# Mexico at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Bernardo Segura | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk | 26 July |

## Archery

In its fifth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three competitors. José Anchondo was the most successful, winning two matches before losing his third.
| 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 |
| Andrés Anchondo | Men's individual | 653 | 29 | Kivilo (EST) W 158–157 | Chikarev (KAZ) W 156–154 | Torres (FRA) L 158–159 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Adolfo González | Men's individual | 636 | 52 | Yamamoto (JPN) L 154–155 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 51 |
| Marisol Bretón | Women's individual | 638 | 29 | Di Blasi (EST) W 142–139 | Jo-sun (KOR) L 157–158 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |

## 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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alejandro Cárdenas | 400 m | 45.85 | 3Q | 45.33 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Armando Quintanilla | 5000 m | Did not start | Did not start | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martín Pitayo | 10,000 m | 30:32.20 | 19 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Armando Quintanilla | 10,000 m | 28:27.28 | 8 Q | — | — | 28:09.46 | 11 |
| Dionicio Cerón | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:16:48 | 15 |
| Benjamín Paredes | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:14:55 | 8 |
| Germán Silva | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:14:29 | 6 |
| Daniel García | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:24:10 | 19 |
| Bernardo Segura | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:20:23 | |
| Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Daniel García | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 4:19:00 | 44 |
| Germán Sánchez | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:57:47 | 18 |
| Ignacio Zamudio | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:46:07 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| María del Carmen Díaz | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:37:14 | 33 |
| Adriana Fernández | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:44:23 | 51 |
| Guadaloupe Loma | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:41:56 | 43 |
| Graciela Mendoza | 10 km walk | — | — | — | — | 45:13 | 18 |

## Boxing

| 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 |
| Jesús Martínez | Light heavyweight | Biki (MAS) W 15–4 | Masara (INA) L 1–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Martín Castillo | Flyweight | Lunka (GER) L 7–13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Samuel Álvarez | Bantamweight | Olteanu (ROM) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Francisco Martínez | Lightweight | Strange (CAN) L 1-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Carlos Martínez | Light welterweight | Niyazymbetov (KAZ) L 3-25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Jesús Flores | Welterweight | Baloch (PAK) L 7-12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Juan Pablo López | Middleweight | Erdei (HUN) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Julio César González | Light heavyweight | Jirov (KAZ) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Roberto Heinze Flamand Ralph Heinze | Men's K-2 500 m | 1:36.918 | 4 R | 1:42.848 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Erika Duron | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:58.884 | 6 R | 2:02.847 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Renata Hernández Sandra Rojas | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:51.252 | 7 R | 1:55.801 | 5 SF | 1:52.053 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erika Duron Renata Hernández Sandra Rojas Itzel Reza | Women's K-4 500 m | 1:45.215 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: SF = Qualify to semifinal; R=Repechage

## Cycling
### Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial
* Jesus Zarate
   * Final — 1:11:42 (→ 30th place)

### Track Competition

Men's Points Race
* Marco Zaragoza
   * Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

## Diving

Men's 3m Springboard
* Fernando Platas
   * Preliminary Heat — 382.83
   * Semi Final — 217.62
   * Final — 402.36 (→ 8th place)
* Joël Rodríguez
   * Preliminary Heat — 296.91 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 10m Platform
* Fernando Platas
* Alberto Acosta
Women's 3m Springboard
* María Alcalá
   * Preliminary Heat — 257.01
   * Semi Final — 193.62 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
* Maria Elena Romero
   * Preliminary Heat — 252.84
   * Semi Final — 187.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 10m Platform
* María Alcalá

## Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:
* Sergio Salazar – 5387 pts (→ 9th place)
* Horacio de la Vega – 5182 pts (→ 23rd place)

## Swimming

Men's 100m Backstroke
* Carlos Arena
   * Heat – 57.40 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
* Carlos Arena
   * Heat – 2:05.96 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
* Jesús González
   * Heat – 54.94 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

## Synchronized swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical | Technical | Free | Free | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Wendy Aguilar Olivia González Lilián Leal Ingrid Reich Aline Reich Patricia Vila Ariadna Medina Berenice Guzmán Erika Leal-Ramirez | Team | 33.04 | 7 | 60.796 | 8 | 93.836 | 8 |

## Tennis

Men's Singles Competition:
* Oscar Ortiz
   * First round — Defeated Dinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-2, 6-2
   * Second round — Lost to Andrea Gaudenzi (Italy) 1-6, 6-7
* Alejandro Hernandez
   * First round — Lost to Christian Ruud (Norway) 3-6, 6-2, 6-8