Mexico at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Mexico at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mexico.svg
IOC code MEX
NOC Mexican Olympic Committee
Website www.com.org.mx  (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors174 (152 men and 22 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer Felipe Muñoz
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mexico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Silver

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Mexico entered three men and three women. The women were much more successful than the men, though none of the archers won a medal. Their highest placing competitor was Francisca de Gutierrez, at 10th place in the women's competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat 13:58.2 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 13:45.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's Marathon

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight

Men's Featherweight

Men's Lightweight

Men's Welterweight

Men's Light Middleweight ( 71 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Defeated Alfredo Lemus (VEN), 4:1
  • Third Round Defeated Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3
  • Quarterfinals Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 0:5

Men's Middleweight

Canoeing

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Mexico in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
  • Final 1:11.54 (→ 24th place)
Individual pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Men's 10m Platform

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Mexico in 1972.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre

Football

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Sudan (1-0)
  • Defeated Burma (1-0)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1-4)
  • Drew with West Germany (1-1)
  • Lost to East Germany (0-7)
  • Lost to Hungary (0-2)
    • Did not advanceSeventh place

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to Great Britain (0-6)
  • Lost to New Zealand (0-7)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to Australia (0-10)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (0-4)
  • Lost to India (0-8)
  • Lost to Kenya (1-2)
  • 15th/16th place: Lost to Uganda (1-4) → 16th place

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Alternate Member:

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

  • Heat 8:38.63
  • Repechage 8:40.76 (→ did not advance)

Sailing

Shooting

Ten shooters, nine men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat 56.78s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat DNS (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 2:03.57 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 1500m Freestyle

Men's 100m Backstroke

Men's 200m Backstroke

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Men's 100m Butterfly

Men's 200m Butterfly

Men's 200m Individual Medley

Men's 400m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat DNF (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 8:08.39 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 800m Freestyle

Women's 100m Backstroke

Women's 200m Backstroke

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 100m Butterfly

Women's 200m Butterfly

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to Cuba (4-6)
  • Defeated Canada (7-3)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (3-5)
  • Lost to United States (5-7)
  • Lost to Romania (6-9) → Did not advance

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Mexico at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2014.