Gymnastics at the 1959 Pan American Games

Gymnastics at the I959 Pan American Games
VenueNavy Pier[1]
«1955
1963»
The gymnasium at Navy Pier, where the competition took place

Men's and women's gymnastics events were held at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States.[2][3][4][5]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States*14111136
2 Canada46515
3 Mexico1102
4 Argentina0011
Totals (4 entries)19181754

Medalists

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Artistic gymnastics

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual all-around[6]
details
John Beckner
 United States
Abraham Grossfeld
 United States
Don Tonry
 United States
Team all-around[6]
details
 United States
John Beckner
Donald Tonry
Gregor Weiss
Abraham Grossfeld
Garland O'Quinn
Jamile Ashmore
 Canada
Richard Montpetit
Carl Girard
Hans Gerbig
Dieter Weichort
Nino Marion
William Vennels
 Argentina
Juan Caviglia
Ricardo Licenziato
Cesar Bonoris
Martín Carranza
Bautista di Giacomo
José Flecha
Floor exercise[6]
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Abraham Grossfeld
 United States
Jamile Ashmore
 United States
Don Tonry
 United States
Pommel horse[6]
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Gregor Weiss
 United States
Richard Montpetit
 Canada
John Beckner
 United States
Garland O'Quinn
 United States
Rings[6]
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Jamile Ashmore
 United States
Abraham Grossfeld
 United States
Nino Marion
 Canada
Vault[6]
details
John Beckner
 United States
Richard Montpetit
 Canada
Gregor Weiss
 United States
Parallel bars[6]
details
John Beckner
 United States
Gregor Weiss
 United States
Don Tonry
 United States
Horizontal bar[6]
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Abraham Grossfeld
 United States
John Beckner
 United States
Don Tonry
 United States

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual all-around[6]
details
Ernestine Russell
 Canada
Betty Maycock
 United States
Marie-Claire Larsen
 Canada
Team all-around[6]
details
 United States
Betty Maycock
Cassie Collawn
Theresa Montefusco
Sharon Phelps
Judy Klauser
Sharon Richardson
 Canada
Ernestine Russell
Marie-Claire Larsen
Louise Parker
Leissa Kroll
Rosemary Ripley
Margaret Schran
Vault[6]
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Ernestine Russell
 Canada
Betty Maycock
 United States
Louise Parker
 Canada
Uneven bars[6]
details
Ernestine Russell
 Canada
Theresa Montefusco
 United States
Marie-Claire Larsen
 Canada
Balance beam[6]
details
Ernestine Russell
 Canada
Betty Maycock
 United States
Cassie Collawn
 United States
Floor exercise[6]
details
Theresa Montefusco
 United States
Ernestine Russell
 Canada
Sharon Phelps
 United States

Club swinging

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's club swinging[6]
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Francisco Alvarez
 Mexico
Porfirio Rivera
 Mexico
Ronald Munn
 United States

Rope climbing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rope climbing[6]
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Garvin Smith
 United States
Nino Marion
 Canada
Richard Montpetit
 Canada

Trampoline and tumbling

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual trampoline[6]
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Ronald Munn
 United States
Harold Holmes
 United States
Abraham Grossfeld
 United States
Men's individual tumbling[6]
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Harold Holmes
 United States
Jamile Ashmore
 United States
Abraham Grossfeld
 United States

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gustkey, Earl (August 5, 1987). "PAN AM GAMES LEGACY: 1959 : It's Not Exactly Peace and Harmony". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369
  3. ^ "Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
  4. ^ "Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Gymnastics Medalists". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  5. ^ "Sports 123: Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2019-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Cunha, Odir (2009). Heróis da América: História completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Planeta. p. 415. ISBN 978-8576652809.