Athletics at the 1951 Pan American Games
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The Athletics Competition at the 1951 Pan American Games
1951 Pan American Games
The 1951 Pan American Games were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 25 February-9 March 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where officials representing the National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging...
was held in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Men's events
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Rafael Fortún Rafael Fortún Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952.-Achievements:-References:*...  Cuba |
10.6 | Art Bragg Art Bragg Arthur "Art" George Bragg is an American athlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Baltimore.In 1952 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Olympic 100 metres event....  United States |
10.6 | Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics....  Jamaica |
11.0 |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Rafael Fortún Rafael Fortún Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba |
21.3 | Art Bragg Art Bragg Arthur "Art" George Bragg is an American athlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Baltimore.In 1952 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Olympic 100 metres event.... United States |
21.4 | Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.... Jamaica |
21.5 |
| 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games... United States |
47.8 | Hugo Maiocco United States |
48 | Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.... Jamaica |
48.2 |
| 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games... United States |
1:53.2 | Bill Brown Bill Brown (athlete) Bill Brown is an American athlete who competed in the 1951 Pan American Games.In 1951 he was a member of the American relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×400 metres event. In the 800 metre competition he won the silver medal.-External links:*... United States |
1:53.3 | Hugo Maiocco United States |
1:53.6 |
| 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
Browning Ross United States |
4:00.4 | Guillermo Solá Guillermo Solá Guillermo Solá Aravena is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase event at the 1955 Pan American Games. Solá represented his native South American country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.-References:*...  Chile |
4:00.5 | John Twomey John Twomey (athlete) John Twomey is an American athlete, who competed in the 1951 Pan American Games.In 1951 Twomey won the silver medal in the 5000 metres event and the bronze medal in the 1500 metres competition.-External links:*... United States |
4:02.0 |
| 5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... |
Ricardo Bralo Ricardo Bralo Ricardo R. Bralo is a retired long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.-References:*...  Argentina |
14:57.2 | John Twomey John Twomey (athlete) John Twomey is an American athlete, who competed in the 1951 Pan American Games.In 1951 Twomey won the silver medal in the 5000 metres event and the bronze medal in the 1500 metres competition.-External links:*... United States |
14:57.5 | Gustavo Rojas Chile |
15:06.4 |
| 10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event... |
Curt Stone Curt Stone Curtis Charles Stone is a retired long-distance runner from the United States... United States |
31:08.6 | Ricardo Bralo Ricardo Bralo Ricardo R. Bralo is a retired long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.-References:*... Argentina |
31:09.4 | Ezequiel Bustamente Argentina |
32:31.8 |
| Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Gómez was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history.-Biography:... Argentina |
2:35:01 | Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Berto Gorno was a long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1954 he became the first non-Japanese winner of the Fukuoka Marathon.-References:... Argentina |
2:45:00 | Luis Valázquez Guatemala |
2:46:03 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Curt Stone Curt Stone Curtis Charles Stone is a retired long-distance runner from the United States... United States |
9:32.0 | Browning Ross United States |
9:32.0 | Pedro Caffa Argentina |
9:44.6 |
| 110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight... |
Dick Attlesey Dick Attlesey Richard "Dick" Attlesey is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 110-meter hurdles. He set world records for the event twice in 1950 with times of 13.6 and 13.5 seconds.... United States |
14.0 | Estanislao Kocourek Argentina |
14.2 | Samuel Anderson Cuba |
14.2 |
| 400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Jaime Aparicio Colombia |
53.4 | Wilson Carneiro Brazil |
53.7 | Don Halderman United States |
54.5 |
| High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Virgil Severns Virgil Severns Virgil Severns is a former male high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951. Severns set his personal best in the men's high jump event on 1950-04-01 at a meet in Austin,... United States |
1.95 | Cal Clark United States |
1.90 | Adilton de Almeida Brazil |
1.90 |
| Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
Bob Richards Bob Richards The Reverend Robert Eugene Richards, known as Bob Richards , known as the "Vaulting Vicar" or the "Pole Vaulting Parson" in his competitive days, was a versatile athlete who made three Olympic teams in two events... United States |
4.50 | Jaime Piqueras Peru |
3.90 | Sinibaldo Gerbasi Brazil |
3.90 |
| Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Gay Bryan Gay Bryan Gaylord Bryan Chaikin was a male long and triple jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1940s and 1950s for his native country. Bryan set his personal best in the men's long jump event on April 9, 1949 at a meet in Westwood... United States |
7.14 | Albino Geist Argentina |
7.09 | Jim Holland United States |
6.95 |
| Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
Adhemar da Silva Adhemar da Silva Adhemar Ferreira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records in athletics, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games.He was born in São Paulo, in a poor family, and began competing in the triple jump... Brazil |
15.19 | Hélio da Silva Brazil |
15.17 | Bruno Witthaus Argentina |
14.34 |
| Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Jim Fuchs Jim Fuchs James "Jim" Emanuel Fuchs was an American athlete who competed in both the discus and shot put. He developed a new shot-putting technique in order to compensate for a leg injury, and then used what he called "the sideways glide" to set world records and dominate the sport over a two-year span in... United States |
17.25 | Juan Kahnert Argentina |
14.27 | Nadim Marreis Brazil |
14.07 |
| Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Jim Fuchs Jim Fuchs James "Jim" Emanuel Fuchs was an American athlete who competed in both the discus and shot put. He developed a new shot-putting technique in order to compensate for a leg injury, and then used what he called "the sideways glide" to set world records and dominate the sport over a two-year span in... United States |
48.91 | Dick Doyle United States |
47.28 | Elvio Porta Argentina |
44.93 |
| Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
Emilio Ortiz Argentina |
48.04 | Manuel Etchepare Argentina |
46.12 | Arturo Melcher Chile |
45.70 |
| Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Ricardo Heber Argentina |
68.08 | Steve Seymour Steve Seymour Stephen Andrew Seymour was an American athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.... United States |
67.08 | Horst Walter Argentina |
66.33 |
| Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... |
Hernán Figueroa Hernán Figueroa Hernán Figueroa Bueg is a former decathlete from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951. He is a two-time Olympian for his native South American country.-References:*... Chile |
6610 | Hernán Alzamora Peru |
6063 | Enrique Salazar Guatemala |
4380 |
| 10000 metre track walk | Henry Laskau Henry Laskau Helmut Laskau has been called the greatest racewalker in U.S. track and field history. Born in Berlin, Germany Laskau was a top distance runner in his native Germany before being forced to leave that country in by the Nazis in 1938. He moved to the United States and served in the U.S... United States |
50:26.8 | Luis Turza Argentina |
52:27.5 | Martín Casas Argentina |
52:59.6 |
| 50 kilometre road walk | Sixto Ibáñez Mexico |
5:06:07 | James Jackson United States |
5:21:13 | Amando González Argentina |
5:27:01 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race... |
United States Donald Campbell Art Bragg Art Bragg Arthur "Art" George Bragg is an American athlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Baltimore.In 1952 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Olympic 100 metres event.... Richard Attlesey John Voight |
41.0 | Cuba Raúl Mazorra Angel García Ángel García Ángel Luis García García is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Illinois, where he joined East Chicago in high school... Jesús Farrés Rafael Fortún Rafael Fortún Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952.-Achievements:-References:*... |
41.2 | Argentina Gerardo Bönnhoff Adelio Márquez Fernando Lapuente Mariano Acosta Mariano Acosta Mariano Acosta was an Argentine lawyer and politician.-Life and times:Acosta was born in 1825 to Magdalena Santa Coloma Lezica, the daughter of a prominent Buenos Aires Province landowner, and José Francisco Acosta, from Corrientes Province... |
41.8 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes... |
United States Bill Brown Bill Brown (athlete) Bill Brown is an American athlete who competed in the 1951 Pan American Games.In 1951 he was a member of the American relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×400 metres event. In the 800 metre competition he won the silver medal.-External links:*... Mal Whitfield Mal Whitfield Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games... John Voight Hugo Maiocco |
3:09.9 | Chile Jaime Itlmann Martín Gustavo Ehlers Jörn Gevert |
3:17.7 | Argentina Guido Veronese Máximo Guerra Julio Ferreyra Eduardo Balducci |
3:18.4 |
Women's events
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Julia Sánchez Peru |
12.2 | Jean Patton United States |
12.3 | Lilián Heinz Argentina |
12.7 |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Jean Patton United States |
25.3 | Nell Jackson United States |
25.7 | Adriana Millard Chile |
26.1 |
| 80 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner... |
Eliana Gaete Eliana Gaete Eliana Gaete is a female former track and field athlete from Chile. She earned gold medals in women's 80m hurdles at the 1951 and 1955 Pan American Games.-References:*... Chile |
11.9 | Marion Huber Chile |
12.0 | Nancy Phillips United States |
12.1 |
| High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Jacinta Sandiford Ecuador |
1.46 | Lucy López Chile |
1.46 | Elizabeth Müller Brazil |
1.46 |
| Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Beatriz Kretschmer Chile |
5.42 | Lisa Peters Chile |
5.20 | Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos is a retired female hurdler from Brazil, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1952. She won a total number of four individual medals at the Pan American Games during her career.... Brazil |
5.18 |
| Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello de Preiss was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw and the shot put event at the 1951 Pan... Argentina |
12.45 | Vera Trezoitko Brazil |
11.59 | Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Ella Pfüller was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw. She represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the women's discus throw event at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:*... Argentina |
11.58 |
| Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello de Preiss was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw and the shot put event at the 1951 Pan... Argentina |
38.55 | Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Ella Pfüller was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw. She represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the women's discus throw event at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:*... Argentina |
37.19 | Frances Kaszubski United States |
35.84 |
| Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Hortensia García Mexico |
39.45 | Amelia Bert United States |
38.08 | Berta Chiú Mexico |
37.78 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race... |
United States Nell Jackson Jean Patton Dolores Dwyer Janet Moreau Janet Moreau Janet Teresa Moreau is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters.She competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 meters where she won the Gold medal with her teammates Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones and Catherine Hardy.- External... |
48.7 | Chile Adriana Millard Kreft Betty Kretschmer Eliana Gaete Eliana Gaete Eliana Gaete is a female former track and field athlete from Chile. She earned gold medals in women's 80m hurdles at the 1951 and 1955 Pan American Games.-References:*... |
49.3 | Argentina Olga Bianchi Teresa Carvajal Lilián Heinz Ana María Fontán |
49.8 |
Medal table
| 1 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 35 | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |