Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 31 August.[1][2]

Results[]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Al Oerter  United States 58.12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dick Cochran  United States 54.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Parry O'Brien  United States 51.84
4  Netherlands Antilles 48.07
5 Hernán Haddad  Chile 46.45
6  Argentina 45.70
7  Canada 44.64
8 Daniel Cereali  Venezuela 44.07
9  Mexico 42.90
10  Canada 41.95
11  Venezuela 40.87
12  Puerto Rico 40.20
13  Mexico 39.01
 Brazil DNS
 Brazil DNS
George Stulac  Canada DNS
 Puerto Rico DNS

References[]

  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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