1955 Pan American Games / Athletics
At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City ( Mexico ), 29 competitions were held in athletics , 22 for men and seven for women.
Men
100 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rod Richard | United States | 10.3 |
2 | Mike Agostini | TRI | 10.4 |
3 | Willie Williams | United States | 10.4 |
4th | Keith Gardner | JAM | 10.5 |
5 | Rafael Fortun | CUB | 10.6 |
200 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rod Richard | United States | 20.94 |
2 | Charles Thomas | United States | 21.42 |
3 | José Telles da Conceição | BRA | 21.66 |
4th | Mike Agostini | TRI | 21.67 |
5 | Bruce Springbett | CAN | 22.14 |
400 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lou Jones | United States | 45.68 |
2 | Jim Lea | United States | 45.78 |
3 | Jesse Mashburn | United States | 46.44 |
4th | Frank Rivera | PURE | 48.37 |
5 | Melville Spence | JAM | 48.84 |
800 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Arnie Sowell | United States | 1: 49.86 |
2 | Lonnie Spurrier | United States | 1: 50.51 |
3 | Ramon Sandoval | CHI | 1: 52.52 |
4th | Times Whitfield | United States | 1: 52.66 |
5 | Juan Miranda | ARG | 1: 53.31 |
6th | Argemiro Roque | BRA | 1: 53.98 |
7th | Evelio Planas | CUB | 1: 57.69 |
8th | Waldomiro Monteiro | BRA | 1: 57.74 |
1500 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Juan Miranda | ARG | 3: 53.30 |
2 | Wes Santee | United States | 3: 53.44 |
3 | Fred Dwyer | United States | 3: 56.04 |
4th | Bob McMillen | United States | 4: 04.74 |
5 | Guillermo Solá | CHI | 4: 06.67 |
6th | Filemón Camacho | VEN | 4: 08.0 |
5000 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Osvaldo Suarez | ARG | 15: 30.6 |
2 | Horace Ashenfelter | United States | 15: 31.4 |
3 | Jaime Correa | CHI | 15: 39.2 |
4th | Gordon McKenzie | United States | 15: 51.8 |
5 | Francisco Hernández | MEX | 16: 02.4 |
6th | Jesús González | MEX | 16: 25.4 |
7th | Isidoro Reséndiz | MEX | |
8th | Edgard Freire | BRA |
10,000 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Osvaldo Suarez | ARG | 32: 42.6 |
2 | Vicente Sánchez | MEX | 33: 00.4 |
3 | Jaime Correa | CHI | 33: 42.6 |
4th | Francisco Hernández | MEX | 33: 49.8 |
5 | Cruz Serrano | MEX | 34: 35.6 |
6th | Doroteo Flores | GUA | 35: 10.8 |
7th | Guillermo Rojas | GUA | |
8th | Matias Vallejos | PAR |
marathon
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Doroteo Flores | GUA | 2:59:10 |
2 | Onésimo Rodríguez | MEX | 3:02:22 |
3 | Luis Velásquez | GUA | 3:05:26 |
4th | Galdino Ramirez | MEX | 3:10:14 |
5 | Barry Lush | CAN | 3:17:54 |
6th | George Norman | CAN | 3:45:40 |
19th March
110 meter hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Davis | United States | 14.44 |
2 | Keith Gardner | JAM | 14.74 |
3 | Evaristo Iglesias | CUB | 14.94 |
4th | Samuel Anderson | CUB | 14.95 |
5 | Teófilo Davis Bell | VEN | 15.33 |
6th | Wilson Carneiro | BRA | 16.65 |
400 meter hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Josh Culbreath | United States | 51.5 |
2 | Jaime Aparicio | COL | 51.8 |
3 | Wilson Carneiro | BRA | 53.0 |
4th | Amadeo Francis | PURE | 53.9 |
5 | Juan Leiva | VEN | 54.7 |
6th | Oscar Fernández | MEX | 55.1 |
3000 meter obstacle course
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Guillermo Solá | CHI | 9: 46.8 |
2 | Santiago Novas | CHI | 9: 50.4 |
3 | Eligio Galicia | MEX | 9: 54.2 |
4th | Edgard Mitt | BRA | 10: 04.6 |
5 | Luciano Gomez | MEX | 10: 14.0 |
6th | Ezequiel García | MEX | 10: 27.2 |
7th | Víctorio Solares | GUA |
4 x 100 meter relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States |
Rod Richard Willie Williams Charles Thomas John Bennett |
40.96 |
2 | Venezuela |
Clive Bonas Guillermo Gutiérrez Apolinar Solórzano Juan Leiva |
41.36 |
3 | Mexico |
Sergio Higuera Javier Souza René Ahumada Alberto Goya |
41.94 |
4th | Argentina | 42.12 | |
5 | Canada | 42.24 | |
6th | Dominican Republic | 42.64 | |
7th | Cuba |
4 x 400 meter relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States |
Jesse Mashburn Lonnie Spurrier Jim Lea Lou Jones |
3: 07.43 |
2 | Jamaica |
Allan Moore Richard Stick Keith Gardner Melville Spence |
3: 12.63 |
3 | Venezuela |
Juan Leiva Guillermo Gutiérrez Evaristo Edie Apolinar Solórzano |
3: 15.93 |
4th | Puerto Rico | 3: 16.38 | |
5 | Brazil | 3: 16.71 | |
6th | Colombia | 3: 20.08 | |
7th | Mexico | 3: 21.42 |
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ernie Shelton | United States | 2.01 |
2 | Herman Wyatt | United States | 2.01 |
3 | José Telles da Conceição | BRA | 1.91 |
4th | Ernesto Lagos | CHI | 1.89 |
5 | Roberto López | CUB | 1.86 |
6th | Gaspar Vigo | PURE | 1.86 |
7th | Teófilo Davis Bell | VEN | 1.81 |
8th | Ramón López | CUB | 1.81 |
Pole vault
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bob Richards | United States | 4.50 |
2 | Bobby Smith | United States | 4.30 |
3 | Don Laz | United States | 4.30 |
4th | Fausto de Souza | BRA | 4.00 |
5 | Jorge Aguilera | MEX | 3.90 |
6th | Brígido Iriarte | VEN | 3.60 |
Long jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosslyn Range | United States | 8.03 |
2 | John Bennett | United States | 8.01 |
3 | Ary de Sá | BRA | 7.84 |
4th | Carlos Vera | CHI | 7.49 |
5 | Aldo Zuccolillo | PAR | 7.39 |
6th | Claudio Cabreja | CUB | 7.30 |
7th | Víctor Hernández | CUB | 7.22 |
8th | Fermín Donazar | URU | 7.11 |
Triple jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Adhemar da Silva | BRA | 16.56 |
2 | Arnoldo Devonish | VEN | 16.13 |
3 | Víctor Hernández | CUB | 15.60 |
4th | Carlos Vera | CHI | 15.30 |
5 | Claudio Cabreja | CUB | 15.00 |
6th | Willie Hollie | United States | 14.96 |
7th | Fermín Donazar | URU | 14.34 |
8th | Alberto Lemus | COL | 13.98 |
Shot put
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Parry O'Brien | United States | 17.59 |
2 | Fortune Gordia | United States | 15.98 |
3 | Marty angel | United States | 14.62 |
4th | John Pavelich | CAN | 14.24 |
5 | Eduardo Adriana | AHO | 13.34 |
6th | Rafael Trompiz | VEN | 12.79 |
Discus throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fortune Gordia | United States | 53.10 |
2 | Parry O'Brien | United States | 51.07 |
3 | Hernán Haddad | CHI | 47.14 |
4th | Pedro Ucke | ARG | 42.99 |
5 | Mauricio Rodríguez | VEN | 40.78 |
6th | John Pavelich | CAN | 37.57 |
Hammer throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bob Backus | United States | 54.91 |
2 | Marty angel | United States | 53.36 |
3 | Elbio Porta | ARG | 51.45 |
4th | Alejandro Díaz | CHI | 50.56 |
5 | Arturo Melcher | CHI | 49.60 |
6th | Walter Kupper | BRA | 49.35 |
7th | Francisco Fragoso | MEX | 45.96 |
Javelin throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bud hero | United States | 69.77 |
2 | Ricardo Héber | ARG | 66.15 |
3 | Reinaldo Oliver | PURE | 65.56 |
4th | Carlos Fajer | MEX | 61.84 |
5 | Brígido Iriarte | VEN | 56.29 |
6th | Alberto Vera | MEX | 53.97 |
Decathlon
space | athlete | country | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 6994 |
2 | Bob Richards | United States | 6886 |
3 | Hernán Figueroa | CHI | 5740 |
4th | Brígido Iriarte | VEN | 5253 |
5 | Carlos Vera | CHI | 4365 |
6th | Javier González | MEX | 4108 |
Women
60 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bertha Díaz | CUB | 7.5 |
2 | Isabelle Daniels | United States | 7.6 |
3 | Mabel Landry | United States | 7.6 |
4th | Gladys Erbetta | ARG | 7.7 |
5 | Mae Faggs | United States | 7.7 |
6th | Deyse de Castro | BRA | 7.7 |
100 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Barbara Jones | United States | 11.90 |
2 | Mae Faggs | United States | 12.07 |
3 | María Luisa Castelli | ARG | 12.38 |
4th | Alfrances Lyman | United States | 12.42 |
5 | Lilián Heinz | ARG | 12.51 |
80 meter hurdles
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eliana Gaete | CHI | 11.7 |
2 | Bertha Díaz | CUB | 11.8 |
3 | Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 11.8 |
4th | Gwen Hobbins | CAN | 11.9 |
5 | Barbara Mueller | United States | 11.9 |
6th | Connie Darnowski | United States | 12.0 |
4 x 100 meter relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States |
Barbara Jones Isabelle Daniels Mae Faggs Mabel Landry |
47.12 |
2 | Argentina |
Lilián Heinz Lilián Buglia María Luisa Castelli Gladys Erbetta |
47.27 |
3 | Chile |
Elda Selamé Eliana Gaete Teresa Venegas Beatriz Kretschmer |
49.49 |
4th | Mexico | 51.33 |
high jump
space | Athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mildred McDaniel | United States | 1.685 |
2 | Deyse de Castro | BRA | 1.59 |
3 | Verneda Thomas | United States | 1.59 |
4th | Jeanette Cantrell | United States | 1.56 |
5 | Alice Whitty | CAN | 1.56 |
6th | Delia Díaz | URU | 1.56 |
7th | Elizabeth Mueller | BRA | 1.45 |
8th | Margarita Kabsch | MEX | 1.35 |
Discus throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ingeborg Pfüller | ARG | 43.19 |
2 | Isabel Avellan | ARG | 40.06 |
3 | Alejandrina Herrera | CUB | 38.00 |
4th | Lili Schluter | MEX | 37.43 |
5 | Jackie MacDonald | CAN | 37.33 |
6th | Marjorie Larney | United States | 34.97 |
7th | Marie Dupree | CAN | 34.87 |
8th | Pamela Kurrell | United States | 34.60 |
Javelin throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Karen Anderson | United States | 49.15 |
2 | Estrella Puente | URU | 43.43 |
3 | Amelia Wershoven | United States | 43.06 |
4th | Marjorie Larney | United States | 40.52 |
5 | Carmen Venegas | CHI | 40.10 |
6th | Anneliese Schmidt | BRA | 39.14 |
7th | Berta Chiú | MEX | 36.69 |
8th | Rosa Gudiño | MEX | 34.56 |
Web links
- II Pan American Game, Mexico City 1955 on trackfield.brinkster.net
- United States Olympic Book: Quadrennial Report, US Olympic Committee, 1957 , (PDF file; 34.5 MB), pp. 297-311