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Athletics at the
1963 Pan American Games
Dates27 April – 4 May
Host city São Paulo, Brazil Brazil
Venue Pacaembu Stadium
LevelSenior
Events33
Participation212 athletes from
20 nations


The athletics competition at the 1963 Pan American Games was held in São Paulo, Brazil.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details
Enrique Figuerola
  Cuba
10.46 Arquímedes Herrera
  Venezuela
10.59 Ira Murchison
 United States
10.62
200 metres
details
Rafael Romero
  Venezuela
21.23 Ollan Cassell
 United States
21.23 Arquímedes Herrera
  Venezuela
21.23
400 metres
details
James Johnson
 United States
46.80 Mel Spence
  Jamaica
46.94 Clifton Bertrand
  Trinidad and Tobago
47.43
800 metres
details
Don Bertoia
  Canada
1:48.46 Sig Ohlemann
  Canada
1:48.63 Ernie Cunliffe
 United States
1:48.92
1500 metres
details
Jim Grelle
 United States
3:43.62 Jim Beatty
 United States
3:43.88 Don Bertoia
  Canada
3:55.19
5000 metres
details
Osvaldo Suárez
  Argentina
14:25.81 Charley Clark
 United States
14:27.16 Bob Schul
 United States
14:29.21
10,000 metres
details
Pete McArdle
 United States
29:52.22 Osvaldo Suárez
  Argentina
30:26.56 Eligio Galicia
  Mexico
30:27.90
Marathon
details
Fidel Negrete
  Mexico
2:27:56 Gordon McKenzie
 United States
2:31:18 Pete McArdle
 United States
2:34:14
110 metres hurdles
details
Blaine Lindgren
 United States
13.8w Willie May
 United States
14.0w Lázaro Betancourt
  Cuba
14.3w
400 metres hurdles
details
Juan Carlos Dyrzka
  Argentina
50.32 Willie Atterberry
 United States
50.49 Russ Rogers
 United States
51.19
3000 metres steeplechase
details
Jeff Fishback
 United States
9:07.9 Sebastião Mendes
  Brazil
9:12.8 Albertino Etchechury
  Uruguay
9:17.3
4 × 100 metres relay
details
 United States
Earl Young
Ollan Cassell
Brooks Johnson
Ira Murchison
40.40   Venezuela
Héctor Thomas
Horacio Esteves
Arquímides Herrera
Rafael Romero
40.71   Trinidad and Tobago
Clifton Bertrand
Anthony Jones
Irving Joseph
Cipriani Phillip
40.87
4 × 400 metres relay
details
 United States
Ollan Cassell
James Johnson
Richard Edmunds
Earl Young
3:09.62   Venezuela
Aristedes Pineda
Leslie Mentor
Victor Flores
Hortensio Fucil
3:12.20   Jamaica
Anthony Carr
Rupert Hoilette
Malcolm Spence
Mel Spence
3:12.61
20 kilometres walk
details
Alex Oakley
  Canada
1:42:44 Nicole Marrone
  Canada
1:46:35 Ron Zinn
 United States
1:49:45
High jump
details
Gene Johnson
 United States
2.11 Teodoro Palacios
  Guatemala
2.04 Anton Norris
  Barbados
2.04
Pole vault
details
Dave Tork
 United States
4.90 Henry Wadsworth
 United States
4.75 Rubén Cruz
  Puerto Rico
4.30
Long jump
details
Ralph Boston
 United States
8.11 Darrell Horn
 United States
8.02 Juan Muñoz
  Venezuela
7.46
Triple jump
details
Bill Sharpe
 United States
15.15 Ramón López
  Cuba
15.08 Mário Gomes
  Brazil
14.97
Shot put
details
Dave Davis
 United States
18.52 Billy Joe
 United States
17.77 Cosme Di Cursi
  Argentina
16.26
Discus throw
details
Bob Humphreys
 United States
57.82 Dave Davis
 United States
51.05 Ben Rebel Bout
  Netherlands Antilles
49.78
Hammer throw
details
Al Hall
 United States
62.74 Jim Pryde
 United States
58.56 Roberto Chapchap
  Brazil
57.92
Javelin throw
details
Dan Studney
 United States
75.60 Nick Kovalakides
 United States
73.71 Walter de Almeida
  Brazil
64.61
Decathlon
details
J. D. Martin
 United States
7335 Bill Gairdner
  Canada
6812 Héctor Thomas
  Venezuela
6751

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details
Edith McGuire
 United States
11.65 Miguelina Cobián
  Cuba
11.69 Marilyn White
 United States
11.85
200 metres
details
Vivian Brown
 United States
23.9 Miguelina Cobián
  Cuba
24.0 Lorraine Dunn
  Panama
24.7
800 metres
details
Abby Hoffman
  Canada
2:10.27 Leah Bennett Ferris
 United States
2:13.79 Noreen Deuling
  Canada
2:14.98
80 metres hurdles
details
Jo Ann Terry
 United States
11.37 Jenny Wingerson
  Canada
11.48 Wanda dos Santos
  Brazil
11.50
4 × 100 metres relay
details
 United States
Marilyn White
Vivian Brown
Willye White
Norma Harris
45.72   Cuba
Fulgencia Romay
Miguelina Cobián
Irene Martínez
Nereida Borges
46.44 NR   Brazil
Leontina Santos
Érica Lopes da Silva
Edir Braga Ribeiro
Inês Pimenta
48.18
High jump
details
Eleanor Montgomery
 United States
1.68 Diane Gerace
  Canada
1.65 Patsy Callender
  Barbados
1.62
Long jump
details
Willye White
 United States
6.15 Iris dos Santos
  Brazil
5.65 Edith McGuire
 United States
5.48
Shot put
details
Nancy McCredie
  Canada
15.32 Cynthia Wyatt
 United States
14.27 Sharon Shepherd
 United States
14.10
Discus throw
details
Nancy McCredie
  Canada
50.18 Ingeborg Pfüller
  Argentina
47.83 Sharon Shepherd
 United States
47.29
Javelin throw
details
Marlene Ahrens
  Chile
49.93 Frances Davenport
 United States
47.22 Íris dos Santos
  Brazil
35.51

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)22151047
2  Canada (CAN)55212
3  Argentina (ARG)2215
4  Cuba (CUB)1416
5  Venezuela (VEN)1337
6  Mexico (MEX)1012
7  Chile (CHI)1001
8  Brazil (BRA)0268
9  Jamaica (JAM)0112
10  Guatemala (GUA)0101
11  Barbados (BAR)0022
  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)0022
13  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0011
  Panama (PAN)0011
  Puerto Rico (PUR)0011
  Uruguay (URU)0011
Totals (16 entries)33333399

Participating nations

References

Results
  • Olderr, Steven (2003). A Statistical History 1951–1999 Pan American Games. McFarland. ISBN  978-0-7864-4336-9.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athletics at the
1963 Pan American Games
Dates27 April – 4 May
Host city São Paulo, Brazil Brazil
Venue Pacaembu Stadium
LevelSenior
Events33
Participation212 athletes from
20 nations


The athletics competition at the 1963 Pan American Games was held in São Paulo, Brazil.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details
Enrique Figuerola
  Cuba
10.46 Arquímedes Herrera
  Venezuela
10.59 Ira Murchison
 United States
10.62
200 metres
details
Rafael Romero
  Venezuela
21.23 Ollan Cassell
 United States
21.23 Arquímedes Herrera
  Venezuela
21.23
400 metres
details
James Johnson
 United States
46.80 Mel Spence
  Jamaica
46.94 Clifton Bertrand
  Trinidad and Tobago
47.43
800 metres
details
Don Bertoia
  Canada
1:48.46 Sig Ohlemann
  Canada
1:48.63 Ernie Cunliffe
 United States
1:48.92
1500 metres
details
Jim Grelle
 United States
3:43.62 Jim Beatty
 United States
3:43.88 Don Bertoia
  Canada
3:55.19
5000 metres
details
Osvaldo Suárez
  Argentina
14:25.81 Charley Clark
 United States
14:27.16 Bob Schul
 United States
14:29.21
10,000 metres
details
Pete McArdle
 United States
29:52.22 Osvaldo Suárez
  Argentina
30:26.56 Eligio Galicia
  Mexico
30:27.90
Marathon
details
Fidel Negrete
  Mexico
2:27:56 Gordon McKenzie
 United States
2:31:18 Pete McArdle
 United States
2:34:14
110 metres hurdles
details
Blaine Lindgren
 United States
13.8w Willie May
 United States
14.0w Lázaro Betancourt
  Cuba
14.3w
400 metres hurdles
details
Juan Carlos Dyrzka
  Argentina
50.32 Willie Atterberry
 United States
50.49 Russ Rogers
 United States
51.19
3000 metres steeplechase
details
Jeff Fishback
 United States
9:07.9 Sebastião Mendes
  Brazil
9:12.8 Albertino Etchechury
  Uruguay
9:17.3
4 × 100 metres relay
details
 United States
Earl Young
Ollan Cassell
Brooks Johnson
Ira Murchison
40.40   Venezuela
Héctor Thomas
Horacio Esteves
Arquímides Herrera
Rafael Romero
40.71   Trinidad and Tobago
Clifton Bertrand
Anthony Jones
Irving Joseph
Cipriani Phillip
40.87
4 × 400 metres relay
details
 United States
Ollan Cassell
James Johnson
Richard Edmunds
Earl Young
3:09.62   Venezuela
Aristedes Pineda
Leslie Mentor
Victor Flores
Hortensio Fucil
3:12.20   Jamaica
Anthony Carr
Rupert Hoilette
Malcolm Spence
Mel Spence
3:12.61
20 kilometres walk
details
Alex Oakley
  Canada
1:42:44 Nicole Marrone
  Canada
1:46:35 Ron Zinn
 United States
1:49:45
High jump
details
Gene Johnson
 United States
2.11 Teodoro Palacios
  Guatemala
2.04 Anton Norris
  Barbados
2.04
Pole vault
details
Dave Tork
 United States
4.90 Henry Wadsworth
 United States
4.75 Rubén Cruz
  Puerto Rico
4.30
Long jump
details
Ralph Boston
 United States
8.11 Darrell Horn
 United States
8.02 Juan Muñoz
  Venezuela
7.46
Triple jump
details
Bill Sharpe
 United States
15.15 Ramón López
  Cuba
15.08 Mário Gomes
  Brazil
14.97
Shot put
details
Dave Davis
 United States
18.52 Billy Joe
 United States
17.77 Cosme Di Cursi
  Argentina
16.26
Discus throw
details
Bob Humphreys
 United States
57.82 Dave Davis
 United States
51.05 Ben Rebel Bout
  Netherlands Antilles
49.78
Hammer throw
details
Al Hall
 United States
62.74 Jim Pryde
 United States
58.56 Roberto Chapchap
  Brazil
57.92
Javelin throw
details
Dan Studney
 United States
75.60 Nick Kovalakides
 United States
73.71 Walter de Almeida
  Brazil
64.61
Decathlon
details
J. D. Martin
 United States
7335 Bill Gairdner
  Canada
6812 Héctor Thomas
  Venezuela
6751

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details
Edith McGuire
 United States
11.65 Miguelina Cobián
  Cuba
11.69 Marilyn White
 United States
11.85
200 metres
details
Vivian Brown
 United States
23.9 Miguelina Cobián
  Cuba
24.0 Lorraine Dunn
  Panama
24.7
800 metres
details
Abby Hoffman
  Canada
2:10.27 Leah Bennett Ferris
 United States
2:13.79 Noreen Deuling
  Canada
2:14.98
80 metres hurdles
details
Jo Ann Terry
 United States
11.37 Jenny Wingerson
  Canada
11.48 Wanda dos Santos
  Brazil
11.50
4 × 100 metres relay
details
 United States
Marilyn White
Vivian Brown
Willye White
Norma Harris
45.72   Cuba
Fulgencia Romay
Miguelina Cobián
Irene Martínez
Nereida Borges
46.44 NR   Brazil
Leontina Santos
Érica Lopes da Silva
Edir Braga Ribeiro
Inês Pimenta
48.18
High jump
details
Eleanor Montgomery
 United States
1.68 Diane Gerace
  Canada
1.65 Patsy Callender
  Barbados
1.62
Long jump
details
Willye White
 United States
6.15 Iris dos Santos
  Brazil
5.65 Edith McGuire
 United States
5.48
Shot put
details
Nancy McCredie
  Canada
15.32 Cynthia Wyatt
 United States
14.27 Sharon Shepherd
 United States
14.10
Discus throw
details
Nancy McCredie
  Canada
50.18 Ingeborg Pfüller
  Argentina
47.83 Sharon Shepherd
 United States
47.29
Javelin throw
details
Marlene Ahrens
  Chile
49.93 Frances Davenport
 United States
47.22 Íris dos Santos
  Brazil
35.51

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)22151047
2  Canada (CAN)55212
3  Argentina (ARG)2215
4  Cuba (CUB)1416
5  Venezuela (VEN)1337
6  Mexico (MEX)1012
7  Chile (CHI)1001
8  Brazil (BRA)0268
9  Jamaica (JAM)0112
10  Guatemala (GUA)0101
11  Barbados (BAR)0022
  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)0022
13  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0011
  Panama (PAN)0011
  Puerto Rico (PUR)0011
  Uruguay (URU)0011
Totals (16 entries)33333399

Participating nations

References

Results
  • Olderr, Steven (2003). A Statistical History 1951–1999 Pan American Games. McFarland. ISBN  978-0-7864-4336-9.



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