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Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Summary

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.[1] It was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Athletes were given priority for vaccines in March.[2]

Mexico at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors162 (97 men & 65 women) in 27 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Gabriela López
Rommel Pacheco
Flag bearer (closing)Mayan Oliver
Medals
Ranked 84th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Luis Álvarez
Alejandra Valencia		 Archery Mixed team 24 July
  Bronze Gabriela Agúndez
Alejandra Orozco		 Diving Women's synchronized 10 metre platform 27 July
  Bronze Aremi Fuentes Weightlifting Women's 76 kg 1 August
  Bronze Mexico national under-23 football team
 Football Men's tournament 6 August

Competitors edit

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:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 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 5
Fencing 1 0 1
Football 22 0 22
Golf 2 2 4
Gymnastics 1 3 4
Judo 0 1 1
Modern pentathlon 2 2 4
Rowing 0 1 1
Sailing 2 2 4
Shooting 3 2 5
Softball — 15 15
Swimming 3 1 4
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Tennis 0 2 2
Triathlon 2 2 4
Volleyball 2 0 2
Weightlifting 2 2 4
Wrestling 1 1 2
Total 97 65 162
  • 162 athletes entries to competition, 1 athlete travel as reserve.[3]

Archery edit

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.[4] 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.[5]

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 Men's individual 662 19   Furukawa (JPN)
L 3–7 		Did not advance
Aída Román Women's individual 665 6   Elwalid (TUN)
W 6–2 		  Pitman (GBR)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Alejandra Valencia 674 4   Kazlouskaya (BLR)
W 6–0 		  Dziominskaya (BLR)
W 7–3 		  Barbelin (FRA)
W 6–0 		  Brown (USA)
L 5–6 		Did not advance
Ana Paula Vázquez 637 32   dos Santos (BRA)
L 4–6 		Did not advance
Aída Román
Alejandra Valencia
Ana Paula Vázquez 		Women's team 1976 2 — Bye   Germany (GER)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Luis Álvarez
Alejandra Valencia 		Mixed team 1336 4 —   Germany (GER)
W 6–2 		  Great Britain (GBR)
W 6–0 		  South Korea (KOR)
L 1–5 		  Turkey (TUR)
W 6–2 		 

Artistic swimming edit

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.[6][7]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Nuria Diosdado
Joana Jiménez 		Duet 86.6190 13 86.5333 173.1523 12 Q 86.5667 173.1857 12

Athletics edit

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):[8][9]

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
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jesús Tonatiu López 800 m 1:46.14 1Q 1:44.77 3 Did not advance
Jesús Arturo Esparza Marathon — 2:31:51 74
Juan Joel Pacheco 2:23:41 65
José Luis Santana 2:21:32 56
Noel Alí Chama 20 km walk — 1:28:23 38
Andrés Olivas 1:22:46 11
Jesús Tadeo Vega 1:30:37 42
Horacio Nava 50 km walk — 4:19:00 44
José Leyver Ojeda 3:56:53 15
Isaac Palma DNF
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Paola Morán 400 m 51.18 =SB 3 Q 51.06 5 Did not advance
Laura Galvan 1500 m 4:08.15 12 Did not advance
5000 m 15:00.16 11 Did not advance
Andrea Ramírez Limón Marathon — DNF
Úrsula Sánchez 2:45:45 64
Daniela Torres Huerta 2:47:15 65
Alegna González 20 km walk — 1:30:33 5
Ilse Guerrero 1:45:47 51
Valeria Ortuño 1:41:50 47
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Edgar Rivera Men's high jump 2.21 =19 Did not advance
Diego del Real Men's hammer throw 75.17 15 Did not advance

Badminton edit

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.[10][11]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Lino Muñoz Men's singles   Ng (HKG)
L (9–21, 10–21) 		  Cordón (GUA)
L (14–21, 12–21) 		3 Did not advance
Haramara Gaitan Women's singles   Kim G-e (KOR)
L (14–21, 9–21) 		  Yeo (SGP)
L (7–21, 10–21) 		3 Did not advance

Baseball edit

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.[12]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mexico men's Men's tournament   Dominican Republic
L 0–1 		  Japan
L 4–7 		3   Israel
L 5–12 		Did not advance 6
Team roster

On July 8, 2021, Mexico's final roster was announced.[13] Héctor Velázquez and Sammy Solís were removed from the roster after testing positive for COVID-19.[14] They were replaced by Édgar Arredondo and Fabián Anguamea.[15][16] Ryan Goins replaced Brandon Laird, who did not receive permission from his professional team to participate.[17]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics –   Mexico roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches


Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Japan (H) 2 2 0 11 7 +4 1.000 — Round 2
2   Dominican Republic 2 1 1 4 4 0 .500 1 Round 1 game #2
3   Mexico 2 0 2 4 8 −4 .000 2 Round 1 game #1
Source: TOCOG and WBSC
(H) Hosts
30 July 12:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 6 0
WP: Ángel Sánchez (1–0)   LP: Teddy Stankiewicz (0–1)   Sv: Luis Felipe Castillo (1)
Boxscore
31 July 12:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Japan 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 7 10 0
  Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 2
WP: Masato Morishita (1–0)   LP: Juan Pablo Oramas (0–1)   Sv: Ryoji Kuribayashi (1)
Home runs:
JPN: Tetsuto Yamada (1), Hayato Sakamoto (1)
MEX: Joey Meneses (1)
Boxscore
Round 1
1 August 12:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Israel 1 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 12 12 0
  Mexico 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 1
WP: Zack Weiss (1–0)   LP: Manny Barreda (0–1)
Home runs:
ISR: Danny Valencia (2)
MEX: None
Boxscore

Boxing edit

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.[18]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Rogelio Romero Men's light heavyweight Bye   Plantić (CRO)
W 4–1 		  López (CUB)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Esmeralda Falcón Women's lightweight   Nicoli (ITA)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Brianda Cruz Women's welterweight Bye   Jones (USA)
L 2–3 		Did not advance

Canoeing edit

Slalom edit

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.[19]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sofía Reinoso Women's K-1 128.89 22 135.19 26 132.89 23 Q 136.34 21 Did not advance

Cycling edit

Road edit

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.[20]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Eder Frayre Men's road race 6:15:38 35
Lizbeth Salazar Women's road race Did not finish

Track edit

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
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Daniela Gaxiola Women's sprint 10.682
67.403 		15 Q   Zhong Ts (CHN)
L 		  Bao Sj (CHN)
  Basova (UKR)
L 		Did not advance
Yuli Verdugo 10.818
(66.556) 		19 Q   Starikova (UKR)
L 		  McCulloch (AUS)
  du Preez (RSA)
L 		Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Daniela Gaxiola
Yuli Verdugo 		Women's team sprint 33.097
54.386 		5   ROC
L 32.249
55.816 		2   Lithuania (LTU)
L 32.808
54.865 		6

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Daniela Gaxiola Women's keirin 2 Q Bye 3 Q 4 11
Yuli Verdugo 5 4 Did not advance

Mountain biking edit

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.[21][22]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Gerardo Ulloa Men's cross country 1:30:57 23
Daniela Campuzano Women's cross country 1:22:50 16

Diving edit

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
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Osmar Olvera 3 m springboard 442.45 9 Q 384.80 14 Did not advance
Rommel Pacheco 479.25 3 Q 437.65 6 Q 428.75 6
Iván García 10 m platform 316.95 24 Did not advance
Andrés Villareal 410.30 9 Q 405.55 11 Q 381.75 12
Yahel Castillo
Juan Celaya 		3 m synchronized springboard — 400.14 4
José Balleza
Kevin Berlín 		10 m synchronized platform — 407.31 4
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Arantxa Chávez 3 m springboard 190.35 27 Did not advance
Aranza Vázquez 294.30 8 Q 318.60 4 Q 303.45 6
Gabriela Agúndez 10 m platform 297.65 12 Q 337.30 4 Q 358.50 4
Alejandra Orozco 308.10 9 Q 301.40 12 Q 322.05 6
Dolores Hernández
Carolina Mendoza 		3 m synchronized springboard — 275.10 4
Gabriela Agúndez
Alejandra Orozco 		10 m synchronized platform — 299.70  

Equestrian edit

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.[23] 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).[24]

Dressage edit

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Martha Del Valle Beduino Individual 64.876 51 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Jumping edit

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Eugenio Garza Armani SL Z Individual 8 =47 Did not advance
Enrique González Chacna 8 =44 Did not advance
Manuel González Hortensia van de Leeuwerk 12 =55 Did not advance
Eugenio Garza
Enrique González
Patricio Pasquel 		Armani SL Z
Chacna
Babel 		Team 6+EL 16 Did not advance

Fencing edit

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.[25]

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
Diego Cervantes Men's foil   Huang Mk (CHN)
W 15–14 		  Lefort (FRA)
L 11–15 		Did not advance

Football edit

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Mexico men's Men's tournament   France
W 4–1 		  Japan
L 1–2 		  South Africa
W 3–0 		2 Q   South Korea
W 6–3 		  Brazil
L 0–0 (1–4) 		  Japan
W 3–1 		 

Men's tournament edit

Mexico men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[26]

Team roster

Mexico's 22-man final squad was announced on 15 June 2021.[27] On July 4, José Juan Macías withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Adrián Mora.[28]

Head coach: Jaime Lozano

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Luis Malagón (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 24)   Necaxa
2 2DF Jorge Sánchez (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 23)   América
3 2DF César Montes (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 24)   Monterrey
4 2DF Jesús Angulo (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 23)   Atlas
5 2DF Johan Vásquez (1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (aged 21)   UNAM
6 2DF Vladimir Loroña (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 22)   Tijuana
7 3MF Luis Romo* (1995-06-05)5 June 1995 (aged 26)   Cruz Azul
8 3MF Carlos Rodríguez (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 24)   Monterrey
9 4FW Henry Martín* (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 28)   América
10 4FW Diego Lainez (2000-06-09)9 June 2000 (aged 21)   Betis
11 4FW Alexis Vega (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 23)   Guadalajara
12 2DF Adrián Mora (1997-08-15)15 August 1997 (aged 23)   Juárez
13 1GK Guillermo Ochoa* (captain) (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 36)   América
14 2DF Érick Aguirre (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 24)   Pachuca
15 4FW Uriel Antuna (1997-08-21)21 August 1997 (aged 23)   Guadalajara
16 3MF José Joaquín Esquivel (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 23)   Juárez
17 3MF Sebastián Córdova (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 24)   América
18 4FW Eduardo Aguirre (1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 22)   Santos Laguna
19 4FW Ricardo Angulo (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 24)   Guadalajara
20 3MF Fernando Beltrán (1998-05-08)8 May 1998 (aged 23)   Guadalajara
21 4FW Roberto Alvarado (1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 22)   Cruz Azul
22 1GK Sebastián Jurado (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 23)   Cruz Azul

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Mexico 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   France 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Mexico  4–1  France
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)		 Gignac   69' (pen.)
Japan  2–1  Mexico
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)		 Alvarado   85'
South Africa  0–3  Mexico
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Quarterfinal
South Korea  3–6  Mexico
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Semifinal
Mexico  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Penalties
 1–4
Bronze medal match
Mexico  3–1  Japan
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Golf edit

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.[29][30]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Abraham Ancer Men's 69 69 66 68 272 −12 =14
Carlos Ortiz 65 67 69 78 279 −5 =42
María Fassi Women's 73 70 68 68 279 −5 =23
Gaby López 71 72 69 71 283 −1 =38

Gymnastics edit

Artistic edit

Mexico entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympians Daniel Corral and Alexa Moreno finished among the top twelve eligible for qualification in the men's and among the top twenty in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, respectively, to book their spots on the Mexican roster at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[31]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Daniel Corral All-around 13.200 13.266 13.366 13.933 14.033 13.100 80.898 40 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Alexa Moreno All-around 14.633 Q 12.566 11.066 12.333 50.798 55 Did not advance
Women's vault 14.633 — 14.633 8 Q 14.716 — 14.716 4

Rhythmic edit

Mexico qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marking the country's debut in this sporting discipline.[32]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Rut Castillo Individual 22.350 22.700 21.500 16.200 82.750 22 Did not advance

Trampoline edit

Mexico entered one gymnast to compete in the women's trampoline by finishing among the top eight nations vying for qualification at the two-year-long World Cup Series.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Dafne Navarro Women's 99.850 8 Q 48.345 8

Judo edit

Mexico qualified one judoka for the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg) at the Games. Prisca Awiti accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[33]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Prisca Awiti Alcaraz Women's −63 kg   Bold (MGL)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon edit

Mexican athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Mariana Arceo secured a selection in women's event with a gold medal victory at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[34] Mayan Oliver added another women's place on the Mexican squad by finishing among the top eight modern pentathletes vying for qualification in the UIPM World Rankings of 14 June 2021.[35] On the men's side, Duilio Carrillo and Alvaro Sandoval received the spare berths unused at the 2021 Worlds and previously declined by Ireland's Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe, as the next highest-ranked, eligible modern pentathletes in the same system.[36]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) 		Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Duilio Carrillo Men's 17 0 20 202 2:04.08 21 302 EL 33 0 11:31.68 22 609 1113 33
Álvaro Sandoval 11 1 31 167 2:02.52 17 305 EL 33 0 11:26.30 21 614 1086 35
Mariana Arceo Women's 15 4 29 184 2:16.65 23 277 7 14 293 12:32.16 16 548 1302 16
Mayan Oliver 16 0 22 196 2:24.16 32 262 7 10 293 12:21.48 12 559 1310 15

Rowing edit

Mexico qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing the first of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[37]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kenia Lechuga Women's single sculls 7:54.21 2 QF Bye 8:09.29 4 SC/D 7:33.72 1 FC 7:43.55 16

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

Sailing edit

Mexican sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.[38][39]

Athlete Event Race Points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M* Total Net
Ignacio Berenguer Men's RS:X 25 22 18 18 26 26 22 23 20 13 23 22 EL 258 232 23
Juan Ignacio Pérez Men's Finn 19 17 16 16 17 17 17 16 14 15 — EL 164 145 17
Demita Vega Women's RS:X 26 16 15 22 22 19 19 10 20 13 28 13 EL 223 195 18
Elena Oetling Women's Laser Radial 41 21 31 19 23 7 19 32 43 28 — EL 264 221 32

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

Shooting edit

Mexican shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[40]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jorge Orozco Men's trap 122 6 Q — 28 4
Edson Ramírez Men's 10 m air rifle 625.9 18 Did not advance
José Luis Sánchez Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1154 33 Did not advance
Alejandra Ramírez Women's trap 116 13 Did not advance
Gabriela Rodríguez Women's skeet 118 12 Did not advance
Jorge Orozco
Alejandra Ramírez 		Mixed trap team 138 16 Did not advance

Softball edit

Mexico women's national softball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two of the WBSC Women's Softball Americas Qualification Event in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.[41]

Summary
Team Event Round robin Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mexico women's Women's tournament   Canada
L 0–4 		  Japan
L 2–3 		  United States
L 0–2 		  Italy
W 5–0 		  Australia
W 4–1 		4   Canada
L 2–3 		4
Team roster
Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics –   Mexico roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
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  • 0 Carlos Bernáldez [42]

Coaches

  • Carlos Caro
  • Rolando Guerrero


Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   United States 5 5 0 9 2 +7 1.000 — Gold medal match
2   Japan (H) 5 4 1 18 5 +13 .800 1
3   Canada 5 3 2 19 4 +15 .600 2 Bronze medal match
4   Mexico 5 2 3 11 10 +1 .400 3
5   Australia 5 1 4 5 21 −16 .200 4
6   Italy 5 0 5 1 21 −20 .000 5
Source: Tokyo 2020 and WBSC
(H) Hosts
21 July 15:00 (JST)
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium 33 °C (91 °F)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Canada 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 9 0
WP: Sara Groenewegen (1–0)   LP: Dallas Escobedo (0–1)   Sv: Danielle Lawrie (1)
Home runs:
MEX: None
CAN: Jennifer Salling (1)
Boxscore
22 July 12:00 (JST)
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium 28 °C (82 °F)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
  Mexico 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0
  Japan (8) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 0
WP: Miu Goto (1–0)   LP: Danielle O'Toole (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Anissa Urtez (1)
JPN: Yamato Fujita (2)
Boxscore
24 July 14:30 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium 29 °C (84 °F)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  United States 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
WP: Cat Osterman (2–0)   LP: Dallas Escobedo (0–2)   Sv: Monica Abbott (2)
Boxscore
25 July 20:00 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium 29 °C (84 °F)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mexico 0 1 1 0 3 0 X 5 9 0
WP: Dallas Escobedo (1–2)   LP: Greta Cecchetti (0–3)
Home runs:
ITA: None
MEX: Sydney Romero (1), Anissa Urtez (2), Brittany Cervantes (1)
Boxscore
26 July 20:00 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium 27 °C (81 °F)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Mexico 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 11 0
  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
WP: Dallas Escobedo (2–2)   LP: Kaia Parnaby (1–2)
Home runs:
MEX: None
AUS: Jade Wall (1)
Boxscore
Bronze medal match
27 July 13:00 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Mexico 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
  Canada   0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3 6 0
WP: Danielle Lawrie (1–1)   LP: Danielle O'Toole (0–2)
Boxscore

Swimming edit

Mexican swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[43][44]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriel Castaño Men's 50 m freestyle 22.32 30 Did not advance
Daniel Delgadillo Men's 10 km open water — 1:53:14.4 17
José Ángel Martínez Men's 200 m individual medley 2:01.34 38 Did not advance
Melissa Rodríguez Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:08.76 30 Did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:26.87 24 Did not advance

Taekwondo edit

Mexico entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist Carlos Sansores (men's +80 kg) and heavyweight champion Briseida Acosta (women's +67 kg) secured the spots on the Mexican squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.[45]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Carlos Sansores Men's +80 kg   Sapina (CRO)
L 4–6 		Did not advance
Briseida Acosta Women's +67 kg   Laurin (FRA)
L 3–21 		Did not advance

Tennis edit

Mexico entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Renata Zarazúa (world no. 137) qualified directly as one of the top 56 official entrants in the women's singles based on the WTA World Rankings of 14 June 2021. Moreover, she and her partner Giuliana Olmos opted to play in the women's doubles.[46][47]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Renata Zarazúa Women's singles   Doi (JPN)
L 2–6, 3–6 		Did not advance
Giuliana Olmos
Renata Zarazúa 		Women's doubles —   Badosa /
Sorribes (ESP)
L 2–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10] 		Did not advance

Triathlon edit

Mexico entered four triathletes (two per gender) to compete at the Olympics. Rio 2016 Olympians Irving Pérez and Cecilia Pérez, with Crisanto Grajales and Claudia Rivas going to their third consecutive Games, were selected among the top 26 triathletes vying for qualification in their respective events, including the inaugural mixed relay, based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021.[48]

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
Crisanto Grajales Men's 18:23 0:41 57:52 0:34 31:06 1:48:36 31
Irving Pérez 18:06 0:38 1:01:14 0:30 33:34 1:54:02 46
Cecilia Pérez Women's 20:05 0:44 Did not finish
Claudia Rivas Did not finish
Relay
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (300 m) Trans 1 Bike (7 km) Trans 2 Run (2 km) Total group
Crisanto Grajales Mixed relay 4:02 0:35 9:48 0:30 5:47 20:42 —
Irving Pérez 4:08 0:37 10:20 0:29 6:04 21:38
Cecilia Pérez 4:00 0:39 10:27 0:33 7:00 22:39
Claudia Rivas 4:28 0:43 10:57 0:38 7:08 23:54
Total — 1:28:53 16

Volleyball edit

Beach edit

Mexico men's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final in Colima.[49]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Repechage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Josué Gaxiola
José Luis Rubio 		Men's   Krasilnikov /
Stoyanovskiy (ROC)
L (26–24, 15–21, 16–18) 		  Perušič /
Schweiner (CZE)
L (21–17, 16–21, 14–16) 		  Pļaviņš /
Točs (LAT)
W(21–18, 21–16) 		3 Q Bye   Alison /
Álvaro (BRA)
L (14–21, 13–21) 		Did not advance

Weightlifting edit

Mexico entered four weightlifters (two per gender) into the Olympic competition. Ana Gabriela López (women's 55 kg) and Aremi Fuentes (women's 76 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with Jonathan Muñoz and Jorge Cárdenas (men's 73 kg) topping the field of weightlifters each vying for qualification from the Americas in the men's 67 and 73 kg category, respectively, based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.[50]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Jonathan Muñoz Men's −67 kg 135 8 163 10 298 10
Jorge Cárdenas Men's −73 kg 145 8 175 10 320 11
Ana Gabriela López Women's −55 kg 90 5 105 9 195 9
Aremi Fuentes Women's −76 kg 108 4 138 3 245  

Wrestling edit

Mexico qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom advanced to the top two finals to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg and women's freestyle 57 kg, respectively, at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.[51][52]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alma Valencia Women's −57 kg   Koblova (ROC)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 11
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alfonso Leyva Men's −77 kg   Chekhirkin (ROC)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 15

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