# Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors (43 men and 42 women) and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa. Mexican athletes won two gold medals at the games for the first time since the 1984 Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Guillermo Pérez Sandoval | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 20 August |
| Gold | María del Rosario Espinoza | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | 23 August |
| Bronze | Paola Espinosa Sánchez Tatiana Ortiz Galicia | Diving | Women's 10 m synchronized platform | 12 August |
| Bronze | Damaris Gabriela Aguirre | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | 15 August |

## Archery

Mexico sent archers, two men and two women, to the Olympics for the eighth time, and had yet to win an Olympic medal in the sport. Two men received qualifying places in archery, after Luis Velez earned a qualifying spot during the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships and Juan Serrano added another spot at the Pan American championships. The two women, Mariana Avitia and Aída Román, both earned their Olympic spots at the Pan American tournament.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Juan René Serrano | Individual | 679 | 1 | Muaausa (SAM) (64) W 116–88 | Morillo (ESP) (33) W 112–111 | Kunda (BLR) (48) W 110–106 | Wunderle (USA) (41) W 113–106 | Park K-M (KOR) (4) L 112–115 | Badënov (RUS) (31) L 110–115 | 4 |
| Eduardo Vélez | Individual | 660 | 24 | Wunderle (USA) (41) L 102–106 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mariana Avitia | Individual | 641 | 20 | Son H-Y (PRK) (45) W 112–107 | Ćwienczek (POL) (13) W 109–100 | Narimanidze (GEO) (4) W 109–108 | Kwon U-S (PRK) (5) L 99–105 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aída Román | Individual | 646 | 12 | D'Unienville (MRI) (53) W 108–97 | Koval (UKR) (21) W 111–105 | Kwon U-S (PRK) (5) L 100–105 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### 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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Juan Luis Barrios | 5000 m | 13:42.39 | 7 q | 13:19.79 | 7 |
| David Galván | 10000 m | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Juan Carlos Romero | 10000 m | — | — | 28:26.57 | 29 |
| Alejandro Suarez | 10000 m | — | — | 29:24.78 | 35 |
| Francisco Bautista | Marathon | — | — | 2:29:28 | 66 |
| Carlos Cordero | Marathon | — | — | 2:18:40 | 32 |
| Procopio Franco | Marathon | — | — | 2:23:24 | 47 |
| David Mejia | 20 km walk | — | — | 1:26:45 | 36 |
| Eder Sánchez | 20 km walk | — | — | 1:21:53 | 15 |
| Mario Iván Flores | 50 km walk | — | — | 3:58:04 | 23 |
| Horacio Nava | 50 km walk | — | — | 3:45:21 | 6 |
| Jesús Sánchez | 50 km walk | — | — | 3:53:58 | 18 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Gerardo Martínez | High jump | 2.15 | =33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giovanni Lanaro | Pole vault | 5.45 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gabriela Medina | 400 m | 51.96 | 3 Q | 52.97 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dulce María Rodríguez | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 32:58.04 | 27 |
| Karina Pérez | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:47:02 | 61 |
| Madai Pérez | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:31:47 | 19 |
| Patricia Rétiz | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:39:34 | 55 |
| Karla Dueñas Ruth Grajeda Gabriela Medina Zudikey Rodríguez Maria Teresa Rugerio Nallely Vela | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.36 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Romary Rifka | High jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Deyanira Angulo | Women's singles | Hosny (EGY) L 18–21, 21–7, 14–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Mexico qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Santos Reyes was the first, qualifying in featherweight at the World Championships. Valdez was the second, qualifying at the first American qualifier. Vargas was the last, earning his spot at the second American tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Óscar Valdez | Bantamweight | Badar-Uugan (MGL) L 4–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arturo Santos | Featherweight | Okoth (KEN) W 6–2 | Shili (TUN) W 14–2 | Djelkhir (FRA) L 9–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisco Vargas | Lightweight | Soloniaina (MAD) W 9–2 | Popescu (ROU) L 4–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Manuel Cortina | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:40.626 | 4 QS | 1:48.333 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manuel Cortina | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:41.433 | 7 QS | 3:43.017 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Everardo Cristobal | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:15.280 | 6 QS | 4:04.267 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dimas Camilo Cortes Everardo Cristobal | Men's C-2 500 m | 1:54.090 | 8 QS | 1:48.853 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dimas Camilo Cortes Everardo Cristobal | Men's C-2 1000 m | 3:51.684 | 6 QS | 3:49.695 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Moises Aldape Chavez | Men's road race | 6:28:08 | 47 |
| Alessandra Grassi | Women's road race | 3:36:35 | 45 |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Yahel Castillo | 3 m springboard | 480.65 | 3 Q | 504.55 | 4 Q | 462.10 | 7 |
| Rommel Pacheco | 10 m platform | 465.45 | 9 Q | 453.80 | 9 Q | 460.20 | 8 |
| Germán Sánchez | 10 m platform | 399.35 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jashia Luna | 3 m springboard | 276.85 | 17 Q | 287.35 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laura Sánchez | 3 m springboard | 334.35 | 5 Q | 314.40 | 12 Q | 312.25 | 10 |
| Paola Espinosa | 10 m platform | 343.60 | 7 Q | 400.75 | 2 Q | 380.95 | 4 |
| Tatiana Ortiz | 10 m platform | 345.70 | 6 Q | 349.50 | 5 Q | 343.60 | 5 |
| Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 330.06 | |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Bernadette Pujals | Vincent | Individual | 69.250 | 12 Q | 71.000 | 6 Q | 72.350 | 11 | 71.675 | 9 |

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Antonio Chedraui | Don Porfirio | Individual | 1 | =14 | 8 | 9 | 22 Q | 8 | 17 | =22* | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 | =22 |
| Federico Fernández | Zorro | Individual | 1 | =14 | 9 | 10 | 26 Q | 14 | 24 | 33 Q | 12 | =29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 | =29 |
| Enrique Gonzalez | Frida | Individual | 9 | 52 | 16 | 25 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 25 | 51 |
| Alberto Michan | Chinobampo Lavita | Individual | 12 | 64 | 9 | 21 | 32 Q | 25 | 46 | 47 Q | 12 | =29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 | =29 |
| Antonio Chedraui Federico Fernández Enrique Gonzalez Alberto Michan | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 26 | 9 |

## Fencing
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Angélica Larios | Individual sabre | Navarro (ESP) L 4–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Marisela Cantù | All-around | 14.025 | 14.175 | 12.625 | 12.700 | 53.525 | 56 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Arturo Martínez | Men's −100 kg | Moussima (CMR) L 0001–0100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vanessa Zambotti | Women's +78 kg | Bye | Bryant (GBR) W 0021–0001 | Tsukada (JPN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | Mondière (FRA) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | MP points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Total points | Final rank |
| Óscar Soto | Men's | 171 | 31 | 988 | 20–15 | 7 | 880 | 2:10.60 | 30 | 1236 | 40 | 3 | 1160 | 9:21.95 | 9 | 1156 | 5420 | 8 |
| Marlene Sánchez | Women's | 186 | 4 | 1168 | 17–18 | =18 | 808 | 2:27.39 | 31 | 1152 | 180 | 29 | 1020 | 11:18.11 | 30 | 1008 | 5156 | 28 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Patrick Loliger | Single sculls | 7:22.55 | 3 QF | 7:04.30 | 4 SC/D | 7:15.53 | 1 FC | 7:03.97 | 15 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gabriela Huerta Lila Perez | Lightweight double sculls | 7:11.71 | 4 R | 7:41.97 | 4 FC | Bye | Bye | 7:17.21 | 13 |
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
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| David Mier | RS:X | 16 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 25 | EL | 130 | 17 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Demita Vega | RS:X | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | EL | 190 | 23 |
| Tania Elías Calles | Laser Radial | 27 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | CAN | EL | 107 | 13 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Roberto José Elias | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ariel Mauricio Flores | Skeet | 111 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Luis Sánchez | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Natalia Zamora | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 569 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Luis Escobar | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:53:47.9 | 18 |
| Juan Veloz | 100 m butterfly | 53.58 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juan Veloz | 200 m butterfly | 1:57.32 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Susana Escobar | 400 m freestyle | 4:11.99 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Susana Escobar | 800 m freestyle | 8:33.51 | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Susana Escobar | 400 m individual medley | 4:47.32 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fernanda González | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.76 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fernanda González | 200 m backstroke | 2:14.64 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriana Marmolejo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.73 NR | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriana Marmolejo | 200 m breaststroke | 2:28.10 NR | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Imelda Martínez | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:01:07.9 | 20 |

## Synchronized swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Mariana Cifuentes Isabel Delgado | Duet | 42.334 | 19 | 42.834 | 85.168 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

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

## Taekwondo

Mexico wins its first gold medal in Taekwondo with the victory of Guillermo Perez.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Guillermo Pérez | Men's −58 kg | Harvey (GBR) W 3–2 | Nikpai (AFG) W 2–1 | Khawlaor (THA) W 3–1 | Bye | Bye | Mercedes (DOM) W 1–1 SUP | |
| Idulio Islas | Men's −68 kg | Muhammad (NGR) L 2–2 SUP | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María del Rosario Espinoza | Women's +67 kg | Ben Hamza (TUN) W 4–0 | Kedzierska (SWE) W 4–2 | Stevenson (GBR) W 4–1 | Bye | Bye | Solheim (NOR) W 3–1 | |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Francisco Serrano | Men's | 18:56 | 0:26 | 58:08 | 0:34 | 36:42 | 1:54:46.09 | 44 |
| Adriana Corona | Women's | 21:16 | 0:29 | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped |

## Volleyball
### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bibiana Candelas Mayra García | Women's | Pool F Talita – Renata (BRA) L 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 8–15) Arvaniti – Karantasiou (GRE) W 2 – 1 (21–17, 16–21, 15–12) D Schwaiger – S Schwaiger (AUT) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 10–21) Lucky Losers Håkedal – Tørlen (NOR) L 1 – 2 (22–20, 12–21, 11–15) | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Luz Mercedes Acosta | Women's −63 kg | 103 | =4 | 120 | =8 | 223 | 8 |
| Damaris Gabriela Aguirre | Women's −75 kg | 109 | 8 | 136 | 6 | 245 | |

## Wrestling

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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lawrence Langowski | −120 kg | Masoumi (IRI) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |