Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games

Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games
Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games
Venue	Chicago Vocational School
	«1955 1963»

Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games refers to the weightlifting events of the 1959 Pan American Games. Well-known Japanese-American weightlifter Tommy Kono won his second-consecutive gold metal in his weight class after doing the same at the 1955 games.

Men's competition

Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Charles Vinci (USA)
	Angel Famiglietti (PAN)
	Grantley Sobers (West Indies Federation)

Featherweight (– 60 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Isaac Berger (USA)
	Maurice King (West Indies Federation)
	Mauro Alanis (MEX)

Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Juan Torres (CUB)
	Paul Goldberg (USA)
	Alberto Gumbs (PAN)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Tommy Kono (USA)
	Nazih Kerbage (ARG)
	Fred Marville (West Indies Federation)

Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	James George (USA)
	Enrique Guittens (VEN)
	Fernando Torres (PUR)

Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Clyde Emrich (USA)
	Philome LaGuerre (HAI)
	Adolph Williams (BGU)

Heavyweight (+ 90 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	David Ashman (USA)
	Humberto Selvetti (ARG)
	Eduardo Adriana (AHO)

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	1	0	7
2	Cuba	1	0	0	1
3	Argentina	0	2	0	2
4	British West Indies	0	1	2	3
5	Panama	0	1	1	2
6	Haiti	0	1	0	1
6	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
8	Guyana	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		7	7	7	21

References

^ Lyke, Bill (August 29, 1959). "Drive Out to the Pan-Am Games!". Chicago Tribune. pp. B1. ProQuest 182386533.

Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786443369.

[1] Lyke, Bill (August 29, 1959). "Drive Out to the Pan-Am Games!". Chicago Tribune. pp. B1. ProQuest 182386533.

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