| Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games | |
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1955» |
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].svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
Manuel Varela Argentina |
Rodolfo Dávila.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico |
| – 57 kg | Richard LeMeyre United States |
Adolfo Díaz Argentina |
Leonardo Basurto Mexico |
| – 62 kg | Omar Blebel Argentina |
Gerald Maurey United States |
Guillermo Palomino Mexico |
| – 67 kg | Newton Copple United States |
Osvaldo Blasi Argentina |
José Luis Pérez Mexico |
| – 73 kg | Melvin Northrup United States |
Alberto Longarella Argentina |
José López Cuba |
| – 79 kg | León Genuth Argentina |
Louis Norton United States |
Eduardo Assam Mexico |
| – 87 kg | Ulises Martorella Argentina |
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Donald McCann United States |
| + 87 kg | Adolfo Ramírez Argentina |
Ralph Schmidt United States |
Luis Friedman Panama |
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786443369. 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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