| Mexico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | MEX |
| NPC | Federacion Mexicana de Deporte |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 71 in9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nely Miranda |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Mexico participated at the2016 Summer Paralympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The country sent a 71-member delegation to the Games.
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of fivedisability 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, includingblindness;Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for exampledwarfism ormultiple sclerosis.[1][2] EachParalympic 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 asathletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for exampleswimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total | |
| 1 | Judo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
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]
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]
Mexico national football 5-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics at the 2015 Parapan American Games after defeatingColombia 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]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Javier Amozurrutia | Sighted | (1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 35) |
| 2 | DF | Francisco Rangel | B1 | (1991-10-26)26 October 1991 (aged 24) |
| 4 | DF | Pablo Millán | B1 | (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 25) |
| 5 | DF | Marco Guerrero | B1 | (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 26) |
| 7 | FW | Daniel Viera | B1 | (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 19) |
| 9 | FW | Rubicel de la Cruz | B1 | (1994-03-23)23 March 1994 (aged 22) |
| 10 | FW | Gustavo Arana | B1 | (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 22) |
| 11 | FW | Jorge Lanzagorta | B1 | (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 30) |
| 12 | GK | Cristian Ortiz | Sighted | (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 (aged 23) |
| 14 | FW | Omar Otero | B1 | (1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 25) |
| Pos | Team | 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 |
Morocco  | 0–2 | Mexico |
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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 ofEduardo Avila Sanchez in the men's -81 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class.[9][10]
| Athletics | |
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| Judo | |
| Powerlifting | |
| Swimming | |
Medalist is shown inbold and flagbearer initalics. | |
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