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Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1956.

Individual
Team
  • José Pérez
  • Antonio Almada
  • David Romero

Rowing

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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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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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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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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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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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