Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Gold
- Soraya Jiménez — Weightlifting, Women's 58 kg
Silver
- Noé HernándezNoé HernándezNoé Hernández Valentin is a Mexican race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
— Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Fernando PlatasFernando PlatasFernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...
— Diving, Men's Springboard
Bronze
- Joel SánchezJoel Sánchez (athlete)Joel Sánchez Guerrero is a Mexican race walker, who made his debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was disqualified in the men's 20 km race.-Achievements:...
— Athletics, Men's 50 km walk
- Cristián BejaranoCristián BejaranoCristián Bejarano Benítez is a Mexican boxer, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada...
— Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Víctor EstradaVictor EstradaVictor Manuel Estrada Garibay is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he received a bronze medal in the 80 kg division...
— Taekwondo, Men's 80 kg
ArcheryArchery at the 2000 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...
In its sixth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered two competitors. Both lost in the first round.Men's individual | |||
Juan Carlos Manjarrez | |||
1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Hasan Orbay Hasan Orbay Hasan Orbay is a Turkish archer.Orbay competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. In 2004 he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placed 34th overall.-References:... Turkey |
165-153 |
Women's individual | |||
Erika Reyes | |||
1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Mi-Jin Yun Korea |
168-157 |
Men's Competition
Men's 400 m- Alejandro CardenasAlejandro CárdenasAlejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka....
- Round 1 — 46.14
- Round 2 — 45.66 (→ did not advance)
- Juan Pedro ToledoJuan Pedro ToledoJuan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...
- Round 1 — 46.82 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 m
- David GalvanDavid GalvánJosé David Galván Martínez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres...
- Round 1 — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
- Pablo OlmedoPablo OlmedoPablo Olmedo Castañon is a middle-distance runner from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...
- Round 1 — 13:40.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 m
- David GalvanDavid GalvánJosé David Galván Martínez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres...
- Round 1 — 27:49.53
- Final — 27:54.56 (→ 13th place)
- Armando QuintanillaArmando QuintanillaJuan Armando Quintanilla Loredo is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won two gold medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina: in the men's 5.000 and 10.000 metres. He competed in thee consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-References:* * *...
- Round 1 — 28:14.54 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Salvador Miranda
- Round 1 — 08:35.79 (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Robison PrattRobison PrattRobison "Robbie" Pratt is a Olympic pole vaulter and an NCAA National Champion.-Early life:Pratt was born in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia to Elbert Pratt and Anne Hinton Pratt. He was named after the Brigham Young University coach, Clarence Robison, for whom his father competed in 1974 as a decathlete...
- Qualifying — NM (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Noé HernándezNoé HernándezNoé Hernández Valentin is a Mexican race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Final — 1:19:03 (→ Silver Medal)
- Daniel Garcia
- Final — 1:22:05 (→ 12th place)
- Bernardo SeguraBernardo SeguraBernardo Segura Rivera is a Mexican race walker.He is a former holder of the 20,000m World Record for Race Walking with a time of 1:17:25.6....
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Joel SánchezJoel Sánchez (athlete)Joel Sánchez Guerrero is a Mexican race walker, who made his debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was disqualified in the men's 20 km race.-Achievements:...
- Final — 3:44:36 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Miguel Angel Rodriguez
- Final — 3:48:12 (→ 7th place)
- Germán Sánchez
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's Marathon
- Andrés EspinosaAndrés EspinosaAndrés Espinosa Pérez is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races....
- Final — 2:18:02 (→ 27th place)
- Benjamín ParedesBenjamín ParedesBenjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 29:40.4 minutes...
- Final — 2:27:17 (→ 64th place)
Women's Competition
Women's 400 m- Ana GuevaraAna GuevaraAna Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences...
- Round 1 — 52.34
- Round 2 — 51.19
- Semifinal — 50.11
- Final — 49.96 (→ 5th place)
Women's 5,000 m
- Nora RochaNora RochaNora Leticia Rocha de la Cruz is a retired female track and field athlete from Mexico, who competed in the long-distance track events. She claimed the gold medal in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:* *...
- Round 1 — 15:38.72 (→ did not advance)
- Dulce Maria RodriguezDulce María RodríguezDulce María Rodríguez de la Cruz is a Mexican long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events, including the marathon...
- Round 1 — 15:54.17 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 m
- Nora RochaNora RochaNora Leticia Rocha de la Cruz is a retired female track and field athlete from Mexico, who competed in the long-distance track events. She claimed the gold medal in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:* *...
- Round 1 — 34:37.84 (→ did not advance)
Women's 20 km Walk
- María Guadalupe SánchezMaría Guadalupe SánchezMaría Guadalupe Sánchez Gómez is a female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:*...
- Final — 1:31:33 (→ 5th place)
- Mara Ibañez
- Final — 1:36:17 (→ 26th place)
- Graciela MendozaGraciela MendozaMaría Graciela Mendoza Barrios is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-External links:*...
- Final — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Adriana FernandezAdriana FernándezAdriana Fernández Miranda is a long-distance runner from México.Fernández was 2nd in 1998, and in 1999, she became the first Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:25:06 in a dominant performance by taking charge on a windy day and kept building her lead.In 2003, Fernández...
- Final — 2:30:51 (→ 16th place)
BoxingBoxing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- Liborio RomeroLiborio RomeroLiborio Romero is a boxer from Mexico, who represented his native country in the Men's Light Flyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia....
- Round 1 — Defeated Mebarek SoltaniMebarek SoltaniMebarek Soltani is a boxer from Algeria. He is the nephew of Hocine Soltani.He participated in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. In 2000 he was stopped in the first round of the light flyweight competition...
of Algeria - Round 2 — Lost to Ivanas StapovičiusIvanas StapoviciusIvanas Stapovičius is a retired boxer from Lithuania. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he lost in the quarterfinals of the men's lightflyweight division to North Korea's eventual bronze medalist Kim Un-Chol.-References:*...
of Lithuania (→ did not advance)
- Round 1 — Defeated Mebarek Soltani
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Daniel Ponce de LeónDaniel Ponce de LeónDaniel Ponce de León is a Mexican professional Boxer in the Featherweight division and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympics team...
- Round 1 — Lost to Vladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine (→ did not advance)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- César Morales
- Round 1 — Defeated Abdu Tebazalwa of Uganda
- Round 2 — Lost to George OlteanuGeorge OlteanuGeorge Olteanu is a former boxer from Romania, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
of Romania (→ did not advance)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Francisco BojadoFrancisco BojadoFrancisco Bojado is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games. He's a former IBA Continental, WBC Youth World, and WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Champion...
- Round 1 — Defeated Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes of Ethiopia
- Round 2 — Lost to Kamil DjamaloudinovKamil DjamaloudinovKamil Djamaloudinov is a boxer from Russia, who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ricardo Juarez from the United States...
of Russia (→ did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Cristian BejaranoCristián BejaranoCristián Bejarano Benítez is a Mexican boxer, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada...
- Round 1 — Defeated Gilbert KhunwaneGilbert KhunwaneGilbert Khunwane is a male boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's lightweight division by Mexico's eventual bronze medalist Cristian Bejarano.Khunwane won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth...
of Botswana - Round 2 — Defeated Gheorghe LunguGheorghe LunguGheorghe Lungu is a boxer from Romania.He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native European country...
of Romania - Quarterfinal — Defeated Almazbek Raimkulov of Kyrgyzstan
- Semifinal — Lost to Andriy KotelnykAndriy KotelnykAndriy "Andreas" Kotelnyk is a Ukrainian boxer who won the Lightweight Silver Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
of Ukraine — Bronze Medal
- Round 1 — Defeated Gilbert Khunwane
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- Jose Luis ZertucheJose Luis ZertucheJosé Luis Zertuche Chávez is a Mexican boxer in the Middleweight division. José luis was a former IBA Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:...
- Round 1 — Defeated Sidy Sandy of Guinea
- Round 2 — Lost to Marin Simion of Romania (→ did not advance)
Men's competition
Men's Canoe Doubles 500 m
- José Ramon Ferrer Cruz, José Romero
- Qualifying Heat — 01:45.927
- Semifinal — 01:46.811 (→ did not advance)
Men's Canoe Doubles 1,000 m
- José Ramon Ferrer Cruz, José Romero
- Qualifying Heat — 03:49.301
- Semifinal — 03:44.358
- Final — 03:46.457 (→ 6th place)
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike- Ziranda Madrigal
- Final — 2:19:33.56 (→ 24th place)
Women's Point Race
- Belem Guerrero Méndez
- Points — 12 (→ 5th place)
DivingDiving at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events...
For the first time in 12 years, Mexico won a diving medal when Fernando PlatasFernando Platas
Fernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...
bested his eighth place finish in Atlanta with a silver medal.
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Fernando PlatasFernando PlatasFernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...
- Preliminary — 444.6
- Semi-final — 234.36 — 678.96
- Final — 474.06 — 708.42 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Joel Rodriguez
- Preliminary — 336.51 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 10 Metre Platform
- Francisco Pérez
- Preliminary — 381.78 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 10 Metre Platform
- Eduardo Rueda
- Preliminary — 60.3 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
- Fernando PlatasFernando PlatasFernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...
and Eduardo Rueda - Final — 317.7 (→ 5th place)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
- Azul Almazan
- Preliminary — 272.85
- Semi-final — 216.03 — 488.88 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
- Jashia LunaJashia LunaJashia Judith Luña Alfaro is a female diver from Mexico. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.-References:*...
- Preliminary — 268.44
- Semi-final — 196.53 — 464.97 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Maria José Alcalá
- Preliminary — 235.53 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Azul Almazan
- Preliminary — 229.29 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
- Maria José Alcalá and Jashia LunaJashia LunaJashia Judith Luña Alfaro is a female diver from Mexico. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.-References:*...
- Final — 273.84 (→ 6th place)
Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform
- Maria José Alcalá and Azul Almazan
- Final — 264.3 (→ 8th place)
Modern PentathlonModern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe women's individual match was newly introduced.Men's held September 30. Women's held on October 1.Shooting, held on 6:45 at the Pavilion 2 Fencing, held on 8:00 at the Pavilion 2...
Men's
- Samuel Felix — 5165 pts (→ 11th place)
- Horacio de la Vega — 4039 pts (→ 22nd place)
SailingSailing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Three men and one woman competed for Mexico in three events at the Sailing venue in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Men's Mistral
- David Mauricio Mier y Teran Cuevas
- Race 1 — 14
- Race 2 — 24
- Race 3 — 26
- Race 4 — 17
- Race 5 — 26
- Race 6 — 19
- Race 7 — 16
- Race 8 — 15
- Race 9 — (28)
- Race 10 — (37) OCS
- Race 11 — 27
- Final — 184 (→ 25th place)
Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Manuel Villarreal and Santiago Hernandez
- Race 1 — 21
- Race 2 — 21
- Race 3 — (23)
- Race 4 — 8
- Race 5 — 22
- Race 6 — 22
- Race 7 — (30) DNF
- Race 8 — 23
- Race 9 — 9
- Race 10 — 22
- Race 11 — 11
- Final — 159 (→ 23rd place)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Tania Elias Calles Wolf
- Race 1 — 19
- Race 2 — (23)
- Race 3 — 8
- Race 4 — 11
- Race 5 — 7
- Race 6 — 16
- Race 7 — 2
- Race 8 — 13
- Race 9 — (20)
- Race 10 — 18
- Race 11 — 14
- Final — 108 (→ 17th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Javier Díaz
- Preliminary Heat — 1:53.20 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Jorge Carral Armella
- Preliminary Heat — 03:58.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Jorge Carral Armella
- Preliminary Heat — 15:43.03 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Josh Ilika
- Preliminary Heat — 28.86 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Juan VelozJuan VelozJuan José Veloz Dávila is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics.-Career:...
- Preliminary Heat — 02:00.02 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Alfredo JacoboAlfredo JacoboAlfredo Jacobo Rodríguez is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Mexico.-Career:Alfredo is the older brother of fellow Mexican swimmer, Alejandro Jacobo...
- Preliminary Heat — 01:04.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Javier Díaz
- Preliminary Heat — 02:07.28 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Juan VelozJuan VelozJuan José Veloz Dávila is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics.-Career:...
- Preliminary Heat — 04:31.73 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Patricia Villarreal
- Preliminary Heat — 04:21.03 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Patricia Villarreal
- Preliminary Heat — 08:54.79 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Adriana MarmolejoAdriana MarmolejoAdriana Marmolejo is a 3-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Mexico. She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics;, making her the first Mexican woman to swim at 3 Olympic Games...
- Preliminary Heat — 02:36.93 (→ did not advance)
Synchronized swimmingSynchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSynchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...
Women's Duet
- Erika Leal and Lillian Leal
- Technical Routine — 35.527
- Free Routine — 60.234
- Final — 92.761 (→ 9th place)
Men's Beach Competition
- Juan Rodríguez Ibarra and Joel Sotelo — 9th place (tied)