Sports In Mexico

1900: Paris, France. Mexico competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1926: Mexico hosted the I Central American and Caribbean Sports Games. The absolute winner was Mexico with 67 medals.

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1928: Mexico competed in the Winter Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz, Switzerland.

1935: El Salvador hosted the Iii Central American and Caribbean Sports Games. The winner was Mexico with 37 gold medals.

1936: The Mexican basketball team won third place while the Olympic Games 1936 held in Berlin, Germany.

1938: Panama City hosted the Iv Central American and Caribbean Sports Games. The winner was Mexico with 72 medals.

1948: Humberto Mariles made history when won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in London, England.He was one of the best horsemen in the world.

1950: The national football team great for the 1950 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.

1950: Guatemala City hosted the Vi Central American and Caribbean Sports Games. The final result left Mexico as a winner.

1951: Mexico hosted the 12nd Baseball World Cup. Puerto Rico won the championship for the first time.

1956: Joaquin Capilla won the gold medal at the 1956 Olympics in the diving competition. He was the third Mexican to win an Olympic gold medal. In the 1950s, he had more international medals than any athlete in Mexico (Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Central and Caribbean Games). Like Roberto Clemente (baseball player from Puerto Rico) and Maria Hortencia Marcari (basketball player from Brazil), he is an icon in the Latin American continent.

1959: The Viii Central American and Caribbean Sports Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela. The winner was Mexico.

1962: In the Davis Cup final match, Australia beat Mexico 5-0.

1962: Mexico won the gold medal in men´s volleyball at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica.Mexico won the championship for fifth consecutive (1946, 1950, 1954, 1959 and 1962).

1966: Mexico hosted the 1966 Isf Softball Men´s World Championship.

1968: Mexico City hosted the Olympic Games.It has one of the best sporting infrastructure in the Third World.

1969: Mexico City hosted the 1969 World Judo Championships.

1970: The Mexican metropolis has hosted the Fifa World Cup.

1974: Mexico hosted the 1974 Fivb Volleyball Women´s World Championship. There were 24 teams.

1975: Mexico City, Mexico. Under the leadership of Raul Ramirez, Mexico beat the United States in the Davis Cup qualifiers.

1975: The Mexican metropolis has hosted the Vii Pan American Games.

1976: Daniel Bautista won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in the 20-kilometer walk competition. Bautista is one of the Mexico´s best known and well-loved athletes.

1979: Mexico City hosted the 10th Summer Universiade.

1984: Ernesto Canto won the gold medal in the 20-kilometer walk at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California (Usa).

1986: The 1986 Fifa World Cup took place in Mexico City.

1990: Mexico hosted the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Sports Games. Mexico has hosted the Central American and Caribbean Games three times : 1926, 1954 and 1990.

2004: The Mexican delegation participated in the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece, and won 4 medals in such events as track and field, taekwondo and cycling.

2006: Mexico has competed in the Fifa World Cup 12 times: 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006.

2007: Mexico has competed in the Olympic Games 20 times and has won a total of ten gold medals. It has more Olympic medals than India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Peru combined.

By Alejandro Guevara Onofre

Sports In Mexico