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]![]() | Manuel Varela![]() | Rodolfo Dávila![]() |
– 57 kg | Richard LeMeyre![]() | Adolfo Díaz![]() | Leonardo Basurto![]() |
– 62 kg | Omar Blebel![]() | Gerald Maurey![]() | Guillermo Palomino![]() |
– 67 kg | Newton Copple![]() | Osvaldo Blasi![]() | José Luis Pérez![]() |
– 73 kg | Melvin Northrup![]() | Alberto Longarella![]() | José López![]() |
– 79 kg | León Genuth![]() | Louis Norton![]() | Eduardo Assam![]() |
– 87 kg | Ulises Martorella![]() | Antenor da Silva![]() | Donald McCann![]() |
+ 87 kg | Adolfo Ramírez![]() | Ralph Schmidt![]() | Luis Friedman![]() |
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 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)