Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the Olympic Games

Flag of MexicoFlag bearers
IOC code  MEX
NOC Comité Olímpico Mexicano
Website www.com.org.mx (Spanish)
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors 24 in 10 sports
Medals
Rank: 23
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
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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]

Contents

Medalists

Med 1.png Gold

Med 3.png Bronze

Athletics

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Magdaleno Cano5:23:40 (→ 9th place)
  • Francisco Lozanodid not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Felipe Liñandid not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Rafael Vacadid not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Round78.68
  • Final152.44 (→ Med 1.png Gold Medal)
  • Alberto Capilla
  • Preliminary Round74.18
  • Final134.74 (→ 9th place)
  • Juan Botella
  • Preliminary Round69.39
  • Final125.45 (→ 10th place)

Fencing

Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1956.

Men's foil
  • Benito Ramos
Men's épée
  • Luis Jiménez
Men's sabre
  • Benito Ramos
Women's foil
  • Pilar Roldán

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Preliminary Roundx'xx"
  • Finalx'xx" (→ 8th place)
  • Walter Ocampo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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