Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games
International sporting event
Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games | |
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1955» |
The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included men's freestyle wrestling competitions in various weight categories. Events were held between 25 February and 3 March.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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– 52 kg[1] | Hugh Peery[2] United States | Manuel Varela Argentina | Rodolfo Dávila Mexico |
– 57 kg | Richard LeMeyre United States | Adolfo Díaz Argentina | Leonardo Basurto Mexico |
– 62 kg | Omar Blebel Argentina | Gerald Maurey United States | Guillermo Palomino Mexico |
– 67 kg | Newton Copple United States | Osvaldo Blasi Argentina | José Luis Pérez Mexico |
– 73 kg | Melvin Northrup United States | Alberto Longarella Argentina | José López Cuba |
– 79 kg | León Genuth Argentina | Louis Norton United States | Eduardo Assam Mexico |
– 87 kg | Ulises Martorella Argentina | Antenor da Silva Brazil | Donald McCann United States |
+ 87 kg | Adolfo Ramírez Argentina | Ralph Schmidt United States | Luis Friedman Panama |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Argentina* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
5 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
References
- Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786443369. ISBN 9780786443369.
- Sports 123: Wrestling at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-07)
- Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Freestyle Wrestling Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-11-13)