Mexico at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the Olympic Games
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	64 (61 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Medals Rank: 34	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
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Mexico competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 61 men and 3 women, took part in 35 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Silver

• Joaquín Capilla — Diving, Men's Platform

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Main Round (Group B)

• Defeated Finland (66-48)
• Lost to Bulgaria (44-52)
• Lost to Soviet Union (62-71) → did not advance, 11th place

• Team Roster

• Emilio López
• Fernando Rojas
• José Rojas
• Filiberto Manzo
• Héctor Guerrero
• Jorge Cardiel
• José Bru
• José Meneses
• José Cabrera
• José Pioquinto Soto
• Rolando Rubalcava
• Rubén Almanza
• Sergio Olguín

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Angel Romero — 5:24:33.9 (→ 45th place)
• Francisco Lozano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Julio Cepeda — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Ricardo García — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

• Joaquín Capilla

• Final — 178.33 points (→ 4th place)

• Rodolfo Perea

• Preliminary Round — 62.36 points (→ 19th place)

• Alberto Capilla

• Preliminary Round — 61.85 points (→ 20th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Carlota Rios

• Preliminary Round — 39.76 points (→ 10th place)

• Irma Lozano

• Preliminary Round — 33.33 points (→ 13th place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all male, represented Mexico in 1952.

Men's foil

• Benito Ramos

Men's épée

• Antonio Haro
• Emilio Meraz
• Benito Ramos

Men's sabre

• Antonio Haro
• Benito Ramos
• Rafael Cámara

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Juan Lanz
• Alberto Isaac
• René Muñis

Men's 1,500 m Freestyle

• Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
• César Borja
• Ernesto Fierro

Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

• Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
• César Borja
• Ernesto Fierro
• Alberto Isaac

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Clemente Mejía

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Walter Ocampo

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ "Mexico at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MEX/summer/1952/. Retrieved 2010-09-23. 

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database