Mexico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Mexico at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Mexico.svg
IPC codeMEX
NPCFederacion Mexicana de Deporte
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors71 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
9
Total
15
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Mexico participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The country sent a 71-member delegation to the Games.

Disability classifications[]

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Medalists[]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold María de los Ángeles Ortíz Athletics Women's shot put F57/58 September 8
 Gold Eduardo Ávila Judo Men's 81 kg September 9
 Gold Amalia Pérez Powerlifting Women's 55 kg September 10
 Gold Lenia Ruvalcaba Judo September 10
 Silver Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix Athletics Men's javelin throw F53/54 September 9
 Bronze Salvador Hernández Athletics Men's 100 metres T52 September 10
 Bronze Pedro Rangel Swimming September 11
 Bronze Edgar Cesareo Navarro Sánchez Athletics Men's 100 metres T51 September 13
 Bronze Catalina Díaz Vilchis Powerlifting Women's 86 kg September 13

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Mexico qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[4][5]

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Through the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method, the country earned a pair of slots at the Rio Games for their two highest ranked equestrian competitors. These slots were irrespective of class ranking.[6]

Football 5-a-side[]

Main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

qualified for the Rio Paralympics at the 2015 Parapan American Games after defeating in the bronze medal match in a game that went to penalty kicks. Argentina and Brazil, who finished ahead of them, had already qualified for Rio 2016.[7]

The following is the Mexico squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[8]

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No. Pos. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 GK Sighted (1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 35)
2 DF B1 (1991-10-26)26 October 1991 (aged 24)
4 DF B1 (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 25)
5 DF B1 (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 26)
7 FW B1 (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 19)
9 FW B1 (1994-03-23)23 March 1994 (aged 22)
10 FW B1 (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 22)
11 FW B1 (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 30)
12 GK Sighted (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 (aged 23)
14 FW B1 (1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 25)
Group B
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Semi finals
2  China 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3 5th–6th place match
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0 7th–8th place match
Source: Paralympic.org
Argentina 2–0 Mexico
  • Goal 2'
  • Goal 15'
 Report
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
China 2–0 Mexico
  • Goal 4'
  • Goal 9'
 Report
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
Mexico 0–1 Spain
Report Acosta Goal 14'
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Rafael Glock (Brazil)
7th–8th place match
Morocco 0–2 Mexico
Report
  • Goal 42'
  • Goal 49'
Attendance: 971
Referee: Christian Jung (Germany)

Judo[]

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Mexico earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Eduardo Avila Sanchez in the men's -81 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class.[9][10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "USA, Canada and Mexico win places at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games via Parapan American Games". Rio 2016. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Men's Football 5-a-side – Team Rosters – Mexico". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. ^ "JUDO QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Download — pdf - 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships — results and final standings" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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