Boxing at the 1959 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, United States, from August 27 to September 7.

Boxing at the I959 Pan American Games
«1955 1963»

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Miguel Angel Botta Argentina	José Martins Brazil	Tito Blanco Venezuela
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Waldomiro Pinto Brazil	Carlos Cañete Argentina	Pete Spanakos United States
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Carlos Aro Argentina	Charles Brown United States	Mario Garate Chile
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Abel Laudonio Argentina	Gualberto Gutiérrez Uruguay	Mario 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 British Guiana
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

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	4	2	1	7
2	Argentina (ARG)	3	5	0	8
3	Brazil (BRA)	2	1	3	6
4	Chile (CHI)	1	0	2	3
5	Venezuela (VEN)	0	1	2	3
6	Uruguay (URU)	0	1	0	1
7	Guiana (BGU)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		10	10	10	30

External links

• Amateur Boxing