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.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ricardo Delgado Boxing Men's flyweight Boxing Men's featherweight Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Athletics Men's 20 km walk Fencing Women's foil Diving Men's 10 m platform Boxing Men's middleweight Boxing Men's heavyweight Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
Athletics
Men Track and road events AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankFélix Bécquer100 m10.727Did not advanceMiguel Angel González10.595Did not advanceMiguel Angel González200 m21.314 Q21.578Did not advanceMelesio Piña400 m46.816Did not advanceRoberto Silva800 m1:50.45colspan=2 Did not advanceJosé Neri1500 m3:47.886colspan=2 Did not advanceJuan Máximo Martínez5000 m14:20.02 Qcolspan=4 14:10.84Juan Máximo Martínez10,000 mcolspan=6 29:35.04Alejandro Sánchez400 m hurdles51.66colspan=2 did not advancePedro Miranda3000 m steeplechase9:25.9511colspan=4 did not advanceFélix BécquerGaldino FloresMiguel Angel GonzálezEnrique Labadie4 × 100 m relay40.07colspan=2 did not advanceCarlos CastroSalvador MedinaMelesio PiñaFrancisco Sardo4 × 400 m relay3:08.196colspan=4 did not advanceJosé GarcíaMarathoncolspan=6 Pablo Garridocolspan=6 2:35:4726Alfredo Peñalozacolspan=6 2:29:4813Eladio Campos20 km walkcolspan=6 1:41:5220José Oliveroscolspan=6 1:38:1713José Pedrazacolspan=6 1:34:00.0Pablo Colín50 km walkcolspan=6 5:01:30.025Ismael Hernándezcolspan=6 5:56:09.227José Pedrazacolspan=6 4:37:51.48
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankGaldino FloresLong jump7.5921Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthletePointsRankRoberto Carmona Botella10.96.9214.371.7050.5
Women Track and road events AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankEsperanza Girón100 m12.27Did not advanceEsperanza Girón200 m25.37Did not advanceEnriqueta Basilio400 m55.65colspan=2 Did not advanceEnriqueta Basilio80 m hurdles11.16colspan=2 Did not advanceEnriqueta BasilioEsperanza GirónAlma Rosa MartínezMercedes Román4 × 100 m relay47.07colspan=2 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankMercedes RománLong jump5.7520Did not advance
Combined events – Pentathlon AthleteEventPointsRankMercedes RománResult11.310.085.7124.6360431Points9957190922968
Basketball
Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinal / Final / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMexico men'sMen's tournamentW 75–62W 76–75L 53–60W 86–38W 73–63L 62–82W 68–633 5th-8th place semifinal W 73–72 5th place final W 75–655
Team roster
Group play
5th-8th place semifinal
5th place final
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlberto MoralesLight flyweightW 3-2W L 2-3Did not advance5Ricardo DelgadoFlyweightW 5-0W 5-0W 5-0W 5-0Roberto CervantesBantamweightW 5-0W L 1-4Did not advance5Antonio RoldánFeatherweightW 5-0W 4-1W 3-1W 3-2W José Antonio DuranLightweightW L 1-4Did not advance9Jaime LozanoLight welterweightW 5-0L 0-5Did not advance9Alfonso RamírezWelterweightW 3-2W 4-1L 0-5Did not advance5José CebrerosLight middleweightL Did not advance17Agustín ZaragozaLight middleweightW 5-0W 4-1L Did not advanceEnrique VillarrealLight heavyweightL Did not advance17Joaquín RochaHeavyweightcolspan=2 W 4-1W 3-2L Did not advance
Canoeing
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFelipe OjedaMen's C-1 1000 m4:47.36 SFcolspan=2 4:43.204 did not advanceJuan MartínezFélix AltamiranoMen's C-2 1000 m4:11.94 SFcolspan=2 4:15.011 QF4:15.244Fidel SantanderMen's K-1 1000 m4:28.87 R4:30.094 did not advanceAlonso HeinzeJerónimo GómezMen's K-2 1000 m4:09.94 R4:11.575 did not advanceCarlos GraeffLuis LozanoRoberto HeinzeCarlos PrendesMen's K-4 1000 m3:37.05 R3:36.904 did not advanceAnn Margarit HenningsenWomen's K-1 500 m2:18.27 SFcolspan=2 2:21.397 did not advanceAnn Margarit HenningsenAngelica ZawadzkiWomen's K-2 500 m2:15.36 SFcolspan=2 2:10.115 did not advance
Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R=Repechage
Cycling
Road
AthleteEventTimeRankGabriel CuéllarMen's individual road raceDid not finishHeriberto Díaz4:47:5936Agustín Juárez4:46:3227Jesús Sarabia4:51:543Agustín AlcántaraAdolfo BelmonteRoberto BritoRadamés TreviñoMen's team time trial2:16:8.4410
Track
Sprint AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 21/8 finalsRepechage 3 heatsRepechage 3 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeOppositiontimeRankArturo GarcíaMen's sprintLLDid not advanceJosé MercadoLW 11.27LLDid not advanceGuillermo MendozaJulio MunguíaMen's tandem / L / / Lcolspan=5 Did not advance
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / TimeRankOpponentResultsOpponentResultsOpponentResultsRankRadamés TreviñoMen's individual pursuit4:44.127 Q L 4:42.40Did not advanceHeriberto DíazAgustín AlcántaraAdolfo BelmonteRadamés TreviñoMen's team pursuit4:30.7815Did not advance
Time trail AthleteEventTimeRankJosé MercadoMen's time trial1:07.9721
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankLuis Niño3 m springboard99.136 Q56.583155.714José Robinson91.4513Did not advanceJorge Telch90.6814Did not advanceÁlvaro Gaxiola10 m platform103.332 Q51.164154.49Luis Niño93.666 Q47.507141.167José Robinson91.1611 Q52.463143.625
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankBertha Baraldi3 m springboard80.4717Did not advanceBertha Baraldi10 m platform47.7413Did not advanceDora Hernández46.9616Did not advance
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 AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaximiliano Aguilar100 metre butterfly1:04.0 41Did not advanceEduardo Alanís200 metre medley2:23.0 22Did not advance400 metre medley5:14.9 21Did not advanceJuan Alanís400 metre freestyle4:27.4 15Did not advance1500 metre freestyle17:37.4 8 Qcolspan=2 17:46.6 7Gabriel Altamirano200 metre butterfly2:12.1 9Did not advanceLuis Angel Acosta100 metre backstroke1:06.5 31Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:24.0 23Did not advanceRafaél Cal100 metre freestyle56.5 33Did not advanceGuillermo Echevarría200 metre freestyleDNSDid not advance400 metre freestyle4:24.0 11Did not advance1500 metre freestyle17:11.0 2 Qcolspan=2 17:36.4 6Rafael Hernández200 metre breaststroke2:44.8 32Did not advance200 metre medley2:24.7 29Did not advance400 metre medley5:01.1 5 Qcolspan=2 5:04.3 8Javier Jiménez100 metre breaststroke1:16.3 36Did not advanceEduardo Moreno100 metre breaststroke1:13.733Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:46.7 34Did not advanceFelipe Muñoz100 metre breaststroke1:10.6 20 Q1:09.4 11Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:31.1 2 Qcolspan=2 2:28.7 Jaime Rivera100 metre backstroke1:05.1 27Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:20.7 15Did not advanceSalvador Ruiz100 metre freestyle56.4 31Did not advance200 metre freestyleDNSDid not advanceJosé Joaquín Santibáñez100 metre backstroke1:04.2 21Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:20.7 15Did not advance200 metre medley2:24.628Did not advanceMario Santibáñez100 metre freestyle57.0 39Did not advance100 metre butterfly1:01.7 31Did not advanceJorge Urreta400 metre freestyle4:34.3 23Did not advance1500 metre freestyle17:57.5 14Did not advanceRaúl Villagómez400 metre medley5:24.7 31Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:22.4 25Did not advanceSalvador RuizMario SantibáñezEduardo AlanísRafaél Cal4x100 metre freestyle3:46.1 12Did not advanceJuan AlanísJorge UrretaRafaél CalEduardo Alanís4x200 metre freestyleDSQDid not advanceJosé Joaquín SantibáñezFelipe MuñozMario SantibáñezRafaél Cal4x100 metre medley4:10.0 12Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNorma Amezcua400 metre freestyle5:00.5 17Did not advance800 metre freestyle10:31.6 20Did not advance400 metre medley5:47.9 16Did not advanceMarcia Arriaga100 metre freestyle1:05.4 37Did not advance200 metre freestyle2:27.0 31Did not advanceVíctoria Casas100 metre breaststroke1:24.7 28Did not advance200 metre breaststroke3:01.0 24Did not advancePatricia Obregón100 metre butterfly1:12.4 20Did not advanceVivian Ortíz100 metre freestyle1:06.9 47Did not advanceTamara Oynick100 metre breaststroke1:22.7 25Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:52.4 11Did not advance400 metre medley5:48.417Did not advanceAna Elena de la Portilla200 metre breaststroke3:03.5 26Did not advanceMaría Teresa Ramírez200 metre freestyle2:17.5 11Did not advance400 metre freestyle4:43.9 4 Qcolspan=2 4:42.2 6800 metre freestyle9:46.4 3 Qcolspan=2 9:38.5 Lidia Ramírez100 metre backstroke1:14.5 31Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:42.1 17Did not advance200 metre medley2:42.6 26Did not advanceLaura Vaca400 metre freestyle4:53.3 11Did not advance800 metre freestyle10:01.8 8 Qcolspan=2 10:02.5 8400 metre medley5:33.7 8 Qcolspan=2 5:35.7 8María Teresa RamírezLaura VacaMarcia ArriagaNorma Amezcua4x100 metre freestyle4:21.9 13Did not advanceLidia RamírezTamara OynickPatricia ObregónMaría Teresa Ramírez4x100 metre medley4:51.0 12Did not advance
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