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. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports.


Medalists


Silver

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— Boxing, Men's Bantamweight


Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Mexico entered three men and three women. The women were much more successful than the men, though none of the archers won a medal. Their highest placing competitor was Francisca de Gutierrez, at 10th place in the women's competition. Women's Individual Competition: * Francisca de Gutierrez – 2353 points (→ 10th place) *
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– 2335 points (→ 15th place) * Silvia de Tapia – 2258 points (→ 23rd place) Men's Individual Competition: * Alfonso Jones – 2344 points (→ 28th place) * Rafael Aveleira – 2178 points (→ 51st place) * José Almanzor – 2175 points (→ 52nd place)


Athletics

Men's 5,000 metres * Mario Pérez :* Heat — 13:58.2 (→ did not advance) * Pedro Miranda :* Heat — 13:45.2 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres *
Juan Máximo Martínez Juan Máximo Martínez (January 1, 1947 – May 25, 2021)Pedro Miranda Men's Marathon * Jacinto Sabinal *
Alfredo Peñaloza Alfredo Peñaloza Carmona (born 31 March 1947 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was third in the 1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American ...
* Rafael Tadeo Men's 20 km Walk * José Oliveros *
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Ismael Avila Ismael Avila (born 22 September 1949) is a Mexican racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as M ...
Men's 50 km Walk * Gabriel Hernández *
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* José Oliveros


Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Salvador García :* First Round — Lost to Ralph Evans (GBR), 1:4 Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) *
Arturo Delgado Arturo Delgado (born 17 November 1951) is a Mexican boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States ...
Men's Bantamweight *
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Men's Featherweight * Juan Francisco García Men's Lightweight *
Antonio Gin Antonio Gin (born 12 June 1955) is a Mexican boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 ( ...
Men's Welterweight * Sergio Lozano Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) *
Emeterio Villanueva Emeterio Villanueva (born 3 March 1946) is a Mexican boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as ...
:* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated
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(VEN), 4:1 :* Third Round — Defeated Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3 :* Quarterfinals — Lost to
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(GDR), 0:5 Men's Middleweight * José Luis Espinosa


Canoeing


Cycling

Six cyclists represented Mexico in 1972. ; Individual road race * Jesús Sarabia — 10th place * Agustín Alcántara — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Francisco Vázquez — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Francisco Javier Huerta — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;
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* Agustín Alcántara * Antonio Hernández *
Francisco Huerta Francisco Javier Huerta Franco (born 10 August 1947) is a Mexican former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and ...
* Francisco Vázquez ;
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* Arturo Cambroni ; 1000m time trial * Arturo Cambroni :* Final — 1:11.54 (→ 24th place) ;
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Diving

Men's 3m Springboard * Carlos Armando Giron – 521.88 points (→ 9th place) * José de Jesus Robinson – 514.02 points (→ 11th place) *
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– 310.65 points (→ 27th place) Men's 10m Platform * Carlos Armando Giron – 442.41 points (→ 8th place) * José de Jesus Robinson – 284.58 points (→ 14th place) * Porfirio Becerril – 282.57 points (→ 15th place) Women's 3m Springboard * Bertha Baraldi – 252.66 points (→ 15th place) Women's 10m Platform * Bertha Baraldi – 174.21 points (→ 20th place)


Equestrian


Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Mexico in 1972. ; Men's foil * Carlos Calderón * Vicente Calderón ; Men's épée * Luis Stephens *
Jorge Castillejos Jorge Castillejos (born 6 July 1951) is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München ...
* Carlos Calderón ; Men's team épée * Carlos Calderón,
Jorge Castillejos Jorge Castillejos (born 6 July 1951) is a Mexican fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München ...
, Hermilo Leal, Luis Stephens ; Men's sabre * Roberto Alva * Vicente Calderón * Hermilo Leal


Football

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group 2) :* Defeated Sudan (1-0) :* Defeated Burma (1-0) :* Lost to Soviet Union (1-4) *Second Round (Group A) :* Drew with West Germany (1-1) :* Lost to East Germany (0-7) :* Lost to Hungary (0-2) :** Did not advance → Seventh place * Team Roster :* Juan Manuel Álvarez :* Francisco Barba Ordaz :* Fernando Blanco Garell :* Manuel Borja Garcia :* Leonardo Cuellar Rivera :* Alejandro Hernandez Pat :* Alfredo Hernandez Martinez :* Manuel Manzo :* Salvador Marquez Ramos :* Enrique Martin del Campo :* Alejandro Peña :* Daniel Razo Marquez :* David Regalado :*
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:* Jesus Rico Espejel :* Rogelio Ruiz Vaquera :* Horacio Sánchez Marquez :* José Angel Talavera :* José Luis Trejo Montoya


Gymnastics


Hockey

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Lost to Great Britain (0-6) :* Lost to New Zealand (0-7) :* Lost to Poland (0-3) :* Lost to Australia (0-10) :* Lost to the Netherlands (0-4) :* Lost to India (0-8) :* Lost to Kenya (1-2) *Classification Match :* 15th/16th place: Lost to Uganda (1-4) → 16th place *Team Roster :* Adán Noriega :* David Sevilla :*
José Luis Partida José Luis Partida (born 30 August 1952) is a Mexican former field hockey player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (germa ...
:* Enrique Filoteo :* Francisco Ramírez :*
Héctor Ventura Héctor Ventura (born 7 September 1944) is a Mexican former field hockey player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commo ...
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Javier Varela Javier Varela (born 27 September 1940) is a Mexican former field hockey player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahu ...
:* José Miguel Huacuja :* José María Mascaro :*Juan Calderón :* Manuel Fernández :* Manuel Noriega :* Noel Gutiérrez :*
Orlando Ventura Orlando Ventura (born 20 May 1948) is a Mexican former field hockey player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly k ...
:* Oscar Huacuja :* Rubén Vasconcelos :* Víctor Contreras


Judo

:* Raul Furlon :* Luis Arredondo :* Epigmenio Etchiga


Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: * Gilberto Toledano – 4428 points (→ 42nd place) * Eduarde Olivera Lastra – 4426 points (→ 43rd place) * Juan José Castilla – 4014 points (→ 55th place) Men's Team Competition: * Toledano Sanchez, Olivera Lastra, and Castilla Ramos – 12901 points (→ 17th place) Alternate Member: *Rafael Alvarez Perez


Rowing

Men's Single Sculls * Guillermo Spamer :*Heat — 8:38.63 :*Repechage — 8:40.76 (→ did not advance)


Sailing


Shooting

Ten shooters, nine men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1972. ;
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* Homero Laddaga * Mario Sánchez ;
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* Juventino Sánchez ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Olegario Vázquez *
Jesús Elizondo Jesús Alfonso Elizondo Nájera (30 October 1930 – 12 March 2009) was a Mexican sport shooter. He competed at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the younger brother of Héctor Elizondo Héctor Elizondo (born December 22 ...
; 50 m rifle, three positions * Olegario Vázquez *
Jesús Elizondo Jesús Alfonso Elizondo Nájera (30 October 1930 – 12 March 2009) was a Mexican sport shooter. He competed at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the younger brother of Héctor Elizondo Héctor Elizondo (born December 22 ...
; 50 m rifle, prone *
Ernesto Montemayor, Jr. Ernesto Montemayor Jr. (3 March 1928 – 6 August 2000) was a Mexican sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () a ...
* Olegario Vázquez ;
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* Fernando Walls * David Alkon ; Skeet *
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* Juan Bueno


Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle *
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:* Heat — 56.78s (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle * Guillermo García :* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) *
Roberto Strauss Roberto Strauss (born 24 June 1952) is a Mexican former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in freestyle, and at the 1973 Maccabiah Games he won three bronze medals in free ...
:* Heat — 2:03.57 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m Freestyle * Guillermo García *
José Luis Prado José Luis Prado Medel (born 12 November 1956) is a Mexican former butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covena ...
Men's 1500m Freestyle * Guillermo García * Alberto García Men's 100m Backstroke *
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Men's 200m Backstroke * Rafael Rocha * José Urueta Men's 100m Breaststroke * Felipe Muñoz * Gustavo Salcedo Men's 200m Breaststroke * Felipe Muñoz * Gustavo Salcedo Men's 100m Butterfly *
Hugo Valencia Hugo Valencia (born 19 May 1953) is a Mexican former swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (germa ...
Men's 200m Butterfly *
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* Ricardo Marmolejo Men's 200m Individual Medley * Ricardo Marmolejo *
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Men's 400m Individual Medley * Ricardo Marmolejo *
José Luis Prado José Luis Prado Medel (born 12 November 1956) is a Mexican former butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covena ...
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay *
Jorge Urreta Jorge Antonio Urreta Merino (born 8 June 1950 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX ...
, José Santibañez, Guillermo García and
Roberto Strauss Roberto Strauss (born 24 June 1952) is a Mexican former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in freestyle, and at the 1973 Maccabiah Games he won three bronze medals in free ...
:* Heat — DNF (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Guillermo García,
Roberto Strauss Roberto Strauss (born 24 June 1952) is a Mexican former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in freestyle, and at the 1973 Maccabiah Games he won three bronze medals in free ...
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José Luis Prado José Luis Prado Medel (born 12 November 1956) is a Mexican former butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covena ...
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Jorge Urreta Jorge Antonio Urreta Merino (born 8 June 1950 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX ...
:* Heat — 8:08.39 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 100m Freestyle Women's 200m Freestyle Women's 400m Freestyle Women's 800m Freestyle Women's 100m Backstroke Women's 200m Backstroke Women's 100m Breaststroke Women's 200m Breaststroke Women's 100m Butterfly Women's 200m Butterfly Women's 200m Individual Medley Women's 400m Individual Medley Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


Water polo

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) :* Lost to Cuba (4-6) :* Defeated Canada (7-3) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (3-5) :* Lost to United States (5-7) :* Lost to Romania (6-9) → Did not advance * Team Roster :* Daniel Goméz Bilbao :* Arturo Valencia Cadena :* Alfredo Sauza Martinéz :* Francisco Garcia Moreno :* Juan Manuel Garcia Moreno :* Raul Alanis Guerrero :* Maximiliano Aguilar Salazar :* Armando Fernandez Alatorre :* Ricardo Chapa Galaviz :* Rafael Azpeitia Lopez :* Victor Manuel Garcia Romero


Weightlifting


Wrestling


See also

* Mexico at the 1971 Pan American Games


References

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