Gymnastics at the I959 Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Navy Pier [1] |
«1955 1963» |
Men's and women's gymnastics events were held at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States. [2] [3] [4] [5]
* Host nation (United States)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States* | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
2 | Canada | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
3 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual all-around [6] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Marie-Claire Larsen Canada |
Team all-around [6] | United States Betty Maycock Cassie Collawn Theresa Montefusco Sharon Phelps Judy Klauser Sharon Richardson | Canada Ernestine Russell Marie-Claire Larsen Louise Parker Leissa Kroll Rosemary Ripley Margaret Schran | — |
Vault [6] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Louise Parker Canada |
Uneven bars [6] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Theresa Montefusco United States | Marie-Claire Larsen Canada |
Balance beam [6] | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Cassie Collawn United States |
Floor exercise [6] | Theresa Montefusco United States | Ernestine Russell Canada | Sharon Phelps United States |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's club swinging [6] | Francisco Alvarez Mexico | Porfirio Rivera Mexico | Ronald Munn United States |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's rope climbing [6] | Garvin Smith United States | Nino Marion Canada | Richard Montpetit Canada |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual trampoline [6] | Ronald Munn United States | Harold Holmes United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States |
Men's individual tumbling [6] | Harold Holmes United States | Jamile Ashmore United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States |
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