Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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]

Mexico at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors88 (81 men and 7 women) in 14 sports
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Further information: 1948 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldHumberto MarilesEquestrianJumping Individual14 August
 GoldHumberto Mariles
Alberto Valdés
Rubén Uriza		EquestrianJumping Team14 August
 SilverRubén UrizaEquestrianJumping Individual4 August
 BronzeJoaquín CapillaDivingMen's platform5 August
 BronzeRaúl Campero
Humberto Mariles
Joaquín Solano		EquestrianTeam eventing13 August

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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
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
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
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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
  • Mexico 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
3  Cuba 4 2 2 213 131 +82 6 9–16th classification
4  Iran 4 1 3 136 215 −79 5
5  Ireland 4 0 4 70 281 −211 4 17th–21st classification
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
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 (1948-08-01)
 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 (1948-08-02)
 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 (1948-08-03)
 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 (1948-08-05)
 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 (1948-08-09)
 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 (1948-08-12)
 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 (1948-08-12)
 Brazil 52–47  Mexico
Scoring by half: 17–25, 35–22
Pts: Da Motta 25 Pts: Santos 16

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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
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
Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Joaquín Capilla 3 m springboard 141.79 4
Diego Mariscal 107.78 17
Joaquín Capilla 10 m platform 113.52 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Diego Mariscal 95.14 13
Gustavo Somohano 91.98 14
Women
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Ibone Belausteguigoitia 3 m springboard 58.18 16
Rosa Gutiérrez 10 m platform 41.88 14

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Dressage
Athlete Horse Event Score Rank
Gabriel Gracida Kamcia Individual 248.5 18

Eventing
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Jumping
Athlete Horse Event Penalties Rank
Humberto Mariles Arete Individual 6.25 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rubén Uriza Harvey 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alberto Valdés Chihuahua 20 10
Humberto Mariles
Rubén Uriza
Alberto Valdés		 Arete
Harvey
Chihuahua		 Team 34.25 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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
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
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Prelim. Round 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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
DFRaúl CárdenasOct 30, 192819 ?Mexico Real Club España8 o1190---
MFAlberto CordobaMay 13, 192523 ?Mexico Estrella1090---
MFFernando FigueroaJul 2,192523 ?Mexico SUTAJ1190---
FWEduardo GarduñoOct 2, 192819 ?Mexico Club América1090---
FWJosé Mercado LunaAug 6, 192819 ?Mexico Occidente1090---
GKFrancisco Quintero NavaMar 8, 192325 ?Mexico Imperio1090---
DFJorge Rodríguez Navarro ?Mexico Club Atlas1090---
DFJosé Luis Rodríguez PeraltaNov 5,192225 ?Mexico CF Moctezuma1090---
FWJorge Ruiz AguilarMay 13, 192820?Mexico Atlas Tulancingo1190---
FWMario Sánchez ?Mexico Club América1090---
DFCarlos Thompson ?Mexico Instituto Politécnico Nacional1090---
- Stand-by players -
GKAntonio CarbajalJun 7, 192919 ?Mexico Oviedo000---
FWJosé Maria Cobián ?Mexico Club América000---
MFJulio Parrales Tapia192225 ?Mexico Instituto Politécnico Nacional000---
MFRuben Ruiz Aguilar ?Mexico Atlas Tulancingo000---
MFJulio Trujillo ?Mexico Instituto Politécnico Nacional000---
MFFidel Villalobos ?Mexico Imperio000---
Round of 16
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'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Leo Lemesic (Yugoslavia)

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Team
Athlete Event Final
Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R PB HB V
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
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
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(300 m freestyle)		 Riding
(cross-country)		 Shooting
(10 m air pistol)		 Running
(4000 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results
(Wins)		 Rank Time Rank Penalties Time Rank Points Rank Time 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
Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Final
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
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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 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 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
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
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Clean & Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
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
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
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

References
  1. "Mexico at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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