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Mexico at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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]

Mexico at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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)

Medalists

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Further information: 1952 Summer Olympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Joaquín Capilla Diving 10 m platform 1 August

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1952 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
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Javier Souza 100 m 11.32 5 did not advance
Javier Souza 400 m 50.47 5 did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Jorge Aguilera Men's pole vault did not start did not advance
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Amalia Yubi Women's javelin throw 35.59 19 did not advance

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mexico men's Men's tournament Bye   Finland
W 66–48 		  Bulgaria
L 52–44 		  Soviet Union
L 71–62 		3 did not advance

Team roster

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
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
  •   Antonio Delgado
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 14 July 1952

Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Soviet Union 3 3 0 192 143 +49 6 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2   Bulgaria 3 2 1 163 182 −19 5
3   Mexico 3 1 2 172 171 +1 4
4   Finland 3 0 3 147 178 −31 3
Source: Official Report, p. 676
25 July 1952 (1952-07-25)
OR p. 680
Mexico   66–48   Finland
Scoring by half: 36–21, 30–27
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Siener (FRA), Atakol (TUR)
25 July 1952 (1952-07-25)
OR p. 681
Bulgaria   52–44   Mexico
Scoring by half: 27–16, 25–28
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Lastra (ARG), Szilagyi (HUN)
27 July 1952 (1952-07-27)
OR p. 683
Soviet Union   71–62   Mexico
Scoring by half: 31–21, 40–40
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Reverberi (ITA), Atakol (TUR)

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jesús Tello Flyweight   Handunge (CEY)
L 2-1 		did not advance 16
Raúl Macías Bantamweight   Amaya (VEN)
W 3-0 		  Garbuzov (URS)
L 3-0 		did not advance 9
José Dávalos Welterweight   Tuñacao (PHI)
W KO 		  Chychła (POL)
L 3-0 		did not advance 9

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Julio Cepeda Men's individual road race did not finish
Ricardo García did not finish
Francisco Lozano did not finish
Ángel Romero 5:24:33.9 45
Julio Cepeda
Ricardo García
Francisco Lozano
Ángel Romero 		Men's team road race did not finish

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Alberto Capilla 3 m springboard 61.85 20 did not advance
Joaquín Capilla 79.42 4 Q 98.91 4 178.33 4
Rodolfo Perea 62.36 19 did not advance
Alberto Capilla 10 m platform 72.95 5 Q 63.49 4 136.44 5
Joaquín Capilla 78.46 2 Q 66.75 2 145.21  
Rodolfo Perea 72.88 6 Q 55.40 6 128.28 6
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Irma Lozano 10 m platform 33.33 13 did not advance
Carlota Ríos 39.76 10 did not advance

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Eventing

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Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Points Rank Points Total Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Mario Becerril Tamaulipas Individual -156.33 39 -40 -196.33 21 0 31 -196.33 21

Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Jump-off Rank
Humberto Mariles Petrolero Individual 4 2 4.75 3 8.75 — 6
Víctor Saucedo Resorte II 12 5 12 7 24 — 25
Roberto Viñals Alteño 20 10 12 7 32 — 35
Humberto Mariles
Víctor Saucedo
Roberto Viñals 		See above Team 36 8 28.75 6 64.75 — 9

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank
Antonio Haro Men's foil did not start did not advance
Emilio Meraz did not start did not advance
Benito Ramos 4 1 1 Q 1 5 7 did not advance
Antonio Haro Men's épée 5 1 1 Q 4 4 5 did not advance
Emilio Meraz 4 3 4 Q 3 4 5 did not advance
Benito Ramos 4 3 3 Q did not start did not advance
Rafael Cámara Men's sabre 2 5 7 did not advance
Antonio Haro 4 2 3 Q 3 4 6 did not advance
Benito Ramos 2 4 5 did not advance

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 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
Antonio Almada 16 42 5:06.7 30 17 10:58.3 29 142 49 17:15.7 42 193 44
José Pérez 19 34 4:39.9 19 23 11:18.0 34 167 37 17:00.7 39 163 38
David Romero 16 43 5:00.4 26 46 11:57.2 38 158 45 17:22.6 44 202 47

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Ernesto Montemayor Sr. 25 m rapid fire pistol 565 15
Carlos Rodríguez 561 18
Raúl Ibarra 50 metre pistol 530 13
José Reyes Rodríguez 523 18

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alberto Isaac 100 m freestyle did not start did not advance
Juan Lanz 1:00.9 30 did not advance
René Muñiz 1:00.5 25 did not advance
César Borja 400 m freestyle did not start did not advance
Efrén Fierro did not start did not advance
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez did not start did not advance
César Borja 1500 m freestyle — 19:43.3 3 did not advance
Efrén Fierro — 19:55.8 3 did not advance
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez — 19:18.9 3 did not advance
Guillermo Fierro 100 m backstroke — did not start did not advance
Clemente Mejía — 1:10.7 2 did not advance
Óscar Cendejas 200 m breaststroke did not start did not advance
Alejandro Fierro did not start did not advance
Walter Ocampo 2:44.8 4 did not advance
César Borja
Efrén Fierro
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
Alberto Isaac 		4 × 200 m freestyle — 9:15.7 6 did not advance

Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:
Team Event First eliminating round Second eliminating round Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Mexico men's Men's tournament   Hungary
L 4–13 		did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Clean & Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
David Pimentel −75 kg 102.5 =9 95 21 197.5 21
Armando Rueda −82.5 kg 115 =9 107.5 =14 137.5 =16 360 12

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 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 Final Points Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Rodolfo Dávila –52 kg   Baise (RSA)
L 3–0 D 		Bye   Kitano (JPN)
L F 		did not advance
Leonardo Basurto –57 kg   Schmitz (GER)
L F 		  Jadhav (IND)
L F 		did not advance
Mario Tovar González –67 kg   Cools (BEL)
L 3-0 D 		  Østrand (DEN)
L 3-0 D 		did not advance
Antonio Rosado –73 kg   Smith (USA)
L F 		  Longarella (ARG)
L F 		did not advance
Eduardo Assam –79 kg   Gocke (GER)
L 3-0 D 		  Zafer (TUR)
L F 		did not advance

References

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