Mexico at the 1952 Summer Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

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. 64 competitors, 61 men and 3 women, took part in 35 events in 13 sports.

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Main Round (Group B)
Defeated Finland (66-48)
Lost to Bulgaria (44-52)
Lost to Soviet Union (62-71) → did not advance, 11th place
Team Roster
Emilio López
Fernando Rojas
José Rojas
Filiberto Manzo
Héctor Guerrero
Hector Guerrero
Héctor Manuel Guerrero Llanes is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, better known simply by his paternal name, Héctor Guerrero...
Jorge Cardiel
José Bru
José Meneses
José Cabrera
José Pioquinto Soto
Rolando Rubalcava
Rubén Almanza
Sergio Olguín
Sergio Olguín
Sergio Olguín is an Argentinean author, journalist and literary critic born on 29 January 1967 in Buenos Aires. Whereas most of the novels that he has published to date can be categorised as youth literature, he has also published stories and novels that do not fall in this category.-Biography:He...

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Angel Romero — 5:24:33.9 (→ 45th place)
Francisco Lozano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Julio Cepeda — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Ricardo García — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Joaquín Capilla
Joaquín Capilla
Joaquín Capilla Pérez born in Mexico City was a Mexican diver. He won the bronze medal in the platform diving event at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, the silver medal in the platform diving event again at the 1952 Olympic games in Helsinki, and the gold in the platform and the bronze...
Final — 178.33 points (→ 4th place)

Rodolfo Perea
Preliminary Round — 62.36 points (→ 19th place)

Alberto Capilla
Preliminary Round — 61.85 points (→ 20th place)

Women's 10m Platform

Carlota Rios
Preliminary Round — 39.76 points (→ 10th place)

Irma Lozano
Preliminary Round — 33.33 points (→ 13th place)

Fencing

Four fencers, all male, represented Mexico in 1952.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 23, 1952 to July 24, 1952. 61 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

Benito Ramos

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 27, 1952 to July 28, 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

Antonio Haro
Antonio Haro
Antonio Haro was a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...
Emilio Meraz
Emilio Meraz
Emilio Meraz was a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Benito Ramos

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1952 to August 1, 1952. 66 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

Antonio Haro
Antonio Haro
Antonio Haro was a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...
Benito Ramos
Rafael Cámara
Rafael Cámara
Rafael Cámara was a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Juan Lanz
Alberto Isaac
Alberto Isaac
Alberto Isaac was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
René Muñis

Men's 1,500 m Freestyle

Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez was a swimmer from Mexico. He competed in the freestyle and the backstroke events.Gutiérrez twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948 and 1952. He also won two medals in the men's freestyle events at the 1951 Pan American Games.-References:*...
César Borja
Ernesto Fierro

Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez was a swimmer from Mexico. He competed in the freestyle and the backstroke events.Gutiérrez twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948 and 1952. He also won two medals in the men's freestyle events at the 1951 Pan American Games.-References:*...
César Borja
Ernesto Fierro
Alberto Isaac
Alberto Isaac
Alberto Isaac was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Clemente Mejía

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Walter Ocampo

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