Water polo at the 1959 Pan American Games

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Water polo was contested for men only at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States. It was played at the Portage Park pool. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's water poloFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Arthur Koblish [2]
Ronald Crawford
other Illinois Athletic Club players. [1]
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) [3]
Adhemar Grijó Filho
Everardo Filho
Flávio Ratto
Hilton de Almeida
João Gonçalves Filho
Luiz Daniel
Márvio dos Santos
Paulo Cochrane
Rodney Bell
Sylvio dos Santos

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References

  1. 1 2 Krastev, Todor. "Men Water Polo II Pan-American Games 1959 Chicago (USA) - 30.08-06.09 Winner United States". www.todor66.com.
  2. "Arthur Koblish, V-12, Navy Reserve - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
  3. "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2013.