Mexico at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Mexico at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg
IOC code MEX
NOC Mexican Olympic Committee
Website www.com.org.mx  (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors64 (61 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Joaquín Capilla Diving 10 m platform 1 August

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Javier Souza 100 m 11.325did not advance
Javier Souza 400 m 50.475did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Jorge Aguilera Men's pole vault did not startdid not advance
Women
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Amalia Yubi Women's javelin throw 35.5919did not advance

Basketball

Summary
TeamEventPreliminary roundGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinal / Pl.Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mexico men's Men's tournament ByeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
W 66–48
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
L 52–44
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union
L 71–62
3did not advance

Team roster

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
5 Emilio López 28 – (1923-08-23)23 August 1923
13 Fernando Rojas 30 – (1921-08-02)2 August 1921
14 José Rojas 28 – (1923-11-09)9 November 1923
15 Filiberto Manzo 32 – (1920-04-29)29 April 1920
9 Héctor Guerrero 25 – (1926-11-24)24 November 1926
4 Jorge Cardiel 28 – (1924-04-23)23 April 1924
12 José Bru 24 – (1928-06-09)9 June 1928
7 José Meneses 28 – (1924-01-11)11 January 1924
8 José Cabrera 31 – (1921-01-22)22 January 1921
11 Pioquinto Soto 36 – (1915-07-15)15 July 1915
6 Rolando Rubalcava 28 – (1923-07-22)22 July 1923
6 Rubén Almanza 22 – (1929-07-28)28 July 1929
3 Sergio Holguín 23 – (1929-04-15)15 April 1929
Head coach
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Delgado
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 14 July 1952

Group play

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 330192143+496Qualified for the quarterfinals
2Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 321163182195
3Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 312172171+14
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 303147178313
Source: Official Report, p. 676
25 July 1952 (1952-7-25)
OR p. 680
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg6648Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Scoring by half:36–21, 30–27
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Siener (FRA), Atakol (TUR)

25 July 1952 (1952-7-25)
OR p. 681
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg5244Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Scoring by half:27–16, 25–28
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Lastra (ARG), Szilagyi (HUN)

27 July 1952 (1952-7-27)
OR p. 683
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg7162Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Scoring by half:31–21, 40–40
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Reverberi (ITA), Atakol (TUR)

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jesús Tello Flyweight Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Handunge  (CEY)
L 2-1
did not advance16
Raúl Macías Bantamweight Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Amaya  (VEN)
W 3-0
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Garbuzov  (URS)
L 3-0
did not advance9
José Dávalos Welterweight Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Tuñacao  (PHI)
W KO
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Chychła  (POL)
L 3-0
did not advance9

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Julio Cepeda Men's individual road race did not finish
Ricardo García did not finish
Francisco Lozano did not finish
Ángel Romero 5:24:33.945
Julio Cepeda
Ricardo García
Francisco Lozano
Ángel Romero
Men's team road race did not finish

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRankTotalRank
Alberto Capilla 3 m springboard 61.8520did not advance
Joaquín Capilla 79.424 Q98.914178.334
Rodolfo Perea 62.3619did not advance
Alberto Capilla 10 m platform 72.955 Q63.494136.445
Joaquín Capilla 78.462 Q66.752145.21Silver medal icon.svg
Rodolfo Perea 72.886 Q55.406128.286
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRankTotalRank
Irma Lozano 10 m platform 33.3313did not advance
Carlota Ríos 39.7610did not advance

Equestrian

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
PointsRankPointsTotalRankPointsRankPointsRank
Mario Becerril Tamaulipas Individual -156.3339-40-196.3321031-196.3321

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2Final
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankTotalJump-offRank
Humberto Mariles Petrolero Individual 424.7538.756
Víctor Saucedo Resorte II1251272425
Roberto Viñals Alteño20101273235
Humberto Mariles
Víctor Saucedo
Roberto Viñals
See above Team 36828.75664.759

Fencing

Men
AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
MWMLRankMWMLRankMWMLRankMWMLRank
Antonio Haro Men's foil did not startdid not advance
Emilio Meraz did not startdid not advance
Benito Ramos 411 Q157did not advance
Antonio Haro Men's épée 511 Q445did not advance
Emilio Meraz 434 Q345did not advance
Benito Ramos 433 Qdid not startdid not advance
Rafael Cámara Men's sabre 257did not advance
Antonio Haro 423 Q346did not advance
Benito Ramos 245did not advance

Modern pentathlon

AthleteFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(300 m freestyle)
Riding
(cross-country)
Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
Running
(4000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
Results
(Wins)
RankTimeRankPenaltiesTimeRankPointsRankTimeRank
Antonio Almada 16425:06.7301710:58.3291424917:15.74219344
José Pérez 19344:39.9192311:18.0341673717:00.73916338
David Romero 16435:00.4264611:57.2381584517:22.64420247

Shooting

AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Ernesto Montemayor Sr. 25 m rapid fire pistol 56515
Carlos Rodríguez 56118
Raúl Ibarra 50 metre pistol 53013
José Reyes Rodríguez 52318

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alberto Isaac 100 m freestyle did not startdid not advance
Juan Lanz 1:00.930did not advance
René Muñiz 1:00.525did not advance
César Borja 400 m freestyle did not startdid not advance
Efrén Fierro did not startdid not advance
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez did not startdid not advance
César Borja 1500 m freestyle 19:43.33did not advance
Efrén Fierro 19:55.83did not advance
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez 19:18.93did not advance
Guillermo Fierro 100 m backstroke did not startdid not advance
Clemente Mejía 1:10.72did not advance
Óscar Cendejas 200 m breaststroke did not startdid not advance
Alejandro Fierrodid not startdid not advance
Walter Ocampo 2:44.84did not advance
César Borja
Efrén Fierro
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
Alberto Isaac
4 × 200 m freestyle 9:15.76did not advance

Water polo

Summary

Key:
TeamEventFirst eliminating roundSecond eliminating roundGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mexico men's Men's tournament Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
L 4–13
did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventClean & PressSnatchClean & JerkTotal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
David Pimentel −75 kg 102.5=99521197.521
Armando Rueda −82.5 kg 115=9107.5=14137.5=1636012

Wrestling

Key:

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.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5FinalPointsRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rodolfo Dávila –52 kg Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Baise  (RSA)
L 3–0 D
ByeFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kitano  (JPN)
LF
did not advance
Leonardo Basurto –57 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Schmitz  (GER)
LF
Flag of India.svg  Jadhav  (IND)
LF
did not advance
Mario Tovar González –67 kg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Cools  (BEL)
L 3-0 D
Flag of Denmark.svg  Østrand  (DEN)
L 3-0 D
did not advance
Antonio Rosado –73 kg US flag 48 stars.svg  Smith  (USA)
LF
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Longarella  (ARG)
LF
did not advance
Eduardo Assam –79 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Gocke  (GER)
L 3-0 D
Flag of Turkey.svg  Zafer  (TUR)
LF
did not advance

References

  1. "Mexico at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2015.