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.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Joaquín Capilla Diving 10 m platform
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat Quarterfinal SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJavier Souza100 m11.325did not advanceJavier Souza400 m50.475did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJorge AguileraMen's pole vaultdid not startdid not advance
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAmalia YubiWomen's javelin throw35.5919did not advance
Basketball
Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinal / Final / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMexico men'sMen's tournamentW 66–48L 52–44L 71–623did not advance
Team roster
Group play
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJesús TelloFlyweightL 2-1did not advance16Raúl MacíasBantamweightW 3-0L 3-0did not advance9José DávalosWelterweightW KOL 3-0did not advance9
Cycling
Road
AthleteEventTimeRankJulio CepedaMen's individual road racedid not finishRicardo Garcíadid not finishFrancisco Lozanodid not finishÁngel Romero5:24:33.945Julio CepedaRicardo GarcíaFrancisco LozanoÁngel RomeroMen's team road racedid not finish
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankAlberto Capilla3 m springboard61.8520did not advanceJoaquín Capilla79.424 Q98.914178.334Rodolfo Perea62.3619did not advanceAlberto Capilla10 m platform72.955 Q63.494136.445Joaquín Capilla78.462 Q66.752145.21Rodolfo Perea72.886 Q55.406128.286
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankIrma Lozano10 m platform33.3313did not advanceCarlota Ríos39.7610did not advance
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalPointsRankPointsTotalRankPointsRankPointsRankMario BecerrilTamaulipasIndividual -156.3339 -40 -196.3321031 -196.3321
Jumping AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2FinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankTotalJump-offRankHumberto MarilesPetroleroIndividual4 24.753 8.756Víctor SaucedoResorte II125127 2425Roberto ViñalsAlteño2010127 3235Humberto MarilesVíctor SaucedoRoberto ViñalsSee aboveTeam36828.75664.759
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankRankRankRankAntonio HaroMen's foildid not startdid not advanceEmilio Merazdid not startdid not advanceBenito Ramos411 Q157did not advanceAntonio HaroMen's épée511 Q445did not advanceEmilio Meraz434 Q345did not advanceBenito Ramos433 Qdid not startdid not advanceRafael CámaraMen's sabre257did not advanceAntonio Haro423 Q346did not advanceBenito Ramos245did not advance
Modern pentathlon
AthleteFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(300 m freestyle)Riding(cross-country)Shooting(10 m air pistol)Running(4000 m)Total pointsFinal rankResults(Wins)RankTimeRankPenaltiesTimeRankPointsRankTimeRankAntonio Almada16425:06.7301710:58.3291424917:15.74219344José Pérez19344:39.9192311:18.0341673717:00.73916338David Romero16435:00.4264611:57.2381584517:22.64420247
Shooting
AthleteEventFinalPointsRankErnesto Montemayor Sr.25 m rapid fire pistol56515Carlos Rodríguez56118Raúl Ibarra50 metre pistol53013José Reyes Rodríguez52318
Swimming
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlberto Isaac100 m freestyledid not startdid not advanceJuan Lanz1:00.930did not advanceRené Muñiz1:00.525did not advanceCésar Borja400 m freestyledid not startdid not advanceEfrén Fierrodid not startdid not advanceTonatiuh Gutiérrezdid not startdid not advanceCésar Borja1500 m freestylecolspan=2 19:43.33did not advanceEfrén Fierrocolspan=2 19:55.83did not advanceTonatiuh Gutiérrezcolspan=2 19:18.93did not advanceGuillermo Fierro100 m backstrokecolspan=2 did not startdid not advanceClemente Mejíacolspan=2 1:10.72did not advanceÓscar Cendejas200 m breaststrokedid not startdid not advanceAlejandro Fierrodid not startdid not advanceWalter Ocampo2:44.84did not advanceCésar BorjaEfrén FierroTonatiuh GutiérrezAlberto Isaac4 × 200 m freestylecolspan=2 9:15.76did not advance
Water polo
Summary
TeamEventFirst eliminating roundSecond eliminating roundGroup stageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMexico men'sMen's tournamentL 4–13did not advance
Weightlifting
AthleteEventClean & PressSnatchClean & JerkTotalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDavid Pimentel−75 kg102.5=99521197.521Armando Rueda−82.5 kg115=9107.5=14137.5=1636012
Wrestling
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.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5FinalPointsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRodolfo Dávila–52 kgL 3–0 L did not advanceLeonardo Basurto–57 kgL L did not advanceMario Tovar González–67 kgL 3-0 L 3-0 did not advanceAntonio Rosado–73 kgL L did not advanceEduardo Assam–79 kgL 3-0 L did not advance
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database