Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx  (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors	88 (81 men and 7 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Francisco Bustamente
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 5
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Mexico competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 88 competitors, 81 men and 7 women, took part in 57 events in 14 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1948 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Humberto Mariles	Equestrian	Jumping Individual	14 August
Gold	Humberto Mariles Alberto Valdés Rubén Uriza	Equestrian	Jumping Team	14 August
Silver	Rubén Uriza	Equestrian	Jumping Individual	4 August
Bronze	Joaquín Capilla	Diving	Men's platform	5 August
Bronze	Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano	Equestrian	Team eventing	13 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gonzalo Rodríguez	100 m	11.97	6	Did not advance
Gonzalo Rodríguez	200 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Carlos Monges	400 m	50.9	3	Did not advance
Martín Alarcón	5000 m	—				Unknown	8	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jorge Aguirre	Men's high jump	Did not start		Did not advance
Jorge Aguirre	Men's long jump	5.91	20	Did not advance
Jorge Aguirre	Men's triple jump	Unknown	26	Did not advance
Francisco González	Men's hammer throw	39.50	24	Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mexico men's	Men's tournament	Cuba W 39–31	Ireland W 71–9	France W 56-42	Iran W 68-27	1 Q	South Korea W 43–32	United States L 71–10	Brazil L 52–47	4

Team roster

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. 3 Jorge Gudiño 28 – (1920-06-02)2 June 1920 4 Francisco Galindo – 5 Emilio López 24 – (1923-08-23)23 August 1923 9 Angel Acuña Lizaña 29 – (1919-02-11)11 February 1919 12 Alberto Bienvenú – 13 Fernando Rojas 24 – (1923-08-02)2 August 1923 14 José Rojas 24 – (1923-11-09)9 November 1923 19 Jorge Cardiel 24 – (1924-04-23)23 April 1924 21 Isaac Alfaro – 22 Ignacio Romo Porchas 24 – (1924-07-17)17 July 1924 29 José Cabrera 27 – (1921-01-22)22 January 1921 33 Héctor Guerrero 21 – (1926-11-24)24 November 1926 55 Rodolfo Díaz 30 – (1918-05-07)7 May 1918 77 Josué Santos 32 – (1916-07-01)1 July 1916	Head coach Agustín García Arreola Legend Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 30 July 1948

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	4	4	0	234	109	+125	8	Quarterfinals
2	France	4	3	1	214	131	+83	7
3	Cuba	4	2	2	213	131	+82	6	9–16th classification
4	Iran	4	1	3	136	215	−79	5
5	Ireland	4	0	4	70	281	−211	4	17th–21st classification

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.

1 August 1948 (1948-08-01)

Mexico	39–31	Cuba
Scoring by half:23–11, 16–20
Pts: Santos 16		Pts: Aguero 9

Harringay Arena Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)

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2 August 1948 (1948-08-02)

Mexico	71–9	Ireland
Scoring by half:34–4, 37–5
Pts: Porchas 23		Pts: Creha 3

Harringay Arena Referees: Ernest Chuard (SUI), Jan Osuský (TCH)

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3 August 1948 (1948-08-03)

Mexico	56–42	France
Scoring by half:30–20, 26–22
Pts: Santos 16		Pts: Quénin 10

Harringay Arena Referees: Oddone Gagliardi (ITA), Jan Osuský (TCH)

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5 August 1948 (1948-08-05)

Mexico	68–27	Iran
Scoring by half:37–13, 31–14
Pts: Guerrero 14		Pts: Soroudi 10

Harringay Arena Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Oddone Gagliardi (ITA)

Quarterfinals

9 August 1948 (1948-08-09)

Mexico	43–32	South Korea
Scoring by half:24–16, 19–16
Pts: Santos 18		Pts: Byeong-seok 9

Harringay Arena Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)

Semifinals

12 August 1948 (1948-08-12)

United States	71–40	Mexico
Scoring by half:30–14, 41–26
Pts: Groza 19		Pts: Lizaña 9

Harringay Arena Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)

Bronze medal game

12 August 1948 (1948-08-12)

Brazil	52–47	Mexico
Scoring by half: 17–25, 35–22
Pts: Da Motta 25		Pts: Santos 16

Harringay Arena

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Antonio Luna	Flyweight	Did not start	Did not advance
Edel Ojeda	Bantamweight	Proffitt  (GBR) W	Vicente  (ESP) L	Did not advance			9
Conrado Castañon	Featherweight	Did not start	Did not advance
Ángel Arriaga	Lightweight	Did not start	Did not advance
Lucio Moreno	Welterweight	Did not start	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Placido Herrera	Men's individual road race	Did not finish
Francisco Rodríguez		Did not finish
Gabino Rodríguez		Did not finish
Manuel Solis		Did not finish
Placido Herrera Francisco Rodríguez Gabino Rodríguez Manuel Solis	Men's team road race	Did not finish
Adolfo Romero	1000 m time trial	1:22.7	18

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Rank
Adolfo Romero	Men's sprint	Welt  (AUT) L 17.2	Lacourse  (CAN) L 13.7	Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Joaquín Capilla	3 m springboard	141.79	4
Diego Mariscal		107.78	17
Joaquín Capilla	10 m platform	113.52
Diego Mariscal		95.14	13
Gustavo Somohano		91.98	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Ibone Belausteguigoitia	3 m springboard	58.18	16
Rosa Gutiérrez	10 m platform	41.88	14

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Gabriel Gracida	Kamcia	Individual	248.5	18

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping		Total
			Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Raúl Campero	Tarahumara	Individual	-128.00	24	39	-89.00	31	31.50	31	-120.50	22
Humberto Mariles	Parral		-134.00	28	75	-59.00	14	2.75	14	-61.75	12
Joaquín Solano	Malinche		-149.00	36	36	-113.00	33	10	18	-123.00	23
Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano	Tarahumara Parral Malinche	Team	-411.00	9	150	-261.00	5	-44.25	4	-305.25

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank
Humberto Mariles	Arete	Individual	6.25
Rubén Uriza	Harvey		8
Alberto Valdés	Chihuahua		20	10
Humberto Mariles Rubén Uriza Alberto Valdés	Arete Harvey Chihuahua	Team	34.25

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final
		MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank
Fidel Luña	Men's foil	Did not start			Did not advance
Alfredo Grisi		0	5	6	Did not advance
Benito Ramos		Did not start			Did not advance
Antonio Haro	Men's épée	3	3	2 Q	1	5	7	Did not advance
Emilio Meraz		2	4	5	Did not advance
Francisco Valero		0	7	8	Did not advance
Antonio Haro Emilio Meraz Benito Ramos Francisco Valero	Men's team épée	0	2	3	Did not advance
Antonio Haro	Men's sabre	4	2	2 Q	3	4	4 Q	4	3	4 Q	1	6	8
Fidel Luña		0	4	7	Did not advance
Benito Ramos		1	3	4	Did not advance
Francisco Valero		Did not start			Did not advance
Antonio Haro Fidel Luña Benito Ramos Francisco Valero	Men's team sabre	0	2	3	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final
		MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank
Nadia Boudesoque	Women's foil	2	4	6	Did not advance
Enriqueta Mayora		2	3	5	Did not advance
Emma Ruíz		0	6	7	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• A.E.T – After extra time.

Team	Event	Prelim.	Round 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mexico men's	Men's tournament	Bye	South Korea L 3–5	Did not advance

Team roster

Head coach: Abel Ramírez

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on	Cards yellow/red
DF	Raúl Cárdenas	Oct 30, 1928	19	?	Real Club España	8 o1	1	90	-	-	-
MF	Alberto Cordoba	May 13, 1925	23	?	Estrella	1	0	90	-	-	-
MF	Fernando Figueroa	Jul 2,1925	23	?	SUTAJ	1	1	90	-	-	-
FW	Eduardo Garduño	Oct 2, 1928	19	?	Club América	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	José Mercado Luna	Aug 6, 1928	19	?	Occidente	1	0	90	-	-	-
GK	Francisco Quintero Nava	Mar 8, 1923	25	?	Imperio	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Jorge Rodríguez Navarro			?	Club Atlas	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	José Luis Rodríguez Peralta	Nov 5,1922	25	?	CF Moctezuma	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Jorge Ruiz Aguilar	May 13, 1928	20	?	Atlas Tulancingo	1	1	90	-	-	-
FW	Mario Sánchez			?	Club América	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Carlos Thompson			?	Instituto Politécnico Nacional	1	0	90	-	-	-
	- Stand-by players -
GK	Antonio Carbajal	Jun 7, 1929	19	?	Oviedo	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	José Maria Cobián			?	Club América	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Julio Parrales Tapia	1922	25	?	Instituto Politécnico Nacional	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Ruben Ruiz Aguilar			?	Atlas Tulancingo	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Julio Trujillo			?	Instituto Politécnico Nacional	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Fidel Villalobos			?	Imperio	0	0	0	-	-	-

Round of 16

2 August 1948

18:30

South Korea	5–3	Mexico
Choi Seong-gon 13' Bae Jeong-ho 30' Chung Kook-chin 63', 66' Chung Nam-sik 87'	Report	Cárdenas 23' Figueroa 85' Ruiz 89'

Champion Hill, Dulwich

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Leo Lemesic (Yugoslavia)

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Team

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	PB	HB	V
Jorge Castro	Team	20.0	11.0	14.5	14.5	17.0	26.9	103.9	—
Rubén Lira		17.0	14.0	13.2	12.25	17.0	25.5	98.95	—
Dionisio Aguilar		11.0	14.0	11.4	17.0	8.0	20.4	81.8	—
Everardo Rios		12.0	4.7	11.0	9.5	6.0	12.0	55.2	—
Nicanor Villarreal		4.0							—
Total		—						343.85	16

Individual

Apparatus and all-around events received separate scores.

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	PB	HB	V
Dionisio Aguilar	All-around	11.0	14.0	11.4	17.0	8.0	20.4	55.2	120
Jorge Castro		20.0	11.0	14.5	14.5	17.0	26.9	103.9	116
Rubén Lira		17.0	14.0	13.2	12.25	17.0	25.5	98.95	117
Everardo Rios		12.0	4.7	11.0	9.5	6.0	12.0	55.2	120
Nicanor Villarreal		4.0							122
Dionisio Aguilar	Floor	11.0	—						120
Jorge Castro		20.0	—						114
Rubén Lira		17.0	—						117
Everardo Rios		12.0	—						119
Nicanor Villarreal		4.0	—						121
Dionisio Aguilar	Pommel horse	—	14.0	—					113
Jorge Castro		—	11.0	—					120
Rubén Lira		—	14.0	—					113
Everardo Rios		—	4.7	—					121
Dionisio Aguilar	Rings	—		11.4	—				119
Jorge Castro		—		14.5	—				116
Rubén Lira		—		13.2	—				118
Everardo Rios		—		11.0	—				120
Dionisio Aguilar	Parallel bars	—			17.0	—			115
Jorge Castro		—			14.5	—			118
Rubén Lira		—			12.25	—			119
Everardo Rios		—			9.5	—			120
Dionisio Aguilar	Horizontal bar	—				8.0	—		119
Jorge Castro		—				17.0	—		108
Rubén Lira		—				17.0	—		108
Everardo Rios		—				6.0	—		120
Dionisio Aguilar	Floor	—					20.4	—	113
Jorge Castro		—					26.9	—	107
Rubén Lira		—					25.5	—	108
Everardo Rios		—					12.0	—	119

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Fencing (épée one touch)		Swimming (300 m freestyle)		Riding (cross-country)			Shooting (10 m air pistol)		Running (4000 m)		Total points	Final rank
	Results (Wins)	Rank	Time	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Time	Rank
Ricardo García	12	=31	4:42.4	10	0	9:49.8	8	148	43	16:50.7	33	134	35
Alejandro Quiroz	15	40	5:26.2	27	39.5	11:18.3	29	186	16	16:31.7	27	130	33

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
José Alanís	25 m rapid fire pistol	529	44
Francisco Bustamente		539	18
Ernesto Montemayor Sr.		550	14
Gilberto Martínez	30 metre rifle	1013	22
José Nozari		539	18
José Reyes Rodríguez		944	29
Gustavo Huet	50 metre rifle	588	30
Oscar Lozano		590	26
José de la Torre		580	53

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alberto Isaac	100 m freestyle	1:00.1	2 Q	1:00.4	7	Did not advance
Ramón Bravo	400 m freestyle	Did not start		Did not advance
Angel Maldonado		Did not start		Did not advance
César Borja	1500 m freestyle	21:15.8	25	Did not advance
Ramón Bravo		20:45.5	19	Did not advance
Angel Maldonado		20:47.2	21	Did not advance
Ramón Bravo Angel Maldonado Apolonio Castillo Alberto Isaac	4 × 200 m freestyle	—		9:23.4	4 Q	9:20.2	7
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez	100 m backstroke	1:15.6	5	Did not advance
Clemente Mejía		1:09.8	3 Q	1:09.6	4 Q	1:09.0	4
Apolonio Castillo	200 m breaststroke	2:50.7	15 Q	2:53.5	15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Magda Bruggemann	100 m freestyle	1:12.5	25	Did not advance
Magda Bruggemann	400 m freestyle	5:43.8	14 Q	5:42.4	13'	Did not advance
Magda Bruggemann	100 m backstroke	1:21.4	17	Did not advance
Helga Diederichsen	200 m breaststroke	3:27.8	6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Clean & Press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marcelino Salas	−56 kg	60	19	70	19	100	=15	230	19
Hugo Banda	−67.5 kg	85	=17	80	22	107.5	21	275	21
Armando Rueda	−75 kg	100	=11	95	=18	120	=21	315	17

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Key:

• F - Fall.
• D - Decision

Freestyle

Wrestlers who accumulated 5 "bad points" were eliminated. Points were given as follows: 1 point for victories short of a fall and 3 points for every loss.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final	Points	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Delmiro Bernal	–61 kg	Hamid  (EGY) L 3–0 D	Sjölin  (SWE) LF	Did not advance
José Luis Pérez	–67 kg	Baumann  (SUI) LF	Did not advance				—	Did not advance
Eduardo Estrada	–73 kg	Zandi  (IRI) LF	Bhargava  (IND) L 2-1 D	Did not advance
Eduardo Assam	–79 kg	Bowey  (GBR) L 3-0 D	Sepponen  (FIN) LF	Did not advance		—		Did not advance

References

1. "Mexico at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database