Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | MEX | ||||||||
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 85 in 21 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Paola Espinosa (opening) Tatiana Ortiz (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 36th |
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Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors (43 men and 42 women) and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa. Mexican athletes won two gold medals at the games for the first time since the 1984 Olympics.
Mexico sent archers, two men and two women, to the Olympics for the eighth time, and had yet to win an Olympic medal in the sport. Two men received qualifying places in archery, after Luis Velez earned a qualifying spot during the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships and Juan Serrano added another spot at the Pan American championships. The two women, Mariana Avitia and Aída Román, both earned their Olympic spots at the Pan American tournament.
Mexico qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Santos Reyes was the first, qualifying in featherweight at the World Championships. Valdez was the second, qualifying at the first American qualifier. Vargas was the last, earning his spot at the second American tournament.
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Mexico wins its first gold medal in Taekwondo with the victory of Guillermo Perez.
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