As of Monday morning, 17 Hispanic athletes from six countries had won Olympic hardware in Brazil.

Flash back to the 1968 Mexico City summer games - the last time Latin America played host - and only 16 medals were awarded to predominately Spanish-speaking nations. Cuba had four; Argentina two; Venezuela one; and Mexico nine, though their single-digital medal count remains a record-low for a host country.

Latinos primarily earned their gold medals in either boxing or swimming events. Today, they excel in everything from gymnastics to tennis to track and field.

The first week of the Rio Olympics brought the first-ever Puerto Rican tennis gold medalist, Argentina's first-ever judo gold medal winner, and a weightlifting Colombian who promptly retired after winning gold.

That doesn't even factor in contributions from Cuban, Venezuelan, and American Olympians who took part in medal ceremonies. Here's a look at where Latin American countries stand with a week left in Rio.

U.S. Latinos Dominate Swimming and Gymnastics

New Jersey native Laurie Hernandez may only be 16 years old, but she has the confidence and charisma of a seasoned gymnast.

The daughter of Puerto Rican parents, Hernandez is part of the "Final Five," America's quintet that won gold in the team all-around after dominating Russia and China last week. Hernandez did well enough on the balance beam, scoring a 15.366 on the balance beam, followed by a dazzling floor exercise routine.

Madeline DiRado is a first generation Argentinian-American who already has four Olympic medals to her name. In one short week, DiRado won gold in the 200-meter backstroke 4x200-meter freestyle; silver in the 400-meter individual medley; and bronze in the 200-meter individual medley.

Unfortunately for the U.S. swim team, DiRado has already declared the 31st Olympiad to be her last.

Last week, Kansas-born boxer Nico Hernandez became the first American to win a boxing medal since the 2008 Beijing games. One of his motivations was Tony Losey, a lifelong friend who died in a workplace accident two years ago.

Hernandez and Losey had Olympic aspirations, which is why the flyweight dedicated his bronze-medal performance to his friend's memory.

"I know he's with me here in spirit, and I know he's happy up there," Hernandez told The Kansas City Star. "And I know he's smiling right now."

Latin American Nations Make a Mark

Puerto Rico's Mónica Puig is the first woman in the Caribbean island's history to bring any kind of medal home, winning a gold medal in tennis over German no. 2 seed Angelique Kerber. Puig is also the third Puerto Rican overall to compete in an individual gold medal event.

"The Olympics isn't about me, it's about Puerto Rico," Puig said after her match last week.

Here's a look at the other Latino Olympic winners.

Argentina - Paula Pareto (gold, judo women's 48kg); Juan Martín del Potro (silver, tennis men's singles)

Brazil - Rafaela Silva (gold, judo women's 57kg); Thiago Braz da Silva (gold, men's pole vault); Felipe Wu (silver, shooting); Diego Hypolito, Arthur Zanetti, Arthur Mariano (silver and bronze, gymnastics); Poliana Okimoto (bronze, marathon swimming); Mayra Aguiar, Rafael Silva (bronze, judo)

Colombia - óscar Figueroa (gold, weightlifting men's 62kg); Caterine Ibargüen (gold, women's triple jump); Yuberjen Herney Martinez Rivas (silver, boxing men's light fly 49kg); Yuri Alvear (silver, judo women's 70kg)

Cuba - Ismael Borrero Molina (gold, wrestling men's Greco-Roman 59kg); Idalys Ortiz (silver, judo women's over 78kg); Joahnys Argilagos (bronze, boxing men's light fly 49kg); Erislandy Savón (bronze, boxing men's heavy 91 kg); Lázaro álvarez (bronze, boxing men's light 60kg)

Puerto Rico - Mónica Puig (gold, tennis women's singles)

Venezuela - Yulimar Rojas (silver, women's triple jump)

Mexico Shut Out

Mexico, a nation with over 100 participants, has not made a dent on the medal count.

No individual has made it to an event final. The men's Olympic soccer team, which placed first in the London games, didn't make it out of the group stage in Rio.

Adding insult to injury, 22-year-old Alexa Moreno was body shamed by Twitter users who didn't believe she fit their image of a gymnast. Social media users flocked to Moreno's defense, posting motivational tweets reminding Moreno that she was an inspiration to Olympic hopefuls all over the world.