Athletics at the 1951 Pan American Games
The Athletics Competition at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Rafael Fortún Cuba | 10.6 | Art Bragg United States | 10.6 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 11.0 |
200 metres | Rafael Fortún Cuba | 21.3 | Art Bragg United States | 21.4 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 21.5 |
400 metres | Mal Whitfield United States | 47.8 | Hugo Maiocco United States | 48 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 48.2 |
800 metres | Mal Whitfield United States | 1:53.2 | Bill Brown United States | 1:53.3 | Hugo Maiocco United States | 1:53.6 |
1500 metres | Browning Ross United States | 4:00.4 | Guillermo Solá Chile | 4:00.5 | John Twomey United States | 4:02.0 |
5000 metres | Ricardo Bralo Argentina | 14:57.2 | John Twomey United States | 14:57.5 | Gustavo Rojas Chile | 15:06.4 |
10000 metres | Curt Stone United States | 31:08.6 | Ricardo Bralo Argentina | 31:09.4 | Ezequiel Bustamente Argentina | 32:31.8 |
Marathon | Delfo Cabrera Argentina | 2:35:01 | Reinaldo Gorno Argentina | 2:45:00 | Luis Velásquez Guatemala | 2:46:03 |
3000 metre steeplechase | Curt Stone United States | 9:32.0 | Browning Ross United States | 9:32.0 | Pedro Caffa Argentina | 9:44.6 |
110 metres hurdles | Dick Attlesey United States | 14.0 | Estanislao Kocourek Argentina | 14.2 | Samuel Anderson Cuba | 14.2 |
400 metres hurdles | Jaime Aparicio Colombia | 53.4 | Wilson Carneiro Brazil | 53.7 | Don Halderman United States | 54.5 |
High jump | Virgil Severns United States | 1.95 | Cal Clark United States | 1.90 | Adilton de Almeida Brazil | 1.90 |
Pole vault | Bob Richards United States | 4.50 | Jaime Piqueras Peru | 3.90 | Sinibaldo Gerbasi Brazil | 3.90 |
Long jump | Gay Bryan United States | 7.14 | Albino Geist Argentina | 7.09 | Jim Holland United States | 6.95 |
Triple jump | Adhemar da Silva Brazil | 15.19 | Hélio da Silva Brazil | 15.17 | Bruno Witthaus Argentina | 14.34 |
Shot put | Jim Fuchs United States | 17.25 | Juan Kahnert Argentina | 14.27 | Nadim Marreis Brazil | 14.07 |
Discus throw | Jim Fuchs United States | 48.91 | Dick Doyle United States | 47.28 | Elvio Porta Argentina | 44.93 |
Hammer throw | Emilio Ortíz Argentina | 48.04 | Manuel Etchepare Argentina | 46.12 | Arturo Melcher Chile | 45.70 |
Javelin throw | Ricardo Héber Argentina | 68.08 | Steve Seymour United States | 67.08 | Horst Walter Argentina | 66.33 |
Decathlon | Hernán Figueroa Chile | 6610 | Hernán Alzamora Peru | 6063 | Enrique Salazar Guatemala | 4380 |
10000 metre track walk | Henry Laskau United States | 50:26.8 | Luis Turza Argentina | 52:27.5 | Martín Casas Argentina | 52:59.6 |
50 kilometre road walk | Sixto Ibáñez Argentina | 5:06:07 | James Jackson United States | 5:21:13 | Amando González Argentina | 5:27:01 |
4 × 100 metres relay | United States Donald Campbell Art Bragg Dick Attlesey John Voight | 41.0 | Cuba Raúl Mazorra Angel García Jesús Farrés Rafael Fortún | 41.2 | Argentina Gerardo Bönnhoff Adelio Márquez Fernando Lapuente Mariano Acosta | 41.8 |
4 × 400 metres relay | United States Bill Brown Mal Whitfield John Voight Hugo Maiocco | 3:09.9 | Chile Jaime Itlmann Martín Gustavo Ehlers Jörn Gevert | 3:17.7 | Argentina Guido Veronese Máximo Guerra Julio Ferreyra Eduardo Balducci | 3:18.4 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Julia Sánchez Peru | 12.2 | Jean Patton United States | 12.3 | Lilián Heinz Argentina | 12.7 |
200 metres | Jean Patton United States | 25.3 | Nell Jackson United States | 25.7 | Adriana Millard Chile | 26.1 |
80 metres hurdles | Eliana Gaete Chile | 11.9 | Marion Huber Chile | 12.0 | Nancy Phillips United States | 12.1 |
High jump | Jacinta Sandiford Ecuador | 1.46 | Lucy López Chile | 1.46 | Elizabeth Müller Brazil | 1.46 |
Long jump | Beatriz Kretschmer Chile | 5.42 | Lisa Peters Chile | 5.20 | Wanda dos Santos Brazil | 5.18 |
Shot put | Ingeborg Mello Argentina | 12.45 | Vera Trezoitko Brazil | 11.59 | Ingeborg Pfüller Argentina | 11.58 |
Discus throw | Ingeborg Mello Argentina | 38.55 | Ingeborg Pfüller Argentina | 37.19 | Frances Kaszubski United States | 35.84 |
Javelin throw | Hortensia García Mexico | 39.45 | Amelia Bert United States | 38.08 | Berta Chiú Mexico | 37.78 |
4 × 100 metres relay | United States Nell Jackson Jean Patton Dolores Dwyer Janet Moreau | 48.7 | Chile Adriana Millard Kreft Betty Kretschmer Eliana Gaete | 49.3 | Argentina Olga Bianchi Teresa Carvajal Lilián Heinz Ana María Fontán | 49.8 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 16 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
2 | Argentina (ARG) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
3 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
4 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
6 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
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