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 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports.

Archery

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 Breton – 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)

Athletics

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
  Juan Máximo Martínez
  Juan Máximo Martínez is a long-distance runner from Mexico. He won the gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, and twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1968 and 1972. In 1968, at the Mexico City Olympics, he finished in...
  
  
• Pedro Miranda

Men's Marathon

• Jacinto Sabinal
• Alfredo Peñaloza
• Rafael Tadeo

Men's 20 km Walk

• José Oliveros
• Pedro Aroche
  Pedro Aroche
  Pedro Aroche de los Monteros is a retired male race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Ismael Avila

Men's 50 km Walk

• Gabriel Hernández
• Raúl González
• José Oliveros

Boxing

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
  Alfonso Zamora
  Alfonso Zamora Quiroz is a former Mexican boxer who fought from 1973 to 1980. Zamora was the silver medalist at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He enjoyed a meteoric rise in his professional career...
  
  

Men's Featherweight

• Juan Francisco García
  Juan Francisco García
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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
  Christopher Elliott
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   (IRL), TKO-3
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Peter Tiepold
  Peter Tiepold
  Peter Tiepold is a former light-middleweight boxer from East Germany, who won the bronze medals of international competitions. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :*...
  
   (GDR), 0:5

Men's Middleweight

• José Luis Espinosa

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's 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)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Arturo Cambroni
• Final — 1:11.54 (→ 24th place)

Diving

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)

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Mexico in 1972.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Carlos Calderón
  Carlos Calderón (fencer)
  Carlos Calderón is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Vicente Calderón
  Vicente Calderón (fencer)
  Vicente Calderón is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Luis Stephens
  Luis Stephens
  Luis Stephens is a Mexican fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Jorge Castillejos
  Jorge Castillejos
  Jorge Castillejos is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Carlos Calderón
  Carlos Calderón (fencer)
  Carlos Calderón is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Carlos Calderón
  Carlos Calderón (fencer)
  Carlos Calderón is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Jorge Castillejos
  Jorge Castillejos
  Jorge Castillejos is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Hermilo Leal
  Hermilo Leal
  Hermilo Leal is a Mexican fencer. He competed in the team épée and individual sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Luis Stephens
  Luis Stephens
  Luis Stephens is a Mexican fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

• Roberto Alva
  Roberto Alva
  Roberto Alva is a Mexican fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, held in Germany.-References:...
  
  
• Vicente Calderón
  Vicente Calderón (fencer)
  Vicente Calderón is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Hermilo Leal
  Hermilo Leal
  Hermilo Leal is a Mexican fencer. He competed in the team épée and individual sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Football

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 Ortega
• Salvador Marquez Ramos
• Enrique Martin del Campo
• Alejandro Peña
• Daniel Razo Marquez
• David Regalado
• Lorenzo Reyes
  Lorenzo Reyes
  Lorenzo Enrique Reyes Vicencio , is a Chilean footballer who plays as Midfielder for Huachipato in Chile's Primera División. Reyes is also used recurrently by Marcelo Bielsa as "sparring" for the senior national team.-References:...
  
  
• Jesus Rico Espejel
• Rogelio Ruiz Vaquera
• Horacio Sánchez Marquez
• José Angel Talavera
• José Luis Trejo Montoya

Hockey

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

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Gilberto Toledano Sanchez – 4428 points (→ 42nd place)
• Eduarde Olivera Lastra – 4426 points (→ 43rd place)
• Juan José Castilla Ramos – 4014 points (→ 55th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Toledano Sanchez, Olivera Lastra, and Castilla Ramos – 12901 points (→ 17th place)

Alternate Member:

• Rafael Alvarez Perez

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

• Guillermo Spamer
• Heat — 8:38.63
• Repechage — 8:40.76 (→ did not advance)

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Roberto Strauss
• Heat — 56.78s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Guillermo García
  Guillermo Garcia (swimmer)
  Guillermo García is a 2-time Olympic distance swimmer from Mexico. He swam for Mexico at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m Freestyle at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was a finalist in the same event at the 1972 Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

• Roberto Strauss
• Heat — 2:03.57 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Guillermo García
  Guillermo Garcia (swimmer)
  Guillermo García is a 2-time Olympic distance swimmer from Mexico. He swam for Mexico at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m Freestyle at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was a finalist in the same event at the 1972 Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• José Luis Prado

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Guillermo García
  Guillermo Garcia (swimmer)
  Guillermo García is a 2-time Olympic distance swimmer from Mexico. He swam for Mexico at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m Freestyle at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was a finalist in the same event at the 1972 Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Alberto García
  Alberto García
  Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997...
  
  

Men's 100m Backstroke

• José Joaquín Santibáñez

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Rafael Rocha
  Rafael Rocha
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• José Urueta

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Felipe Muñoz
  Felipe Muñoz
  Felipe Muñoz Kapamas is an Olympic champion breaststroke swimmer from Mexico, and as of 2008, is the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee...
  
  
• Gustavo Salcedo

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Felipe Muñoz
  Felipe Muñoz
  Felipe Muñoz Kapamas is an Olympic champion breaststroke swimmer from Mexico, and as of 2008, is the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee...
  
  
• Gustavo Salcedo

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Hugo Valencia

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Hugo Valencia
• Ricardo Marmolejo
  Ricardo Marmolejo
  Ricardo Marmolejo is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Mexico. He swam for the Mexico National Swim Team at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics....
  
  

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Ricardo Marmolejo
  Ricardo Marmolejo
  Ricardo Marmolejo is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Mexico. He swam for the Mexico National Swim Team at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics....
  
  
• José Joaquín Santibáñez

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Ricardo Marmolejo
  Ricardo Marmolejo
  Ricardo Marmolejo is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Mexico. He swam for the Mexico National Swim Team at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics....
  
  
• José Luis Prado

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Jorge Urreta, José Santibañez, Guillermo García
  Guillermo Garcia (swimmer)
  Guillermo García is a 2-time Olympic distance swimmer from Mexico. He swam for Mexico at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m Freestyle at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was a finalist in the same event at the 1972 Olympics.-References:...
  
   and Roberto Strauss
• Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Guillermo García
  Guillermo Garcia (swimmer)
  Guillermo García is a 2-time Olympic distance swimmer from Mexico. He swam for Mexico at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m Freestyle at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was a finalist in the same event at the 1972 Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Roberto Strauss, José Luis Prado, and Jorge Urreta
• Heat — 8:08.39 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m 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 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

Water polo

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