Gymnastics at the 1959 Pan American Games
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«1955 1963» |
Men's and women's gymnastics events were held at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States.[1][2][3][4]
Medal table[]
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA)* | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 NOCs) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 | |
Medalists[]
Artistic gymnastics[]
Men's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around[5] |
John Beckner United States
|
Abraham Grossfeld United States
|
Don Tonry United States
|
| Team all-around[5] |
United States (USA) John Beckner Donald Tonry Gregor Weiss Abraham Grossfeld Garland O'Quinn |
Canada (CAN) Richard Montpetit |
Argentina (ARG) Juan Caviglia Cesar Bonoris |
| Floor exercise[5] |
Abraham Grossfeld United States
|
United States
|
Don Tonry United States
|
| Pommel horse[5] |
Gregor Weiss United States
|
Richard Montpetit Canada
|
John Beckner United States Garland O'Quinn United States
|
| Rings[5] |
United States Abraham Grossfeld United States
|
N/A | Canada
|
| Vault[5] |
John Beckner United States
|
Richard Montpetit Canada Gregor Weiss United States
|
N/A |
| Parallel bars[5] |
John Beckner United States
|
Gregor Weiss United States
|
Don Tonry United States
|
| Horizontal bar[5] |
Abraham Grossfeld United States
|
John Beckner United States
|
Don Tonry United States
|
Women's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around[5] |
Ernestine Russell Canada
|
Betty Maycock United States
|
Canada
|
| Team all-around[5] |
United States (USA) Betty Maycock Judy Klauser Sharon Richardson |
Canada (CAN) Ernestine Russell Louise Parker |
N/A |
| Vault[5] |
Ernestine Russell Canada
|
Betty Maycock United States
|
Louise Parker Canada
|
| Uneven bars[5] |
Ernestine Russell Canada
|
United States
|
Canada
|
| Balance beam[5] |
Ernestine Russell Canada
|
Betty Maycock United States
|
United States
|
| Floor exercise[5] |
United States
|
Ernestine Russell Canada
|
United States
|
Club swinging[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's club swinging[5] |
 Mexico
|
Mexico
|
United States
|
Rope climbing[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's rope climbing[5] |
United States
|
Canada
|
Richard Montpetit Canada
|
Trampoline and tumbling[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual trampoline[5] |
United States
|
United States
|
Abraham Grossfeld United States
|
| Men's individual tumbling[5] |
United States
|
United States
|
Abraham Grossfeld United States
|
See also[]
- Pan American Gymnastics Championships
- South American Gymnastics Championships
- Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
References[]
- ^ 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.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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