Mexico at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Berlin
Competitors32 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mexico competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 32 competitors, all men, took part in 15 events in 8 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Mexico men's national basketball team Basketball Men's tournament 14 August
 Bronze Fidel Ortiz Boxing Bantamweight 15 August
 Bronze Juan Gracia
Julio Mueller
Antonio Nava
Alberto Ramos
Polo Men's tournament 6 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 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Pascual Gutiérrez 100 m did not start did not advance
Valentín González 5000 m Unknown 13 did not advance
Valentín González 10,000 m did not start did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Rigoberto Pérez Men's pole vault 3:50 29 did not advance
Pascual Gutiérrez Men's long jump 7.15 Unknown did not advance

Basketball

Summary

Team Event First round First consolation round Second round Second consolation round Third round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mexico men's Men's tournament  Belgium
W 32–9
Bye  Philippines
L 30–32
 Egypt
W 32–10
 Japan
W 28–22
 Italy
W 34–17
 United States
L 10–25
 Poland
W 26–12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Team roster

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
3 Carlos Borja 23 – (1913-05-23)23 May 1913
4 Víctor Borja 24 – (1912-07-18)18 July 1912
5 Rodolfo Choperena 31 – (1905-02-11)11 February 1905
9 Luis de la Vega 22 – (1914-06-23)23 June 1914
12 Raúl Fernández 30 – (1905-09-17)17 September 1905
13 Andrés Gómez 22 – (1913-11-30)30 November 1913
14 Silvio Hernández 27 – (1908-12-31)31 December 1908
19 Francisco Martínez 24 – (1912-06-20)20 June 1912
21 Jesús Olmos 26 – (1910-07-20)20 July 1910
22 José Pamplona 25 – (1911-02-06)6 February 1911
29 Greer Skousen 19 – (1916-09-24)24 September 1916
Head coach
  • Mexico Alfonso Rojo
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 7 August 1936
First Round
7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)
18:00
Report, p. 1078
 Mexico 32–9  Belgium
Scoring by half: 21–2, 11–7
Tennis Courts, Court 4
Referees: V. Ugolini (ITA), E. Judd (GER), H. Hammes (GER)
Second Round
9 August 1936 (1936-08-09)
16:00
Report, p. 1079
 Philippines 32–30  Mexico
Scoring by half: 17–19, 15–11
Tennis Courts, Court 1
Referees: V. J. Tobin (USA), H. Kalshaus (GER), F. Gornig (GER)
Second Consolation Round
10 August 1936 (1936-08-10)
17:00
Report, p. 1080
 Mexico 32–10  Egypt
Scoring by half: 16–8, 16–2
Tennis Courts, Court 1
Referees: M. Pfeuti (SUI), H. Kalshaus (GER), F. Cornik (GER)
Third Round
11 August 1936 (1936-08-11)
16:00
Report, p. 1081
 Mexico 28–22  Japan
Scoring by half: 12–8, 16–14
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: E. Powers (CAN), H. Emschermann (GER), K. Scheider (GER)
Quarterfinals
12 August 1936 (1936-08-12)
17:00
Report, p. 1082
 Mexico 34–17  Italy
Scoring by half: 20–7, 14–10
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: E. Powers (CAN), F. Becker (GER), H. Hammes (GER)
Semifinals
13 August 1936 (1936-08-13)
17:00
Report, p. 1082
 United States 25–10  Mexico
Scoring by half: 13–2, 12–8
Tennis Courts, Stadium
Referees: T. Suvoong (CHN), H. Kalshaus (GER), K. Scheider (GER)
Bronze Medal Match
14 August 1936 (1936-08-14)
17:00
Report, p. 1083
 Mexico 26–12  Poland
Scoring by half: 23–8, 3–4
Tennis Courts, Court 3
Referees: M. Pfeuti (SUI), H. Emschermann (GER), K. Scheider (GER)

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fidel Ortiz Bantamweight  Lacelles (CAN)
W
 Barnes (GBR)
W
 Hannan (RSA)
W
 Wilson (USA)
L
 Cederberg (SWE)
W
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sabino Islas Featherweight  Nicolaas (NED)
L
did not advance 16
Lorenzo Delgado Lightweight  Ågren (SWE)
L
did not advance 17
Emilio Ballado Welterweight  Andreassen (NOR)
L
did not advance 17

Diving

Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Jesús Flores 10 m platform 73.28 24

Fencing

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank
Antonio Haro Men's foil did not start Did not advance
Antonio Haro Men's épée 4 1 1Q 6 2 1Q 2 6 8 did not advance
Jose Martinez-Zorilla 5 3 6 did not advance
Antonio Haro Men's sabre did not start did not advance
Jose Martinez-Zorilla did not start did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Athlete Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(300 m freestyle)
Riding
(cross-country)
Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
Running
(4000 m)
Total points Final rank
Results
(W–D–L)
Rank Time Rank Penalties Time Rank Points Rank Time Rank
Humberto Anguiano 15–6–9 29 5:53.0 32 0 9:52.7 18 177 25 14:40.4 13 118.5 30
Luis Casíllas 19–4–17 17 6:58.6 37 0 9:16.0 6 162 35 19:20.9 39 134.5 35

Polo

Team Event Group stage Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Juan Gracia
Julio Mueller
Antonio Nava
Alberto Ramos
Men's  Great Britain (GBR)
L 11-13
 Argentina (ARG)
L 5-15
 Hungary (HUN)
W 16-2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Shooting

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Carlos Acosta 25 m rapid fire pistol Unknown Did not advance
Guillermo Huet 18 1 6 1 2 4 did not advance
Alvaro García 50 m rifle, prone 294 13
Antonio García 288 44
Gustavo Huet 296 7

References

  1. ^ "Mexico at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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