Boxing at the 1959 Pan American Games
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at the 1959 Pan American Games
1959 Pan American Games
The 3rd Pan American Games opened on August 27, 1959 in sunny 90°F heat before 40,000 people in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The first Pan American Games held in North America, they were originally scheduled for Cleveland, Ohio, but the U.S. Congress’s decision to cut $5,000,000 in federal...
was held in Chicago
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, United States
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, from August 27 to September 7.
Medal winners
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Miguel Angel BottaArgentina |
 José NevesBrazil |
 Tito BlancoVenezuela |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Waldo Claudiano Brazil |
Carlos Cañete Argentina |
 Petros SpanakosUnited States |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Carlos Aro Argentina |
Charles Brown Charles Brown (boxer) Charles Brown is a former amateur boxer from the United States who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the Featherweight division winning the bronze medal.... United States |
 Mario GarateChile |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Abel Laudonio Abel Laudonio Abel Ricardo Laudonio is a retired boxer from Argentina, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.- Amateur career :... Argentina |
 Gualberto GuttierezUruguay |
Marío Romero Mario Romero Mario Romero was an Argentine poet, playwright and translator.... Venezuela |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Vincent Shomo United States |
Luis Aranda Argentina |
 Humberto DipMexico |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Alfredo Cornejo Alfredo Cornejo Alfredo Cornejo Cuevas is a former Chilean boxer, who won the gold medal in the welterweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States . In the same year he also won the world amateur welterweight title in Mexico City. He later fought four professional fights from 1961 to... Chile |
Aurelio González Argentina |
Manuel Alves Brazil |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Wilbert McClure Wilbert McClure - Personal :McClure earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.- Amateur career :... United States |
José Burgos Venezuela |
Helio Crescencio Brazil |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Abrao de Souza Brazil |
Bob Foster United States |
 Carl CrawfordGuyana |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Amos Johnson United States |
Rafael Gargiulo Argentina |
Carlos Lucas Carlos Lucas Carlos Lucas Manríquez is a former Chilean boxer. He won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He also claimed the bronze at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States. He was born in Villarrica, Chile.-References:... Chile |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) |
Allen Hudson United States |
Eduardo Corletti Argentina |
Jurandyr Nicolau Brazil |
Medal table
| 1 | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |