Water polo at the 1951 Pan American Games

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Water polo at the 1951 Pan American Games
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Water polo was contested for men only at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Competing teams

Five teams contested the event. [1]

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's water poloFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) [2]
Alfonso Zaparoli
Armando Caropresco
Claudino de Castro
Edson Perri
Guilherme Schall
Isaac Moraes
João Havelange
Leo Rossi
Luiz Antônio dos Santos
Milton Busin
Nelson Brescia
Samuel Schemberg
Saverio Gregorut
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) [3]
Marvin Burns
Harry Bisbey
Norman Dornblaser
Robert Hughes
Norman Lake
James Norris
Bruce O’Brien
John Spargo
Peter Stange
William Zerkie

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References

  1. "1951 Pan American Games Report" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. "Brazilian medalists at 1951 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. PAN AMERICAN SPORTING COMMITTEE. "Buenos Aires 1951 - Primeros Juegos Deportivos PanAmericanos" (PDF). p. 325. Retrieved 2 January 2023.