<br/>[[Julio Mueller]]<br/>[[Antonio Nava]]<br/>[[Alberto Ramos]] || [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] || [[Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Polo]] || Men's competition
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|-
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Humberto Mariles]] || [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || Jumping Individual
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|-
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Rubén Uriza]]<br />[[Humberto Mariles]]<br />[[Alberto Valdés]] || [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]|| Jumping Team
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|-
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Rubén Uriza]] || [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]|| Jumping Individual
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Joaquín Capilla]] || [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || [[Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 10m platform
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Raúl Campero]]<br />[[Humberto Mariles]]<br />[[Joaquín Solano]] || [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || Three-Day Event Team
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|-
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Joaquín Capilla]] || [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] || [[Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 10m platform
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|-
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Joaquín Capilla]] || [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] || [[Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 10m platform
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|-
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Joaquín Capilla]] || [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] || [[Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 3m springboard
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Juan Botella]] || [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] || [[Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 3m springboard
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Juan Fabila]] || [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] || [[Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's bantamweight
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Antonio Roldán]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's featherweight
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Ricardo Delgado (boxer)|Ricardo Delgado]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's flyweight
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|-
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Felipe Muñoz]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || Men's 200m breaststroke
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| {{silver medal}} || [[José Pedraza (athlete)|José Pedraza]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 20&nbsp;km Walk
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Álvaro Gaxiola]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's Platform
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Pilar Roldán]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Fencing]] || Women's Foil
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Agustín Zaragoza]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's Middleweight
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Joaquín Rocha]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's Heavyweight
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[María Teresa Ramírez]] || [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || Women's 800m Freestyle
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Alfonso Zamora]] || [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] || [[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's bantamweight
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Daniel Bautista]] || [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] || [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 20&nbsp;km walk
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Juan Paredes]] || [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] || [[Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's featherweight
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Carlos Girón]] || [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] || [[Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 3m springboard
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Joaquín Pérez]] || [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] || [[Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || Jumping Individual
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[David Bárcena]]<br />[[Manuel Mendivil]]<br />[[José Luis Pérez]]<br />[[Fabián Vázquez]] || [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] || [[Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || Three-day Event Team Competition
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Jesús Gómez]]<br />[[Joaquin Pérez]]<br />[[Gerardo Tazzer]]<br />[[Alberto Valdés, Jr.]] || [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] || [[Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || Jumping Team Competition
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Ernesto Canto]] || [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 20&nbsp;km walk
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Raúl González (athlete)|Raul Gonzalez]] || [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 50&nbsp;km walk
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Raúl González (athlete)|Raul Gonzalez]] || [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 20&nbsp;km walk
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Héctor López (boxer)|Hector Lopez]] || [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || [[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's bantamweight
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Daniel Aceves]] || [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || Men's flyweight
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[José Youshimatz]] || [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || [[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Cycling (Track)]] || Men's points race
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Mario González (Mexican boxer)|Mario Gonzalez]] || [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] || [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's flyweight
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Jesús Mena]] || [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] || [[Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 10m platform
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Carlos Mercenario]] || [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] || [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 50&nbsp;km walk
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Bernardo Segura]] || [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] || [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 20&nbsp;km walk
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Soraya Jiménez Mendívil|Soraya Jimenez]] || [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] || Women's 58&nbsp;kg
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Noé Hernández]] || [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 20&nbsp;km walk
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Fernando Platas]] || [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || [[Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's 3m springboard
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Joel Sánchez (athlete)|Joel Sanchez]] || [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Men's 50&nbsp;km walk
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Cristian Bejarano]] || [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || Men's lightweight
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Víctor Estrada]] || [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || [[Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || Men's 68–80&nbsp;kg
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Oscar Salazar (taekwondo)|Oscar Salazar]] || [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || [[Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || Men's -58&nbsp;kg
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Ana Guevara]] || [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || Women's 400m
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Belem Guerrero]] || [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Cycling (Track)]] || Women's points race
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Iridia Salazar]] || [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || [[Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || Women's 49–57&nbsp;kg
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Guillermo Pérez]] || [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || [[Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || Men's -58&nbsp;kg
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| {{gold medal}} || [[María Espinoza]] || [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || [[Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || Women's +67&nbsp;kg
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Paola Espinosa]]<br />[[Tatiana Ortiz]] || [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || [[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Women's synchronised 10m platform
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| {{silver medal}} || [[German Sánchez]]<br />[[Ivan García]] || [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Men's synchronised 10m platform
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Paola Espinosa]]<br />[[Alejandra Orozco]] || [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Diving]] || Women's synchronised 10m platform
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== Medal tables ==
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{{See also|All-time Olympic Games medal count}}
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=== Medals by Summer Games ===
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{| {{MedalTable|type=Games}}
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|align=left| [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904 St. Louis]] || rowspan=4 colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|align=left| [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]]
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|align=left| [[1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Stockholm]]
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|align=left| [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]]
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|align=left| [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
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|align=left| [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3
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|align=left| [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5
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|align=left| [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|align=left| [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]]<br />(host nation) || 3 || 3 || 3 || 9
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|align=left| [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|align=left| [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] || 0 || 1 || 3 || 4
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|align=left| [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || 2 || 3 || 1 || 6
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|align=left| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
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|align=left| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
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|align=left| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || 0 || 3 || 1 || 4
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|align=left| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3
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|align=left| [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
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! Total !! 12 !! 20 !! 25 !! 57
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=== Medals by sport ===
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{| {{MedalTable|type=Sport}}
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|align=left| [[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || 3 || 5 || 2 || 10
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|align=left| [[Image:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || 2 || 3 || 7 || 12
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|align=left| [[Image:Equestrian pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || 2 || 1 || 4 || 7
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|align=left| [[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5
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|align=left| [[Image:Diving pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Diving at the Summer Olympics|Diving]] || 1 || 6 || 5 || 12
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|align=left| [[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|align=left| [[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[Image:Cycling pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Cycling]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
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|align=left| [[Image:Fencing pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Fencing at the Summer Olympics|Fencing]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|-
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|align=left| [[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[Image:Polo pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Polo at the Summer Olympics|Polo]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
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|-
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|align=left| [[Image:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Basketball]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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! Total !! 12 !! 20 !! 25 !! 57
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== References ==
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* {{cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2007-12-08 }}
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* {{cite web |title=Comité Olímpico Mexicano |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |url=http://www.olympic.org/mexico |accessdate=2011-07-11}}
 
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Estados Unidos Mexicanos
(United Mexican States)

Flag of Mexico.svg
National Flag
Mexico (orthographic projection).svg
Location on Map
IOC Code MEX
Years Hosted Olympics 1968 Summer
Years Attended Olympics Summer: 1900, 1924-2012
Winter: 1928, 1984-94, 2002, 2010
Medals 2008 Summer 2 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
Medals 2010 Winter no medals
Total Olympic Medals
Gold medal iconGold Silver medal iconSilver Bronze medal iconBronze
12 20 25
National Olympic Committee
Comité Olímpico Mexicano

Mexico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924. Mexico has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928, though has never medaled in the Winter Olympics.

Mexican athletes have won a total of 57 medals - with athletics, boxing and diving as the top medal-producing sports.

The National Olympic Committee for Mexico is the Comité Olímpico Mexicano and was created in 1923.

Hosted Games

Mexico was the first Latin American nation to host the Olympic Games. 48 years later, Brazil is scheduled to become the second Latin American country to host the event, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Games Dates Nations
1968 Summer Olympics 12 October - 27 October 112


Medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
Bronze Eustaquio de Escandón
Manuel de Escandón
Pablo de Escandón
Guillermo Hayden Wright		 1900 Paris Polo Men's competition
Silver Francisco Cabañas 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's flyweight
Silver Gustavo Huet 1932 Los Angeles Shooting Men's 50m rifle prone
Bronze National team 1936 Berlin Basketball Men's competition
Bronze Fidel Ortiz 1936 Berlin Boxing Men's bantamweight
Bronze Juan Gracia
Julio Mueller
Antonio Nava
Alberto Ramos		 1936 Berlin Polo Men's competition
Gold Humberto Mariles 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Individual
Gold Rubén Uriza
Humberto Mariles
Alberto Valdés		 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Team
Silver Rubén Uriza 1948 London Equestrian Jumping Individual
Bronze Joaquín Capilla 1948 London Diving Men's 10m platform
Bronze Raúl Campero
Humberto Mariles
Joaquín Solano		 1948 London Equestrian Three-Day Event Team
Silver Joaquín Capilla 1952 Helsinki Diving Men's 10m platform
Gold Joaquín Capilla 1956 Melbourne Diving Men's 10m platform
Bronze Joaquín Capilla 1956 Melbourne Diving Men's 3m springboard
Bronze Juan Botella 1960 Rome Diving Men's 3m springboard
Bronze Juan Fabila 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's bantamweight
Gold Antonio Roldán 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's featherweight
Gold Ricardo Delgado 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's flyweight
Gold Felipe Muñoz 1968 Mexico City Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke
Silver José Pedraza 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 20 km Walk
Silver Álvaro Gaxiola 1968 Mexico City Diving Men's Platform
Silver Pilar Roldán 1968 Mexico City Fencing Women's Foil
Bronze Agustín Zaragoza 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's Middleweight
Bronze Joaquín Rocha 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's Heavyweight
Bronze María Teresa Ramírez 1968 Mexico City Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle
Silver Alfonso Zamora 1972 Munich Boxing Men's bantamweight
Gold Daniel Bautista 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 20 km walk
Bronze Juan Paredes 1976 Montreal Boxing Men's featherweight
Silver Carlos Girón 1980 Moscow Diving Men's 3m springboard
Bronze Joaquín Pérez 1980 Moscow Equestrian Jumping Individual
Bronze David Bárcena
Manuel Mendivil
José Luis Pérez
Fabián Vázquez		 1980 Moscow Equestrian Three-day Event Team Competition
Bronze Jesús Gómez
Joaquin Pérez
Gerardo Tazzer
Alberto Valdés, Jr.		 1980 Moscow Equestrian Jumping Team Competition
Gold Ernesto Canto 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 20 km walk
Gold Raul Gonzalez 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Silver Raul Gonzalez 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 20 km walk
Silver Hector Lopez 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's bantamweight
Silver Daniel Aceves 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's flyweight
Bronze José Youshimatz 1984 Los Angeles Cycling (Track) Men's points race
Bronze Mario Gonzalez 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's flyweight
Bronze Jesús Mena 1988 Seoul Diving Men's 10m platform
Silver Carlos Mercenario 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Bronze Bernardo Segura 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 20 km walk
Gold Soraya Jimenez 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Silver Noé Hernández 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 20 km walk
Silver Fernando Platas 2000 Sydney Diving Men's 3m springboard
Bronze Joel Sanchez 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Bronze Cristian Bejarano 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's lightweight
Bronze Víctor Estrada 2000 Sydney Taekwondo Men's 68–80 kg
Silver Oscar Salazar 2004 Athens Taekwondo Men's -58 kg
Silver Ana Guevara 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 400m
Silver Belem Guerrero 2004 Athens Cycling (Track) Women's points race
Bronze Iridia Salazar 2004 Athens Taekwondo Women's 49–57 kg
Gold Guillermo Pérez 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Men's -58 kg
Gold María Espinoza 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
Bronze Paola Espinosa
Tatiana Ortiz		 2008 Beijing Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform
Silver German Sánchez
Ivan García		 2012 London Diving Men's synchronised 10m platform
Silver Paola Espinosa
Alejandra Orozco		 2012 London Diving Women's synchronised 10m platform

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

1900 Paris 0 0 1 1
1904 St. Louis did not participate
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris 0 0 0 0
1928 Amsterdam 0 0 0 0
1932 Los Angeles 0 2 0 2
1936 Berlin 0 0 3 3
1948 London 2 1 2 5
1952 Helsinki 0 1 0 1
1956 Melbourne 1 0 1 2
1960 Rome 0 0 1 1
1964 Tokyo 0 0 1 1
1968 Mexico City
(host nation)		 3 3 3 9
1972 Munich 0 1 0 1
1976 Montreal 1 0 1 2
1980 Moscow 0 1 3 4
1984 Los Angeles 2 3 1 6
1988 Seoul 0 0 2 2
1992 Barcelona 0 1 0 1
1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1
2000 Sydney 1 2 3 6
2004 Athens 0 3 1 4
2008 Beijing 2 0 1 3
2012 London 0 2 0 2
Total 12 20 25 57

Medals by sport

Athletics pictogram Athletics 3 5 2 10
Boxing pictogram Boxing 2 3 7 12
Equestrian pictogram Equestrian 2 1 4 7
Taekwondo pictogram Taekwondo 2 1 2 5
Diving pictogram Diving 1 6 5 12
Swimming pictogram Swimming 1 0 1 2
Weightlifting pictogram Weightlifting 1 0 0 1
Cycling pictogram Cycling 0 1 1 2
Fencing pictogram Fencing 0 1 0 1
Shooting pictogram Shooting 0 1 0 1
Wrestling pictogram Wrestling 0 1 0 1
Polo pictogram Polo 0 0 2 2
Basketball pictogram Basketball 0 0 1 1
Total 12 20 25 57

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