Mexico at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors	69 (63 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Pilar Roldán
Medals Ranked 41st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Mexico competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 69 competitors, 63 men and 6 women, took part in 54 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Bronze

• Juan Botella — Diving, Men's Springboard

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1960.

Individual road race

• Luis Zárate
• Jacinto Brito
• Mauricio Mata
• Filiberto Mercado

Team time trial

• Armando Martínez
• Filiberto Mercado
• Luis Zárate

Sprint

• Cenobio Ruiz
• Luis Muciño

1000m time trial

• Mauricio Mata

Tandem

• Luis Muciño
• José Luis Tellez

Team pursuit

• Mauricio Mata
• Javier Taboada
• Jacinto Brito
• Miguel Pérez

Diving

Fencing

Eight fencers, seven men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1960.

Men's foil

• Raúl Cicero
• William Fajardo

Men's épée

• Antonio Almada
• Benito Ramos
• Angel Roldán

Men's team épée

• Benito Ramos, Angel Roldán, Antonio Almada, Sergio Escobedo, José Pérez

Men's sabre

• Benito Ramos
• William Fajardo

Women's foil

• Pilar Roldán

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1960.

Individual

• Antonio Almada
• Sergio Escobedo
• José Pérez

Team

• Antonio Almada
• Sergio Escobedo
• José Pérez

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Mexico in 1960.

25 m pistol

• Luis Jiménez
• Héctor Elizondo

50 m pistol

• Raúl Ibarra
• Ignacio Mendoza

50 m rifle, prone

• Paulino Díaz
• Ernesto Montemayor, Jr.

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database