# The 14 Greatest Mexican Athletes of All Time

> Boxing rings, football pitches, baseball mounds and golf courses all turn up in this field, so the argument starts with which sport counts most.

*By YPB Team · Published October 22, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-14-greatest-mexican-athletes-of-all-time*

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1. **Julio César Chávez** — score 1000/1000
   Boxing champion who won world titles in three weight classes and fought in front of more than 130,000 fans at Estadio Azteca in 1993.
2. **Sergio Pérez** — score 900/1000
   Formula One driver who won races for Red Bull and finished second in the 2023 championship.
3. **Hirving Lozano** — score 771/1000
   Winger who scored against Germany at the 2018 World Cup and played for PSV and Napoli.
4. **Juan Manuel Márquez** — score 692/1000
   Boxing champion who won titles in four weight classes and knocked out Manny Pacquiao in 2012.
5. **Lorena Ochoa** — score 680/1000
   Golfer who was the world's top-ranked woman for several years before retiring at 28 in 2010.
6. **Pedro Rodríguez** — score 680/1000
   Racing driver who won Formula One grands prix in 1967 and 1970 and the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans.
7. **Andrés Guardado** — score 600/1000
   Midfielder who captained Mexico and played at five World Cups from 2006 to 2022.
8. **Hugo Sánchez** — score 508/1000
   Striker who won five Pichichi trophies as La Liga's top scorer, four of them with Real Madrid.
9. **Javier Hernández** — score 507/1000
   Striker nicknamed Chicharito who scored a Mexican record 52 international goals and played for Manchester United and Real Madrid.
10. **Paola Espinosa** — score 507/1000
   Diver who won Olympic medals in synchronized platform at the 2008 and 2012 Games.
11. **Canelo Álvarez** — score 400/1000
   Boxing champion who has won world titles in four weight classes and is among the highest-paid athletes in the world.
12. **Fernando Valenzuela** — score 400/1000
   Left-handed pitcher who won the 1981 Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
13. **Guillermo Ochoa** — score 0/1000
   Goalkeeper who starred at the 2014 World Cup, where he kept Brazil scoreless.
14. **Raúl Jiménez** — score 0/1000
   Striker who played for Benfica, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham.

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