Mexico competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Athletes were given priority for vaccines in March.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Luis ÁlvarezAlejandra Valencia Archery Mixed team Gabriela AgúndezAlejandra Orozco Diving Women's synchronized 10 metre platform Aremi Fuentes Weightlifting Women's 76 kg Football Men's tournament
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 3 4 Artistic swimming 2 2 Athletics 12 8 20 Badminton 1 1 2 Baseball 24 24 Boxing 1 2 3 Canoeing 0 1 1 Cycling 2 4 6 Diving 8 6 14 Equestrian 4 1 5Fencing 1 0 1 Football 22 0 22 Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 1 3 4 Judo 0 1 1Modern pentathlon 2 2 4 Rowing 0 1 1 Sailing 2 2 4 Shooting 3 2 5Softball 15 15Swimming 3 1 4 Taekwondo 1 1 2 Tennis022 Triathlon 2 2 4Volleyball 2 0 2Weightlifting 2 2 4Wrestling 1 1 2 Total 97 65 162
162 athletes entries to competition, 1 athlete travel as reserve.
Archery
Mexican recurve team qualified for the women's team competition by securing one of three remaining spots available at the 2021 Archery Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France. Another Mexican archer secured the last of three available spots with a bronze-medal victory in the men's individual recurve at the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Monterrey.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLuis ÁlvarezMen's individual66219L 3–7Did not advance Aída RománWomen's individual6656W 6–2L 2–6Did not advanceAlejandra Valencia6744W 6–0W 7–3W 6–0L 5–6Did not advanceAna Paula Vázquez63732L 4–6Did not advanceAída RománAlejandra ValenciaAna Paula VázquezWomen's team19762colspan=2 L 2–6Did not advanceLuis ÁlvarezAlejandra ValenciaMixed team13364 Qcolspan=2 W 6–2W 6–0L 1–5W 6–2
Artistic swimming
Mexico fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event by winning the silver medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankNuria DiosdadoJoana JiménezDuet86.6190 1386.5333173.152312 Q86.5667173.185712
Athletics
Mexican athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankJesús Tonatiu López800 m1:46.141Q1:44.773Did not advanceJesús Arturo EsparzaMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:31:5174Juan Joel Pacheco2:23:4165José Luis Santana2:21:3256Noel Alí Chama20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:28:2338Andrés Olivas1:22:4611Jesús Tadeo Vega1:30:3742Horacio Nava50 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 4:19:0044José Leyver Ojeda3:56:5315Isaac Palma
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankPaola Morán400 m51.18 =SB3 Q51.065Did not advanceLaura Galvan1500 m4:08.1512Did not advance5000 m15:00.1611Did not advanceAndrea Ramírez LimónMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 Úrsula Sánchez2:45:4564Daniela Torres Huerta2:47:1565Alegna González20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:30:335Ilse Guerrero1:45:4751Valeria Ortuño1:41:5047
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionEdgar RiveraMen's high jump2.21=19Did not advanceDiego del RealMen's hammer throw75.1715Did not advance
Badminton
Mexico entered two badminton players (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Lino Muñoz and debutant Haramara Gaitan were selected to compete in the men's and women's singles respectively based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings.
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLino MuñozMen's singlesL (9–21, 10–21)L (14–21, 12–21)3Did not advanceHaramara GaitanWomen's singlesL (14–21, 9–21)L (7–21, 10–21)3Did not advance
Baseball
Mexico national baseball team qualified for the first time at the Olympics by winning the bronze medal over the United States and securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked squad from the Americas at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 in Tokyo, Japan.
Summary TeamEventGroup stageRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2SemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMexico men'sMen's tournamentL 0–1L 4–73L 5–12Did not advance6
Team roster
Group play
Round 1
Boxing
Mexico entered three boxers (one male and two female) to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Esmeralda Falcón finished among the top five of the women's lightweight category to secure her place in the Mexican squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas. Rogelio Romero (men's light heavyweight) and Brianda Cruz (women's welterweight) completed the nation's sporting lineup by topping the field of boxers vying for qualification from the Americas in the same system.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRogelio RomeroMen's light heavyweightW 4–1L 0–5Did not advanceEsmeralda FalcónWomen's lightweightL 1–4Did not advanceBrianda CruzWomen's welterweightL 2–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships, Mexico accepted the invitation from the ICF to send a canoeist in the men's slalom K-1 to the Games, as the highest-ranked eligible nation from the Americas in the federation's international rankings, marking the country's debut in the sporting discipline.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankSofía ReinosoWomen's K-1128.8922135.1926132.8923 Q136.3421Did not advance
Cycling
Road Mexico entered one rider each to compete in both men's and women's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 22 (for women), respectively, in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankEder FrayreMen's road race6:15:38 35Lizbeth SalazarWomen's road raceDid not finish
Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Mexican riders accumulated spots in the women's team sprint, as well as the women's sprint, and keirin based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankDaniela GaxiolaWomen's sprint10.68267.40315 QLL Did not advanceYuli Verdugo10.818(66.556)19 QL L Did not advance
Team sprint AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankDaniela GaxiolaYuli VerdugoWomen's team sprint33.09754.3865 L 32.24955.8162L 32.80854.8656 Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
Keirin AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankRankRankRankRankDaniela GaxiolaWomen's keirin2 Q3 Q411Yuli Verdugo54Did not advance
Mountain biking Mexican mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, by topping the field of nations each vying for qualification at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Aguascalientes.
AthleteEventTimeRankGerardo UlloaMen's cross country1:30:5723Daniela CampuzanoWomen's cross country1:22:5016
Diving
Mexican divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Games through the 2019 FINA World Championships, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the 2021 FINA World Cup series in Tokyo, Japan.
Men AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankOsmar Olvera3 m springboard442.459 Q384.8014Did not advanceRommel Pacheco479.253 Q437.656 Q428.756Iván García 10 m platform316.9524Did not advanceAndrés Villareal410.309 Q405.5511 Q381.7512Yahel CastilloJuan Celaya 3 m synchronized springboardcolspan=4 400.144José BallezaKevin Berlín10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 407.314
Women AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankArantxa Chávez3 m springboard190.3527Did not advanceAranza Vázquez294.308 Q318.604 Q303.456Gabriela Agúndez10 m platform297.6512 Q337.304 Q358.504 Alejandra Orozco308.109 Q301.4012 Q322.056Dolores HernándezCarolina Mendoza3 m synchronized springboardcolspan=4 275.104Gabriela AgúndezAlejandra Orozco10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 299.70
Equestrian
Mexico fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team jumping competition by winning the silver medal and securing second of three available slots at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the Mexican roster by finishing in the top four, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups D and E (North, Central, and South America).
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankMartha Del ValleBeduinoIndividual64.87651Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankEugenio Garza Armani SL ZIndividual8=47Did not advanceEnrique González Chacna8=44Did not advanceManuel GonzálezHortensia van de Leeuwerk12=55Did not advanceEugenio GarzaEnrique GonzálezPatricio PasquelArmani SL ZChacnaBabelTeam6+16Did not advance
Fencing
Mexico entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Diego Cervantes claimed a spot in the men's foil by winning the final match at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankDiego CervantesMen's foilW 15–14L 11–15Did not advance
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMexico men'sMen's tournamentW 4–1L 1–2W 3–02 QW 6–3D 0–0 (1–4)W 3–1
Men's tournament
Mexico men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Golf
Mexico entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Abraham Ancer (world no. 23), Carlos Ortiz (world no. 53), Maria Fassi (world no. 180), and Gaby López (world no. 64) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective events based on the IGF World Rankings.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankAbraham AncerMen's69696668272−12=14Carlos Ortiz65676978279−5=42María FassiWomen's73706868279−5=23Gaby López71726971283−1=38
Gymnastics
Artistic