Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico.

Athletics at the
1955 Pan American Games
Dates13–19 March
Host cityMexico City, Mexico Mexico
VenueEstadio Universitario
LevelSenior
Events29
Participation242 athletes from
20 nations


Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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Rod Richard
  United States
10.3A GR Mike Agostini
  Trinidad and Tobago
10.4A Willie Williams
  United States
10.4A
200 metres
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Rod Richard
  United States
20.94A GR Charles Thomas
  United States
21.42A José Telles da Conceição
  Brazil
Mike Agostini
  Trinidad and Tobago
21.66A
21.67A
400 metres
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Lou Jones
  United States
45.68A WR Jim Lea
  United States
45.78A Jesse Mashburn
  United States
46.44A
800 metres
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Arnie Sowell
  United States
1:49.86A GR Lon Spurrier
  United States
1:50.51A Ramón Sandoval
  Chile
1:52.52A
1500 metres
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Juan Miranda
  Argentina
3:53.30A GR Wes Santee
  United States
3:53.44A Fred Dwyer
  United States
3:56.04A
5000 metres
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Osvaldo Suárez
  Argentina
15:30.6A Horace Ashenfelter
  United States
15:31.4A Jaime Correa
  Chile
15:39.2A
10,000 metres
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Osvaldo Suárez
  Argentina
32:42.6A Vicente Sánchez
  Mexico
33:00.4A Jaime Correa
  Chile
33:42.6A
Marathon
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Doroteo Flores
  Guatemala
2:59:10A Onésimo Rodríguez
  Mexico
3:02:22A Luis Velásquez
  Guatemala
3:05:26A
110 metres hurdles
(wind: 0.0 m/s)
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Jack Davis
  United States
14.44A Keith Gardner
  Jamaica
14.74A Evaristo Iglesias
  Cuba
14.94A
400 metres hurdles
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Josh Culbreath
  United States
51.5A GR Jaime Aparicio
  Colombia
51.8A Wilson Carneiro
  Brazil
53.0A
3000 metres steeplechase
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Guillermo Solá
  Chile
9:46.8A Santiago Novas
  Chile
9:50.4A Eligio Galicia
  Mexico
9:54.2A
4 × 100 metres relay
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  United States
Willie Williams
John Bennett
Charles Thomas
Rod Richard
40.96A GR   Venezuela
Clive Bonas
Apolinar Solórzano
Guillermo Gutiérrez
Juan Leiva
41.36A   Mexico
Alberto Goya
René Ahumada
Javier Souza
Sergio Higuera
41.94A
4 × 400 metres relay
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  United States
Jesse Mashburn
Lon Spurrier
Jim Lea
Lou Jones
3:07.43A GR   Jamaica
Keith Gardner
Richard Stick
Mel Spence
Allan Moore
3:12.63A   Venezuela
Guillermo Gutiérrez
Apolinar Solórzano
Evaristo Edie
Juan Leiva
3:15.93A
High jump
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Ernie Shelton
  United States
2.01A GR Herman Wyatt
  United States
2.01A José Telles da Conceição
  Brazil
1.91A
Pole vault
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Bob Richards
  United States
4.50A =GR Bobby Smith
  United States
4.30A Don Laz
  United States
4.30A
Long jump
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Rosslyn Range
  United States
8.03A GR John Bennett
  United States
8.01A Ary de Sá
  Brazil
7.84A
Triple jump
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Adhemar da Silva
  Brazil
16.56A WR Asnoldo Devonish
  Venezuela
16.13A Víctor Hernández
  Cuba
15.60A
Shot put
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Parry O'Brien
  United States
17.59A GR Fortune Gordien
  United States
15.98A Marty Engel
  United States
14.62A
Discus throw
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Fortune Gordien
  United States
53.10A GR Parry O'Brien
  United States
51.07A Hernán Haddad
  Chile
47.14A
Hammer throw
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Bob Backus
  United States
54.91A GR Marty Engel
  United States
53.36A Elvio Porta
  Argentina
51.45A
Javelin throw
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Franklin "Bud" Held
  United States
69.77A GR Ricardo Héber
  Argentina
66.15A Reinaldo Oliver
  Puerto Rico
65.56A
Decathlon
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Rafer Johnson
  United States
6994A Bob Richards
  United States
6886A Hernán Figueroa
  Chile
5740A

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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Bertha Díaz
  Cuba
7.5A Isabelle Daniels
  United States
7.6A Mabel Landry
  United States
7.6A
100 metres
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Barbara Jones
  United States
11.90A GR Mae Faggs
  United States
12.07A María Luisa Castelli
  Argentina
12.38A
80 metres hurdles
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Eliana Gaete
  Chile
11.7A Bertha Díaz
  Cuba
11.8A Wanda dos Santos
  Brazil
11.8A
4 × 100 metres relay
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  United States
Isabelle Daniels
Mabel Landry
Mae Faggs
Barbara Jones
47.12A GR   Argentina
Lilián Heinz
Lilián Buglia
Gladys Erbetta
María Luisa Castelli
47.27A   Chile
Betty Kretschmer
Carmen Venegas
Eliana Gaete
Elda Selamé
49.49A
High jump
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Mildred McDaniel
  United States
1.685A Deyse de Castro
  Brazil
1.59A Verneeda Thomas
  United States
1.59A
Discus throw
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Ingeborg Pfüller
  Argentina
43.19A GR Isabel Avellán
  Argentina
40.06A Alejandrina Herrera
  Cuba
38.00A
Javelin throw
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Karen Anderson
  United States
49.15A Estrella Puente
  Uruguay
43.43A Amelia Wershoven
  United States
43.06A
A = affected by altitude

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States2014842
2  Argentina4329
3  Chile2169
4  Brazil1157
5  Cuba1135
6  Guatemala1012
7  Mexico0224
8  Venezuela0213
9  Jamaica0202
10  Trinidad and Tobago0112
11  Colombia0101
  Uruguay0101
13  Puerto Rico0011
Totals (13 entries)29293088

Participating nations

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References

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  • Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 978-0-7864-4336-9.
  • GBR Athletics: Pan American Games
  • Sports 123: Athletics at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-04)