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Mexico competed at the ''' 1972 Summer Olympics ''' in Munich under the IOC Country Code MEX. It was the eleventh appearance of the nation from Central America , which made its Olympic debut in 1924 .


MEDALS

Mexico finished in 33th position in the final medal rankings

Gold

  • None



Silver



Bronze

  • None



RESULTS BY EVENT


Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Mexico entered three men and three women. The women were much more successful than the men, though none of the archers won a medal. Their highest placing competitor was Francisca De Gutierrez , at 10th place in the women's competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:


Diving

Men's 3m Springboard:

Men's 10m Platform:
  • Carlos Armando Giron Gutierrez - 442.41 points (8th place)

  • José de Jesus Robinson - 284.58 points (14th place)

  • Porfirio Becerril - 282.57 points (15th place)


Women's 3m Springboard:

Women's 10m Platform:
  • Bertha Baraldi - 174.21 points (20th place)



Football

Men's Team Competition:


Hockey


Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)

  • Lost to Great Britain (0-6)

  • Lost to New Zealand (0-7)

  • Lost to Poland (0-3)

  • Lost to Australia (0-10)

  • Lost to the Netherlands (0-4)

  • Lost to India (0-8)

  • Lost to Kenya (1-2)

  • Classification Match

  • 15th/16th place: Lost to Uganda (1-4) → '''16th place'''



Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:
  • Toledano Sanchez, Olivera Lastra, and Castilla Ramos - 12901 points (17th place)


Alternate member: Rafael Alvarez Perez


Water Polo


Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)

  • Lost to Cuba (4-6)

  • Defeated Canada (7-3)

  • Lost to Yugoslavia (3-5)

  • Lost to United States (5-7)

  • Lost to Romania (6-9) → Did not advance