Athletics at the 1963 Pan American Games
International athletics championship event
Athletics at the 1963 Pan American Games | |
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Dates | 27 April – 4 May |
Host city | São Paulo, Brazil ![]() |
Venue | Pacaembu Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 33 |
Participation | 212 athletes from 20 nations |
1963 Pan American Games |
The athletics competition at the 1963 Pan American Games was held in São Paulo, Brazil.
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details | Enrique Figuerola![]() | 10.46 | Arquímedes Herrera![]() | 10.59 | Ira Murchison![]() | 10.62 |
200 metres details | Rafael Romero![]() | 21.23 | Ollan Cassell![]() | 21.23 | Arquímedes Herrera![]() | 21.23 |
400 metres details | James Johnson![]() | 46.80 | Mel Spence![]() | 46.94 | Clifton Bertrand![]() | 47.43 |
800 metres details | Don Bertoia![]() | 1:48.46 | Sig Ohlemann![]() | 1:48.63 | Ernie Cunliffe![]() | 1:48.92 |
1500 metres details | Jim Grelle![]() | 3:43.62 | Jim Beatty![]() | 3:43.88 | Don Bertoia![]() | 3:55.19 |
5000 metres details | Osvaldo Suárez![]() | 14:25.81 | Charley Clark![]() | 14:27.16 | Bob Schul![]() | 14:29.21 |
10,000 metres details | Pete McArdle![]() | 29:52.22 | Osvaldo Suárez![]() | 30:26.56 | Eligio Galicia![]() | 30:27.90 |
Marathon details | Fidel Negrete![]() | 2:27:56 | Gordon McKenzie![]() | 2:31:18 | Pete McArdle![]() | 2:34:14 |
110 metres hurdles details | Blaine Lindgren![]() | 13.8w | Willie May![]() | 14.0w | Lázaro Betancourt![]() | 14.3w |
400 metres hurdles details | Juan Carlos Dyrzka![]() | 50.32 | Willie Atterberry![]() | 50.49 | Russ Rogers![]() | 51.19 |
3000 metres steeplechase details | Jeff Fishback![]() | 9:07.9 | Sebastião Mendes![]() | 9:12.8 | Albertino Etchechury![]() | 9:17.3 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Earl Young Ollan Cassell Brooks Johnson Ira Murchison | 40.40 | ![]() Héctor Thomas Horacio Esteves Arquímides Herrera Rafael Romero | 40.71 | ![]() Clifton Bertrand Anthony Jones Irving Joseph Cipriani Phillip | 40.87 |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Ollan Cassell James Johnson Richard Edmunds Earl Young | 3:09.62 | ![]() Aristedes Pineda Leslie Mentor Victor Flores Hortensio Fucil | 3:12.20 | ![]() Anthony Carr Rupert Hoilette Malcolm Spence Mel Spence | 3:12.61 |
20 kilometres walk details | Alex Oakley![]() | 1:42:44 | Nicole Marrone![]() | 1:46:35 | Ron Zinn![]() | 1:49:45 |
High jump details | Gene Johnson![]() | 2.11 | Teodoro Palacios![]() | 2.04 | Anton Norris![]() | 2.04 |
Pole vault details | Dave Tork![]() | 4.90 | Henry Wadsworth![]() | 4.75 | Rubén Cruz![]() | 4.30 |
Long jump details | Ralph Boston![]() | 8.11 | Darrell Horn![]() | 8.02 | Juan Muñoz![]() | 7.46 |
Triple jump details | Bill Sharpe![]() | 15.15 | Ramón López![]() | 15.08 | Mário Gomes![]() | 14.97 |
Shot put details | Dave Davis![]() | 18.52 | Billy Joe![]() | 17.77 | Cosme Di Cursi![]() | 16.26 |
Discus throw details | Bob Humphreys![]() | 57.82 | Dave Davis![]() | 51.05 | Ben Rebel Bout![]() | 49.78 |
Hammer throw details | Al Hall![]() | 62.74 | Jim Pryde![]() | 58.56 | Roberto Chapchap![]() | 57.92 |
Javelin throw details | Dan Studney![]() | 75.60 | Nick Kovalakides![]() | 73.71 | Walter de Almeida![]() | 64.61 |
Decathlon details | J. D. Martin![]() | 7335 | Bill Gairdner![]() | 6812 | Héctor Thomas![]() | 6751 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details | Edith McGuire![]() | 11.65 | Miguelina Cobián![]() | 11.69 | Marilyn White![]() | 11.85 |
200 metres details | Vivian Brown![]() | 23.9 | Miguelina Cobián![]() | 24.0 | Lorraine Dunn![]() | 24.7 |
800 metres details | Abby Hoffman![]() | 2:10.27 | Leah Bennett Ferris![]() | 2:13.79 | Noreen Deuling![]() | 2:14.98 |
80 metres hurdles details | Jo Ann Terry![]() | 11.37 | Jenny Wingerson![]() | 11.48 | Wanda dos Santos![]() | 11.50 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Marilyn White Vivian Brown Willye White Norma Harris | 45.72 | ![]() Fulgencia Romay Miguelina Cobián Irene Martínez Nereida Borges | 46.44 NR | ![]() Leontina Santos Érica Lopes da Silva Edir Braga Ribeiro Inês Pimenta | 48.18 |
High jump details | Eleanor Montgomery![]() | 1.68 | Diane Gerace![]() | 1.65 | Patsy Callender![]() | 1.62 |
Long jump details | Willye White![]() | 6.15 | Iris dos Santos![]() | 5.65 | Edith McGuire![]() | 5.48 |
Shot put details | Nancy McCredie![]() | 15.32 | Cynthia Wyatt![]() | 14.27 | Sharon Shepherd![]() | 14.10 |
Discus throw details | Nancy McCredie![]() | 50.18 | Ingeborg Pfüller![]() | 47.83 | Sharon Shepherd![]() | 47.29 |
Javelin throw details | Marlene Ahrens![]() | 49.93 | Frances Davenport![]() | 47.22 | Íris dos Santos![]() | 35.51 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 22 | 15 | 10 | 47 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
Participating nations
Argentina (7)
Barbados (3)
Bermuda (1)
Brazil (54)
British Guiana (1)
Canada (17)
Chile (7)
Cuba (15)
Ecuador (2)
Guatemala (1)
Jamaica (4)
Mexico (8)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
Panama (4)
Peru (5)
Puerto Rico (5)
Trinidad and Tobago (9)
United States (52)
Uruguay (3)
Venezuela (13)
References
- GBR Athletics
- Results
- Olderr, Steven (2003). A Statistical History 1951–1999 Pan American Games. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4336-9.