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Mexico at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Mexico at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.soycom.org (in Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors69 (63 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearerPilar Roldán
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mexico competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 69 competitors, 63 men and 6 women, took part in 54 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Further information: 1960 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1960 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Juan Botella Diving 3 m springboard 29 August

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Santiago Plaza 100 m 10.8 3 Q 10.8 7 did not advance
Santiago Plaza 200 m 22.0 4 did not advance
Jorge Terán 400 m 9:38.0 10 did not advance
Alfredo Tinoco 3000 m steeplechase 49.6 6 — did not advance
Rodolfo Mijares
Santiago Plaza
Roberto Procel
Jorge Terán 		4 x 100 m relay did not start did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Roberto Procel Long jump 7.23 24 did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Points Rank
Rodolfo Mijares 11.3 6.20 10.59 1.65 50.5 17.3 37.55 3.40 43.36 4:49.3 5413 21
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sebastiana Alvarado 800 m did not start — did not advance

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semi-final Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Juan Botella 3 m springboard 60.66 3 Q 46.30 1 106.96 3 Q 55.34 4 162.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Álvaro Gaxiola 54.89 6 Q 39.78 8 94.67 6 Q 55.75 3 150.42 4
10 m platform 49.30 20 Did not advance
Roberto Madrigal 52.03 10 Q 43.85 4 95.88 6 Q 56.98 3 152.86 4
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Semi-final Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
María Teresa Adames 3 m springboard 42.00 17 Did not advance
10 m platform 49.54 13 — Did not advance

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Eight fencers, seven men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1960.

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

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1960.

Individual
Team
  • Antonio Almada
  • Sergio Escobedo
  • José Pérez

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Mexico had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's coxless pair

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented Mexico in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jorge Escalante 100 m freestyle 57.6 =16 Q 59.0 24 Did not advance
Raúl Guzmán 400 m freestyle 4:42.2 26 — Did not advance
Mauricio Ocampo 4:35.3 13 — Did not advance
Alfredo Guzmán 1500 m freestyle 19:11.1 21 — Did not advance
Mauricio Ocampo 18:29.0 13 — Did not advance
Alejandro Gaxiola 100 m backstroke 1:05.9 =20 Did not advance
Enrique Rabell 1:08.0 29 Did not advance
Eulalio Ríos 200 m butterfly 2:22.7 9 Q 2:24.2 10 Did not advance
Raúl Guzmán
Alfredo Guzmán
Jorge Escalante
Mauricio Ocampo 		4 × 200 m freestyle 8:50.4 14 — Did not advance
Alejandro Gaxiola
Enrique Rabell
Mauricio Ocampo
Jorge Escalante 		4 × 100 m medley 4:23.1 12 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Blanca Barrón 100 m freestyle 1:07.9 26 Did not advance
María Luisa Souza 1:08.4 28 Did not advance
Blanca Barrón 400 m freestyle 5:26.4 20 — Did not advance
María Luisa Souza 5:21.3 17 — Did not advance
Silvia Belmar 100 m butterfly 1:16.5 17 — Did not advance
Eulalia Martínez 1:17.9 19 — Did not advance
Eulalia Martínez
Silvia Belmar
Blanca Barrón
María Luisa Souza 		4 × 100 m freestyle 4:43.1 11 — Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "Mexico at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjedre, Arild; Hejimans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Mexico Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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