Sports in Mexico

1900: Paris, France. Mexico won in the Olympics 1900

1926: Mexico hosted the Central American and Caribbean Spor ts Gam and s. Th and overall winner was Mexico with 67 medals.

1928: Mexico competed in the Winter's game for the first time the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

1935: El Salvador hosted the Central American and Caribbean III Spor ts Gam and s. Th and the winner was Mexico with 37 gold medals.

1936:The basketball team finished third at Mexico's 193 six Olympic games in Berlin, instead of in Germany.

1938: Panama City has hosted the IV Central American and Caribbean Spor ts Gam and s. Th and the winner was Mexico with 72 medals.

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

1950: The football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil.

1950: Guatemala City hosted the VI Central American and Caribbean Spor ts Gam and s. Th and final result left Mexico as a winner.

1951: Mexico hosted the 12th Football 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 a Mexican Olympic gold medal win. In 1950 he had more international medals of any athlete in Mexico (Olympic Game> S, Pa s U.S. game N, D s Game Central and Caribbean). H ow Roberto Clemente (baseball player from Puerto Rico) and Maria Hortencia Marcaria (basketball players of Brazil), he is an icon in the Latin American continent.

1959: The eighth of Central America and the Caribbean Spor ts Gam e s and Venezuela in Caracas who held. The winner was Mexico.

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

1962: Mexico won the gold medalMen's Volleyball, 1962 in Central America and the Caribbean in Kingston's Game, won the championship for the fifth consecutive Jamaica.Mexico (1946, 1950, 1954, 1959 and 1962).

1966: Mexico hosted the 1966 ISF World Softball Men's Championship.

1968: City hosts the Olympic Games s.It-Mexico has one of the best sports facilities in the Third World.

1969: Mexico City hosted the 1969 World Judo Championships.

1970: The Mexican capital hasHosted the FIFA World Cup.

1974: Mexico hosted the 1974 FIVB women's volleyball World Cup. There were 24 teams.

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

1975: The Mexican capital hosted the Pan American Games VII s.

1976: Daniel Bautista won the gold medal in 1976 Olympic Game's feet to the mile-20 competition. Bautista is one of the best of Mexicoknown and popular athletes.

1979: Mexico City hosted the 10th Summer Universiade.

1984: Ernesto Canto won the gold medal in 20 km walk to the game's Olympics in Los Angeles, California (USA).

1986: The 1986 FIFA World Cup was held in Mexico City.

1990: Mexico hosted the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Spor ts Gam and s. Me xico hosted the Central American and Caribbean Game's THR EE Times: 1926, 1954 and 1990.

2004:The Mexican delegation participated in the 2004 Olympic Game s hel d Athens, Greece, won four medals at events such as athletics, taekwondo and cycling.

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

2007: Mexico's Olympic won the game 20 times and won a total of ten gold medals. He has more Olympic medals to India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Perucombined.

By Alejandro Guevara Onofre