| Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MEX |
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 24 (21 men and 3 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Joaquín Capilla |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Mexico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 24 competitors, 21 men and 3 women, took part in 20 events in 10 sports. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Joaquín Capilla | Diving | 10 m platform | 6 December |
 Bronze | Joaquín Capilla | Diving | 3 m springboard | 1 December |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| René Ahumada | 100 m | 11.26 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| René Ahumada | 200 m | 21.96 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magdaleno Cano | Men's individual road race | 5:53:40 | 9 |
| Felipe Liñán | did not finish | ||
| Francisco Lozano | did not finish | ||
| Rafael Vaca | did not finish | ||
| Magdaleno Cano Felipe Liñán Francisco Lozano Rafael Vaca | Men's team road race | did not finish | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Juan Botella | 3 m springboard | 78.27 | 9 Q | 49.05 | 12 | 127.32 | 10 |
| Joaquín Capilla | 90.24 | 1 Q | 60.45 | 3 | 150.69 | | |
| Juan Botella | 10 m platform | 69.39 | 12 Q | 56.06 | 10 | 125.45 | 10 |
| Alberto Capilla | 74.18 | 7 Q | 58.56 | 9 | 132.74 | 9 | |
| Joaquín Capilla | 78.68 | 2 Q | 73.76 | 2 | 152.44 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | ||
| Benito Ramos | Men's foil | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | |||||||
| Luis Jiménez | Men's épée | 0 | 6 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Benito Ramos | Men's sabre | 1 | 4 | 4 Q | 0 | 5 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | ||
| Pilar Roldán | Women's foil | 4 | 3 | 4 Q | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1956.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jorge Roesler | Single sculls | 8:24.3 | 4 R | did not finish | — | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Alfonso Castañeda | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 571 | 11 |
| Rodolfo Flores | 556 | 19 | |
| Rodolfo Flores | 50 metre pistol | 507 | 26 |
| Raúl Ibarra | 533 | 15 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Walter Ocampo | 200 m butterfly | 2:41.4 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
| Eulalio Ríos Alemán | 2:28.1 | 3 Q | — | 2:27.3 | 6 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Blanca Barrón | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.5 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Gilda Aranda | 400 m freestyle | 5:24.2 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Clean & Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Guillermo Balboa | −67.5 kg | 92.5 | 17 | 100 | =11 | 127.5 | =15 | 320 | 17 |
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 | Final | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
| Mario Tovar González | –67 kg |  Tanaquin (PHI)WF |  Ashraf (PAK)W 2-1 D |  Evans (USA)L 3-0 D |  Kasahara (JPN)LF | did not advance | |||
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