Mexico at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 30 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.[1]

Mexico at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMEX
NOCMexican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Amsterdam
Competitors30 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Jesús Aguirre
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

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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
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 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 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 2:54:00 35
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
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 did not start did not advance
Jesús Aguirre Men's hammer throw did not start did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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

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Ranks given are within the heat.

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

Fencing

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Athlete Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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 3 5 5 Q 2 9 12 did not advance

Football

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Summary

Key:

Team Event Prelim. Round 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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

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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
Spain  7–1  Mexico
Regueiro   13', 27'
Yermo   43', 63', 85'
Marculeta   66'
Mariscal   70'
Report Carreño   76'
Attendance: 2,344
Referee: Gabor Boronkay (Hungary)
Consolation tournament, First Round
Chile  3–1  Mexico
Subiabre   24', 48', 89' Report Sota   15'
Attendance: 5,000

Art competitions

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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

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