Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1900. Comité Olímpico Mexicano sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 109 athletes, 59 men and 50 women, competed in 20 sports. Football was the only team-based sport in which Mexico had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, shooting, and weightlifting.

Mexico at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Athens
Competitors109 in 20 sports
Flag bearer Fernando Platas[1]
Medals
Ranked 59th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Mexican team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: race walker Noé Hernández, taekwondo jin Víctor Estrada, and diver Fernando Platas, who reprised his role to carry the national flag for the second time in the opening ceremony, after winning the silver in men's springboard.[1] Along with Platas, race walkers Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Germán Sánchez officially made their fourth Olympic appearance as the most experienced members of the team. Meanwhile, show jumper Gerardo Tazzer, who helped the Mexicans claim the bronze at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, sought his fourth Olympic bid in Athens after a sixteen-year absence, and was also the oldest athlete of the team at age 52.

Mexico left Athens with a total of four medals (three silver and one bronze), failing to win a gold for the first time since 1996. Half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in taekwondo. Sprinter Ana Guevara set the nation's historical milestone as the first ever female Mexican to claim an Olympic silver medal in track and field.[2] Meanwhile, Belem Guerrero claimed a silver for the first time in the nation's Olympic cycling history, since the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, since José Youshimatz took home the bronze in the men's points race.[3]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Ana Guevara Athletics Women's 400 m August 24
  Silver Belem Guerrero Cycling Women's points race August 25
  Silver Óscar Salazar Taekwondo Men's 58 kg August 25
  Bronze Iridia Salazar Taekwondo Women's 57 kg August 26

Archery

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Three Mexican archers qualified each for the men's individual archery, and a spot for the men's team.

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
Jorge Pablo Chapoy Men's individual 645 38   Xue Hf (CHN)
L 153–162
Did not advance
Eduardo Magaña 646 35   Serrano (MEX)
L 138–148
Did not advance
Juan René Serrano 651 30   Magaña (MEX)
W 148–138
  Galiazzo (ITA)
L 163–164
Did not advance
Jorge Pablo Chapoy
Eduardo Magaña
Juan René Serrano
Men's team 1942 8   Netherlands (NED)
L 234–244
Did not advance

Athletics

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Mexican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[4][5]

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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alejandro Cardenas 400 m 13:35.32 13 45.64 5 Did not advance
Andrés Espinosa Marathon 2:29:43 69
Mario Iván Flores 50 km walk DNF
Procopio Franco Marathon 2:23:34 55
David Galván 10000 m 29:38.05 21
Noé Hernández 20 km walk DSQ
José Ernani Palalia Marathon 2:31:41 72
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 50 km walk 3:55:43 15
Germán Sánchez 3:58:33 17
Bernardo Segura 20 km walk DNF
Omar Segura 1:24:35 18
Alejandro Suarez 5000 m 15:03.00 7 q Did not advance
Juan Pedro Toledo 200 m 20.40 NR =2 Q 20.43 3 Q 20.64 6 Did not advance
Teodoro Vega 10000 m 29:06.55 20
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Giovanni Lanaro Pole vault NM Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Liliana Allen 100 m 11.42 5 q 11.52 6 Did not advance
Adriana Fernández 10000 m 32:29.57 23
Ana Guevara 400 m 50.93 1 Q 50.15 1 Q 49.56  
Victoria Palacios 20 km walk 1:36:07 34
Dulce María Rodríguez 5000 m 16:08.07 16 Did not advance
Angélica Sánchez Marathon 2:49:04 46
Rosario Sánchez 20 km walk DNF
Margarita Tapia Marathon 2:46:14 38
Liliana Allen
Mayra González
Ana Guevara
Magali Yanez
4 × 400 m relay 3:27.88 NR 5 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Violeta Guzmán Hammer throw 62.76 36 Did not advance
Romary Rifka High jump 1.92 14 Did not advance

Boxing

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Mexico sent five boxers to Athens.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Raúl Castañeda Light flyweight Bye   Kazakov (RUS)
L 16–41
Did not advance
Abner Mares Martínez Bantamweight   Bedák (HUN)
L 27–36
Did not advance
Juan de Dios Navarro Light welterweight   Karimzhanov (KAZ)
L 31–48
Did not advance
Alfredo Angulo Middleweight   Lee (IRL)
L 23–38
Did not advance
Ramiro Reducindo Light heavyweight   Aripgadjiev (BLR)
L 10–29
Did not advance

Cycling

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Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Belem Guerrero Women's road race 3:33:35 46

Track

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Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Nancy Contreras Women's time trial 34.783 8
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Belem Guerrero Women's points race 14 0  

Diving

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Mexican divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Two Mexican synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Fernando Platas 3 m springboard 434.70 8 Q 666.72 8 Q 704.25 5
Rommel Pacheco 3 m springboard 408.75 15 Q 630.60 12 Q 642.69 10
10 m platform 463.47 5 Q 646.26 7 Q 623.40 10
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Paola Espinosa 3 m springboard 301.14 9 Q 506.46 11 Q 490.20 12
Jashia Luna 252.75 20 Did not advance
Paola Espinosa 10 m platform 348.03 5 Q 519.21 8 Q 455.40 12
Jashia Luna 328.62 10 Q 481.80 13 Did not advance
Paola Espinosa
Laura Sánchez
3 m synchronized springboard 286.92 5
Paola Espinosa
Jashia Luna
10 m synchronized platform 307.74 5

Equestrian

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Show jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Federico Fernández Behomio 8 Individual 9 =54 12 21 =48 Q 17 38 54 Did not advance
Marcela Lobo Pérez Joskin 16 =69 25 41 64 Q 17 58 =58 Did not advance
Gustavo Ramos Hernández Minotauro 19 72 33 52 66 Q Retired Did not advance
Gerardo Tazzer Chanel 8 =47 Eliminated Did not advance
Federico Fernández
Marcela Lobo Pérez
Gustavo Ramos Hernández
Gerardo Tazzer
See above Team 70 15 Did not advance 70 15

Fencing

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Men
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
Edgar Chumacero Individual foil Bye   Ota (JPN)
L 9–15
Did not advance

Football

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Men's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Mexican squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach:   Ricardo La Volpe

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2004 club
1 1GK José de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 23) 5 0   Tecos UAG
2 2DF Francisco Rodríguez (1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 22) 5 0   Chivas
3 2DF Mario Pérez (1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 22) 5 0   Necaxa
4 2DF Ismael Rodríguez (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 23) 2 0   Monterrey
5 3MF Israel López* (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 29) 0 0   Club Toluca
6 2DF Aarón Galindo (1982-05-08)8 May 1982 (aged 22) 5 0   Cruz Azul
7 3MF Sinha* (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 28) 0 0   Club Toluca
8 2DF Diego Martínez (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 23) 5 3   Necaxa
9 4FW Omar Bravo* (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 (aged 24) 0 0   Chivas
10 3MF Luis Ernesto Pérez (1981-01-12)12 January 1981 (aged 23) 5 2   Monterrey
11 4FW Rafael Márquez Lugo (1981-11-02)2 November 1981 (aged 22) 5 3   Morelia
12 2DF Gonzalo Pineda (1982-10-19)19 October 1982 (aged 21) 3 0   UNAM Pumas
13 4FW Sergio Amaury Ponce (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 23) 3 0   Club Toluca
14 4FW Juan Pablo García (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 22) 3 1   Atlas
15 2DF Hugo Sánchez Guerrero (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 23) 2 0   UANL Tigres
16 3MF Ismael Íñiguez (1981-07-23)23 July 1981 (aged 23) 3 1   UNAM Pumas
17 3MF Gerardo Espinoza (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 22) 5 0   Dorados
18 1GK Guillermo Ochoa (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 19) 0 0   Club América

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mali 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2   South Korea 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3   Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Greece 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Mali  0 – 0  Mexico
Report

South Korea  1 – 0  Mexico
Kim J.W.   16' Report
Attendance: 14,026

Greece  2 – 3  Mexico
Taralidis   82' (pen.)
Stoltidis   90+3'
Report Márquez   47'
Bravo   70', 86'
Attendance: 21,597

Women's tournament

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Roster

Head coach: Leonardo Cuéllar

Mexico named a squad of 18 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jennifer Molina (1981-06-27)27 June 1981 (aged 23)   Colgate University
2 2DF Elizabeth Gómez (1981-09-21)21 September 1981 (aged 22)   University of Miami
3 2DF Marlene Sandoval (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 20)   California State University
4 2DF Mónica González (captain) (1978-10-10)10 October 1978 (aged 25)   Boston Breakers
5 2DF María de Jesús Castillo (1983-07-06)6 July 1983 (aged 21)   Palomas
6 3MF Mónica Vergara (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 21)   Andreas Soccer
7 3MF Evelyn López (1978-12-25)25 December 1978 (aged 25)   Necaxa
8 3MF Fátima Leyva (1980-02-14)14 February 1980 (aged 24)   Santos Laguna
9 4FW Maribel Domínguez (1978-11-18)18 November 1978 (aged 25)   Atlanta Beat
10 4FW Iris Mora (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 22)   UC Los Angeles
11 3MF Patricia Pérez (1978-12-17)17 December 1978 (aged 25)   Chivas Tijuana
12 2DF Carina Maravillas (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 21)   Palomas
13 3MF Luz Saucedo (1983-12-14)14 December 1983 (aged 20) Unattached
14 2DF Nancy Gutiérrez (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 17)   Arsenal Soccer
15 3MF Dioselina Valderrama (1984-04-28)28 April 1984 (aged 20)   Bonita Rebel
16 4FW Alma Martínez (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 22)   UC Santa Barbara
17 4FW Lupita Worbis (1983-12-12)12 December 1983 (aged 20)   Rogers Soccer
18 1GK Pamela Tajonar (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 19) Unattached
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2   Mexico 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3   China 2 0 1 1 1 9 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
China  1 – 1  Mexico
Ji   34' Report Domínguez   11'
Attendance: 5.112
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

Germany  2 – 0  Mexico
Wimbersky   20'
Prinz   79'
Report
Attendance: 26.338
Referee: Szokolaia (Hungary)
Quarterfinals
Mexico  0 – 5  Brazil
Report Cristiane   25', 49'
Formiga   29', 54'
Marta   60'
Attendance: 3.012
Referee: Gaye (Senegal)

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Brenda Magaña All-around 9.200 8.575 7.625 8.487 33.887 58 Did not advance
Laura Moreno Floor 7.700 7.700 82 Did not advance
Uneven bars 8.512 8.512 72 Did not advance
Balance beam 8.575 8.575 63 Did not advance

Judo

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Three Mexican judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cristobal Aburto Men's −60 kg   Fernández (CRC)
W 0002–0000
  Albarracín (ARG)
L 0002–1000
Did not advance
José Goldschmied Men's −90 kg   Demontfaucon (FRA)
L 0000–1010
Did not advance
Vanessa Zambotti Women's +78 kg   Bozhilova (BUL)
W 1010–0000
  Andolina (ITA)
L 0000–1021
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

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Two Mexican athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Manuel Pradillo Men's 178 15 1072 15–16 =15 804 2:07.07 11 1276 168 19 1032 9:57.68 13 1012 5196 12
Sergio Salazar 172 =23 1000 16–15 =11 832 2:07.27 13 1276 112 14 1088 9:59.15 14 1004 5200 11

Rowing

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Mexican rowers qualified the following boats:

Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martha García Single sculls 8:07.32 5 R 7:35.55 1 SA/B 8:04.83 5 FB 7:43.44 12
Gabriela Huerta
Aline Olvera
Lightweight double sculls 7:18.16 6 R 7:23.07 5 FC Bye 7:48.02 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

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Mexican sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
David Mier Mistral 11 15 12 19 11 14 19 5 16 20 26 142 16
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Rosa Irene Campos Mistral 23 25 23 22 18 24 22 22 21 24 21 220 23
Tania Elías Calles Europe 6 5 15 17 6 3 16 OCS 5 14 11 98 12

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

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One Mexican shooter qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Roberto José Elias 10 m air rifle 582 44 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1137 =36 Did not advance

Swimming

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Mexican swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joshua Ilika Brenner 200 m freestyle 1:51.66 28 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 54.29 33 Did not advance
Leonardo Salinas Saldana 400 m freestyle 3:58.36 29 Did not advance
Juan Veloz 200 m butterfly 1:58.32 13 Q 1:59.78 16 Did not advance
Javier Díaz
Joshua Ilika Brenner
Alejandro Siqueiros
Leonardo Salinas Saldana
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:29.54 NR 15 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adriana Marmolejo 100 m breaststroke 1:14.35 38 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:36.10 27 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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Two Mexican synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Nara Falcón
Olga Vargas
Duet 42.667 17 43.417 86.084 16 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Three Mexican taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Óscar Salazar Men's −58 kg   Mercedes (DOM)
W 10–1
  Shaposhnyk (UKR)
W 6–2
  Nguyen (VIE)
W 8–0
Bye   Chu M-Y (TPE)
L 1–5
 
Víctor Estrada Men's −80 kg   Matos (CUB)
W 8–7
  López (USA)
L 2–4
Did not advance   Rasheed (IRQ)
W WO
  Ahmadov (AZE)
L 9–9 SUP
Did not advance 5
Iridia Salazar Women's −57 kg   Delgado (COL)
W 5–2
  Kaydashova (UZB)
W 7–7 SUP
  Jang J-W (KOR)
L 1–2
Bye   Corsi (ITA)
W 3–2
  Reyes (ESP)
W 2–1
 

Triathlon

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Two Mexican triathletes qualified for the following events.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Eligio Cervantes Men's 18:44 0:18 1:05:12 0:21 35:31 1:59:27.81 38
Javier Rosas 18:43 0:18 1:09:21 0:20 35:59 2:04:03.97 44

Volleyball

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Beach

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Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mayra García
Hilda Gaxiola
Women's Pool F
  KarantasiouSfyri (GRE)
L 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21)
  Tian JWang F (CHN)
L 0 – 2 (19–21, 15–21)
  LochowiczPottharst (AUS)
L 0 – 2 (24–26, 20–22)
4 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Mexico has qualified a single weightlifter.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Damaris Aguirre Women's −75 kg 100 =12 122.5 12 222.5 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "El saltador Fernando Platas, designado abanderado de México" [Diver Fernando Platas was appointed as flag bearer for Mexico] (in Spanish). La Nación. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Logra ana Guevara medalla de plata en 400 metros" [Ana Guevara achieved silver medal in the 400 metres] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Belem, una guerrera que gana plata en Atenas" [Belem, a fighter who won the silver in Athens] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Mexico – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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