Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors	88 (81 men and 7 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Francisco Bustamente
Medals; Ranked 17th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904–1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Mexico competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 88 competitors, 81 men and 7 women, took part in 57 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Humberto Mariles	Equestrian	Jumping Individual	14 August
Gold	Humberto Mariles Alberto Valdés Rubén Uriza	Equestrian	Jumping Team	14 August
Silver	Rubén Uriza	Equestrian	Jumping Individual	4 August
Bronze	Joaquín Capilla	Diving	Men's platform	5 August
Bronze	Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano	Equestrian	Team eventing	13 August

Athletics

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gonzalo Rodríguez	100 m	11.97	6	Did not advance
Gonzalo Rodríguez	200 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Carlos Monges	400 m	50.9	3	Did not advance
Martín Alarcón	5000 m	—				Unknown	8	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jorge Aguirre	Men's high jump	Did not start		Did not advance
Jorge Aguirre	Men's long jump	5.91	20	Did not advance
Jorge Aguirre	Men's triple jump	Unknown	26	Did not advance
Francisco González	Men's hammer throw	39.50	24	Did not advance

Basketball

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mexico men's	Men's tournament	Cuba W 39–31	Ireland W 71–9	France W 56-42	Iran W 68-27	1 Q	South Korea W 43–32	United States L 71–10	Brazil L 52–47	4

Team roster

Mexico men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

No.	Name	Age – Date of birth
3	Jorge Gudiño	28 – (1920-06-02)2 June 1920
4	Francisco Galindo	–
5	Emilio López	24 – (1923-08-23)23 August 1923
9	Angel Acuña Lizaña	29 – (1919-02-11)11 February 1919
12	Alberto Bienvenú	–
13	Fernando Rojas	24 – (1923-08-02)2 August 1923
14	José Rojas	24 – (1923-11-09)9 November 1923
19	Jorge Cardiel	24 – (1924-04-23)23 April 1924
21	Isaac Alfaro	–
22	Ignacio Romo Porchas	24 – (1924-07-17)17 July 1924
29	José Cabrera	27 – (1921-01-22)22 January 1921
33	Héctor Guerrero	21 – (1926-11-24)24 November 1926
55	Rodolfo Díaz	30 – (1918-05-07)7 May 1918
77	Josué Santos	32 – (1916-07-01)1 July 1916

Head coach

Agustín García Arreola

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the competition
Age – describes age
on 30 July 1948

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	4	4	0	234	109	+125	8	Quarterfinals
2	France	4	3	1	214	131	+83	7	Quarterfinals
3	Cuba	4	2	2	213	131	+82	6	9–16th classification
4	Iran	4	1	3	136	215	−79	5	9–16th classification
5	Ireland	4	0	4	70	281	−211	4	17th–21st classification

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.

1 August 1948

Mexico	39–31	Cuba
Scoring by half: 23–11, 16–20
Pts: Santos 16		Pts: Aguero 9

Harringay Arena
Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)

2 August 1948

Mexico	71–9	Ireland
Scoring by half: 34–4, 37–5
Pts: Porchas 23		Pts: Creha 3

Harringay Arena
Referees: Ernest Chuard (SUI), Jan Osuský (TCH)

3 August 1948

Mexico	56–42	France
Scoring by half: 30–20, 26–22
Pts: Santos 16		Pts: Quénin 10

Harringay Arena
Referees: Oddone Gagliardi (ITA), Jan Osuský (TCH)

5 August 1948

Mexico	68–27	Iran
Scoring by half: 37–13, 31–14
Pts: Guerrero 14		Pts: Soroudi 10

Harringay Arena
Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Oddone Gagliardi (ITA)

Quarterfinals

9 August 1948

Mexico	43–32	South Korea
Scoring by half: 24–16, 19–16
Pts: Santos 18		Pts: Byeong-seok 9

Harringay Arena
Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)

Semifinals

12 August 1948

United States	71–40	Mexico
Scoring by half: 30–14, 41–26
Pts: Groza 19		Pts: Lizaña 9

Harringay Arena
Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)

Bronze medal game

12 August 1948

Brazil	52–47	Mexico
Scoring by half: 17–25, 35–22
Pts: Da Motta 25		Pts: Santos 16

Harringay Arena

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Antonio Luna	Flyweight	Did not start	Did not advance
Edel Ojeda	Bantamweight	Proffitt (GBR) W	Vicente (ESP) L	Did not advance			9
Conrado Castañon	Featherweight	Did not start	Did not advance
Ángel Arriaga	Lightweight	Did not start	Did not advance
Lucio Moreno	Welterweight	Did not start	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Placido Herrera	Men's individual road race	Did not finish
Francisco Rodríguez		Did not finish
Gabino Rodríguez		Did not finish
Manuel Solis		Did not finish
Placido Herrera Francisco Rodríguez Gabino Rodríguez Manuel Solis	Men's team road race	Did not finish
Adolfo Romero	1000 m time trial	1:22.7	18

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Opposition time speed (km/h)	Rank
Adolfo Romero	Men's sprint	Welt (AUT) L 17.2	Lacourse (CAN) L 13.7	Did not advance

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Joaquín Capilla	3 m springboard	141.79	4
Diego Mariscal	3 m springboard	107.78	17
Joaquín Capilla	10 m platform	113.52
Diego Mariscal		95.14	13
Gustavo Somohano		91.98	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Ibone Belausteguigoitia	3 m springboard	58.18	16
Rosa Gutiérrez	10 m platform	41.88	14

Equestrian

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Gabriel Gracida	Kamcia	Individual	248.5	18

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping		Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Raúl Campero	Tarahumara	Individual	-128.00	24	39	-89.00	31	31.50	31	-120.50	22
Humberto Mariles	Parral		-134.00	28	75	-59.00	14	2.75	14	-61.75	12
Joaquín Solano	Malinche		-149.00	36	36	-113.00	33	10	18	-123.00	23
Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano	Tarahumara Parral Malinche	Team	-411.00	9	150	-261.00	5	-44.25	4	-305.25

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank
Humberto Mariles	Arete	Individual	6.25
Rubén Uriza	Harvey		8
Alberto Valdés	Chihuahua		20	10
Humberto Mariles Rubén Uriza Alberto Valdés	Arete Harvey Chihuahua	Team	34.25

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final
Athlete	Event	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank
Fidel Luña	Men's foil	Did not start			Did not advance
Alfredo Grisi		0	5	6	Did not advance
Benito Ramos		Did not start			Did not advance
Antonio Haro	Men's épée	3	3	2 Q	1	5	7	Did not advance
Emilio Meraz		2	4	5	Did not advance
Francisco Valero		0	7	8	Did not advance
Antonio Haro Emilio Meraz Benito Ramos Francisco Valero	Men's team épée	0	2	3	Did not advance
Antonio Haro	Men's sabre	4	2	2 Q	3	4	4 Q	4	3	4 Q	1	6	8
Fidel Luña		0	4	7	Did not advance
Benito Ramos		1	3	4	Did not advance
Francisco Valero		Did not start			Did not advance
Antonio Haro Fidel Luña Benito Ramos Francisco Valero	Men's team sabre	0	2	3	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final
Athlete	Event	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank
Nadia Boudesoque	Women's foil	2	4	6	Did not advance
Enriqueta Mayora		2	3	5	Did not advance
Emma Ruíz		0	6	7	Did not advance

Football

Summary

Key:

A.E.T – After extra time.

Team	Event	Prelim.	Round 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mexico men's	Men's tournament	Bye	South Korea L 3–5	Did not advance

Team roster

Head coach: Abel Ramírez

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on	Cards yellow/red
DF	Raúl Cárdenas	Oct 30, 1928	19	?	Real Club España	8 o1	1	90	-	-	-
MF	Alberto Cordoba	May 13, 1925	23	?	Estrella	1	0	90	-	-	-
MF	Fernando Figueroa	Jul 2,1925	23	?	SUTAJ	1	1	90	-	-	-
FW	Eduardo Garduño	Oct 2, 1928	19	?	Club América	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	José Mercado Luna	Aug 6, 1928	19	?	Occidente	1	0	90	-	-	-
GK	Francisco Quintero Nava	Mar 8, 1923	25	?	Imperio	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Jorge Rodríguez Navarro			?	Club Atlas	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	José Luis Rodríguez Peralta	Nov 5,1922	25	?	CF Moctezuma	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Jorge Ruiz Aguilar	May 13, 1928	20	?	Atlas Tulancingo	1	1	90	-	-	-
FW	Mario Sánchez			?	Club América	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Carlos Thompson			?	Instituto Politécnico Nacional	1	0	90	-	-	-
	- Stand-by players -
GK	Antonio Carbajal	Jun 7, 1929	19	?	Oviedo	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	José Maria Cobián			?	Club América	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Julio Parrales Tapia	1922	25	?	Instituto Politécnico Nacional	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Ruben Ruiz Aguilar			?	Atlas Tulancingo	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Julio Trujillo			?	Instituto Politécnico Nacional	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Fidel Villalobos			?	Imperio	0	0	0	-	-	-

Round of 16

2 August 1948

18:30

South Korea	5–3	Mexico
Choi Seong-gon 13' Bae Jeong-ho 30' Chung Kook-chin 63', 66' Chung Nam-sik 87'	Report	Cárdenas 23' Figueroa 85' Ruiz 89'

Champion Hill, Dulwich

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Leo Lemesic (Yugoslavia)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Team

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	PB	HB	V	Total	Rank
Jorge Castro	Team	20.0	11.0	14.5	14.5	17.0	26.9	103.9	—
Rubén Lira		17.0	14.0	13.2	12.25	17.0	25.5	98.95	—
Dionisio Aguilar		11.0	14.0	11.4	17.0	8.0	20.4	81.8	—
Everardo Rios		12.0	4.7	11.0	9.5	6.0	12.0	55.2	—
Nicanor Villarreal		4.0							—
Total		—						343.85	16

Individual

Apparatus and all-around events received separate scores.

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	PB	HB	V	Total	Rank
Dionisio Aguilar	All-around	11.0	14.0	11.4	17.0	8.0	20.4	55.2	120
Jorge Castro		20.0	11.0	14.5	14.5	17.0	26.9	103.9	116
Rubén Lira		17.0	14.0	13.2	12.25	17.0	25.5	98.95	117
Everardo Rios		12.0	4.7	11.0	9.5	6.0	12.0	55.2	120
Nicanor Villarreal		4.0							122
Dionisio Aguilar	Floor	11.0	—						120
Jorge Castro		20.0	—						114
Rubén Lira		17.0	—						117
Everardo Rios		12.0	—						119
Nicanor Villarreal		4.0	—						121
Dionisio Aguilar	Pommel horse	—	14.0	—					113
Jorge Castro		—	11.0	—					120
Rubén Lira		—	14.0	—					113
Everardo Rios		—	4.7	—					121
Dionisio Aguilar	Rings	—		11.4	—				119
Jorge Castro		—		14.5	—				116
Rubén Lira		—		13.2	—				118
Everardo Rios		—		11.0	—				120
Dionisio Aguilar	Parallel bars	—			17.0	—			115
Jorge Castro		—			14.5	—			118
Rubén Lira		—			12.25	—			119
Everardo Rios		—			9.5	—			120
Dionisio Aguilar	Horizontal bar	—				8.0	—		119
Jorge Castro		—				17.0	—		108
Rubén Lira		—				17.0	—		108
Everardo Rios		—				6.0	—		120
Dionisio Aguilar	Floor	—					20.4	—	113
Jorge Castro		—					26.9	—	107
Rubén Lira		—					25.5	—	108
Everardo Rios		—					12.0	—	119

Modern pentathlon

Athlete	Fencing (épée one touch)		Swimming (300 m freestyle)		Riding (cross-country)			Shooting (10 m air pistol)		Running (4000 m)		Total points	Final rank
Athlete	Results (Wins)	Rank	Time	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Total points	Final rank
Ricardo García	12	=31	4:42.4	10	0	9:49.8	8	148	43	16:50.7	33	134	35
Alejandro Quiroz	15	40	5:26.2	27	39.5	11:18.3	29	186	16	16:31.7	27	130	33

Shooting

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
José Alanís	25 m rapid fire pistol	529	44
Francisco Bustamente		539	18
Ernesto Montemayor Sr.		550	14
Gilberto Martínez	30 metre rifle	1013	22
José Nozari		539	18
José Reyes Rodríguez		944	29
Gustavo Huet	50 metre rifle	588	30
Oscar Lozano		590	26
José de la Torre		580	53

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alberto Isaac	100 m freestyle	1:00.1	2 Q	1:00.4	7	Did not advance
Ramón Bravo	400 m freestyle	Did not start		Did not advance
Angel Maldonado	400 m freestyle	Did not start		Did not advance
César Borja	1500 m freestyle	21:15.8	25	Did not advance
Ramón Bravo		20:45.5	19	Did not advance
Angel Maldonado		20:47.2	21	Did not advance
Ramón Bravo Angel Maldonado Apolonio Castillo Alberto Isaac	4 × 200 m freestyle	—		9:23.4	4 Q	9:20.2	7
Tonatiuh Gutiérrez	100 m backstroke	1:15.6	5	Did not advance
Clemente Mejía	100 m backstroke	1:09.8	3 Q	1:09.6	4 Q	1:09.0	4
Apolonio Castillo	200 m breaststroke	2:50.7	15 Q	2:53.5	15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Magda Bruggemann	100 m freestyle	1:12.5	25	Did not advance
Magda Bruggemann	400 m freestyle	5:43.8	14 Q	5:42.4	13'	Did not advance
Magda Bruggemann	100 m backstroke	1:21.4	17	Did not advance
Helga Diederichsen	200 m breaststroke	3:27.8	6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Clean & Press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marcelino Salas	−56 kg	60	19	70	19	100	=15	230	19
Hugo Banda	−67.5 kg	85	=17	80	22	107.5	21	275	21
Armando Rueda	−75 kg	100	=11	95	=18	120	=21	315	17

Wrestling

Key:

F - Fall.
D - Decision

Freestyle

Wrestlers who accumulated 5 "bad points" were eliminated. Points were given as follows: 1 point for victories short of a fall and 3 points for every loss.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final	Points	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Points	Rank
Delmiro Bernal	–61 kg	Hamid (EGY) L 3–0 ^D	Sjölin (SWE) L ^F	Did not advance
José Luis Pérez	–67 kg	Baumann (SUI) L ^F	Did not advance				—	Did not advance
Eduardo Estrada	–73 kg	Zandi (IRI) L ^F	Bhargava (IND) L 2-1 ^D	Did not advance
Eduardo Assam	–79 kg	Bowey (GBR) L 3-0 ^D	Sepponen (FIN) L ^F	Did not advance		—		Did not advance