Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games
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.
| Wrestling at the I Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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1955» |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| – 52 kg[1] | Hugh Peery[2].svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States (USA) |
Manuel Varela Argentina (ARG) |
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| – 57 kg | Richard LeMeyre United States (USA) |
Adolfo Díaz Argentina (ARG) |
Leonardo Basurto Mexico (MEX) |
| – 62 kg | Omar Blebel Argentina (ARG) |
Gerald Maurey United States (USA) |
Guillermo Palomino Mexico (MEX) |
| – 67 kg | Newton Copple United States (USA) |
Osvaldo Blasi Argentina (ARG) |
José Luis Pérez Mexico (MEX) |
| – 73 kg | Melvin Northrup United States (USA) |
Alberto Longarella Argentina (ARG) |
José López Cuba (CUB) |
| – 79 kg | León Genuth Argentina (ARG) |
Louis Norton United States (USA) |
Eduardo Assam Mexico (MEX) |
| – 87 kg | Ulises Martorella Argentina (ARG) |
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Donald McCann United States (USA) |
| + 87 kg | Adolfo Ramírez Argentina (ARG) |
Ralph Schmidt United States (USA) |
Luis Friedman 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)
- 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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