Mexico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the Olympic Games

Flag of MexicoFlag bearers
IOC code  MEX
NOC Comité Olímpico Mexicano
Website www.com.org.mx (Spanish)
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors 24 in 10 sports
Medals
Rank: 23
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Olympic history (summary)
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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]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Athletics

Cycling

Men's 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

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 200m Butterfly

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

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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