Mexico was the host nation for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 275 competitors, 233 men and 42 women, took part in 146 events in 20 sports.
Mexico won a total of 9 medals (3 of each) which is to date the fewest number of medals won by a host nation at a Summer Olympics.
Ricardo Delgado — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
Antonio Roldán — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Felipe Muñoz — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
José Pedraza — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
Alvaro Gaxiola — Diving, Men's Platform
Pilar Roldan — Fencing, Women's Foil
Agustín Zaragoza — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
Joaquín Rocha — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
Maria Teresa Ramírez — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
Twelve cyclists represented Mexico in 1968.
Individual road race
Agustín Juárez
Heriberto Díaz
Jesús Sarabia
Gabriel Cuéllar
Team time trial
Agustín Alcántara
Adolfo Belmonte
Roberto Brito
Radamés Treviño
Sprint
José Mercado
Arturo García
1000m time trial
José Mercado
Tandem
Julio Munguía
Guillermo Mendoza
Individual pursuit
Radamés Treviño
Team pursuit
Heriberto Díaz
Agustín Alcántara
Adolfo Belmonte
Radamés Treviño
14 fencers, 9 men and 5 women, represented Mexico in 1968.
Men's foil
Héctor Abaunza
Carlos Calderón
Román Gómez
Men's team foil
Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez, Carlos Calderón, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza
Men's épée
Ernesto Fernández
Carlos Calderón
Valeriano Pérez
Men's team épée
Carlos Calderón, Valeriano Pérez, Jorge Castillejos, Ernesto Fernández
Men's sabre
Vicente Calderón
William Fajardo
Gustavo Chapela
Men's team sabre
William Fajardo, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza, Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez
Women's foil
Pilar Roldán
Lourdes Roldán
Rosa del Moral
Women's team foil
Pilar Roldán, Linda Béjar, Lourdes Roldán, Sonia Arredondo, Rosa del Moral
Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1968.
Individual
Eduardo Olivera
David Bárcena
Eduardo Tovar
Team
Eduardo Olivera
David Bárcena
Eduardo Tovar
Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1968.
25 m pistol
Rafael Carpio
Enrique Torres
50 m pistol
Leopoldo Martínez
Javier Peregrina
300 m rifle, three positions
Olegario Vázquez
José González
50 m rifle, three positions
José González
Olegario Vázquez
50 m rifle, prone
Olegario Vázquez
Jesús Elizondo
Trap
Miguel Barrenechea
Gustavo Zepeda
Skeet
Nuria Ortíz
Mario Pani
Women's Team Competition
Round Robin
Lost to Peru (2-3)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
Lost to Poland (2-3)
Lost to South Korea (0-3)
Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
Defeated United States (3-0) → Seventh place
Team Roster
Alicia Cárdeñas
Blanca García
Carolina Mendoza
Eloisa Cabada
Gloria Casales
Gloria Inzua
Isabel Nogueira
María Rodríguez
Patricia Nava
Rogelia Romo
Trinidad Macías
Yolanda Reynoso
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to East Germany (4:12)
Lost to Netherlands (1:8)
Lost to Yugoslavia (0:9)
Lost to Italy (5:10)
Defeated Greece (11:8)
Lost to Japan (3:6)
Tied with United Arab Republic (3:3)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Lost to West Germany (3:6)
11th/12th place: Defeated Japan (5:4) → Eleventh place
Team Roster
Carlos Morfin
Daniel Gómez
Francisco García Moreno
Germán Chávez
José Vásquez
Juan García
Luis Guzmán
Oscar Familiar
Rolando Chávez
Sergio Ramos
Virgilio Botella
