Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games
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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 | ![]() |
Adolfo Díaz![]() |
Leonardo Basurto![]() |
– 62 kg | Omar Blebel![]() |
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– 67 kg | ![]() |
Osvaldo Blasi![]() |
José Luis Pérez![]() |
– 73 kg | ![]() |
Alberto Longarella![]() |
José López![]() |
– 79 kg | León Genuth![]() |
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Eduardo Assam![]() |
– 87 kg | ![]() |
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+ 87 kg | Adolfo Ramírez![]() |
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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 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
References[]
- Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. 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)
- ^ Olderr, Steven. The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos. McFarland, 2003
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2015-10-01). "Obituary: Robert Hugh Peery / Wrestler who became a North Hills dentist 'to help people'". Retrieved 2017-12-07.
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- 1951 in sport wrestling
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