title: Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics
text: # 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.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Joaquín Capilla | Diving | 10 m platform | 6 December |
  | Bronze | Joaquín Capilla | Diving | 3 m springboard | 1 December |
  
  ## 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 | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | René Ahumada | 100 m | 11.26 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | René Ahumada | 200 m | 21.96 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  ### Road
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Magdaleno Cano | Men's individual road race | 5:53:40 | 9 |
  | Felipe Liñán | Men's individual road race | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Francisco Lozano | Men's individual road race | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Rafael Vaca | Men's individual road race | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Magdaleno Cano Felipe Liñán Francisco Lozano Rafael Vaca | Men's team road race | did not finish | did not finish |
  
  ## Diving
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Juan Botella | 3 m springboard | 78.27 | 9 Q | 49.05 | 12 | 127.32 | 10 |
  | Joaquín Capilla | 3 m springboard | 90.24 | 1 Q | 60.45 | 3 | 150.69 | |
  | Juan Botella | 10 m platform | 69.39 | 12 Q | 56.06 | 10 | 125.45 | 10 |
  | Alberto Capilla | 10 m platform | 74.18 | 7 Q | 58.56 | 9 | 132.74 | 9 |
  | Joaquín Capilla | 10 m platform | 78.68 | 2 Q | 73.76 | 2 | 152.44 | |
  
  ## Fencing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank |
  | Benito Ramos | Men's foil | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Luis Jiménez | Men's épée | 0 | 6 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Benito Ramos | Men's sabre | 1 | 4 | 4 Q | 0 | 5 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank |
  | Pilar Roldán | Women's foil | 4 | 3 | 4 Q | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1956.
  
  ### Individual
  
  * José Pérez
  * Antonio Almada
  * David Romero
  
  ### Team
  
  * José Pérez
  * Antonio Almada
  * David Romero
  
  ## Rowing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Jorge Roesler | Single sculls | 8:24.3 | 4 R | did not finish | did not finish | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
  | Alfonso Castañeda | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 571 | 11 |
  | Rodolfo Flores | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 556 | 19 |
  | Rodolfo Flores | 50 metre pistol | 507 | 26 |
  | Raúl Ibarra | 50 metre pistol | 533 | 15 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Walter Ocampo | 200 m butterfly | 2:41.4 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Eulalio Ríos Alemán | 200 m butterfly | 2:28.1 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:27.3 | 6 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Blanca Barrón | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.5 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gilda Aranda | 400 m freestyle | 5:24.2 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  | Athlete | Event | Clean & Press | Clean & Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Guillermo Balboa | −67.5 kg | 92.5 | 17 | 100 | =11 | 127.5 | =15 | 320 | 17 |
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  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 | Final | Points | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Points | Rank |
  | Mario Tovar González | –67 kg | Tanaquin (PHI) W $^F$ | Ashraf (PAK) W 2-1 $^D$ | Evans (USA) L 3-0 $^D$ | Kasahara (JPN) L $^F$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  