Boxing at the 1959 Pan American Games

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The boxing tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, United States, from August 27 to September 7.

[edit] MEDAL WINNERS

EVENT	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Miguel Angel Botta Argentina	José Neves Brazil	Tito Blanco Venezuela
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Waldo Claudiano Brazil	Carlos Cañete Argentina	Petros Spanakos United States
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Carlos Aro Argentina	Charles Brown United States	Mario Garate Chile
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Abel Laudonio Argentina	Gualberto Guttierez Uruguay	Marío Romero Venezuela
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms)	Vincent Shomo United States	Luis Aranda Argentina	Humberto Dip Mexico
Welterweight (– 67 kilograms)	Alfredo Cornejo Chile	Aurelio González Argentina	Manuel Alves Brazil
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms)	Wilbert McClure United States	José Burgos Venezuela	Helio Crescencio Brazil
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	Abrao de Souza Brazil	Bob Foster United States	Carl Crawford Guyana
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Amos Johnson United States	Rafael Gargiulo Argentina	Carlos Lucas Chile
Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms)	Allen Hudson United States	Eduardo Corletti Argentina	Jurandyr Nicolau Brazil

[edit] Medal Table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	2	1	7
2	Argentina	3	5	0	8
3	Brazil	2	1	3	6
4	Chile	1	0	2	3
5	Venezuela	0	1	2	3
6	Uruguay	0	1	0	1
7	Guyana	0	0	1	1
–	Mexico	0	0	1	1

[edit] External link

• Amateur Boxing

Boxing at the Pan American Games

Buenos Aires 1951 | Mexico City 1955 | Chicago 1959 | São Paulo 1963 | Winnipeg 1967 | Cali 1971 | Mexico City 1975 | San Juan 1979 | Caracas 1983 | Indianapolis 1987 | Havana 1991 | Mar del Plata 1995 | Winnipeg 1999 | Santo Domingo 2003 | Rio de Janeiro 2007