# 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

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Humberto Mariles | Equestrian | Jumping Individual | 14 August |
| Gold | Humberto Mariles Alberto Valdés Rubén Uriza | Equestrian | Jumping Team | 14 August |
| Silver | Rubén Uriza | Equestrian | Jumping Individual | 4 August |
| Bronze | Joaquín Capilla | Diving | Men's platform | 5 August |
| Bronze | Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano | Equestrian | Team eventing | 13 August |

## 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 |
| Gonzalo Rodríguez | 100 m | 11.97 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gonzalo Rodríguez | 200 m | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Monges | 400 m | 50.9 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martín Alarcón | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Jorge Aguirre | Men's high jump | Did not start | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Aguirre | Men's long jump | 5.91 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Aguirre | Men's triple jump | Unknown | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisco González | Men's hammer throw | 39.50 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball

Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mexico men's | Men's tournament | Cuba W 39–31 | Ireland W 71–9 | France W 56-42 | Iran W 68-27 | 1 Q | South Korea W 43–32 | United States L 71–10 | Brazil L 52–47 | 4 |
Team roster
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 109 | +125 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 214 | 131 | +83 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 2 | 213 | 131 | +82 | 6 | 9–16th classification |
| 4 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 215 | −79 | 5 | 9–16th classification |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 281 | −211 | 4 | 17th–21st classification |
* 1 August 1948 (1948-08-01)
| Mexico | 39–31 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 23–11, 16–20 |||
| Pts: Santos 16 | | Pts: Aguero 9 |
* Harringay Arena Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)
* 2 August 1948 (1948-08-02)
| Mexico | 71–9 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 34–4, 37–5 |||
| Pts: Porchas 23 | | Pts: Creha 3 |
* Harringay Arena Referees: Ernest Chuard (SUI), Jan Osuský (TCH)
* 3 August 1948 (1948-08-03)
| Mexico | 56–42 | France |
| Scoring by half: 30–20, 26–22 |||
| Pts: Santos 16 | | Pts: Quénin 10 |
* Harringay Arena Referees: Oddone Gagliardi (ITA), Jan Osuský (TCH)
* 5 August 1948 (1948-08-05)
| Mexico | 68–27 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 37–13, 31–14 |||
| Pts: Guerrero 14 | | Pts: Soroudi 10 |
* Harringay Arena Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Oddone Gagliardi (ITA)
Quarterfinals
* 9 August 1948 (1948-08-09)
| Mexico | 43–32 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 24–16, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Santos 18 | | Pts: Byeong-seok 9 |
* Harringay Arena Referees: François Van der Perren (BEL), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)
Semifinals
* 12 August 1948 (1948-08-12)
| United States | 71–40 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 30–14, 41–26 |||
| Pts: Groza 19 | | Pts: Lizaña 9 |
* Harringay Arena Referees: Abdel Azim Ashry (EGY), Vittorio Ugolini (ITA)
Bronze medal game
* 12 August 1948 (1948-08-12)
| Brazil | 52–47 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 17–25, 35–22 |||
| Pts: Da Motta 25 | | Pts: Santos 16 |
* Harringay Arena

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Antonio Luna | Flyweight | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edel Ojeda | Bantamweight | Proffitt (GBR) W | Vicente (ESP) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Conrado Castañon | Featherweight | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ángel Arriaga | Lightweight | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lucio Moreno | Welterweight | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Placido Herrera | Men's individual road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Francisco Rodríguez | Men's individual road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Gabino Rodríguez | Men's individual road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Manuel Solis | Men's individual road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Placido Herrera Francisco Rodríguez Gabino Rodríguez Manuel Solis | Men's team road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Adolfo Romero | 1000 m time trial | 1:22.7 | 18 |

### Track

Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition time speed (km/h) | Opposition time speed (km/h) | Opposition time speed (km/h) | Opposition time speed (km/h) | Opposition time speed (km/h) | Opposition time speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Adolfo Romero | Men's sprint | Welt (AUT) L 17.2 | Lacourse (CAN) L 13.7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Joaquín Capilla | 3 m springboard | 141.79 | 4 |
| Diego Mariscal | 3 m springboard | 107.78 | 17 |
| Joaquín Capilla | 10 m platform | 113.52 | |
| Diego Mariscal | 10 m platform | 95.14 | 13 |
| Gustavo Somohano | 10 m platform | 91.98 | 14 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Ibone Belausteguigoitia | 3 m springboard | 58.18 | 16 |
| Rosa Gutiérrez | 10 m platform | 41.88 | 14 |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Gabriel Gracida | Kamcia | Individual | 248.5 | 18 |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Raúl Campero | Tarahumara | Individual | -128.00 | 24 | 39 | -89.00 | 31 | 31.50 | 31 | -120.50 | 22 |
| Humberto Mariles | Parral | Individual | -134.00 | 28 | 75 | -59.00 | 14 | 2.75 | 14 | -61.75 | 12 |
| Joaquín Solano | Malinche | Individual | -149.00 | 36 | 36 | -113.00 | 33 | 10 | 18 | -123.00 | 23 |
| Raúl Campero Humberto Mariles Joaquín Solano | Tarahumara Parral Malinche | Team | -411.00 | 9 | 150 | -261.00 | 5 | -44.25 | 4 | -305.25 | |

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
| Humberto Mariles | Arete | Individual | 6.25 | |
| Rubén Uriza | Harvey | Individual | 8 | |
| Alberto Valdés | Chihuahua | Individual | 20 | 10 |
| Humberto Mariles Rubén Uriza Alberto Valdés | Arete Harvey Chihuahua | Team | 34.25 | |

## 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 |
| Fidel Luña | Men's foil | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | 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 |
| Alfredo Grisi | Men's foil | 0 | 5 | 6 | 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 foil | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | 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 |
| Antonio Haro | Men's épée | 3 | 3 | 2 Q | 1 | 5 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emilio Meraz | Men's épée | 2 | 4 | 5 | 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 |
| Francisco Valero | Men's épée | 0 | 7 | 8 | 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 |
| Antonio Haro Emilio Meraz Benito Ramos Francisco Valero | Men's team épée | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
| Antonio Haro | Men's sabre | 4 | 2 | 2 Q | 3 | 4 | 4 Q | 4 | 3 | 4 Q | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Fidel Luña | Men's sabre | 0 | 4 | 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 | 3 | 4 | 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 |
| Francisco Valero | Men's sabre | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | 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 |
| Antonio Haro Fidel Luña Benito Ramos Francisco Valero | Men's team sabre | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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 |

### 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 |
| Nadia Boudesoque | Women's foil | 2 | 4 | 6 | 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 |
| Enriqueta Mayora | Women's foil | 2 | 3 | 5 | 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 |
| Emma Ruíz | Women's foil | 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 |

## Football
### Summary

Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
| Team | Event | Prelim. | Round 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mexico men's | Men's tournament | Bye | South Korea L 3–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team roster

Head coach: Abel Ramírez
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
| DF | Raúl Cárdenas | Oct 30, 1928 | 19 | ? | Real Club España | 8 o1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - |
| MF | Alberto Cordoba | May 13, 1925 | 23 | ? | Estrella | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| MF | Fernando Figueroa | Jul 2,1925 | 23 | ? | SUTAJ | 1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Eduardo Garduño | Oct 2, 1928 | 19 | ? | Club América | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | José Mercado Luna | Aug 6, 1928 | 19 | ? | Occidente | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| GK | Francisco Quintero Nava | Mar 8, 1923 | 25 | ? | Imperio | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | Jorge Rodríguez Navarro | | | ? | Club Atlas | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | José Luis Rodríguez Peralta | Nov 5,1922 | 25 | ? | CF Moctezuma | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Jorge Ruiz Aguilar | May 13, 1928 | 20 | ? | Atlas Tulancingo | 1 | 1 | 90 | - | - | - |
| FW | Mario Sánchez | | | ? | Club América | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| DF | Carlos Thompson | | | ? | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |
| | - Stand-by players - | | | | | | | | | | |
| GK | Antonio Carbajal | Jun 7, 1929 | 19 | ? | Oviedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| FW | José Maria Cobián | | | ? | Club América | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| MF | Julio Parrales Tapia | 1922 | 25 | ? | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| MF | Ruben Ruiz Aguilar | | | ? | Atlas Tulancingo | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| MF | Julio Trujillo | | | ? | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| MF | Fidel Villalobos | | | ? | Imperio | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |

### Round of 16
## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | PB | HB | V | Total | Rank |
| Jorge Castro | Team | 20.0 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 26.9 | 103.9 | — |
| Rubén Lira | Team | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.25 | 17.0 | 25.5 | 98.95 | — |
| Dionisio Aguilar | Team | 11.0 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 81.8 | — |
| Everardo Rios | Team | 12.0 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 55.2 | — |
| Nicanor Villarreal | Team | 4.0 | | | | | | | — |
| Total | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | 343.85 | 16 |

#### Individual

Apparatus and all-around events received separate scores.
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | PB | HB | V | Total | Rank |
| Dionisio Aguilar | All-around | 11.0 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 55.2 | 120 |
| Jorge Castro | All-around | 20.0 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 26.9 | 103.9 | 116 |
| Rubén Lira | All-around | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.25 | 17.0 | 25.5 | 98.95 | 117 |
| Everardo Rios | All-around | 12.0 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 55.2 | 120 |
| Nicanor Villarreal | All-around | 4.0 | | | | | | | 122 |
| Dionisio Aguilar | Floor | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 |
| Jorge Castro | Floor | 20.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 |
| Rubén Lira | Floor | 17.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
| Everardo Rios | Floor | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 |
| Nicanor Villarreal | Floor | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 |
| Dionisio Aguilar | Pommel horse | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 113 |
| Jorge Castro | Pommel horse | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 120 |
| Rubén Lira | Pommel horse | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 113 |
| Everardo Rios | Pommel horse | — | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 121 |
| Dionisio Aguilar | Rings | — | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | — | 119 |
| Jorge Castro | Rings | — | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | — | 116 |
| Rubén Lira | Rings | — | — | 13.2 | — | — | — | — | 118 |
| Everardo Rios | Rings | — | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | 120 |
| Dionisio Aguilar | Parallel bars | — | — | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | 115 |
| Jorge Castro | Parallel bars | — | — | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | 118 |
| Rubén Lira | Parallel bars | — | — | — | 12.25 | — | — | — | 119 |
| Everardo Rios | Parallel bars | — | — | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | 120 |
| Dionisio Aguilar | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | — | — | 119 |
| Jorge Castro | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | — | — | 108 |
| Rubén Lira | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | — | — | 108 |
| Everardo Rios | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | — | — | 120 |
| Dionisio Aguilar | Floor | — | — | — | — | — | 20.4 | — | 113 |
| Jorge Castro | Floor | — | — | — | — | — | 26.9 | — | 107 |
| Rubén Lira | Floor | — | — | — | — | — | 25.5 | — | 108 |
| Everardo Rios | Floor | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | — | 119 |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Riding (cross-country) | Riding (cross-country) | Riding (cross-country) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Running (4000 m) | Running (4000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Results (Wins) | Rank | Time | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Total points | Final rank |
| Ricardo García | 12 | =31 | 4:42.4 | 10 | 0 | 9:49.8 | 8 | 148 | 43 | 16:50.7 | 33 | 134 | 35 |
| Alejandro Quiroz | 15 | 40 | 5:26.2 | 27 | 39.5 | 11:18.3 | 29 | 186 | 16 | 16:31.7 | 27 | 130 | 33 |

## Shooting

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| José Alanís | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 529 | 44 |
| Francisco Bustamente | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 539 | 18 |
| Ernesto Montemayor Sr. | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 550 | 14 |
| Gilberto Martínez | 30 metre rifle | 1013 | 22 |
| José Nozari | 30 metre rifle | 539 | 18 |
| José Reyes Rodríguez | 30 metre rifle | 944 | 29 |
| Gustavo Huet | 50 metre rifle | 588 | 30 |
| Oscar Lozano | 50 metre rifle | 590 | 26 |
| José de la Torre | 50 metre rifle | 580 | 53 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alberto Isaac | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.1 | 2 Q | 1:00.4 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ramón Bravo | 400 m freestyle | Did not start | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Angel Maldonado | 400 m freestyle | Did not start | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| César Borja | 1500 m freestyle | 21:15.8 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ramón Bravo | 1500 m freestyle | 20:45.5 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Angel Maldonado | 1500 m freestyle | 20:47.2 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ramón Bravo Angel Maldonado Apolonio Castillo Alberto Isaac | 4 × 200 m freestyle | — | — | 9:23.4 | 4 Q | 9:20.2 | 7 |
| Tonatiuh Gutiérrez | 100 m backstroke | 1:15.6 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Clemente Mejía | 100 m backstroke | 1:09.8 | 3 Q | 1:09.6 | 4 Q | 1:09.0 | 4 |
| Apolonio Castillo | 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.7 | 15 Q | 2:53.5 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Magda Bruggemann | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.5 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Magda Bruggemann | 400 m freestyle | 5:43.8 | 14 Q | 5:42.4 | 13' | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Magda Bruggemann | 100 m backstroke | 1:21.4 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helga Diederichsen | 200 m breaststroke | 3:27.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 |
| Marcelino Salas | −56 kg | 60 | 19 | 70 | 19 | 100 | =15 | 230 | 19 |
| Hugo Banda | −67.5 kg | 85 | =17 | 80 | 22 | 107.5 | 21 | 275 | 21 |
| Armando Rueda | −75 kg | 100 | =11 | 95 | =18 | 120 | =21 | 315 | 17 |

## Wrestling

Key:
* F - Fall.
* D - Decision

### Freestyle

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 | Round 6 | Final | Points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Points | Rank |
| Delmiro Bernal | –61 kg | Hamid (EGY) L 3–0 $^D$ | Sjölin (SWE) L $^F$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Luis Pérez | –67 kg | Baumann (SUI) L $^F$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eduardo Estrada | –73 kg | Zandi (IRI) L $^F$ | Bhargava (IND) L 2-1 $^D$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eduardo Assam | –79 kg | Bowey (GBR) L 3-0 $^D$ | Sepponen (FIN) L $^F$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |