Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

Mexico at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors24 (21 men and 3 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearerJoaquín Capilla
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Athletics

Cycling

Individual road race

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Round 78.68
  • Final 152.44 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Preliminary Round 74.18
  • Final 134.74 (→ 9th place)
  • Preliminary Round 69.39
  • Final 125.45 (→ 10th place)

Fencing

Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1956.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1956.

Individual
Team
  • José Pérez
  • Antonio Almada
  • David Romero

Rowing

Mexico had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's single sculls

Shooting

Three shooters represented Mexico in 1956.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol

Swimming

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Preliminary Round x'xx"
  • Final x'xx" (→ 8th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Mexico at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mexico Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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