<P> Mexico competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . This was the nation's twenty - second appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1900 . Comité Olímpico Mexicano sent a total of 102 athletes to the Games, 64 men and 38 women, to compete in 23 sports . Men's football was the only team sport in which Mexico was represented at these Olympic Games . There was only a single competitor in badminton, sprint canoeing, and table tennis . </P> <P> The Mexican team featured several medal prospects for London, including taekwondo jin and defending champion María Espinoza, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony . Equestrian show jumper Jaime Azcárraga, who had competed in Olympics since 1984, marked his return in London after a twenty - year absence and was also the oldest member of the team, at age 52 . Laser Radial sailor Tania Elías Calles and windsurfer David Mier, on the other hand, competed at their fourth Olympics . </P> <P> This was Mexico's most successful Olympics where it was not the host nation, winning a total of 8 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze), and surpassing their record from Los Angeles and Sydney by a single medal . Three of these medals were awarded to the athletes in diving, and two in archery for the first time . Among the nation's medalists were springboard diver Laura Sánchez, who won Mexico's first Olympic medal for a female in an individual event . Meanwhile, taekwondo jin María Espinoza and platform diver Paola Espinosa became the first Mexican women in history to win a total of two Olympic medals . Mexico also set a milestone in its team sports, as the men's football team won its first ever Olympic gold medal in the final match against Brazil . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Medal </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Sport </Th> <Th> Event </Th> <Th> Date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gold </Td> <Td> Mexico national under - 23 football team <Table> <Tr> <Td> José de Jesús Corona </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Giovani dos Santos </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel Jiménez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Javier Aquino </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carlos Salcido </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Raúl Jiménez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hiram Mier </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Diego Reyes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dárvin Chávez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jorge Enríquez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Héctor Herrera </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Néstor Vidrio </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Javier Cortés </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Miguel Ponce </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marco Fabián </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Néstor Araujo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oribe Peralta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> José Antonio Rodríguez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Football </Td> <Td> Men's tournament </Td> <Td> 11 August </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Silver </Td> <Td> Iván García Germán Sánchez </Td> <Td> Diving </Td> <Td> Men's 10 m synchronized platform </Td> <Td> 30 July </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Silver </Td> <Td> Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco </Td> <Td> Diving </Td> <Td> Women's 10 m synchronized platform </Td> <Td> 31 July </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Silver </Td> <Td> Aída Román </Td> <Td> Archery </Td> <Td> Women's individual </Td> <Td> 2 August </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bronze </Td> <Td> Mariana Avitia </Td> <Td> Archery </Td> <Td> Women's individual </Td> <Td> 2 August </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bronze </Td> <Td> Laura Sánchez </Td> <Td> Diving </Td> <Td> Women's 3 m springboard </Td> <Td> 5 August </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bronze </Td> <Td> María Espinoza </Td> <Td> Taekwondo </Td> <Td> Women's + 67 kg </Td> <Td> 11 August </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bronze </Td> <Td> Luz Acosta </Td> <Td> Weightlifting </Td> <Td> Women's 63 kg </Td> <Td> 31 July </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="7"> Medals by sport </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sport </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Total </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Football </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diving </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Archery </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taekwondo </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Weightlifting </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 8 </Th> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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