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Mexico at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Mexico at the; 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MEX
NOC	Mexican Olympic Committee
Website	www.com.org.mx (in Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors	69 (63 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Pilar Roldán
Medals; Ranked 41st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Juan Botella	Diving	3 m springboard	29 August

Athletics

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Santiago Plaza	100 m	10.8	3 Q	10.8	7	did not advance
Santiago Plaza	200 m	22.0	4	did not advance
Jorge Terán	400 m	9:38.0	10	did not advance
Alfredo Tinoco	3000 m steeplechase	49.6	6	—				did not advance
Rodolfo Mijares Santiago Plaza Roberto Procel Jorge Terán	4 x 100 m relay	did not start		did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Roberto Procel	Long jump	7.23	24	did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Points	Rank
Rodolfo Mijares	11.3	6.20	10.59	1.65	50.5	17.3	37.55	3.40	43.36	4:49.3	5413	21

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sebastiana Alvarado	800 m	did not start		—				did not advance

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Mexico in 1960.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Sprint

1000m time trial

Mauricio Mata

Tandem

Team pursuit

Diving

Fencing

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

Men's foil

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Benito Ramos, Ángel Roldán, Antonio Almada, Sergio Escobedo, José Pérez

Men's sabre

Women's foil

Pilar Roldán

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1960.

Individual

Team

Antonio Almada
Sergio Escobedo
José Pérez

Rowing

Mexico had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men's coxless pair

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Mexico in 1960.

25 m pistol

50 m pistol

50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "Mexico at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mexico Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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[sports-reference-1] "Mexico at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mexico Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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Mexico at the 1960 Summer Olympics