Mexico at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Mexico was the host nation for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 275 competitors, 233 men and 42 women, took part in 146 events in 20 sports.

Medalists

Mexico won a total of 9 medals (3 of each) which is to date the fewest medals won by a host nation at a Summer Olympics. This is nevertheless the highest number of both gold and overall medals that Mexico has ever won at an Olympics.

Athletics

Men

;Track and road events

;Field events

;Combined events – Decathlon

Women

;Track and road events

;Field events

;Combined events – Pentathlon

Basketball

Summary

Team roster

Group play

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5th-8th place semifinal

5th place final

Boxing

Canoeing

<small>Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R=Repechage</small>

Cycling

Road

Track

Sprint

Pursuit

Time trail

Diving

Men

Women

Equestrian

Fencing

14 fencers, 9 men and 5 women, represented Mexico in 1968.

Men's foil

• Héctor Abaunza
• Carlos Calderón
• Román Gómez

Men's team foil

• Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez, Carlos Calderón, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza

Men's épée

• Ernesto Fernández
• Carlos Calderón
• Valeriano Pérez

Men's team épée

• Carlos Calderón, Valeriano Pérez, Jorge Castillejos, Ernesto Fernández

Men's sabre

• Vicente Calderón
• William Fajardo
• Gustavo Chapela

Men's team sabre

• William Fajardo, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza, Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez

Women's foil

• Pilar Roldán
• Lourdes Roldán
• Rosa del Moral

Women's team foil

• Pilar Roldán, Linda Béjar, Lourdes Roldán, Sonia Arredondo, Rosa del Moral

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1968.

Individual

• Eduardo Olivera
• David Bárcena
• Eduardo Tovar

Team

• Eduardo Olivera
• David Bárcena
• Eduardo Tovar

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Rafael Carpio
• Enrique Torres

50 m pistol

• Leopoldo Martínez
• Javier Peregrina

300 m rifle, three positions

• Olegario Vázquez
• José González

50 m rifle, three positions

• José González
• Olegario Vázquez

50 m rifle, prone

• Olegario Vázquez
• Jesús Elizondo

Trap

• Miguel Barrenechea
• Gustavo Zepeda

Skeet

• Nuria Ortíz
• Mario Pani

Swimming

Men

Women

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

• Round Robin

* Lost to Peru (2-3)

* Lost to Japan (0-3)

* Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)

* Lost to Poland (2-3)

* Lost to South Korea (0-3)

* Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)

* Defeated United States (3-0) → Seventh place

• Team Roster

*Alicia Cárdeñas

*Blanca García

*Carolina Mendoza

*Eloisa Cabada

*Gloria Casales

*Gloria Inzua

*Isabel Nogueira

*María Rodríguez

*Patricia Nava

*Rogelia Romo

*Trinidad Macías

*Yolanda Reynoso

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

* Lost to East Germany (4:12)

* Lost to Netherlands (1:8)

* Lost to Yugoslavia (0:9)

* Lost to Italy (5:10)

* Defeated Greece (11:8)

* Lost to Japan (3:6)

* Tied with United Arab Republic (3:3)

• Classification Matches

*9th/12th place: Lost to West Germany (3:6)

*11th/12th place: Defeated Japan (5:4) → Eleventh place

• Team Roster

*Carlos Morfin

*Daniel Gómez

*Francisco García Moreno

*Germán Chávez

*José Vásquez

*Juan García

*Luis Guzmán

*Oscar Familiar

*Rolando Chávez

*Sergio Ramos

*Virgilio Botella

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database