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Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
inLondon
Competitors	102 in 23[2] sports
Flag bearers	María Espinoza[1] (opening and closing)
Medals Ranked 39th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Mexico competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1900. Comité Olímpico Mexicano sent a total of 102 athletes to the Games, 64 men and 38 women, to compete in 23 sports. Men's football was the only team sport in which Mexico was represented at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, sprint canoeing, and table tennis.

The Mexican team featured several medal prospects for London, including taekwondo jin and defending champion María Espinoza, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.^[1] Equestrian show jumper Jaime Azcárraga, who had competed in Olympics since 1984, marked his return in London after a twenty-year absence and was also the oldest member of the team, at age 52. Laser Radial sailor Tania Elías Calles and windsurfer David Mier, on the other hand, competed at their fourth Olympics.

This was Mexico's most successful Olympics where it was not the host nation, winning a total of 8 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze), and surpassing their record from Los Angeles and Sydney by a single medal. Three of these medals were awarded to the athletes in diving, and two in archery for the first time. Among the nation's medalists were springboard diver Laura Sánchez, who won Mexico's first Olympic medal for a female in an individual event. Meanwhile, taekwondo jin María Espinoza and platform diver Paola Espinosa became the first Mexican women in history to win a total of two Olympic medals. Mexico also set a milestone in its team sports, as the men's football team won its first ever Olympic gold medal in the final match against Brazil.

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Mexico national under-23 football team José de Jesús Corona Israel Jiménez Carlos Salcido Hiram Mier Dárvin Chávez Héctor Herrera Javier Cortés Marco Fabián Oribe Peralta Giovani dos Santos Javier Aquino Raúl Jiménez Diego Reyes Jorge Enríquez Néstor Vidrio Miguel Ponce Néstor Araujo José Antonio Rodríguez Football Men's tournament 11 August  Silver Iván García Germán Sánchez Diving Men's 10 m synchronized platform 30 July  Silver Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platform 31 July  Silver Aída Román Archery Women's individual 2 August  Bronze Mariana Avitia Archery Women's individual 2 August  Bronze Laura Sánchez Diving Women's 3 m springboard 5 August  Bronze María Espinoza Taekwondo Women's +67 kg 11 August  Bronze Luz Acosta Weightlifting Women's 63 kg 31 July

Medals by sport Sport Total Football 1 0 0 1 Diving 0 2 1 3 Archery 0 1 1 2 Taekwondo 0 0 1 1 Weightlifting 0 0 1 1 Total 1 3 4 8

Medals by date
Date				Total
28 July	0	0	0	0
29 July	0	0	0	0
30 July	0	1	0	1
31 July	0	1	1	2
1 Aug	0	0	0	0
2 Aug	0	1	1	2
3 Aug	0	0	0	0
4 Aug	0	0	0	0
5 Aug	0	0	1	1
6 Aug	0	0	0	0
7 Aug	0	0	0	0
8 Aug	0	0	0	0
9 Aug	0	0	0	0
10 Aug	0	0	0	0
11 Aug	1	0	1	2
12 Aug	0	0	0	0
Total	1	3	4	8

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Luis Álvarez	Individual	665	30	Hristov (BUL) (35) W 6–0	Oh J-H (KOR) (3) L 2–6	Did not advance
Juan René Serrano		665	29	Galiazzo (ITA) (36) W 6–2	Godfrey (GBR) (4) L 1–7	Did not advance
Eduardo Vélez		666	26	Vaziri (IRI) (39) W 7–1	Dai Xx (CHN) (7) L 0–6	Did not advance
Luis Álvarez Juan René Serrano Eduardo Vélez	Team	1996	7	—		Malaysia (MAS) (10) W 216–211	France (FRA) (2) W 220–212	Italy (ITA) (6) L 215–217	South Korea (KOR) (1) L 219–224	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mariana Avitia	Individual	659	10	Dehghan (IRI) (55) W 6–2	Folkard (GBR) (42) W 6–2	Christiansen (DEN) (7) W 6–2	Lee S-J (KOR) (2) W 6–2	Román (MEX) (11) L 2–6	Lorig (USA) (4) W 6–2
Aída Román		658	11	Bannova (KAZ) (54) W 6–2	Devi (IND) (22) W 6–2	Kanie (JPN) (6) W 7–3	Lionetti (ITA) (19) W 6–2	Avitia (MEX) (10) W 6–2	Ki B-B (KOR) (1) L 5–6
Alejandra Valencia		657	13	Parnät (EST) (52) W 7–1	Cheng M (CHN) (20) L 1–7	Did not advance
Mariana Avitia Aída Román Alejandra Valencia	Team	1974	4	—		Bye	Japan (JPN) (8) L 209–219	Did not advance

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men^[2][3][4]

Track & road events

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Victoria Montero	Women's singles	Nieminen (FIN) L 12–21, 18–21	Tai T-y (TPE) L 6–21, 10–21	3	Did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Óscar Valdez	Bantamweight	Thapa (IND) W 14–9	Yunusov (TJK) W 13–7	Nevin (IRL) L 13–19	Did not advance
Óscar Molina	Welterweight	Clayton (CAN) L 8–12	Did not advance

Legend: FA = Qualify to final A (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); OB = Olympic Best

Men^[2]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yahel Castillo	3 m springboard	475.25	5Q	499.65	4Q	492.70	6
Daniel Islas		410.60	23	Did not advance
Iván García	10 m platform	491.70	6Q	497.40	10Q	521.65	7
Germán Sánchez		495.85	5Q	477.30	14	Did not advance
Yahel Castillo Julián Sánchez	3 m synchronized springboard	—				415.14	7
Iván García Germán Sánchez	10 m synchronized platform	—				468.90

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Arantxa Chávez	3 m springboard	225.45	29	Did not advance
Laura Sánchez		320.15	9Q	336.50	7Q	362.40
Paola Espinosa	10 m platform	324.00	13Q	317.10	11Q	356.20	6
Carolina Mendoza		286.95	21	Did not advance
Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco	10 m synchronized platform	—				343.32

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Daniel Gómez	Individual foil	Jovanović (CRO) W 15–14	Ma Jf (CHN) L 9–15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Úrsula González	Individual sabre	Kim J-Y (KOR) L 3–15	Did not advance

Roster

The following is the Mexico squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Coach: Luis Fernando Tena

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2012 club
1	1GK	José de Jesús Corona* (c)	(1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 31)	12	0	Cruz Azul
2	2DF	Israel Jiménez	(1989-06-13)13 June 1989 (aged 23)	7	1	UANL
3	2DF	Carlos Salcido*	(1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 32)	0	0	UANL
4	2DF	Hiram Mier	(1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 22)	14	1	Monterrey
5	2DF	Dárvin Chávez	(1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 22)	15	0	Monterrey
6	3MF	Héctor Herrera	(1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 22)	11	1	Pachuca
7	3MF	Javier Cortés	(1989-07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 23)	11	1	UNAM
8	3MF	Marco Fabián	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 23)	12	12	Guadalajara
9	4FW	Oribe Peralta*	(1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 28)	5	6	Santos Laguna
10	4FW	Giovani dos Santos	(1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 23)	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur
11	3MF	Javier Aquino	(1990-02-11)11 February 1990 (aged 22)	17	0	Cruz Azul
12	4FW	Raúl Jiménez	(1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 21)	5	1	América
13	2DF	Diego Reyes	(1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 19)	12	1	América
14	3MF	Jorge Enríquez	(1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 21)	17	1	Guadalajara
15	2DF	Néstor Vidrio	(1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 23)	5	0	Pachuca
16	2DF	Miguel Ponce	(1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 23)	13	5	Guadalajara
17	2DF	Néstor Araujo	(1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 20)	9	0	Cruz Azul
18	1GK	José Antonio Rodríguez	(1992-07-04)4 July 1992 (aged 20)	4	0	Guadalajara

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Gabon	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Mexico	0–0	South Korea
	Report

Attendance: 15,748^[6]

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Mexico	2–0	Gabon
Dos Santos 63', 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Attendance: 28,171^[7]

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Mexico	1–0	Switzerland
Peralta 69'	Report

Attendance: 50,000^[8]

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Quarter-final

Mexico	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Senegal
Enríquez 10' Aquino 62' Dos Santos 98' Herrera 109'	Report	Konaté 69' Baldé 76'

Attendance: 81,855^[9]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

Semi-final

Mexico	3–1	Japan
Fabián 31' Peralta 65' Cortés 90+3'	Report	Ōtsu 12'

Attendance: 82,372^[10]

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Gold medal match

Brazil	1–2	Mexico
Hulk 90+1'	Report 1 Report 2	Peralta 1', 75'

Attendance: 86,162^[11]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

Final rank

 Gold

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nabor Castillo	Men's −60 kg	Bye	Khom (CAM) W 0100–0000	Verde (ITA) L 0011–1011	Did not advance
Vanessa Zambotti	Women's +78 kg	—	Tong W (CHN) L 0000–0100	Did not advance

* Did not finish

Men

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

Men

Women

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Men^[12]

Women

Men^[13]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yadira Silva	Women's singles	Bye	Hsing (USA) L 0–4	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Diego García	Men's −58 kg	Khalil (AUS) L 4–9	Did not advance
Erick Osornio	Men's −68 kg	Stamper (GBR) L 2–5	Did not advance
Jannet Alegría	Women's −49 kg	Hatahet (JOR) W 12–1	Yagüe (ESP) L 0–8	Did not advance	Carstens (PAN) W 7–2	Zaninović (CRO) L 5–6	Did not advance	5
María Espinoza	Women's +67 kg	Sorn (CAM) W 3–2	Mandić (SRB) L 6–4	Did not advance	Crawley (SAM) W 13–0	Hernández (CUB) W 4–2	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lino Montes	Men's −56 kg	112	15	157	5	269	6
Luz Acosta	Women's −63 kg	99	6	125	5	224

Key:

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Guillermo Torres	−60 kg	Esmaeilpour (IRI) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance						16
Jesse Ruíz	−120 kg	Bye	Modzmanashvili (GEO) L 0–5 VT	Did not advance		Bye	Shabanbay (KAZ) L 0–5 VT	Did not advance	18

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