Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors24 (21 men and 3 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearerJoaquín Capilla
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
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]

Medalists

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Further information: 1956 Summer Olympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Joaquín Capilla Diving 10 m platform 6 December
 Bronze Joaquín Capilla Diving 3 m springboard 1 December

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1956 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
René Ahumada 100 m 11.26 5 did not advance
René Ahumada 200 m 21.96 3 did not advance

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Road

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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

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men
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
Women
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


Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1956.

Individual
Team
  • José Pérez
  • Antonio Almada
  • David Romero

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men
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
Women
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

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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)
W F 		 Ashraf (PAK)
W 2-1 D 		 Evans (USA)
L 3-0 D 		 Kasahara (JPN)
L F 		did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Mexico at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
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