Equestrian events at the 1963 Pan American Games | |
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Equestrian events were included in the 1963 Pan American Games. The United States team won five gold medals.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual dressage | Patricia Galvin United States | Francisco D'Alessandri Argentina | Héctor Clavel Chile |
Show jumping | Mary Mairs United States | Carlos Delia Argentina | Américo Simonetti Chile |
Team Show jumping | United States of America United States | Argentina Argentina | Chile Chile |
Three-Day event | Michael Page United States | Kevin Freeman United States | Carlos Moratorio Argentina |
Team Three-Day event | United States of America United States | None | None |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
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