Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games

Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games
Wrestling at the 1951 Pan American Games
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The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included men's freestyle wrestling competitions in various weight categories. Events were held between 25 February and 3 March.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
– 52 kg^[1]	Hugh Peery^[2] United States	Manuel Varela Argentina	Rodolfo Dávila Mexico
– 57 kg	Richard LeMeyre United States	Adolfo Díaz Argentina	Leonardo Basurto Mexico
– 62 kg	Omar Blebel Argentina	Gerald Maurey United States	Guillermo Palomino Mexico
– 67 kg	Newton Copple United States	Osvaldo Blasi Argentina	José Luis Pérez Mexico
– 73 kg	Melvin Northrup United States	Alberto Longarella Argentina	José López Cuba
– 79 kg	León Genuth Argentina	Louis Norton United States	Eduardo Assam Mexico
– 87 kg	Ulises Martorella Argentina	Antenor da Silva Brazil	Donald McCann United States
+ 87 kg	Adolfo Ramírez Argentina	Ralph Schmidt United States	Luis Friedman Panama

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina*	4	4	0	8
2	United States	4	3	1	8
3	Brazil	0	1	0	1
4	Mexico	0	0	5	5
5	Cuba	0	0	1	1
5	Panama	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		8	8	8	24

Medal table