Mexico at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 54 events in 17 sports.

Mexico at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Montreal
Competitors	97 (92 men, 5 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Teresa Díaz
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
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Medalists

Gold

• Daniel Bautista — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk

Bronze

• Juan Paredes — Boxing, Men's Featherweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 5.000 metres

• Rodolfo Gomez

• Heat — 13:46.23 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Luis Hernández

• Heat — 28:44.17 (→ did not advance)

• Rodolfo Gomez

• Heat — 30:05.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Mario Cuevas — 2:18:08 (→ 18th place)
• Rodolfo Gomez — 2:18:21 (→ 19th place)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

• Daniel Bautista — 1:24:40 (→ Gold Medal)
• Raúl González — 1:28:18 (→ 5th place)
• Domingo Colin — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminary round (group A):

• Lost to Soviet Union (77-120)
• Defeated Japan (108-90)
• Lost to Australia (117-120)
• Lost to Cuba (75-89)
• Lost to Canada (84-92)

• Classification Match:

• 9th/10th place: Lost to Puerto Rico (84-89) → 10th place

• Team roster

• Jesús García
• Arturo Guerrero
• Jorge Flores
• Rafael Palomar
• Antonio Ayala
• Samuel Campis
• Héctor Rodríguez
• Anastacio Reyes
• Gabriel Nava
• Ruben Alcala
• Manuel Saenz
• Manuel Raga

• Head coach: Carlos Bru

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Ernesto Rios

• First Round — Lost to Alfredo Pérez (VEN), 0:5

Men's Featherweight

• Juan Paredes

Men's Middleweight

• Nicolas Arredondo

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented Mexico in 1976.

Individual road race

• Rubén Camacho — 4:54:49.0 (→ 45th place)
• Luis Ramos — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• José Castañeda — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Rodolfo Vitela — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• 2:18:48 - 18th Place

Team roster

• José Castañeda
• Rodolfo Vitela
• Ceferino Estrada
• Francisco Huerta

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Football

Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Eduardo Pérez
• Guillermo García

Men's 100m Backstroke

• José Urueta
• Ignacio Álvarez

Men's 200m Backstroke

• José Urueta
• Ignacio Álvarez

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Gustavo Lozano

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Gustavo Lozano

Men's 100m Butterfly

• José Luis Prado

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Ricardo Marmolejo

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Ricardo Marmolejo
• Guillermo Zavala

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Beatriz Camuñas

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Beatriz Camuñas

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Team roster

• Alfred Schmidt
• Arturo Valencia
• Daniel Gómez
• Francisco García
• Javier Guerra
• Jorge Coste
• Juan García
• Juan Yanez
• Maximiliano Aguilar
• Victorino Beristain
• Armando Fernández

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics