Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Mexico competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 78 athletes, 52 men and 26 women, took part in 66 events in 19 sports.[1]

IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.soycom.org (in Spanish)
Competitors78 (52 men and 26 women) in 19 sports
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Mexico at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.soycom.org (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors78 (52 men and 26 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Fernando Platas
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

More information Medal, Name ...
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Soraya Jiménez Weightlifting Women's 58 kg 18 September
 Silver Noé Hernández Athletics Men's 20 kilometres walk 22 September
 Silver Fernando Platas Diving Men's 3 metre springboard 26 September
 Bronze Joel Sánchez Athletics Men's 50 kilometres walk 29 September
 Bronze Cristián Bejarano Boxing Men's lightweight 28 September
 Bronze Víctor Estrada Taekwondo Men's 80 kg 29 September
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

More information Sport, Men ...
Sport Men Women Total
Archery 112
Athletics 15722
Boxing 6–6
Canoeing 202
Cycling 112
Diving 437
Equestrian 404
Gymnastics 011
Judo 011
Modern pentathlon 202
Rowing 325
Sailing 314
Shooting 100
Swimming 527
Synchronized swimming –22
Taekwondo 123
Tennis 202
Volleyball 224
Weightlifting 011
Total522678
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Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In its sixth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered two competitors. Both lost in the first round.

Men
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Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Juan Carlos Manjarrez Men's individual 628 33  Orbay (TUR)
L 153–165		 Did not advance
Erika Reyes Women's individual 597 61  Mi-Jin (KOR)
L 157–168		 Did not advance
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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Men
Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alejandro Cárdenas 400 m 46.14 3 45.66 6 Did not advance
Juan Pedro Toledo 46.82 6 Did not advance
David Galván 5.000 m DNS N/a Did not advance
Pablo Olmedo 13:40.34 12 N/a Did not advance
David Galván 10.000 m 27:49.53 7 Q N/a 27:54.56 13
Armando Quintanilla 28:14.54 12 N/a Did not advance
Salvador Miranda 3000 m steeplechase 8:35.79 9 N/a Did not advance
Noé Hernández 20 km race walk N/a 1:19:03 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Daniel García N/a 1:22:05 12
Bernardo Segura N/a DNS
Joel Sánchez 50 km race walk N/a 3:44:36 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez N/a 3:48:12 7
Germán Sánchez N/a DSQ
Andrés Espinosa Marathon N/a 2:18:02 27
Benjamín Paredes N/a 2:27:17 64
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Field events
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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Robison Pratt Pole Vault NM Did not advance
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Women
Track and road events
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Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ana Guevara 400 m 52.34 2 51.19 2 50.11 2 49.96 5
Nora Rocha 5000 m 15:38.72 9 N/a Did not advance
Dulce Maria Rodriguez 15:54.17 11 N/a Did not advance
Nora Rocha 10000 m 34:37.84 18 N/a Did not advance
María Guadalupe Sánchez 20 km race walk N/a 1:31:33 5
Mara Ibañez N/a 1:36:17 26
Graciela Mendoza N/a DSQ
Adriana Fernández Marathon N/a 2:30:51 16
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Boxing

Further information: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Liborio Romero Light flyweight  Soltani (ALG)
W 16–15		  Stapovičius (LTU)
L 11–24		 Did not advance
Daniel Ponce de León Flyweight  Sidorenko (UKR)
L 8–16		 Did not advance
César Morales Bantamweight  Tebazalwa (UGA)
W 8–13		  Olteanu (ROU)
L RSC		 Did not advance
Francisco Bojado Featherweight  Shiferaw Yohanes (ETH)
W RSC		  Djamaloudinov (RUS)
L 12–15		 Did not advance
Cristián Bejarano Lightweight  Khunwane (BOT)
W 17–5		  Lungu (BUL)
W 14–11		  Raimkulov (KGZ)
W 14–12		  Kotelnyk (UKR)
L 14–22		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
José Luis Zertuche Light middleweight  Sandy (GUI)
W RSC		  Simion (ROU)
L RSC		 Did not advance
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Canoeing

Further information: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sprint

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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ramón Ferrer
José Antonio Romero		 Men's C-2 500 m 1:45.927 7 QS 1:46.811 5 Did not advance
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:49.301 7 QS 3:44.358 3 QF 3:46.457 6
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Cycling

Further information: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Mountain biking

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Time Rank
Ziranda Madrigal Men's cross-country 2:19:33.56 24
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Track

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Athlete Event Points Rank
Belem Guerrero Méndez Women's points race 12 5
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Diving

Further information: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

For the first time in 12 years, Mexico won a diving medal when Fernando Platas bested his eighth-place finish in Atlanta with a silver medal.

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final Total
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Fernando Platas 3 m springboard 444.60 2 Q 234.36 3 678.96 3 Q 474.06 2 708.42 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Joel Rodriguez 336.51 29 Did not advance
Francisco Pérez 10 m platform 381.78 19 Did not advance
Eduardo Rueda 60.3 42 Did not advance
Fernando Platas
Eduardo Rueda		 3 m synchronized springboard N/a 317.7 5
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Women
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Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final Total
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Azul Almazan 3 m springboard 272.85 12 Q 216.03 13 488.88 13 Did not advance
Jashia Luna 268.44 15 Q 196.53 19 464.97 19 Did not advance
María José Alcalá 10 m platform 235.53 30 Did not advance
Azul Almazan 229.29 33 Did not advance
María José Alcalá
Jashia Luna		 3 m synchronized springboard N/a 273.84 6
María José Alcalá
Azul Almazan		 10 m synchronized platform N/a 264.3 8
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Equestrian

Further information: Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Dressage
More information Athlete, Horse ...
Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Test Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Total
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Antonio Rivera Aczydos 61.64 44 Did not advance
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Jumping
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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Alfonso Carlos Romo Montemorelos Individual 9.25 30 8.00 17.25 27 12.00 29.25 =34 Q 17.50 40 did not advance
Antonio Maurer Mortero 12.00 =35 16.00 28.00 51 24.00 52.00 =59 did not advance
Santiago Lambre Taloc 14.00 =43 4.00 18.00 =32 8.00 26.00 30 Q 16.50 38 did not advance
Alfonso Carlos Romo
Antonio Maurer
Santiago Lambre		 See above Team N/a 28.00 N/a 12 did not advance 28.00 12
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Gymnastics

Further information: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Individual finals
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Denisse López Women's Vault 8.843 N/a 8.843 7
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Judo

Further information: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Adriana Angeles Women's –48 kg  Kallio (FIN)
W		  Arenas (ESP)
L		 did not advance
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Modern pentathlon

Further information: Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Shooting Fencing Swimming Riding Running Total
Score Rank Points W/L Rank Points Time Rank Points Penalties Rank Points Time Rank Points Points Rank
Samuel Félix Men's 178 16 1048 11 16 800 2:16.31 22 1137 90 11 1010 9:17.66 3 1170 5165 11
Horacio de la Vega 179 10 1084 15 10 960 2:10.37 15 1197 DNF 0 10:50.91 24 798 4039 22
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Rowing

Further information: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
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Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jesús Huerta Single sculls 7:29.64 R 5 7:31.93 4 QCD 7:36.06 5 QD 7:29.68 19
Rómulo Bouzas
Gerardo Gómez		 Lightweight double sculls 6:31.24 6 R 6:38.07 2 QAB 6:33.62 5 QB 6:31.70 10
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Women
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Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
María Montoya
Ana Sofía Soberanes		 Lightweight double sculls 7:36.51 5 R 7:33.58 2 QC N/a 7:25.00 16
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Sailing

Further information: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Three men and one woman competed for Mexico in three events at the Sailing venue in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Race Net points Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
David Mier Mistral 14 24 26 17 26 19 16 15 28 37
OCS		 27 184 25
Manuel Villarreal
Santiago Hernández		 470 21 21 23 8 22 22 30
DNF		 23 9 22 11 159 23
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Women
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Athlete Event Race Net points Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Tania Elías Calles Europe 19 23 8 11 7 16 2 13 20 18 14 108 17
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Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Roberto Jose Elias Orozco 10 m air rifle 583 38 Did not advance
50 m rifle three positions 1140 39 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 587 41 Did not advance
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Swimming

Further information: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Díaz 200 m freestyle 1:53.20 30 Did not advance
Jorge Carral Armella 400 m freestyle 3:58.34 28 N/a Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:43.03 31 N/a Did not advance
Josh Ilika 100 m butterfly 55.07 33 Did not advance
Juan Veloz 200 m butterfly 2:00.02 20 Did not advance
Alfredo Jacobo 100 m breaststroke 1:04.67 43 Did not advance
Javier Díaz 200 m individual medley 2:07.28 37 Did not advance
Juan Veloz 400 m individual medley 4:31.73 38 N/a Did not advance
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Women
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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Patricia Villarreal 400 m freestyle 4:21.03 32 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:54.79 21 N/a Did not advance
Adriana Marmolejo 200 m breaststroke 02:36.93 2:36.93 Did not advance
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Synchronized swimming

Further information: Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Technical routine Free routine Technical routine Free routine
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Erika Leal
Lilián Leal		 Duet 35.527 9 60.234 9 92.717 9 Q 32.527 9 60.234 9 92.761 9
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Taekwondo

Further information: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
Quarterfinals		 Repechage
Semifinals		 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Víctor Estrada Men's −80 kg  Aflaki (IRI)
W 4–3		  Matos (CUB)
L 0–2		 Did not advance  Soto (CHI)
W 6–0		  Konan (CIV)
W 6–4		  Livaja (SWE)
W 1–2		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Águeda Pérez Women's −49 kg  Melendez (CUB)
L 1–4		 Did not advance  Thamae (LES)
W 5–3		  Poulsen (DEN)
L 0–4		 Did not advance
Monica del Real Women's −67 kg  Stevenson (GBR)
L 4–8		 Did not advance
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Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Enrique Abaroa
Alejandro Hernández		 Doubles N/a  Adams (RSA) /
 de Jager (RSA)
L 4–6, 6–7(4–7)		 did not advance
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Volleyball

Further information: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Beach

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminary round Preliminary elimination Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Juan Rodríguez Ibarra
Joel Sotelo		 Men's  Zahner –
Prosser (AUS)
W 15–12 Q		 Bye  Wong –
Heidger Jr (USA)
L 0–15		 Did not advance =9
Teresa Galindo
Hilda Gaxiola		 Women's  Cook –
Pottharst (AUS)
L 11–15		  Rong –
Xiong (CHN)
L 14–16		 Did not advance =19
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Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Soraya Jiménez Women's – 58 kg 90.0 92.5 95.0 117.5 122.5 127.5 222.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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