1959 Pan American Games

Host City Chicago
Country USA
Held 27 August – 7 September 1959
Competitors 617
Countries 19

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around Men — Medal 3 1
Floor Exercise Men — Medal 3 1
Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Parallel Bars Men — Medal 3 1
Horizontal Bar Men — Medal 3 1
Rings Men — Medal 3 2
Pommelled Horse Men — Medal 4 2
Team All-Around Men — Medal 18 3
Club Swinging Men — Medal 3 2
Rope Climbing Men — Medal 3 2
Individual All-Around Women — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise Women — Medal 3 2
Vault Women — Medal 3 2
Uneven Bars Women — Medal 3 2
Balance Beam Women — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Women — Medal 12 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 1
800 m Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 1
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 1
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 1
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 1
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 1
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 1
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 2
60 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 1
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 1
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 38 3
Basketball Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 14 7
10 m Platform Men — Medal 12 8
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 6 4
10 m Platform Women — Medal 8 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual Men — Medal 3 2
Team Men — Medal 9 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Single Sculls Men — Medal 3 3
Coxless Pairs Men — Medal 6 3
Coxed Pairs Men — Medal 9 3
Double Sculls Men — Medal 6 3
Coxless Fours Men — Medal 12 3
Coxed Fours Men — Medal 15 3
Eights Men — Medal 27 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Free rifle three positions 300 m Men — Medal 3 2
Free rifle three positions team 300 m Men — Medal 12 3
Free rifle prone 300 m Men — Medal 3 2
Free rifle kneeling 300 m Men — Medal 3 2
Free rifle standing 300 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle three positions team 50 m Men — Medal 12 3
Small-Bore rifle prone 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle prone 50 and 100 m Men — Medal 3 3
Small-Bore rifle prone team 50 m Men — Medal 12 3
Small-Bore rifle prone team 50 and 100 m Men — Medal 12 3
Small-Bore rifle kneeling 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle kneeling team 50 m Men — Medal 12 3
Small-Bore rifle standing 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle standing team 50 m Men — Medal 12 3
Free pistol 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Free pistol team 50 m Men — Medal 12 3
Rapid fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 2
Rapid fire pistol team 25 m Men — Medal 12 3
Center-fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 3
Center-fire pistol team 25 m Men — Medal 12 3
Skeet Men — Medal 3 3
Skeet team Men — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 13 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 1
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 15 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 1
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Trampoline Individual Men — Medal 3 1
Trampoline Tumbling Men — Medal 3 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 36 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 30 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 96 60 42 198
2 Canada CAN 6 15 23 44
3 Brazil BRA 3 5 3 11
4 West Indies Federation WIF 2 4 7 13
5 Mexico MEX 2 3 10 15
6 Cuba CUB 2 1 3 6
7 Chile CHI 2 1 2 5
8 Argentina ARG 1 14 6 21
9 Uruguay URU 1 1 1 3
10 Venezuela VEN 0 5 0 5
11 Peru PER 0 2 5 7
12 Panama PAN 0 2 3 5
13 Puerto Rico PUR 0 1 4 5
14 Haiti HAI 0 1 0 1
15 Guyana GUY 0 0 2 2
16 Netherlands Antilles AHO 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Individual All-Around, Men Jack Beckner USA Abie Grossfeld USA Don Tonry USA
Floor Exercise, Men Abie Grossfeld USA Jamille Ashmore USA Don Tonry USA
Vault, Men Jack Beckner USA Richard Montpetit
Greg Weiss 		CAN
USA
Parallel Bars, Men Jack Beckner USA Greg Weiss USA Don Tonry USA
Horizontal Bar, Men Abie Grossfeld USA Jack Beckner USA Don Tonry USA
Rings, Men Abie Grossfeld
Jamille Ashmore 		USA
USA 		Nino Marion CAN
Pommelled Horse, Men Greg Weiss USA Richard Montpetit CAN Jack Beckner
Gar O'Quinn 		USA
USA
Team All-Around, Men United States USA Canada CAN Argentina ARG
Club Swinging, Men Francisco José Álvarez MEX Porfirio Rivera MEX Ron Munn USA
Rope Climbing, Men Garvin Smith USA Nino Marion CAN Richard Montpetit CAN
Individual All-Around, Women Ernestine Russell-Carter CAN Betty Jean Maycock USA Marie-Claire Larsen CAN
Floor Exercise, Women Teri Montefusco USA Ernestine Russell-Carter CAN Sharon Phelps USA
Vault, Women Ernestine Russell-Carter CAN Betty Jean Maycock USA Louise Parker CAN
Uneven Bars, Women Ernestine Russell-Carter CAN Teri Montefusco USA Marie-Claire Larsen CAN
Balance Beam, Women Ernestine Russell-Carter CAN Betty Jean Maycock USA Cassie Collawn USA
Team All-Around, Women United States USA Canada CAN
100 m, Men Ray Norton USA Mike Agostini WIF Enrique Figuerola CUB
200 m, Men Ray Norton USA Les Carney USA Mike Agostini WIF
400 m, Men George Kerr WIF Basil Ince WIF Mal Spence WIF
800 m, Men Tom Murphy USA George Kerr WIF Tony Seth GUY
1,500 m, Men Dyrol Burleson USA Jim Grelle USA Ed Moran USA
5,000 m, Men Bill Dellinger USA Osvaldo Suárez ARG Doug Kyle CAN
10,000 m, Men Osvaldo Suárez ARG Doug Kyle CAN Bob Soth USA
Marathon, Men Johnny Kelley USA Jim Green USA Gord Dickson CAN
110 m Hurdles, Men Hayes Jones USA Lee Calhoun USA Elias Gilbert USA
400 m Hurdles, Men Josh Culbreath USA Dick Howard USA Cliff Cushman USA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Phil Coleman USA Deacon Jones USA Alfredo Tinoco MEX
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA Venezuela VEN West Indies Federation WIF
4 x 400 m Relay, Men West Indies Federation WIF United States USA Puerto Rico PUR
High Jump, Men Charlie Dumas USA Bob Gardner USA Ernie Haisley WIF
Pole Vault, Men Don Bragg USA Jim Graham USA Rolando Cruz PUR
Long Jump, Men Bo Roberson USA Greg Bell USA Lester Bird WIF
Triple Jump, Men Adhemar da Silva BRA Herman Stokes USA Bill Sharpe USA
Shot Put, Men Parry O'Brien USA Dallas Long USA Dave Davis USA
Discus Throw, Men Al Oerter USA Dick Cochran USA Parry O'Brien USA
Hammer Throw, Men Al Hall USA Hal Connolly USA Bob Backus USA
Javelin Throw, Men Herbert Quist USA Phil Conley USA Al Cantello USA
Decathlon, Men Dave Edstrom USA Phil Mulkey USA George Stulac CAN
60 m, Women Isabelle Daniels USA Barbara Jones USA Carlota Gooden PAN
100 m, Women Lucinda Williams USA Wilma Rudolph USA Carlota Gooden PAN
200 m, Women Lucinda Williams USA Isabelle Daniels USA Sally McCallum CAN
80 m Hurdles, Women Berta Díaz CUB Wanda dos Santos BRA Marion Monroe CAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Panama PAN Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Ann Marie Flynn USA Renata Friedrichs
Alice Whitty 		CHI
CAN
Long Jump, Women Annie Smith USA Margaret Matthews USA Willye White USA
Shot Put, Women Earlene Brown USA Sharon Sheppard USA Wanda Wejzgrowicz USA
Discus Throw, Women Earlene Brown USA Pam Kurrell USA Marjorie Larney USA
Javelin Throw, Women Marlene Ahrens CHI Marjorie Larney USA Amelia Wershoven USA
Basketball, Men United States USA Puerto Rico PUR Brazil BRA
Basketball, Women United States USA Brazil BRA Chile CHI
3 m Springboard, Men Gary Tobian USA Sam Hall USA Bob Webster USA
10 m Platform, Men Álvaro Gaxiola MEX Don Harper USA Juan Botella MEX
3 m Springboard, Women Paula Jean Myers-Pope USA Jean Lenzi USA Barbara Dudeck USA
10 m Platform, Women Paula Jean Myers-Pope USA Juno Stover-Irwin USA Tahiea Sparling USA
Individual, Men Wenceslau Malta BRA George Lambert USA Leslie Bleamaster USA
Team, Men United States USA Brazil BRA Mexico MEX
Single Sculls, Men Harry Parker USA Anthony Biernacki CAN Paulo Carvalho URU
Coxless Pairs, Men Ted Frost / Bob Rogers USA Milton Bruno / Edgard Gijsen BRA Carlos Castillo / Júlio Citta ARG
Coxed Pairs, Men Gustavo Pérez / Raúl Torrieri URU Ricardo González / Osvaldo Cavagnaro ARG Jim McIntosh / Harvey Kroll USA
Double Sculls, Men Jack Kelly, Jr. / Bill Knecht USA Mariano Caulín / Paulo Carvalho URU Jorge Calderón / Reginal Santos PER
Coxless Fours, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Chile CHI
Coxed Fours, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Brazil BRA
Eights, Men United States USA Canada CAN Argentina ARG
Free rifle three positions 300 m, Men Daniel Puckel USA Tommy Pool USA Jorge di Giandoménico ARG
Free rifle three positions team 300 m, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Peru PER
Free rifle prone 300 m, Men Daniel Puckel USA Tommy Pool USA Clark White CAN
Free rifle kneeling 300 m, Men Daniel Puckel USA Tommy Pool USA Jorge di Giandoménico ARG
Free rifle standing 300 m, Men Daniel Puckel USA Jorge di Giandoménico ARG Tommy Pool USA
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m, Men Daniel Puckel USA Gerry Ouellette CAN Gary Anderson USA
Small-Bore rifle three positions team 50 m, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Canada CAN
Small-Bore rifle prone 50 m, Men Gerry Ouellette CAN Verle Wright, Jr. USA Clark White CAN
Small-Bore rifle prone 50 and 100 m, Men Art Cook USA Ernesto Montemayor, Jr. MEX Leta Baldwin PER
Small-Bore rifle prone team 50 m, Men Canada CAN United States USA Mexico MEX
Small-Bore rifle prone team 50 and 100 m, Men United States USA Peru PER Canada CAN
Small-Bore rifle kneeling 50 m, Men James Carter USA Daniel Puckel USA Gerry Ouellette CAN
Small-Bore rifle kneeling team 50 m, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Canada CAN
Small-Bore rifle standing 50 m, Men James Carter USA Daniel Puckel USA Gerry Ouellette CAN
Small-Bore rifle standing team 50 m, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Canada CAN
Free pistol 50 m, Men Nelson Lincoln USA Tomás Cabañas CUB Roy Sutherland USA
Free pistol team 50 m, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Canada CAN
Rapid fire pistol 25 m, Men David Cartes USA Aubrey Smith USA Guillermo Cornejo PER
Rapid fire pistol team 25 m, Men United States USA Peru PER Argentina ARG
Center-fire pistol 25 m, Men Aubrey Smith USA Óscar Cervo ARG Gary McMahon CAN
Center-fire pistol team 25 m, Men United States USA Venezuela VEN Puerto Rico PUR
Skeet, Men Gilberto Navarro CHI Juan García VEN Bernard Hartman CAN
Skeet team, Men United States USA Venezuela VEN Cuba CUB
100 m Freestyle, Men Jeff Farrell USA Elton Follett USA Bill Woolsey USA
400 m Freestyle, Men George Breen USA George Harrison USA Gene Lenz USA
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Alan Somers USA George Breen USA Gary Heinrich USA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Mexico MEX Canada CAN
100 m Backstroke, Men Frank McKinney USA Chuck Bittick USA Louis Schaeffer USA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Bill Mulliken USA Kenneth Nakasone USA Manuel Sanguily CUB
200 m Butterfly, Men Dave Gillanders USA Mike Troy USA Eulalio Ríos MEX
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
100 m Freestyle, Women Chris von Saltza USA Molly Botkin USA Joan Spillane USA
200 m Freestyle, Women Chris von Saltza USA Shirley Stobs USA Joan Spillane USA
400 m Freestyle, Women Chris von Saltza USA Sylvia Ruuska USA Donna Graham USA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
100 m Backstroke, Women Carin Cone USA Sara Barber CAN Christine Kluter USA
200 m Breaststroke, Women Anne Warner USA Patty Kempner USA Anne Bancroft USA
100 m Butterfly, Women Becky Collins USA Nancy Ramey USA Molly Botkin USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
Trampoline Individual, Men Ron Munn USA Harold Holmes USA Abie Grossfeld USA
Trampoline Tumbling, Men Harold Holmes USA Jamille Ashmore USA Abie Grossfeld USA
Volleyball, Men United States USA Brazil BRA Mexico MEX
Volleyball, Women Brazil BRA United States USA Peru PER
Water Polo, Men United States USA Argentina ARG Brazil BRA
bantamweight -123.5 lbs (-56 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Chuck Vinci USA Ángel Famiglietti PAN Grantley Sobers WIF
featherweight -132.25 lbs (-60 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Ike Berger USA Maurice King WIF Mauro Alanís MEX
lightweight -148.75 lbs (-67.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Juan Torres CUB Paul Goldberg USA Alberto Gumbs PAN
middleweight -165.375 lbs (-75 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Tommy Kono USA Nazih Kerbage ARG Fred Marville WIF
light-heavyweight -181.875 lbs (-82.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Jim George USA Enrique Guittens VEN Fernando Torres PUR
middle-heavyweight -198.375 lbs (-90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Clyde Emrich USA Philome Laguerre HAI Adolph Williams GUY
heavyweight +198.375 lbs (+90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men David Ashman USA Humberto Selvetti ARG Bèto Adriana AHO