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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
1955» |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| – 52 kg[1] | Hugh Peery[2].svg.png){kind=small} |
Manuel Varela |
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| – 57 kg | Richard LeMeyre |
Adolfo Díaz |
Leonardo Basurto |
| – 62 kg | Omar Blebel |
Gerald Maurey |
Guillermo Palomino |
| – 67 kg | Newton Copple |
Osvaldo Blasi |
José Luis Pérez |
| – 73 kg | Melvin Northrup |
Alberto Longarella |
José López |
| – 79 kg | León Genuth |
Louis Norton |
Eduardo Assam |
| – 87 kg | Ulises Martorella |
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Donald McCann |
| + 87 kg | Adolfo Ramírez |
Ralph Schmidt |
Luis Friedman |
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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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