The athletics competition in the 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, United States.
Medal summary
Men's events Ray Norton 10.3wMike Agostini 10.4wEnrique Figuerola 10.5wRay Norton 20.6wLes Carney 21.1wMike Agostini 21.1wGeorge Kerr 46.1Basil Ince 46.4Malcolm Spence 46.6Tom Murphy 1:49.4George Kerr 1:49.4Tony Seth 1:49.7Dyrol Burleson 3:49.1Jim Grelle 3:49.9Ed Moran 3:50.1Bill Dellinger 14:28.4Osvaldo Suárez 14:28.6Doug Kyle 14:33.0Osvaldo Suárez 30:17.2Doug Kyle 30:18.0Bob Soth 30:21.8John J. Kelley 2:27:55Jim Green 2:32:17Gordon Dickson 2:36:19Hayes Jones 13.6wLee Calhoun 13.7wElias Gilbert 14.0wJosh Culbreath 51.2Dick Howard 51.3Cliff Cushman 53.0Phil Coleman 8:56.4Charles "Deacon" Jones 8:56.6Alfredo Tinoco 8:58.0 40.4 41.1 41.1 3:05.3 3:05.8 3:12.4Charles Dumas 2.10Bob Gardner 2.03Ernle Haisley 2.00Don Bragg 4.62Jim Graham 4.32Rolando Cruz 4.32Irvin "Bo" Roberson 7.97Greg Bell 7.60Lester Bird 7.46Adhemar da Silva 15.90Herman Stokes 15.39Bill Sharpe 15.25Parry O'Brien 19.04Dallas Long 18.51Dave Davis 17.01Al Oerter 58.12Dick Cochran 54.44Parry O'Brien 51.84Al Hall 59.71Hal Connolly 59.67Bob Backus 59.55Buster Quist 70.50Phil Conley 69.94Al Cantello 69.82Dave Edstrom 7254Phil Mulkey 6062George Stulac 5989
Women's events Isabelle Daniels 7.4Barbara Jones 7.4Carlota Gooden 7.4Lucinda Williams 12.1Wilma Rudolph 12.3Carlota Gooden 12.3Lucinda Williams 24.2Isabelle Daniels 24.8Sally McCallum 25.1Bertha Díaz 11.2Wanda dos Santos 11.5Marian Munroe 11.5 Isabelle DanielsWilma RudolphLucinda WilliamsBarbara Jones 46.4 Marcela DanielJean Holmes-MitchellCarlota GoodenSilvia Hunte 48.2 Heather CampbellMaureen ReverSally McCallumValerie Jerome 48.5Ann Marie Flynn 1.61Renata Friedrichs Alice Whitty 1.50Not AwardedAnnie Smith 5.74Margaret Matthews 5.73Willye White 5.70Earlene Brown 14.68Sharon Shepherd 13.48Wanda Wejzgrowicz 13.10Earlene Brown 49.31Pamela Kurrell 42.19Marjorie Larney 42.18Marlene Ahrens 45.38Marjorie Larney 43.65Amelia Wood 42.96
Medal table
Participating nations
References GBR Athletics Results Olderr, Steven (2003). A Statistical History 1951–1999 Pan American Games. McFarland. .