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Mexico competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 88 competitors, 81 men and 7 women, took part in 57 events in 14 sports.[1]
| Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MEX |
| NOC | Mexican Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 88 (81 men and 7 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Francisco Bustamente |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Humberto Mariles | Equestrian | Jumping Individual | 14 August |
| Gold | Humberto Mariles Alberto Valdés Rubén Uriza | Equestrian | Jumping Team | 14 August |
 Silver | Rubén Uriza | Equestrian | Jumping Individual | 4 August |
 Bronze | Joaquín Capilla | Diving | Men's platform | 5 August |
| Bronze | Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano | Equestrian | Team eventing | 13 August |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gonzalo Rodríguez | 100 m | 11.97 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gonzalo Rodríguez | 200 m | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Carlos Monges | 400 m | 50.9 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Martín Alarcón | 5000 m | — | Unknown | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Jorge Aguirre | Men's high jump | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
| Jorge Aguirre | Men's long jump | 5.91 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Jorge Aguirre | Men's triple jump | Unknown | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Francisco González | Men's hammer throw | 39.50 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
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| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Mexico men's | Men's tournament |  CubaW 39–31 |
 IrelandW 71–9 |
 FranceW 56-42 |
 IranW 68-27 |
1 Q |  South KoreaW 43–32 |
 United StatesL 71–10 |
 BrazilL 52–47 |
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Team roster
| Mexico men's national basketball team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group play
1 August 1948 |
 Mexico |
39–31 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 23–11, 16–20 | ||
| Pts: Santos 16 | Pts: Aguero 9 | |
Harringay Arena Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA) |
2 August 1948 |
| Mexico |
71–9 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 34–4, 37–5 | ||
| Pts: Porchas 23 | Pts: Creha 3 | |
Harringay Arena Referees: Ernest Chuard (SUI), Jan Osuský (TCH) |
3 August 1948 |
| Mexico |
56–42 | France |
| Scoring by half: 30–20, 26–22 | ||
| Pts: Santos 16 | Pts: Quénin 10 | |
Harringay Arena Referees: Oddone Gagliardi (ITA), Jan Osuský (TCH) |
5 August 1948 |
| Mexico |
68–27 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 37–13, 31–14 | ||
| Pts: Guerrero 14 | Pts: Soroudi 10 | |
Harringay Arena Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Oddone Gagliardi (ITA) |
Quarterfinals
9 August 1948 |
| Mexico |
43–32 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 24–16, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Santos 18 | Pts: Byeong-seok 9 | |
Harringay Arena Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA) |
Semifinals
12 August 1948 |
| United States |
71–40 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 30–14, 41–26 | ||
| Pts: Groza 19 | Pts: Lizaña 9 | |
Harringay Arena Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA) |
Bronze medal game
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Antonio Luna | Flyweight | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Edel Ojeda | Bantamweight |  Proffitt (GBR)W |
 Vicente (ESP)L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Conrado Castañon | Featherweight | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Ángel Arriaga | Lightweight | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Lucio Moreno | Welterweight | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placido Herrera | Men's individual road race | Did not finish | |
| Francisco Rodríguez | Did not finish | ||
| Gabino Rodríguez | Did not finish | ||
| Manuel Solis | Did not finish | ||
| Placido Herrera Francisco Rodríguez Gabino Rodríguez Manuel Solis |
Men's team road race | Did not finish | |
| Adolfo Romero | 1000 m time trial | 1:22.7 | 18 |
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition time speed (km/h) |
Opposition time speed (km/h) |
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Opposition time speed (km/h) |
Opposition time speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Adolfo Romero | Men's sprint |  Welt (AUT)L 17.2 |
 Lacourse (CAN)L 13.7 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Joaquín Capilla | 3 m springboard | 141.79 | 4 |
| Diego Mariscal | 107.78 | 17 | |
| Joaquín Capilla | 10 m platform | 113.52 | |
| Diego Mariscal | 95.14 | 13 | |
| Gustavo Somohano | 91.98 | 14 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Ibone Belausteguigoitia | 3 m springboard | 58.18 | 16 |
| Rosa Gutiérrez | 10 m platform | 41.88 | 14 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Gracida | Kamcia | Individual | 248.5 | 18 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Raúl Campero | Tarahumara | Individual | -128.00 | 24 | 39 | -89.00 | 31 | 31.50 | 31 | -120.50 | 22 |
| Humberto Mariles | Parral | -134.00 | 28 | 75 | -59.00 | 14 | 2.75 | 14 | -61.75 | 12 | |
| Joaquín Solano | Malinche | -149.00 | 36 | 36 | -113.00 | 33 | 10 | 18 | -123.00 | 23 | |
| Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano |
Tarahumara Parral Malinche |
Team | -411.00 | 9 | 150 | -261.00 | 5 | -44.25 | 4 | -305.25 | |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humberto Mariles | Arete | Individual | 6.25 | |
| Rubén Uriza | Harvey | 8 | | |
| Alberto Valdés | Chihuahua | 20 | 10 | |
| Humberto Mariles Rubén Uriza Alberto Valdés |
Arete Harvey Chihuahua |
Team | 34.25 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | ||
| Fidel Luña | Men's foil | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Alfredo Grisi | 0 | 5 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Benito Ramos | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Antonio Haro | Men's épée | 3 | 3 | 2 Q | 1 | 5 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Emilio Meraz | 2 | 4 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Francisco Valero | 0 | 7 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Antonio Haro Emilio Meraz Benito Ramos Francisco Valero |
Men's team épée | 0 | 2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Antonio Haro | Men's sabre | 4 | 2 | 2 Q | 3 | 4 | 4 Q | 4 | 3 | 4 Q | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Fidel Luña | 0 | 4 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Benito Ramos | 1 | 3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Francisco Valero | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Antonio Haro Fidel Luña Benito Ramos Francisco Valero |
Men's team sabre | 0 | 2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | ||
| Nadia Boudesoque | Women's foil | 2 | 4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Enriqueta Mayora | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Emma Ruíz | 0 | 6 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||||
Key:
| Team | Event | Prelim. | Round 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Mexico men's | Men's tournament | Bye | South Korea L 3–5 |
Did not advance | |||
Head coach: Abel Ramírez
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Raúl Cárdenas | Oct 30, 1928 | 19 | ? |  Real Club España | 8 o1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - |
| MF | Alberto Cordoba | May 13, 1925 | 23 | ? | Estrella | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| MF | Fernando Figueroa | Jul 2,1925 | 23 | ? | SUTAJ | 1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Eduardo Garduño | Oct 2, 1928 | 19 | ? | Club América | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | José Mercado Luna | Aug 6, 1928 | 19 | ? | Occidente | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| GK | Francisco Quintero Nava | Mar 8, 1923 | 25 | ? | Imperio | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | Jorge Rodríguez Navarro | ? | Club Atlas | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ||
| DF | José Luis Rodríguez Peralta | Nov 5,1922 | 25 | ? | CF Moctezuma | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Jorge Ruiz Aguilar | May 13, 1928 | 20 | ? | Atlas Tulancingo | 1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Mario Sánchez | ? | Club América | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ||
| DF | Carlos Thompson | ? | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ||
| - Stand-by players - | |||||||||||
| GK | Antonio Carbajal | Jun 7, 1929 | 19 | ? | Oviedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| FW | José Maria Cobián | ? | Club América | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | Julio Parrales Tapia | 1922 | 25 | ? | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| MF | Ruben Ruiz Aguilar | ? | Atlas Tulancingo | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | Julio Trujillo | ? | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| MF | Fidel Villalobos | ? | Imperio | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| South Korea | 5–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Choi Seong-gon  13'Bae Jeong-ho 30'Chung Kook-chin 63', 66'Chung Nam-sik 87' |
Report | Cárdenas 23' Figueroa 85'Ruiz 89' |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||||
| F | PH | R | PB | HB | V | ||||
| Jorge Castro | Team | 20.0 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 26.9 | 103.9 | — |
| Rubén Lira | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.25 | 17.0 | 25.5 | 98.95 | — | |
| Dionisio Aguilar | 11.0 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 81.8 | — | |
| Everardo Rios | 12.0 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 55.2 | — | |
| Nicanor Villarreal | 4.0 | — | |||||||
| Total | — | 343.85 | 16 | ||||||
Apparatus and all-around events received separate scores.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||||
| F | PH | R | PB | HB | V | ||||
| Dionisio Aguilar | All-around | 11.0 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 55.2 | 120 |
| Jorge Castro | 20.0 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 26.9 | 103.9 | 116 | |
| Rubén Lira | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.25 | 17.0 | 25.5 | 98.95 | 117 | |
| Everardo Rios | 12.0 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 55.2 | 120 | |
| Nicanor Villarreal | 4.0 | 122 | |||||||
| Dionisio Aguilar | Floor | 11.0 | — | 120 | |||||
| Jorge Castro | 20.0 | — | 114 | ||||||
| Rubén Lira | 17.0 | — | 117 | ||||||
| Everardo Rios | 12.0 | — | 119 | ||||||
| Nicanor Villarreal | 4.0 | — | 121 | ||||||
| Dionisio Aguilar | Pommel horse | — | 14.0 | — | 113 | ||||
| Jorge Castro | — | 11.0 | — | 120 | |||||
| Rubén Lira | — | 14.0 | — | 113 | |||||
| Everardo Rios | — | 4.7 | — | 121 | |||||
| Dionisio Aguilar | Rings | — | 11.4 | — | 119 | ||||
| Jorge Castro | — | 14.5 | — | 116 | |||||
| Rubén Lira | — | 13.2 | — | 118 | |||||
| Everardo Rios | — | 11.0 | — | 120 | |||||
| Dionisio Aguilar | Parallel bars | — | 17.0 | — | 115 | ||||
| Jorge Castro | — | 14.5 | — | 118 | |||||
| Rubén Lira | — | 12.25 | — | 119 | |||||
| Everardo Rios | — | 9.5 | — | 120 | |||||
| Dionisio Aguilar | Horizontal bar | — | 8.0 | — | 119 | ||||
| Jorge Castro | — | 17.0 | — | 108 | |||||
| Rubén Lira | — | 17.0 | — | 108 | |||||
| Everardo Rios | — | 6.0 | — | 120 | |||||
| Dionisio Aguilar | Floor | — | 20.4 | — | 113 | ||||
| Jorge Castro | — | 26.9 | — | 107 | |||||
| Rubén Lira | — | 25.5 | — | 108 | |||||
| Everardo Rios | — | 12.0 | — | 119 | |||||
| Athlete | Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (300 m freestyle) |
Riding (cross-country) |
Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Running (4000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results (Wins) |
Rank | Time | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Ricardo García | 12 | =31 | 4:42.4 | 10 | 0 | 9:49.8 | 8 | 148 | 43 | 16:50.7 | 33 | 134 | 35 |
| Alejandro Quiroz | 15 | 40 | 5:26.2 | 27 | 39.5 | 11:18.3 | 29 | 186 | 16 | 16:31.7 | 27 | 130 | 33 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| José Alanís | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 529 | 44 |
| Francisco Bustamente | 539 | 18 | |
| Ernesto Montemayor Sr. | 550 | 14 | |
| Gilberto Martínez | 30 metre rifle | 1013 | 22 |
| José Nozari | 539 | 18 | |
| José Reyes Rodríguez | 944 | 29 | |
| Gustavo Huet | 50 metre rifle | 588 | 30 |
| Oscar Lozano | 590 | 26 | |
| José de la Torre | 580 | 53 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alberto Isaac | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.1 | 2 Q | 1:00.4 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Ramón Bravo | 400 m freestyle | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Angel Maldonado | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||
| César Borja | 1500 m freestyle | 21:15.8 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Ramón Bravo | 20:45.5 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Angel Maldonado | 20:47.2 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ramón Bravo Angel Maldonado Apolonio Castillo Alberto Isaac |
4 × 200 m freestyle | — | 9:23.4 | 4 Q | 9:20.2 | 7 | |
| Tonatiuh Gutiérrez | 100 m backstroke | 1:15.6 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Clemente Mejía | 1:09.8 | 3 Q | 1:09.6 | 4 Q | 1:09.0 | 4 | |
| Apolonio Castillo | 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.7 | 15 Q | 2:53.5 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Magda Bruggemann | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.5 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Magda Bruggemann | 400 m freestyle | 5:43.8 | 14 Q | 5:42.4 | 13' | Did not advance | |
| Magda Bruggemann | 100 m backstroke | 1:21.4 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Helga Diederichsen | 200 m breaststroke | 3:27.8 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Clean & Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marcelino Salas | −56 kg | 60 | 19 | 70 | 19 | 100 | =15 | 230 | 19 |
| Hugo Banda | −67.5 kg | 85 | =17 | 80 | 22 | 107.5 | 21 | 275 | 21 |
| Armando Rueda | −75 kg | 100 | =11 | 95 | =18 | 120 | =21 | 315 | 17 |
Key:
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 | Round 6 | Final | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| Delmiro Bernal | –61 kg |  Hamid (EGY)L 3–0 D |
 Sjölin (SWE)L F |
Did not advance | ||||||
| José Luis Pérez | –67 kg |  Baumann (SUI)L F |
Did not advance | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Eduardo Estrada | –73 kg |  Zandi (IRI)L F |
 Bhargava (IND)L 2-1 D |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Eduardo Assam | –79 kg | Bowey (GBR) L 3-0 D |
 Sepponen (FIN)L F |
Did not advance | — | Did not advance | ||||
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