1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (Mexico)

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Mexico took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki with 64 athletes, 3 women and 61 men, in 35 competitions in 13 sports.

Since 1900 it was the seventh participation of a Mexican team in the Summer Olympics .

Flag bearer

The diver Joaquín Capilla carried the flag of Mexico during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

With a silver medal won the Mexican team finished 34th in the medals table .

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Joaquín Capilla	Diving	Diving

Participants by sport

basketball

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• Team: Rubén Almanza , José Bru , José Cabrera , Jorge Cardiel , Héctor Guerrero , Emilio López , Filiberto Manzo , José Meneses , Sergio Olguín ,
  Fernando Rojas , José Rojas , Rolando Rubalcava & José Pioquinto Soto

  Main round , group 2: not qualified for the quarter-finals with one win and two losses (3rd place)

  1st game: 66:48 win against Finland 

  2nd game: 44: 52 defeat against Bulgaria 

  3rd game: 62:71 defeat against the Soviet Union 

Boxing

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Flyweight (up to 51 kg)

• Jesús Tello

  Round 1: lost to Leslie Handunge from Ceylon by a judge's decision (1: 2)

Bantam weight (up to 54 kg)

• Raúl Macías

  Round 1: Victory against Angel Amaya from Venezuela by judge decision (3-0)

  Round 2: defeat against Gennady Garbuzov from the Soviet Union by judge decision (0: 3)

Welter weight (up to 67 kg)

• José Dávalos

  Round 1: against Vicente Tuñacao from the Philippines by technical knockout

  Round 2: lost to Zygmunt Chychła from Poland by a judge's decision (0: 3)

fencing

→ Main article : 1952 Summer Olympics / Fencing

Foil single

• Benito Ramos

  Preliminary round: in group 1 (3rd place) won four duels, lost one and received 19 hits; qualified for the quarter-finals

  Quarter-finals: in group 4 (rank 7) won one duel, lost five and received 29 hits; did not qualify for the semi-finals

Epee single

• Antonio Haro

  Preliminary round: in group 1 (rank 2) won five duels, lost one and received nine hits; qualified for the quarter-finals

  Quarter-finals: in Group 1 four duels won, four lost and 18 hits received; did not qualify for the semi-finals

• Emilio Meraz

  Preliminary round: in group 2 (4th place) won four duels, lost three and received 13 hits; qualified for the quarter-finals

  Quarter-finals: in Group 2 (5th place) three duels won, four lost and 15 hits received; did not qualify for the semi-finals

• Benito Ramos

  Preliminary round: in group 7 (3rd place) won four duels, lost three and received 17 hits; not qualified for the quarter-finals

Saber single

• Rafael Cámara

  Preliminary round: in group 4 (rank 7) won two duels, lost five and received 32 hits; not qualified for the quarter-finals

• Antonio Haro

  Preliminary round: in group 3 (3rd place) won four duels, lost two and received 25 hits; qualified for the quarter-finals

  Quarterfinals: in Group 1 (rank 6) three duels won, four lost and 29 goals scored; did not qualify for the semi-finals

• Benito Ramos

  Preliminary round: in group 5 (5th place) won two duels, lost four and scored 23 goals; not qualified for the quarter-finals

Weightlifting

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Middle weight (up to 75 kg)

• David Pimentel

  Final: 197 kg, 21st place

  Military press: 102.5 kg, rank 9

  Snatch: 95 kg, rank 21

  Push: without a valid attempt

Lightweight (up to 82.5 kg)

• Armando Rueda

  Final: 360.0 kg, rank 12

  Military press: 115 kg, rank 9

  Snatch: 107.5 kg, rank 14

  Push: 137.5 kg, rank 16

athletics

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Men

100 m

• Javier Souza

  Preliminary runs : in run 3 (rank 5) with 11.1 s (hand-stopped) or 11.31 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals

400 m

• Javier Souza

  Preliminary runs : in run 6 (rank 5) with 50.3 s (hand-stopped) or 50.47 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals

Women

Javelin throw

• Amalia Yubi

  Qualification : with 35.59 m (19th place) not qualified for the final

  1st litter: 33.05 m

  2nd litter: 33.51 m

  3rd litter: 35.59 m

Modern pentathlon

→ Main article : 1952 Summer Olympics / Modern Pentathlon

singles

• Antonio Almada

  Final: 193 points, rank 44

  Swimming: 5: 06.7 min., Rank 30

  Epee fencing: 16 wins and ten draws, 43rd place

  Show jumping: 83 points, 10: 58.3 minutes, rank 29

  Cross-country run: 17: 15.7 min., 42nd place

  Pistol shooting: 15 hits, 142 points, 49th place

• José Perez

  Final: 163 points, rank 38

  Swimming: 4: 39.9 min., 19th place

  Epee fencing: 19 wins and eight draws, 34th place

  Show jumping: 77 points, 11: 18.0 minutes, 34th place

  Cross-country run: 17:00, 7 minutes, 39th place

  Pistol shooting: 19 hits, 167 points, rank 37

• David Romero

  Final: 202 points, rank 47

  Swimming: 5:00, 4 minutes, ranked 26th

  Epee fencing: 14 wins and four draws, 49th place

  Show jumping: 54 points, 11: 57.2 minutes, rank 38

  Cross-country run: 17: 22.6 min., 44th place

  Pistol shooting: 18 hits, 158 points, rank 45

team

• Antonio Almada , José Pérez & David Romero

  Final: 524 points, rank 14

  Swimming: 69 points, 7th place

  Epee fencing: 98 points, 13th place

  Show jumping: 117 points, rank 14

  Cross-country run: 119 points, 15th place

  Pistol shooting: 121 points, ranked 15th

Cycling

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Road Race (190.4 km)

Individual evaluation

• Julio Cepeda

  Race not finished

• Ricardo García

  Race not finished

• Francisco Lozano

  Race not finished

• Ángel Romero

  5: 24: 33.9 hours (+ 18: 30.5 min.), Rank 45

Team ranking

• Julio Cepeda , Ricardo García , Francisco Lozano and Ángel Romero

  Race not finished

horse riding

→ Main article : 1952 Summer Olympics / Riding

Show jumping singles

• Humberto Mariles

  Final: 8.75 penalty points, 6th place

  Round 1: 4.00 penalty points, rank 2

  Round 2: 4.75 penalty points, 1st place

• Víctor Saucedo

  Final: 24.00 penalty points, rank 25

  Round 1: 12.00 penalty points, 21st place

  Round 2: 12.00 penalty points, rank 25

• Roberto Viñals

  Final: 32.00 penalty points, rank 35

  Round 1: 20.00 penalty points, rank 38

  Round 2: 12.00 penalty points, rank 25

Show jumping team

• Humberto Mariles on Petrolero : 1st round 4 penalty points, 2nd round 4.75 penalty points
• Víctor Saucedo on Resorte II : 1st round 12 penalty points, 2nd round 12 penalty points
• Roberto Viñals on Alteno : 1st round 20 penalty points, 2nd round 12 penalty points

  Final: 64.75 penalty points, rank 9

  1st round: 36.00 penalty points, rank 8

  2nd round: 28.75 penalty points, 7th place

Versatility single

• Mario Becerril

  Final: 196.33 penalty points, 21st place

  Dressage: 156.33 penalty points, 39th place

  Cross-country ride: 40.00 penalty points, rank 21

  Jumping: no penalty point, rank 1

Wrestling

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Freestyle

Flyweight (up to 52 kg)

• Rodolfo Dávila

  1st round: lost to Louis Baise from South Africa by a judge's decision (0: 3)

  2nd round: won without a fight

  3rd round: by shoulder beating Yushu Kitano from Japan lost

Bantam weight (up to 57 kg)

• Leonardo Basurto

  1st round: by shoulder victory against Ferdinand Schmitz from Germany lost

  2nd round: by shoulder beating Khashaba Jadhav from India lost

Lightweight (up to 67 kg)

• Mario Tovar

  1st round: lost to Jan Cools from Belgium by the judge's decision (0: 3)

  2nd round: lost to Erik Østrand from Denmark by the judge's decision (0: 3)

Welter weight (up to 73 kg)

• Antonio Rosado

  1st round: by shoulder victory against William Smith from the United States of America lost

  2nd round: by shoulder beating Alberto Longarella from Argentina lost

Middle weight (up to 79 kg)

• Eduardo Assam

  1st round: lost to Gustav Gocke from Germany by a judge's decision (0: 3)

  2nd round: by shoulder victory against Haydar Zafer from Turkey lost

shoot

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Free target gun

• Raúl Ibarra

  Final: 530 rings, rank 13

  1st round: 83 rings, rank 37

  2nd round: 88 rings, rank 19

  3rd round: 89 rings, rank 16

  4th round: 87 rings, rank 01

  5th round: 91 rings, rank 06

  6th round: 92 rings, rank 07

• José Reyes Rodríguez

  Final: 523 points, 18th place

  1st round: 86 points, rank 26

  2nd round: 82 points, rank 41

  3rd round: 89 points, 16th place

  4th round: 87 points, 17th place

  5th round: 92 points, 03rd place

  6th round: 87 points, rank 27

Rapid fire pistol

• Ernesto Montemayor, Sr.

  Final: 565 rings, 60 hits, 15th place

  1st round: 284 rings, 30 hits, rank 09

  2nd round: 281 rings, 30 hits, rank 21

• Carlos Rodríguez

  Final: 561 rings, 60 hits, 18th place

  1st round: 279 rings, 30 hits, rank 21

  2nd round: 282 rings, 30 hits, 18th place

swim

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100 m freestyle

• Alberto Isaac

  Preliminary runs: in run 7 (3rd place) with 1: 01.4 min. Not qualified for the semi-finals

• Juan Lanz

  Preliminary runs: in run 5 (3rd place) with 1: 00.9 min. Not qualified for the semi-finals

• Clemente Mejía

  Preliminary runs: in run 2 (3rd place) with 1: 10.7 min. Not qualified for the semi-finals

• René Muñiz

  Preliminary runs: in run 1 (4th place) with 1: 00.5 min. Not qualified for the semifinals

1500 m freestyle

• César Borja

  Preliminary runs: in run 4 (3rd place) with 19: 43.3 minutes not qualified for the final

• Efrén Fierro

  Prelims: in run 2 (3rd place) with 19: 55.8 minutes not qualified for the final

• Tonatiuh Gutiérrez

  Prelims: in run 1 (3rd place) with 19: 18.9 minutes not qualified for the final

200 m chest

• Walter Ocampo

  Preliminary runs: in run 3 (4th place) with 2: 44.8 minutes not qualified for the semi-finals

4 × 200 m freestyle relay

• César Borja , Efrén Fierro , Tonatiuh Gutiérrez and Alberto Isaac

  Preliminary runs: in run 3 (rank 6) with 9: 15.7 minutes not qualified for the final

Water polo

→ Main article : 1952 Summer Olympics / Water polo

• Team: Manuel Castro , Arturo Coste , Modesto Martínez , Gustavo Olguín , José Olguín , Otilio Olguín & Juan Trejo

  1st qualifying round : 4-13 loss to Hungary 

  2nd qualifying round : 4-0 loss to the Union of South Africa ; not qualified for the preliminary round 

Diving

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Men

Jump 3 m

• Alberto Capilla

  Qualification: 61.85 points, 20th place, not qualified for the final

  1st jump: 10.54 points, 18th place

  2nd jump: 06.80 points, 34th place

  3rd jump: 11.78 points, 12th place

  4th jump: 06.84 points, rank 30

  5th jump: 11.97 points, 18th place

  6th jump: 13.92 points, rank 08

• Joaquín Capilla

  Qualification: 79.42 points, rank 4, qualified for the final

  1st jump: 13.26 points, 01st place

  2nd jump: 10.24 points, 15th place

  3rd jump: 14.44 points, 03rd place

  4th jump: 09.24 points, 17th place

  5th jump: 14.49 points, 06th place

  6th jump: 17.75 points, 02nd place

  Final: 98.91 points, 4th place

  1st jump: 15.60 points, 4th place

  2nd jump: 14.11 points, 6th place

  3rd jump: 14.03 points, rank 8

  4th jump: 21.32 points, 1st place

  5th jump: 21.87 points, 2nd place

  6th jump: 11.18 points, rank 8

  Total: 178.33 points, 4th place

• Rodolfo Perea

  Qualification: 62.36 points, 19th place, not qualified for the final

  1st jump: 09.00 points, rank 29

  2nd jump: 09.35 points, 22nd place

  3rd jump: 11.59 points, 14th place

  4th jump: 07.80 points, rank 26

  5th jump: 13.34 points, rank 10

  6th jump: 11.28 points, 20th place

Diving

• Alberto Capilla

  Qualification: 72.95 points, 5th place, qualified for the final

  1st jump: 09.75 points, rank 24

  2nd jump: 11.56 points, 13th place

  3rd jump: 12.24 points, 05th place

  4th jump: 08.85 points, rank 24

  5th jump: 15.64 points, 03rd place

  6th jump: 14.91 points, 05th place

  Final round: 63.49 points, 5th place

  1st jump: 12.32 points, 6th place

  2nd jump: 16.32 points, 3rd place

  3rd jump: 19.25 points, 1st place

  4th jump: 15.60 points, 5th place

  Total: 136.44 points, 5th place

• Joaquín Capilla

  Qualification: 78.46 points, rank 2, qualified for the final

  1st jump: 09.15 points, rank 29

  2nd jump: 13.26 points, 04th place

  3rd jump: 14.06 points, 02nd place

  4th jump: 09.38 points, 21st place

  5th jump: 15.33 points, 04th place

  6th jump: 17.28 points, 01st place

  Final round: 66.75 points, 2nd place

  1st jump: 16.79 points, 2nd place

  2nd jump: 14.74 points, 7th place

  3rd jump: 18.72 points, 2nd place

  4th jump: 16.50 points, 3rd place

  Total: 145.21 points, 2nd place

• Rodolfo Perea

  Qualification: 72.88 points, rank 6, qualified for the final

  1st jump: 09.75 points, rank 24

  2nd jump: 11.73 points, rank 12

  3rd jump: 12.54 points, 04th place

  4th jump: 10.05 points, rank 20

  5th jump: 13.86 points, 06th place

  6th jump: 14.95 points, 03rd place

  Final round: 55.40 points, 6th place

  1st jump: 11.28 points, 7th place

  2nd jump: 14.52 points, rank 8

  3rd jump: 15.60 points, 4th place

  4th jump: 14.00 points, rank 6

  Total: 128.28 points, 6th place

Women

Diving

• Irma Lozano

  Qualification: 33.33 points, rank 13, not qualified for the final

  1st jump: 10.26 points, 06th place

  2nd jump: 10.71 points, 07th place

  3rd jump: 07.56 points, 15th place

  4th jump: 04.80 points, 13th place

• Carlota Ríos

  Qualification: 39.76 points, ranked 10, did not qualify for the final

  1st jump: 06.72 points, 15th place

  2nd jump: 11.04 points, 06th place

  3rd jump: 11.20 points, rank 08

  4th jump: 10.80 points, 06th place

Web links

• Helsinki 1952 - Official Site of the Olympic Movement (English) .
• Mexican Olympic team 1952 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).