Mexico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports.
Alfonso Zamora — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Mexico entered three men and three women. The women were much more successful than the men, though none of the archers won a medal. Their highest placing competitor was Francisca de Gutierrez, at 10th place in the women's competition.
Women's Individual Competition:
Francisca de Gutierrez – 2353 points (→ 10th place)
Aurora Bretón – 2335 points (→ 15th place)
Silvia de Tapia – 2258 points (→ 23rd place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Alfonso Jones – 2344 points (→ 28th place)
Rafael Aveleira – 2178 points (→ 51st place)
José Almanzor – 2175 points (→ 52nd place)
Men's 5,000 metres
Mario Pérez
Heat — 13:58.2 (→ did not advance)
Pedro Miranda
Heat — 13:45.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Juan Máximo Martínez
Pedro Miranda
Men's Marathon
Jacinto Sabinal
Alfredo Peñaloza
Rafael Tadeo
Men's 20 km Walk
José Oliveros
Pedro Aroche
Ismael Avila
Men's 50 km Walk
Gabriel Hernández
Raúl González
José Oliveros
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Salvador García
First Round — Lost to Ralph Evans (GBR), 1:4
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Arturo Delgado
Men's Bantamweight
Alfonso Zamora
Men's Featherweight
Juan Francisco García
Men's Lightweight
Antonio Gin
Men's Welterweight
Sergio Lozano
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Emeterio Villanueva
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Alfredo Lemus (VEN), 4:1
Third Round — Defeated Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3
Quarterfinals — Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 0:5
Men's Middleweight
José Luis Espinosa
Six cyclists represented Mexico in 1972.
Individual road race
Jesús Sarabia — 10th place
Agustín Alcántara — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Francisco Vázquez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Francisco Javier Huerta — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial
Agustín Alcántara
Antonio Hernández
Francisco Huerta
Francisco Vázquez
Sprint
Arturo Cambroni
1000m time trial
Arturo Cambroni
Final — 1:11.54 (→ 24th place)
Individual pursuit
Francisco Huerta
Men's 3m Springboard
Carlos Armando Giron – 521.88 points (→ 9th place)
José de Jesus Robinson – 514.02 points (→ 11th place)
Porfirio Becerril – 310.65 points (→ 27th place)
Men's 10m Platform
Carlos Armando Giron – 442.41 points (→ 8th place)
José de Jesus Robinson – 284.58 points (→ 14th place)
Porfirio Becerril – 282.57 points (→ 15th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
Bertha Baraldi – 252.66 points (→ 15th place)
Women's 10m Platform
Bertha Baraldi – 174.21 points (→ 20th place)
Six fencers, all men, represented Mexico in 1972.
Men's foil
Carlos Calderón
Vicente Calderón
Men's épée
Luis Stephens
Jorge Castillejos
Carlos Calderón
Men's team épée
Carlos Calderón, Jorge Castillejos, Hermilo Leal, Luis Stephens
Men's sabre
Roberto Alva
Vicente Calderón
Hermilo Leal
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group 2)
Defeated Sudan (1-0)
Defeated Burma (1-0)
Lost to Soviet Union (1-4)
Second Round (Group A)
Drew with West Germany (1-1)
Lost to East Germany (0-7)
Lost to Hungary (0-2)
Did not advance → Seventh place
Team Roster
Juan Manuel Álvarez
Francisco Barba Ordaz
Fernando Blanco Garell
Manuel Borja Garcia
Leonardo Cuellar Rivera
Alejandro Hernandez Pat
Alfredo Hernandez Martinez
Manuel Manzo
Salvador Marquez Ramos
Enrique Martin del Campo
Alejandro Peña
Daniel Razo Marquez
David Regalado
Lorenzo Reyes
Jesus Rico Espejel
Rogelio Ruiz Vaquera
Horacio Sánchez Marquez
José Angel Talavera
José Luis Trejo Montoya
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Great Britain (0-6)
Lost to New Zealand (0-7)
Lost to Poland (0-3)
Lost to Australia (0-10)
Lost to the Netherlands (0-4)
Lost to India (0-8)
Lost to Kenya (1-2)
Classification Match
15th/16th place: Lost to Uganda (1-4) → 16th place
Team Roster
Adán Noriega
David Sevilla
José Luis Partida
Enrique Filoteo
Francisco Ramírez
Héctor Ventura
Javier Varela
José Miguel Huacuja
José María Mascaro
Juan Calderón
Manuel Fernández
Manuel Noriega
Noel Gutiérrez
Orlando Ventura
Oscar Huacuja
Rubén Vasconcelos
Víctor Contreras
Raul Furlon
Luis Arredondo
Epigmenio Etchiga
Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Gilberto Toledano – 4428 points (→ 42nd place)
Eduarde Olivera Lastra – 4426 points (→ 43rd place)
Juan José Castilla – 4014 points (→ 55th place)
Men's Team Competition:
Toledano Sanchez, Olivera Lastra, and Castilla Ramos – 12901 points (→ 17th place)
Alternate Member:
Rafael Alvarez Perez
Men's Single Sculls
Guillermo Spamer
Heat — 8:38.63
Repechage — 8:40.76 (→ did not advance)
Ten shooters, nine men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1972.
25 m pistol
Homero Laddaga
Mario Sánchez
50 m pistol
Juventino Sánchez
300 m rifle, three positions
Olegario Vázquez
Jesús Elizondo
50 m rifle, three positions
Olegario Vázquez
Jesús Elizondo
50 m rifle, prone
Ernesto Montemayor, Jr.
Olegario Vázquez
Trap
Fernando Walls
David Alkon
Skeet
Nuria Ortíz
Juan Bueno
Men's 100m Freestyle
Roberto Strauss
Heat — 56.78s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Guillermo García
Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Roberto Strauss
Heat — 2:03.57 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Guillermo García
José Luis Prado
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Guillermo García
Alberto García
Men's 100m Backstroke
José Joaquín Santibáñez
Men's 200m Backstroke
Rafael Rocha
José Urueta
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Felipe Muñoz
Gustavo Salcedo
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Felipe Muñoz
Gustavo Salcedo
Men's 100m Butterfly
Hugo Valencia
Men's 200m Butterfly
Hugo Valencia
Ricardo Marmolejo
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Ricardo Marmolejo
José Joaquín Santibáñez
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Ricardo Marmolejo
José Luis Prado
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Jorge Urreta, José Santibañez, Guillermo García and Roberto Strauss
Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Guillermo García, Roberto Strauss, José Luis Prado, and Jorge Urreta
Heat — 8:08.39 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 100m Freestyle
Women's 200m Freestyle
Women's 400m Freestyle
Women's 800m Freestyle
Women's 100m Backstroke
Women's 200m Backstroke
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Women's 100m Butterfly
Women's 200m Butterfly
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Cuba (4-6)
Defeated Canada (7-3)
Lost to Yugoslavia (3-5)
Lost to United States (5-7)
Lost to Romania (6-9) → Did not advance
Team Roster
Daniel Goméz Bilbao
Arturo Valencia Cadena
Alfredo Sauza Martinéz
Francisco Garcia Moreno
Juan Manuel Garcia Moreno
Raul Alanis Guerrero
Maximiliano Aguilar Salazar
Armando Fernandez Alatorre
Ricardo Chapa Galaviz
Rafael Azpeitia Lopez
Victor Manuel Garcia Romero
