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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. Medalists Athletics ;Track & road events ;Field events Basketball Summary Team roster Group play ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal game Boxing Cycling Road Track Sprint Diving ;Men ;Women Equestrian Dressage Eventing Jumping Fencing ;Men ;Women Football ;Summary ;Team roster Head coach: Abel Ramírez Herrera (Mexican footballer), Abel Ramírez ;Round of 16 Gymnastics Artistic ;Team ;Individual Apparatus and all-around events received separate scores. Modern pentathlon Shooting Swimming ;Men ;Women Weightlifting Wrestling ;Freestyle Wrestlers who accumulated 5 "bad points" were eliminated. Points were given as follows: 1 point for victories short of a Pin (amateur wrestling), fall and 3 points for every loss. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Olympic Committee
The Mexican Olympic Committee () (COM) is the organization that represents Mexico, Mexican athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. It was created and formally recognized by the IOC in 1923. The organization is currently directed by María José Alcalá. The Mexican Olympic Committee is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. History As early as the 1900 Universal Exposition of Paris, Baron Pierre de Coubertin thought that Mexico should enter the next Olympic Games In 1901, he met with the Mexican ambassador Miguel de Beistegui in Belgium, where they decided to form the National Olympic Committee of Mexico. After this meeting, they sent a letter on May 25, 1901 to General Porfirio Diaz (the president of Mexico at the time) to inform him that Beistegui would be the representative of Mexico before the International Olympic Committee. However, Mexico (after participating in the 1900 games) did not parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
