Gymnastics at the 1959 Pan American Games

Men's and women's gymnastics events were held at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States.[1][2][3][4]

Gymnastics at the III Pan American Games
«1955
1963»

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)*14111136
2 Canada (CAN)46515
3 Mexico (MEX)1102
4 Argentina (ARG)0011
Totals (4 NOCs)19181754

Medalists

Artistic gymnastics

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual all-around[5]
 John Beckner
 United States		 Abraham Grossfeld
 United States		 Don Tonry
 United States
Team all-around[5]
  United States (USA)
John Beckner
Donald Tonry
Gregor Weiss
Abraham Grossfeld
Garland O'Quinn
Jamile Ashmore		  Canada (CAN)
Richard Montpetit
Carl Girard
Hans Gerbig
Dieter Weichort
Nino Marion
William Vennels		  Argentina (ARG)
Juan Caviglia
Ricardo Licenziato
Cesar Bonoris
Martín Carranza
Bautista di Giacomo
José Flecha
Floor exercise[5]
 Abraham Grossfeld
 United States		 Jamile Ashmore
 United States		 Don Tonry
 United States
Pommel horse[5]
 Gregor Weiss
 United States		 Richard Montpetit
 Canada		 John Beckner
 United States
Garland O'Quinn
 United States
Rings[5]
 Jamile Ashmore
 United States
Abraham Grossfeld
 United States		 N/A Nino Marion
 Canada
Vault[5]
 John Beckner
 United States		 Richard Montpetit
 Canada
Gregor Weiss
 United States		 N/A
Parallel bars[5]
 John Beckner
 United States		 Gregor Weiss
 United States		 Don Tonry
 United States
Horizontal bar[5]
 Abraham Grossfeld
 United States		 John Beckner
 United States		 Don Tonry
 United States

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual all-around[5]
 Ernestine Russell
 Canada		 Betty Maycock
 United States		 Marie-Claire Larsen
 Canada
Team all-around[5]
  United States (USA)
Betty Maycock
Cassie Collawn
Theresa Montefusco
Sharon Phelps
Judy Klauser
Sharon Richardson		  Canada (CAN)
Ernestine Russell
Marie-Claire Larsen
Louise Parker
Leissa Kroll
Rosemary Ripley
Margaret Schran		 N/A
Vault[5]
 Ernestine Russell
 Canada		 Betty Maycock
 United States		 Louise Parker
 Canada
Uneven bars[5]
 Ernestine Russell
 Canada		 Theresa Montefusco
 United States		 Marie-Claire Larsen
 Canada
Balance beam[5]
 Ernestine Russell
 Canada		 Betty Maycock
 United States		 Cassie Collawn
 United States
Floor exercise[5]
 Theresa Montefusco
 United States		 Ernestine Russell
 Canada		 Sharon Phelps
 United States

Club swinging
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's club swinging[5]
 Francisco Alvarez
 Mexico		 Porfirio Rivera
 Mexico		 Ronald Munn
 United States

Rope climbing
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rope climbing[5]
 Garvin Smith
 United States		 Nino Marion
 Canada		 Richard Montpetit
 Canada

Trampoline and tumbling
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual trampoline[5]
 Ronald Munn
 United States		 Harold Holmes
 United States		 Abraham Grossfeld
 United States
Men's individual tumbling[5]
 Harold Holmes
 United States		 Jamile Ashmore
 United States		 Abraham Grossfeld
 United States

See also

References
  1. Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369
  2. "Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
  3. "Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Gymnastics Medalists". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  4. "Sports 123: Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2019-08-04.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. Cunha, Odir (2009). Heróis da América: História completa dos Jogos Pan-Americanos (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Planeta. p. 415. ISBN 978-8576652809.
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