 They had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, and made their Winter Olympics debut at the 1928 Winter Olympics.The Mexican team would not return to the Winter Olympics until the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and Lillehammer was Mexico's fifth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games.The 1994 Winter Olympics were held from 12–27 February 1994; a total of 1,737 athletes representing 67 National Olympic Committees took part.