Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games
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The Athletics competition in the 1955 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 60 metres | Bertha Díaz Cuba |
7.5A | Isabelle Daniels United States |
7.6A | Mabel "Dolly" Landry United States |
7.6A |
| 100 metres | Barbara Jones United States |
11.90A | Mae Faggs United States |
12.07A | María Luisa Castelli Argentina |
12.38A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Eliana Gaete Chile |
11.7A | Bertha Díaz Cuba |
11.8A | Wanda dos Santos Brazil |
11.8A |
| High jump | Mildred McDaniel United States |
1.685A | Deyse de Castro Brazil |
1.59A | Verneeda Thomas United States |
1.59A |
| Discus throw | Ingeborg Pfuller Argentina |
43.19A | Isabel Avellán Argentina |
40.06A | Alejandrina Herrera Cuba |
38.00A |
| Javelin throw | Karen Anderson United States |
49.15A | Estrella Puente Uruguay |
43.43A | Amelia Wershoven United States |
43.06A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | United States |
47.12A | Argentina |
47.27A | Chile |
49.49A |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
20 | 14 | 8 | 42 |
| 2 | Argentina |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Chile |
2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Brazil |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Cuba |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Guatemala |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Mexico |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Venezuela |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Jamaica |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Uruguay |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Puerto Rico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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