| Boxing at the III Pan American Games | |
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«1955 1963» |
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, United States, from August 27 to September 7.
| Boxing at the III Pan American Games | |
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| | |
«1955 1963» |
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, United States, from August 27 to September 7.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |  Miguel Angel Botta Argentina |  José Martins Brazil |  Tito Blanco Venezuela |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Waldomiro Pinto Brazil | Carlos Cañete Argentina |  Pete Spanakos United States |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | Carlos Aro Argentina | Charles Brown United States |  Mario Garate Chile |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) | Abel Laudonio Argentina |  Gualberto Gutiérrez Uruguay | Mario Romero Venezuela |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) | Vincent Shomo United States | Luis Aranda Argentina |  Humberto Dip Mexico |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | Alfredo Cornejo Chile | Aurelio González Argentina | Manuel Alves Brazil |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Wilbert McClure United States | José Burgos Venezuela | Helio Crescencio Brazil |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Abrao de Souza Brazil | Bob Foster United States |  Carl Crawford British Guiana |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Amos Johnson United States | Rafael Gargiulo Argentina | Carlos Lucas Chile |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) | Allen Hudson United States | Eduardo Corletti Argentina | Jurandyr Nicolau Brazil |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | British Guiana (BGU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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