Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games
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The Athletics Competition at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico.
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Rod Richard![]() | 10.3A | Mike Agostini![]() | 10.4A | Willie Williams![]() | 10.4A |
200 metres | Rod Richard![]() | 20.94A | Charles Thomas![]() | 21.42A | José Telles da Conceição![]() Mike Agostini ![]() | 21.66A 21.67A |
400 metres | Lou Jones![]() | 45.68A | Jim Lea![]() | 45.78A | Jesse Mashburn![]() | 46.44A |
800 metres | Arnie Sowell![]() | 1:49.86A | Lon Spurrier![]() | 1:50.51A | Ramón Sandoval![]() | 1:52.52A |
1500 metres | Juan Miranda![]() | 3:53.30A | Wes Santee![]() | 3:53.44A | Fred Dwyer![]() | 3:56.04A |
5000 metres | Osvaldo Suárez![]() | 15:30.6A | Horace Ashenfelter![]() | 15:31.4A | Jaime Correa![]() | 15:39.2A |
10,000 metres | Osvaldo Suárez![]() | 32:42.6A | Vicente Sánchez![]() | 33:00.4A | Jaime Correa![]() | 33:42.6A |
Marathon | Doroteo Flores![]() | 2:59:10A | Onésimo Rodríguez![]() | 3:02:22A | Luis Velásquez![]() | 3:05:26A |
3000 m steeple | Guillermo Solá![]() | 9:46.8A | Santiago Novas![]() | 9:50.4A | Eligio Galicia![]() | 9:54.2A |
110 m hurdles | Jack Davis![]() | 14.44A | Keith Gardner![]() | 14.74A | Evaristo Iglesias![]() | 14.94A |
400 m hurdles | Josh Culbreath![]() | 51.5A | Jaime Aparicio![]() | 51.8A | Wilson Carneiro![]() | 53.0A |
High jump | Ernie Shelton![]() | 2.01A | Herman Wyatt![]() | 2.01A | José Telles da Conceição![]() | 1.91A |
Pole vault | Bob Richards![]() | 4.50A | Bobby Smith![]() | 4.30A | Don Laz![]() | 4.30A |
Long jump | Rosslyn Range![]() | 8.03A | John Bennett![]() | 8.01A | Ary de Sá![]() | 7.84A |
Triple jump | Adhemar da Silva![]() | 16.56A | Arnoldo Devonish![]() | 16.13A | Víctor Hernández![]() | 15.60A |
Shot put | Parry O'Brien![]() | 17.59A | Fortune Gordien![]() | 15.98A | Marty Engel![]() | 14.62A |
Discus throw | Fortune Gordien![]() | 53.10A | Parry O'Brien![]() | 51.07A | Hernán Haddad![]() | 47.14A |
Hammer throw | Bob Backus![]() | 54.91A | Marty Engel![]() | 53.36A | Elvio Porta![]() | 51.45A |
Javelin throw | Franklin "Bud" Held![]() | 69.77A | Ricardo Héber![]() | 66.15A | Reinaldo Oliver![]() | 65.56A |
Decathlon | Rafer Johnson![]() | 6994A | Bob Richards![]() | 6886A | Hernán Figueroa![]() | 5740A |
4 × 100 m relay | ![]() Rod Richard Willie Williams Charles Thomas John Bennett | 40.96A | ![]() Clive Bonas Guillermo Gutiérrez Apolinar Solórzano Juan Leiva | 41.36A | ![]() Sergio Higuera Javier Souza René Ahumada Alberto Goya | 41.94A |
4 × 400 m relay | ![]() Jesse Mashburn Lon Spurrier Jim Lea Lou Jones | 3:07.43A | ![]() Moore Stick Keith Gardner Mel Spence | 3:12.63A | ![]() Juan Leiva Guillermo Gutiérrez Evaristo Edie Apolinar Solórzano | 3:15.93A |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 metres | Bertha Díaz![]() | 7.5A | Isabelle Daniels![]() | 7.6A | Mabel Landry![]() | 7.6A |
100 metres | Barbara Jones![]() | 11.90A | Mae Faggs![]() | 12.07A | María Luisa Castelli![]() | 12.38A |
80 m hurdles | Eliana Gaete![]() | 11.7A | Bertha Díaz![]() | 11.8A | Wanda dos Santos![]() | 11.8A |
High jump | Mildred McDaniel![]() | 1.685A | Deyse de Castro![]() | 1.59A | Verneeda Thomas![]() | 1.59A |
Discus throw | Ingeborg Pfüller![]() | 43.19A | Isabel Avellán![]() | 40.06A | Alejandrina Herrera![]() | 38.00A |
Javelin throw | Karen Anderson![]() | 49.15A | Estrella Puente![]() | 43.43A | Amelia Wershoven![]() | 43.06A |
4 × 100 m relay | ![]() Barbara Jones Isabelle Daniels Mae Faggs Mabel Landry | 47.12A | ![]() Lilián Heinz Lilián Buglia María Luisa Castelli Gladys Erbetta | 47.27A | ![]() Elda Selamé Eliana Gaete Teresa Venegas Betty Kretschmer | 49.49A |
A = affected by altitude
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 20 | 14 | 8 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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