Gymnastics at the 1959 Pan American Games
International sporting event
Gymnastics at the I959 Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Navy Pier[1] |
«1955 1963» |
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
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States* | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
2 | Canada | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
3 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
Medalists
Artistic gymnastics
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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] details | 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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's club swinging[6] details | Francisco Alvarez Mexico | Porfirio Rivera Mexico | Ronald Munn United States |
Rope climbing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's rope climbing[6] details | Garvin Smith United States | Nino Marion Canada | Richard Montpetit Canada |
Trampoline and tumbling
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual trampoline[6] details | Ronald Munn United States | Harold Holmes United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States |
Men's individual tumbling[6] details | Harold Holmes United States | Jamile Ashmore United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States |
See also
- Pan American Gymnastics Championships
- South American Gymnastics Championships
- Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ Gustkey, Earl (August 5, 1987). "PAN AM GAMES LEGACY: 1959 : It's Not Exactly Peace and Harmony". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369
- ^ "Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
- ^ "Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Gymnastics Medalists". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Sports 123: Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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