GYMNASTICS AT THE 1959 PAN AMERICAN GAMES

Gymnastics at the I959 Pan American Games
Gymnastics at the I959 Pan American Games
Venue	Navy Pier
	« 1955 1963»

Men's and women's gymnastics events were held at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Medal table

* Host nation ( United States)


Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States*	14	11	11	36
2	Canada	4	6	5	15
3	Mexico	1	1	0	2
4	Argentina	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		19	18	17	54

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual all-around^[6] details	John Beckner United States	Abraham Grossfeld United States	Don Tonry United States
Team all-around^[6] details	United States John Beckner Donald Tonry Gregor Weiss Abraham Grossfeld Garland O'Quinn Jamile Ashmore	Canada Richard Montpetit Carl Girard Hans Gerbig Dieter Weichort Nino Marion William Vennels	Argentina Juan Caviglia Ricardo Licenziato Cesar Bonoris Martín Carranza Bautista di Giacomo José Flecha
Floor exercise^[6] details	Abraham Grossfeld United States	Jamile Ashmore United States	Don Tonry United States
Pommel horse^[6] details	Gregor Weiss United States	Richard Montpetit Canada	John Beckner United States Garland O'Quinn United States
Rings^[6] details	Jamile Ashmore United States Abraham Grossfeld United States	—	Nino Marion Canada
Vault^[6] details	John Beckner United States	Richard Montpetit Canada Gregor Weiss United States	—
Parallel bars^[6] details	John Beckner United States	Gregor Weiss United States	Don Tonry United States
Horizontal bar^[6] details	Abraham Grossfeld United States	John Beckner United States	Don Tonry United States

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual all-around^[6] details	Ernestine Russell Canada	Betty Maycock United States	Marie-Claire Larsen Canada
Team all-around^[6] details	United States Betty Maycock Cassie Collawn Theresa Montefusco Sharon Phelps Judy Klauser Sharon Richardson	Canada Ernestine Russell Marie-Claire Larsen Louise Parker Leissa Kroll Rosemary Ripley Margaret Schran	—
Vault^[6] details	Ernestine Russell Canada	Betty Maycock United States	Louise Parker Canada
Uneven bars^[6] details	Ernestine Russell Canada	Theresa Montefusco United States	Marie-Claire Larsen Canada
Balance beam^[6] details	Ernestine Russell Canada	Betty Maycock United States	Cassie Collawn United States
Floor exercise^[6] details	Theresa Montefusco United States	Ernestine Russell Canada	Sharon Phelps United States

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's club swinging^[6] details	Francisco Alvarez Mexico	Porfirio Rivera Mexico	Ronald Munn United States

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rope climbing^[6] details	Garvin Smith United States	Nino Marion Canada	Richard Montpetit Canada

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's individual trampoline^[6] details	Ronald Munn United States	Harold Holmes United States	Abraham Grossfeld United States
Men's individual tumbling^[6] details	Harold Holmes United States	Jamile Ashmore United States	Abraham Grossfeld United States

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