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Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
MEX

Flag bearer
  
Joaquín Capilla

Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Mexican Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.com.org.mx (Spanish)

Competitors
  
24 (21 men and 3 women) in 10 sports

Medals Ranked 23rd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 1 2

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.

Contents

Gold

  • Joaquín Capilla — Diving, Men's Platform

    • Bronze

  • Joaquín Capilla — Diving, Men's Springboard

    • Cycling

    Individual road race
  • Magdaleno Cano — 5:23:40 (→ 9th place)
  • Francisco Lozano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Felipe Liñan — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Rafael Vaca — did not finish (→ no ranking)

    • Diving

    Men's 10m Platform

  • Joaquín Capilla
  • Preliminary Round — 78.68
  • Final — 152.44 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Alberto Capilla
  • Preliminary Round — 74.18
  • Final — 134.74 (→ 9th place)
  • Juan Botella
  • Preliminary Round — 69.39
  • Final — 125.45 (→ 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

    Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1956.

    Individual
  • José Pérez
  • Antonio Almada
  • David Romero
    • Team
  • José Pérez
  • Antonio Almada
  • David Romero

    • Shooting

    Three shooters represented Mexico in 1956.

    25 m pistol
  • Alfonso Castañeda
  • Rodolfo Flores
    • 50 m pistol
  • Raúl Ibarra
  • Rodolfo Flores

    • Swimming

    Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Eulalio Ríos
  • Preliminary Round — x'xx"
  • Final — x'xx" (→ 8th place)
  • Walter Ocampo

    • References

    Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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