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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Diving
Fencing
Eight fencers, seven men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1960.
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]
Sailing
Shooting
Six shooters represented Mexico in 1960.
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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