Mexico_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics

Mexico at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the; 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Helsinki
Competitors	64 (61 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Medals; Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Mexico at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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]

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Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jorge Aguilera	Men's pole vault	did not start		did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Amalia Yubi	Women's javelin throw	35.59	19	did not advance

Team	Event	Preliminary round	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal / Pl.	Final / BM / Pl.
Team	Event	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

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	Mexico	3	1	2	172	171	+1	4
4	Finland	3	0	3	147	178	−31	3

Mexico at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Mexico	66–48	Finland
Scoring by half: 36–21, 30–27

Bulgaria	52–44	Mexico
Scoring by half: 27–16, 25–28

Soviet Union	71–62	Mexico
Scoring by half: 31–21, 40–40

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

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping		Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	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

Athlete	Fencing (épée one touch)		Swimming (300 m freestyle)		Riding (cross-country)			Shooting (10 m air pistol)		Running (4000 m)		Total points	Final rank
Athlete	Results (Wins)	Rank	Time	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Total points	Final 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

Team	Event	First eliminating round	Second eliminating round	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Final
Athlete	Horse	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Clean & Press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Final	Points	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Points	Rank
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