Mexico at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Mexico at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	30 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Jesús Aguirre
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Mexico competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 30 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.^[1]

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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Francisco Costas	100 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
Mario Gómez		Unknown	4	did not advance
Jesús Moraila		Unknown	3	did not advance
Francisco Costas	200 m	Unknown	6	did not advance
Mario Gómez	200 m	22.5	2 Q	Unknown	2 Q	22.3	5	did not advance
Alfonso García	400 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
José Lucílo Iturbe		Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
Jesús Moraila		1:00.0	1 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
Víctor Villaseñor		Unknown	5	did not advance
Alfonso García	800 m	Unknown	5	—		did not advance
José Lucílo Iturbe	800 m	Unknown	5	—		did not advance
Ciro Chapa	1500 m	did not start		—				did not advance
Ciro Chapa	5000 m	did not finish		—				did not advance
Alfonso García José Lucílo Iturbe Jesús Moraila Víctor Villaseñor	4 x 400 metres relay	3:23.4	3	—				did not advance
Aurelio Terrazas	Marathon	—						2:52:22	32
José Torres	Marathon	—						2:54:00	35

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Francisco Costas	Men's high jump	did not start		did not advance
Alfonso de Gortari	Men's pole vault	did not start		did not advance
Alfonso de Gortari	Men's long jump	6.97	16	did not advance
Jesús Aguirre	Men's shot put	11.33	22	did not advance
Jesús Aguirre	Men's discus throw	33.21	33	did not advance
Alfonso de Gortari	Men's discus throw	did not start		did not advance
Jesús Aguirre	Men's hammer throw	did not start		did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alfredo Gaona	Flyweight	Kieffer (LUX) W	Fexis (GRE) W	Cavagnoli (ITA) L	did not advance		5
Fidel Ortiz	Bantamweight	Bye	Tamagnini (ITA) L	did not advance			9
Raúl Talán	Featherweight	Bye	Väkevä (FIN) L	did not advance			9
Carlos Orellana	Lightweight	Bye	Bissett (RHO) L	did not advance			9

Diving

Ranks given are within the heat.

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
Diver	Event	Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Federico Mariscal	3 m springboard	31	81.84	6	did not advance

Fencing

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final
Athlete	Event	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank	MW	ML	Rank
Luis Hernández	Men's épée	3	6	7	did not advance
Pedro Mercado	Men's épée	3	5	5 Q	2	9	12	did not advance

Football

Summary

Key:

A.E.T – After extra time.

Team	Event	Prelim.	Round 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mexico men's	Men's tournament	Bye	Spain L 1–7	did not advance

Men's tournament

Team roster

Head coach: Alfonso Rojo de la Vega

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
-	1GK	Oscar Bonfiglio	(1905-10-05)5 October 1905 (aged 22)	Marte FC
-	4FW	Juan Carreño	(1907-08-14)14 August 1907 (aged 20)	Atlante F.C.
-	2DF	Hesiquio Cerilla		Club América
-	3MF	Luis Cerrilla	(1906-02-01)1 February 1906 (aged 22)	Club América
-	4FW	Benito Contreras	(1905-05-16)16 May 1905 (aged 23)	Club América
-	1GK	Ignacio De La Garza		Club América
-	4FW	Carlos Garcés	(1900-12-24)24 December 1900 (aged 27)	Club América
-	3MF	Emmanuel Guevara	(1902-02-02)2 February 1902 (aged 26)	Deportivo Mexico
-	2DF	Rafael Garza Gutiérrez	(1896-12-13)13 December 1896 (aged 31)	Club América
-	3MF	Nieves Hernandez	(1901-10-30)30 October 1901 (aged 26)	Club América
-	4FW	Adeodato López	(1906-02-01)1 February 1906 (aged 22)	Germania FV
-	4FW	Dionisio Mejía	(1907-01-06)6 January 1907 (aged 21)	Atlante F.C.
-	2DF	Agustín Ojeda	(1898-09-09)9 September 1898 (aged 29)	Marte FC
-	3MF	Fernando Rojas		Atlante F.C.
-	4FW	Ernesto Sota	(1896-12-11)11 December 1896 (aged 31)	Club América
-	3MF	Pedro Suinaga	(1907-04-05)5 April 1907 (aged 21)	Club América
-	4FW	Juan Terrazas	(1909-12-05)5 December 1909 (aged 18)	Club América

Round of 16

30 May 1928

14:00

Spain	7–1	Mexico
Regueiro 13', 27' Yermo 43', 63', 85' Marculeta 66' Mariscal 70'	Report	Carreño 76'

Nederlandsch Sportpark, Amsterdam

Attendance: 2,344

Referee: Gabor Boronkay (Hungary)

Consolation tournament, First Round

5 June 1928

14:00

Chile	3–1	Mexico
Subiabre 24', 48', 89'	Report	Sota 15'

Monnikenhuize, Arnhem

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands)

Art competitions

Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948, but were discontinued due to concerns about amateurism and professionalism.

Competitor	Event	Title	Rank
Ángel Zárraga	Painting	Le But dégagé	Unknown
		Portrait d'un Footballeur	Unknown
		Footballeuse blonde	Unknown
		Footballeuse brune	Unknown
		Heading	Unknown
		Footballeur en action	Unknown
		Joueur nègre	Unknown
		Plaquage	Unknown
		Une touche	Unknown
		Scène de rugby	Unknown
		Le Ballon	Unknown
		Athlètes	Unknown
		La Passe	Unknown
		Le Départ	Unknown
		Scène de rugby	Unknown
		Une touche	Unknown

References

^ "Mexico at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

External links

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