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
– 52 kg[1]	Hugh Peery[2]  United States (USA)	Manuel Varela  Argentina (ARG)	Rodolfo Dávila  Mexico (MEX)
– 57 kg	United States (USA)	Adolfo Díaz  Argentina (ARG)	Leonardo Basurto  Mexico (MEX)
– 62 kg	Omar Blebel  Argentina (ARG)	United States (USA)	Mexico (MEX)
– 67 kg	United States (USA)	Osvaldo Blasi  Argentina (ARG)	José Luis Pérez  Mexico (MEX)
– 73 kg	United States (USA)	Alberto Longarella  Argentina (ARG)	José López  Cuba (CUB)
– 79 kg	León Genuth  Argentina (ARG)	United States (USA)	Eduardo Assam  Mexico (MEX)
– 87 kg	Argentina (ARG)	Brazil (BRA)	United States (USA)
+ 87 kg	Adolfo Ramírez  Argentina (ARG)	United States (USA)	Panama (PAN)

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (Argentina)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina (ARG)*	4	4	0	8
2	United States (USA)	4	3	1	8
3	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
4	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	5	5
5	Cuba (CUB)	0	0	1	1
	Panama (PAN)	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)