Gymnastics at the 1959 Pan American Games
| Gymnastics at the I959 Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | Navy Pier[1] |
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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
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States* | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around[6] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Marie-Claire Larsen Canada |
| Team all-around[6] | 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] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Louise Parker Canada |
| Uneven bars[6] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Theresa Montefusco United States | Marie-Claire Larsen Canada |
| Balance beam[6] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Cassie Collawn United States |
| Floor exercise[6] | Theresa Montefusco United States | Ernestine Russell Canada | Sharon Phelps United States |
Club swinging
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's club swinging[6] | Francisco Alvarez Mexico | Porfirio Rivera Mexico | Ronald Munn United States |
Rope climbing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's rope climbing[6] | Garvin Smith United States | Nino Marion Canada | Richard Montpetit Canada |
Trampoline and tumbling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual trampoline[6] | Ronald Munn United States | Harold Holmes United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States |
| Men's individual tumbling[6] | 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 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.
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