1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (Mexico)

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Mexico took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with 81 athletes and 7 female athletes.

The shooter Francisco Bustamente acted as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. He finished 18th in the Olympic rapid-fire pistol shooting .

Medals

The 1948 Summer Games in London were the most successful Olympic Games for Mexico to date with five medals .

• Diving : 19-year-old Joaquín Capilla was fourth in the 3 m artificial diving and won the bronze medal in the 10 m high diving. With a total of 3 medals at the Olympic Games in 1952 and 1956, he later became one of the most successful Mexican Olympians.
• Riding : Mexico achieved a double victory in the individual hunting jumping competition. Humberto Mariles Cortés won ahead of Rubén Uriza . In the team, Mariles Cortés and Uriza won the Nations' Prize with Alberto Valdés . Mariles Cortés also won the bronze medal in the eventing team competition with Raúl Campero and Joaquín Solano.

Participants by sport

basketball

Men

• 4th Place

• Squad

  Mudo Acuña

  Isaac Alfaro

  Alberto Bienvenu

  José Cabrera

  Jorge Cardiel

  Rodolfo Díaz

  Francisco Galindo

  Jorge Gudiño

  Héctor Guerrero

  Emilio López

  Fernando Rojas

  José Rojas Herrera

  Ignacio Romo

  Josué Santos

Boxing

Men

• Noble Ojeda

  Bantamweight: 2nd round

fencing

Men Alfredo Grisi Foil, singles: preliminary round Antonio Haro Epee, singles: quarter-finals Epee, team: preliminary round Saber, singles: 8th place Saber, team: preliminary round Emilio Meraz Epee, singles: preliminary round Epee, team: preliminary round Francisco Valero Epee, singles: preliminary round Epee, team: preliminary round Saber, team: preliminary round Benito Ramos Epee, team: preliminary round Saber, singles: preliminary round Saber, team: preliminary round Fidel Luña Saber, singles: preliminary round Saber, team: preliminary round

Women Nadia Boudesoque Foil, singles: preliminary round Enriqueta Mayora Foil, singles: preliminary round Emma Ruíz Foil, singles: preliminary round

Soccer

Men

• Round of 16

• Squad

  Raúl Cárdenas

  Alberto Cordoba

  Fernando Figueroa

  Eduardo Garduño

  José Mercado Luna

  Francisco Quintero

  José Rodríguez Peralta

  Jorge Rodríguez Navarro

  Jorge Ruíz

  Mario Sánchez

  Carlos Thompson

• reserve

  Antonio Carbajal

  José Maria Cobián

  Julio Parrales Tapia

  Ruben Ruiz Aguilar

  Julio Trujillo

  Fidel Villalobos

Weightlifting

Men

• Marcelino Salas

  Bantamweight: 19th place

• Hugo Banda

  Lightweight: 21st place

• Armando Rueda

  Mean weight: 17th place

athletics

Men

• Jorge Aguirre

  Long jump: 20th place in qualification

  Triple jump: no valid attempt in qualification

• Martín Alarcón

  5000 meters: heats

• Francisco González

  Hammer throw: 24th place in qualification

• Carlos Monges

  400 meters: heats

• Guillermo Rodríguez

  100 meters: heats

  200 meters: heats

Modern pentathlon

Men

• Alejandro Quiroz

  Singles: 33rd place

• Ricardo García

  Singles: 35th place

Cycling

Men

• Placido Herrera

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: DNF

• Francisco Rodríguez

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: DNF

• Gabino Rodríguez

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: DNF

• Manuel Solis

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: DNF

• Adolfo Romero

  Sprint: 2nd round

  1000 meter time trial: 18th place

horse riding

Men

• Gabriel Gracida

  Dressage, individual: 18th place

• Humberto Mariles Cortés

  Jumping, singles: gold

  Jumping, team: gold

  Eventing, individual: 12th place

  Eventing, team: bronze

• Rubén Uriza

  Jumping, singles: silver

  Jumping, team: gold

• Alberto Valdés

  Jumping, singles: 10th place

  Jumping, team: gold

• Raúl Campero

  Eventing, individual: 22nd place

  Eventing, team: bronze

• Joaquín Solano

  Eventing, individual: 23rd place

  Eventing, team: bronze

Wrestling

Men

• Delmiro Bernal

  Featherweight, freestyle: 2nd round

• José Luis Pérez

  Lightweight, freestyle: retreat before the 2nd round

• Eduardo Estrada

  Welterweight, freestyle: 2nd round

• Eduardo Assam

  Middleweight, freestyle: 2nd round

shoot

Men

• Ernesto Montemayor, Sr.

  Rapid fire pistol: 14th place

• Francisco Bustamente

  Rapid fire pistol: 18th place

• José Alanis

  Rapid Fire Pistol: 44th place

• José Nozari

  Free rifle, three-position fight: 22nd place

• José Reyes Rodríguez

  Free rifle, three-position fight: 29th place

• Gilberto Martínez

  Free rifle, three-position fight: 31st place

• Oscar Lozano

  Small caliber, lying: 26th place

• Gustavo Huet

  Small caliber, lying: 30th place

• José de la Torre

  Small bore, lying: 53rd place

swim

Men Alberto Isaac 100 meters freestyle: semi-finals 4 × 200 meter freestyle: 7th place Angel Maldonado 1500 meters freestyle: prelims 4 × 200 meter freestyle: 7th place César Borja 1500 meters freestyle: prelims Ramón Bravo 1500 meters freestyle: prelims 4 × 200 meter freestyle: 7th place Apolonio Castillo 4 × 200 meter freestyle: 7th place 200 meters chest: semi-finals Clemente Mejía 100 meters back: 4th place Tonatiuh Gutiérrez 100 meters back: heats

Women Magda Bruggemann 100 meters freestyle: prelims 400 meters freestyle: semi-finals 100 meters back: heats Helga Diederichsen 200 meters chest: heats

do gymnastics

Men

• Dario Aguilar

  Individual all-around: 118th place

  Team all-around competition: 16th place

  Floor: 120th place

  Horse: 113th place

  Bars: 115th place

  Horizontal bar: 119th place

  Rings: 119th place

  Pommel horse: 113th place

• Jorge Castro

  Individual all-around: 116th place

  Team all-around competition: 16th place

  Floor: 114th place

  Horse: 107th place

  Bars: 118th place

  Horizontal bar: 108th place

  Rings: 116th place

  Pommel horse: 120th place

• Rubén Lira

  Individual all-around: 117th place

  Team all-around competition: 16th place

  Floor: 117th place

  Horse: 108th place

  Bars: 119th place

  Horizontal bar: 108th place

  Rings: 118th place

  Pommel horse: 113th place

• Everardo Rios

  Individual all-around: 120th place

  Team all-around competition: 16th place

  Floor: 119th place

  Horse: 119th place

  Bars: 120th place

  Horizontal bar: 120th place

  Rings: 120th place

  Pommel horse: 121st place

• Nicolas Villareal

  Individual all-around: 122nd place

  Team all-around competition: 16th place

  Floor: 121st place

Diving

Men Joaquín Capilla Art jumping: 4th place Diving: bronze Diego Mariscal Art jumping: 17th place Diving: 13th place Gustavo Somohano Diving: 14th place

Women Ibone Belausteguigoitia Art jumping: 16th place Rosa Gutiérrez Diving: 14th place

Web links

• Mexican Olympic team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )