# Mexico at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports.

## Medalists
### Silver

* Alfonso Zamora — 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)
* Aurora Bretón – 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
* Pedro Miranda
Men's Marathon
* Jacinto Sabinal
* Alfredo Peñaloza
* Rafael Tadeo
Men's 20 km Walk
* José Oliveros
* Pedro Aroche
* Ismael Avila
Men's 50 km Walk
* Gabriel Hernández
* Raúl González
* 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
Men's Bantamweight
* Alfonso Zamora
Men's Featherweight
* Juan Francisco García
Men's Lightweight
* Antonio Gin
Men's Welterweight
* Sergio Lozano
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
* Emeterio Villanueva
   * First Round — Bye
   * Second Round — Defeated Alfredo Lemus (VEN), 4:1
   * Third Round — Defeated Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3
   * Quarterfinals — Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 0:5
Men's Middleweight
* José Luis Espinosa

## 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)

### Team time trial

* Agustín Alcántara
* Antonio Hernández
* Francisco Huerta
* Francisco Vázquez

### Sprint

* Arturo Cambroni

### 1000m time trial

* Arturo Cambroni
   * Final — 1:11.54 (→ 24th place)

### Individual pursuit

* Francisco Huerta

## Diving

Men's 3m Springboard
* Carlos Armando Giron – 521.88 points (→ 9th place)
* José de Jesus Robinson – 514.02 points (→ 11th place)
* Porfirio Becerril – 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)

## Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Mexico in 1972.

### Men's foil

* Carlos Calderón
* Vicente Calderón

### Men's épée

* Luis Stephens
* Jorge Castillejos
* Carlos Calderón

### Men's team épée

* Carlos Calderón, Jorge Castillejos, 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
   * Lorenzo Reyes
   * Jesus Rico Espejel
   * Rogelio Ruiz Vaquera
   * Horacio Sánchez Marquez
   * José Angel Talavera
   * José Luis Trejo Montoya

## 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
   * Enrique Filoteo
   * Francisco Ramírez
   * Héctor Ventura
   * Javier Varela
   * José Miguel Huacuja
   * José María Mascaro
   * Juan Calderón
   * Manuel Fernández
   * Manuel Noriega
   * Noel Gutiérrez
   * Orlando Ventura
   * 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)

## Shooting

Ten shooters, nine men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1972.

### 25 m pistol

* Homero Laddaga
* Mario Sánchez

### 50 m pistol

* Juventino Sánchez

### 300 m rifle, three positions

* Olegario Vázquez
* Jesús Elizondo

### 50 m rifle, three positions

* Olegario Vázquez
* Jesús Elizondo

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Ernesto Montemayor, Jr.
* Olegario Vázquez

### Trap

* Fernando Walls
* David Alkon

### Skeet

* Nuria Ortíz
* Juan Bueno

## Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle
* Roberto Strauss
   * Heat — 56.78s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Guillermo García
   * Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
* Roberto Strauss
   * Heat — 2:03.57 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
* Guillermo García
* José Luis Prado
Men's 1500m Freestyle
* Guillermo García
* Alberto García
Men's 100m Backstroke
* José Joaquín Santibáñez
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
Men's 200m Butterfly
* Hugo Valencia
* Ricardo Marmolejo
Men's 200m Individual Medley
* Ricardo Marmolejo
* José Joaquín Santibáñez
Men's 400m Individual Medley
* Ricardo Marmolejo
* José Luis Prado
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Jorge Urreta, José Santibañez, Guillermo García and Roberto Strauss
   * Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
* Guillermo García, Roberto Strauss, José Luis Prado, and Jorge Urreta
   * 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