Athletics at the 1963 Pan American Games

The Athletics Competition at the 1963 Pan American Games
1963 Pan American Games
The 4th Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963 in São Paulo, Brazil.- Medal count :To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.Note...

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São Paulo

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Brazil

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Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Enrique Figuerola Enrique Figuerola Enrique Figuerola Camue is a former sprinter from Cuba.His major international success was his threefold participation in the Olympic Games. He made his first appearance at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, were he finished fourth in the 100 metres final... Cuba	10.46	Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Herrera claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.... Venezuela	10.59	Ira Murchison Ira Murchison Ira James Murchison was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.... United States	10.62
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Rafael Romero Rafael Romero Rafael Romero Sandrea is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956. Romero claimed two medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.-References:*... Venezuela	21.23	Ollan Cassell Ollan Cassell Ollan Conn Cassell was an American sprinter in the 1950s and 1960s, winning a gold medal in the men's 4x400 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In his early 30s, Cassell later became the executive director of the Amateur Athletic Union . Cassell was born in Nickelsville, Virginia... United States	21.23	Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Herrera claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.... Venezuela	21.23
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	James Johnson United States	46.80	Mel Spence Jamaica	46.94	Clifton Bertrand Clifton Bertrand Clifton Bertrand is a former Trinidad and Tobago sprinter.He won a gold medal in 200 meters at the 1957 British West Indies Championships, and three gold medals at the 1958 British West Indies Championships. He participated in three events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, but did... Trinidad and Tobago	47.43
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Don Bertoia Don Bertoia Donald Richard Bertoia is a retired middle distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country in the men's 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan... Canada	1:48.46	Siegmar Ohlemann Siegmar Ohlemann Siegmar Ohlemann is a retired middle distance runner, who represented Canada in three events at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He claimed the silver medal in 800 metres at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil, behind fellow Canadian Don Bertoia.-References:*... Canada	1:48.63	Ernie Cunliffe United States	1:48.92
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Jim Grelle United States	3:43.62	Jim Beatty Jim Beatty James Tully Beatty is a former American track and field athlete who is best remembered as the first person to break the four-minute mile barrier on an indoor track when he ran 3:58.9 on February 10, 1962 in Los Angeles, California.Beatty graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel... United States	3:43.88	Don Bertoia Don Bertoia Donald Richard Bertoia is a retired middle distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country in the men's 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan... Canada	3:55.19
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Osvaldo Suárez Osvaldo Suárez Juan Osvaldo Roberto Suárez is a long-distance runner from Argentina who won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1960 and 1964. After his active career, he became a professional athletics coach.-References:... Argentina	14:25.81	Charley Clark United States	14:27.16	Bob Schul Bob Schul Bob Schul is a former American long distance runner. , he is the only American to have won the Olympic gold medal in the 5000 m, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-Early career:... United States	14:29.21
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Pete McArdle Pete McArdle Peter Joseph McArdle was an Irish long-distance runner who became a U.S. citizen, taking a gold medal for the United States at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil.-References:* *... United States	29:52.22	Osvaldo Suárez Osvaldo Suárez Juan Osvaldo Roberto Suárez is a long-distance runner from Argentina who won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1960 and 1964. After his active career, he became a professional athletics coach.-References:... Argentina	30:26.56	Eligio Galicia Mexico	30:27.90
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Fidel Negrete Fidel Negrete Fidel Negrete Gamboa is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who's biggest achievement during his career was winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1963 Pan American Games. He represented his native country in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he... Mexico	2:27:56	Gordon McKenzie Gordon McKenzie Gordon Edmund McKenzie is a former American athlete who competed in the 10,000 meters at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy... United States	2:31:18	Pete McArdle Pete McArdle Peter Joseph McArdle was an Irish long-distance runner who became a U.S. citizen, taking a gold medal for the United States at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil.-References:* *... United States	2:34:14
3000 metre steeplechase	Jeff Fishback Jeff Fishback Jeffrey Mason Fishback is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from the United States. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.... United States	9:07.9	Sebastião Mendes Brazil	9:12.8	Albertino Etchechury Uruguay	9:17.3
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Blaine Lindgren Blaine Lindgren Blaine Lindgren was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.He competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal.Lindgren was the first to cross the finish line, but because he leaned too... United States	13.8w	Willie May Willie May Willie May is a retired American hurdler.He won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. May ran 13.99 in that race and was beaten by Lee Calhoun, another American, who ran 13.98.... United States	14.0w	Lázaro Betancourt Cuba	14.3w
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Juan Carlos Dyrzka Argentina	50.32	Willie Atterberry United States	50.49	Russ Rogers United States	51.19
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Gene Johnson Gene Johnson (athlete) Gene Johnson is a retired male high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1960s for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's high jump event on January 29, 1966 at an indoor meet in .... United States	2.11	Teodoro Palacios Guatemala	2.04	Anton Norris Barbados	2.04
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Dave Tork Dave Tork David Tork is retired male pole vaulter from the United States. He set his personal best in the event on 27 June 1964 at a meet in Brunswick.- References :*... United States	4.90	Henry Wadsworth United States	4.75	Rubén Cruz Ruben Cruz Ruben Cruz , known by his ringname Hercules Ayala, is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler who has competed in Canadian and international wrestling promotions including the eastern Canadian Grand Prix Wrestling, the Calgary-based Stampede Wrestling and the World Wrestling... Puerto Rico	4.30
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Ralph Boston Ralph Boston Ralph Harold Boston is an American athlete. He was an all around athletic star, but he is best remembered for his successes in the long jump during the 1960s.... United States	8.11	Darrell Horn United States	8.02	Juan Muñoz Venezuela	7.46
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Bill Sharpe Bill Sharpe (athlete) William John Sharpe is retired male athlete from the United States, competing in the triple jump. A three-time Olympian he won the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.-References:*... United States	15.15	Ramón López Mexico	15.08	Mário Gomes Brazil	14.97
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Dave Davis Dave Davis Dave Davis is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. Davis was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1971 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team. He later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints.-References:... United States	18.52	Billy Joe Billy Joe Billy Joe may refer to:* Billy Joe , American football player and coach* Billie Joe Armstrong , American rock musician* Billy Crawford , Filipino musician and actor... United States	17.77	Cosme Di Cursi Argentina	16.26
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Bob Humphreys Bob Humphreys (athlete) Bob Humphreys is a retired male track and field athlete from the United States. He competed in the men's discus throw and the shot put event during his career. His career highlight was a gold medal in the discus at the 1963 Pan American Games... United States	57.82	Dave Davis Dave Davis Dave Davis is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. Davis was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1971 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team. He later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints.-References:... United States	51.05	Ben Rebel Bout Netherlands Antilles	49.78
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Al Hall Al Hall (athlete) Al Hall was an American hammer throw champion, who competed in the Olympics on four occasions.Hall grew up on the family's farm in Hanson, Massachusetts, where he built up his physique using a set of weights he had constructed from concrete cylinders.Hall attended Whitman High School , where he... United States	62.74	Jim Pryde United States	58.56	Roberto Chapchap Brazil	57.92
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Dan Studney United States	75.60	Nick Kovalakides United States	73.71	Walter de Almeida Brazil	64.61
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	J.D. Martin United States	7335	Bill Gairdner Bill Gairdner William Gairdner attended Appleby College in Oakville, and is now a resident of Willowdale, Ontario. He is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Canada in the men's 400 m hurdles and the men's decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan... Canada	6812	Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Martínez is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the decathlon. He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. Thomas twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during the 1960s.-References:*... Venezuela	6751
20 kilometre road walk	Alex Oakley Alex Oakley Alexander "Alex" Oakley was a race walker from Canada, who represented his native country at five Summer Olympics, starting in 1956. His best finish was the sixth place in the men's 50 km walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He won the 20 km event at the 1963 Pan American... Canada	1:42:44	Nicole Marrone Canada	1:46:35	Ron Zinn United States	1:49:45
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	United States	40.40	Venezuela	40.71	Trinidad and Tobago Clifton Bertrand Clifton Bertrand Clifton Bertrand is a former Trinidad and Tobago sprinter.He won a gold medal in 200 meters at the 1957 British West Indies Championships, and three gold medals at the 1958 British West Indies Championships. He participated in three events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, but did... Anthony Jones Irving Joseph Cipriani Phillip Cipriani Phillip Cipriani Agustus Phillip was a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. He was one of at least ten children. He lived in Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, and died in Orlando, Florida. Phillip had two daughters, Erica and Yvette, and one son, Cipriani, Jr., a life partner, Lillian Troutman,...	40.87
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	United States	3:09.62	Venezuela	3:12.20	Jamaica	3:12.61

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Edith McGuire Edith McGuire Edith Marie McGuire , later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter.Born in Atlanta, McGuire ran for Tennessee State University... United States	11.65	Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.-References:... Cuba	11.69	Marilyn White Marilyn White Marilyn Elaine White is an American sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.She won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with teammates Willye White, Wyomia Tyus and Edith McGuire.-References:*... United States	11.85
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Vivian Brown United States	23.9	Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.-References:... Cuba	24.0	Lorraine Dunn Panama	24.7
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Abby Hoffman Canada	2:10.27	Leah Bennett Ferris United States	2:13.79	Noreen Deuling Canada	2:14.98
80 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Jo Ann Terry Jo Ann Terry Jo Ann Terry-Grissom is a retired female hurdler from the United States, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. Affiliated with the Tennessee State University she won the 80m hurdles event at the 1963 Pan American Games.-References:*... United States	11.37	Jenny Wingerson Jenny Wingerson Jennifer Ann Wingerson-Meldrum is a retired female hurdler and heptathlete from Canada, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1964. She won the silver medal at the 80m hurdles event at the 1963 Pan American Games.-References:*... Canada	11.48	Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos is a retired female hurdler from Brazil, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1952. She won a total number of four individual medals at the Pan American Games during her career.... Brazil	11.50
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Eleanor Montgomery Eleanor Montgomery Eleanor Inez Montgomery is a retired female high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1950s and 1960s for her native country... United States	1.68	Diane Gerace Diane Gerace Dianne Roberta Gerace is a retired high jumper from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. She represented Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in fifth place... Canada	1.65	Patsy Callender Barbados	1.62
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Willye White United States	6.15	Iris dos Santos Brazil	5.65	Edith McGuire Edith McGuire Edith Marie McGuire , later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter.Born in Atlanta, McGuire ran for Tennessee State University... United States	5.48
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Nancy McCredie Nancy McCredie Nancy McCredie is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada, who represented her native country in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan... Canada	15.32	Cynthia Watt United States	14.27	Sharon Sheppard United States	14.10
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Nancy McCredie Nancy McCredie Nancy McCredie is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada, who represented her native country in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan... Canada	50.18	Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Ella Pfüller was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw. She represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the women's discus throw event at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:*... Argentina	47.83	Sharon Sheppard United States	47.29
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Marlene Ahrens Marlene Ahrens Marlene Ahrens Ostertag is a female Chilean athlete. She won the silver medal in Javelin throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with a distance of 50.38 metres. She remains the only Chilean woman to have won an Olympic medal. She is the mother of the journalist Karin Ebensperger.-References:... Chile	49.93	Frances Davenport United States	47.22	Iris dos Santos Brazil	35.51
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	United States	45.72	Cuba	46.44	Brazil	48.18

Medal table

1	United States	22	15	10	47
2	Canada	5	5	2	12
3	Argentina	2	2	1	5
4	Venezuela	1	3	3	7
5	Cuba	1	3	1	5
6	Mexico	1	1	1	3
7	Chile	1	0	0	1
8	Brazil	0	2	6	8
9	Jamaica	0	1	1	2
10	Guatemala	0	1	0	1
11	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	2	2
11	Barbados	0	0	2	2
13	Panama	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
	Uruguay	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1

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