Mexico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1900. Comité Olímpico Mexicano sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 109 athletes, 59 men and 50 women, competed in 20 sports. Football was the only team-based sport in which Mexico had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, shooting, and weightlifting.
The Mexican team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: race walker Noé Hernández, taekwondo jin Víctor Estrada, and diver Fernando Platas, who reprised his role to carry the national flag for the second time in the opening ceremony, after winning the silver in men's springboard.[1] Along with Platas, race walkers Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Germán Sánchez officially made their fourth Olympic appearance as the most experienced members of the team. Meanwhile, show jumper Gerardo Tazzer, who helped the Mexicans claim the bronze at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, sought his fourth Olympic bid in Athens after a sixteen-year absence, and was also the oldest athlete of the team at age 52.
Mexico left Athens with a total of four medals (three silver and one bronze), failing to win a gold for the first time since 1992. Half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in taekwondo. Sprinter Ana Guevara set the nation's historical milestone as the first ever female Mexican to claim an Olympic silver medal in track and field.[2] Meanwhile, Belem Guerrero claimed a silver for the first time in the nation's Olympic cycling history, since the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, since José Youshimatz took home the bronze in the men's points race.[3]
Contents
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Medalists 1
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Archery 2
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Athletics 3
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Boxing 4
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Cycling 5
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Diving 6
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Equestrian 6.1
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Show jumping 6.2
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Fencing 7
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Football 8
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Men's tournament 8.1
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Women's tournament 8.2
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Gymnastics 9
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Judo 10
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Modern pentathlon 11
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Rowing 12
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Sailing 13
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Shooting 14
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Swimming 15
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Synchronized swimming 16
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Taekwondo 17
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Triathlon 18
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Volleyball 19
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Weightlifting 20
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See also 21
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References 22
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External links 23
Medalists
Archery
Three Mexican archers qualified each for the men's individual archery, and a spot for the men's team.
Athletics
Mexican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[4][5]
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Key
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Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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Q = Qualified for the next round
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q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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NR = National record
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N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Men
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Track & road events
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Field events
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Women
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Track & road events
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Field events
Boxing
Mexico sent five boxers to Athens.
Cycling
Road
Track
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Time trial
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Omnium
Diving
Mexican divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Two Mexican synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.
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Men
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Women
Equestrian
Show jumping
Fencing
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Men
Athlete
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Event
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Round of 64
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Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Quarterfinal
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Semifinal
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Final / BM
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Rank
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Edgar Chumacero
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Individual foil
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BYE
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Ota (JPN)
L 9–15
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Did not advance
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Men's tournament
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Roster
The following is the Mexican squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head coach: Ricardo La Volpe
* Over-aged player.
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Group play
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Qualified for the quarterfinals
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Women's tournament
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Roster
The following is the Mexican squad in the women's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[7]
Head coach: Leonardo Cuellar Rivera
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Group play
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Qualified for the quarterfinals
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Germany
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2
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2
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0
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0
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10
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0
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+10
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6
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Mexico
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2
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0
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1
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1
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1
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3
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−2
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1
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China
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2
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0
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1
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1
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1
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9
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−8
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1
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Quarterfinals
Gymnastics
Artistic
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Women
Athlete
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Event
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Qualification
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Final
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Apparatus
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Total
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Rank
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Apparatus
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Total
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Rank
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V
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UB
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BB
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F
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V
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UB
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BB
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F
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Brenda Magaña
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All-around
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9.200
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8.575
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7.625
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8.487
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33.887
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58
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Did not advance
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Laura Moreno
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Floor
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N/A
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7.700
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7.700
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82
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Did not advance
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Uneven bars
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N/A
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8.512
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N/A
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8.512
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72
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Did not advance
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Balance beam
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N/A
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8.575
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N/A
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8.575
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63
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Did not advance
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Judo
Three Mexican judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
Two Mexican athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Athlete
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Event
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Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
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Fencing
(épée one touch)
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Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
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Riding
(show jumping)
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Running
(3000 m)
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Total points
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Final rank
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Points
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Rank
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MP Points
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Results
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Rank
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MP points
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Time
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Rank
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MP points
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Penalties
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Rank
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MP points
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Time
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Rank
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MP Points
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Manuel Pradillo
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Men's
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178
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15
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1072
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15–16
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=15
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804
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2:07.07
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11
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1276
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168
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19
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1032
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9:57.68
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13
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1012
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5196
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12
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Sergio Salazar
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172
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=23
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1000
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16–15
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=11
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832
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2:07.27
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13
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1276
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112
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14
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1088
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9:59.15
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14
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1004
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5200
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11
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Rowing
Mexican rowers qualified the following boats:
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Women
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
Sailing
Mexican sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
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Men
Athlete
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Event
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Race
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Net points
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Final rank
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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M*
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David Mier
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Mistral
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11
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15
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12
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19
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11
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14
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19
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5
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16
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20
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26
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142
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16
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Women
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
One Mexican shooter qualified to compete in the following events:
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Men
Swimming
Mexican swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
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Men
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Women
Synchronized swimming
Two Mexican synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.
Athlete
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Event
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Technical routine
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Free routine (preliminary)
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Free routine (final)
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Points
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Rank
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Points
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Total (technical + free)
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Rank
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Points
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Total (technical + free)
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Rank
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Nara Falcón
Olga Vargas
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Duet
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42.667
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17
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43.417
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86.084
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16
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Did not advance
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Taekwondo
Three Mexican taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
Triathlon
Two Mexican triathletes qualified for the following events.
Athlete
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Event
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Swim (1.5 km)
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Trans 1
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Bike (40 km)
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Trans 2
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Run (10 km)
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Total Time
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Rank
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Eligio Cervantes
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Men's
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18:44
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0:18
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1:05:12
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0:21
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35:31
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1:59:27.81
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38
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Javier Rosas
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18:43
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0:18
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1:09:21
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0:20
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35:59
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2:04:03.97
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44
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Volleyball
Beach
Weightlifting
Mexico has qualified a single weightlifter.
See also
References
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^ a b "El saltador Fernando Platas, designado abanderado de México" [Diver Fernando Platas was appointed as flag bearer for Mexico] (in Spanish).
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^ "Logra ana Guevara medalla de plata en 400 metros" [Ana Guevara achieved silver medal in the 400 metres] (in Spanish).
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^ "Belem, una guerrera que gana plata en Atenas" [Belem, a fighter who won the silver in Athens] (in Spanish).
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^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards".
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^ "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)".
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^ "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)".
External links
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Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Mexican Olympic Committee (Spanish)
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Mexicanos en Atenas (Spanish)
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