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Athletics At The 1951 Pan American Games
The Athletics Competition at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. A total of 15 nations participated, with 243 athletes representing them in 33 athletics events. Medal summary Men's events Women's events * Hortensia López García finished 5th in the preliminary round and advanced to the final, winning the women's javelin throw with a distance of 39.45m. Her performance was challenged that same day by the Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ... athletics delegation, which claimed that only the top 4 athletes should have advanced to the final instead of the top 6. García's finals performance was briefly discounted, moving Judith Caballero of Panama up to the bronze medal position, but it was reinstated the next day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Estadio Monumental (), officially Estadio Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,Mâs Monumental: el nuevo naming del estadio de River on CARP website, 5 Apr 2022 and popularly known as "River Plate Stadium", "Monumental de Núñez", or simply "El Monumental", is a in (although popular belief wrongly states that the stadium is in the Núñez district), home venue of |
John Twomey (athlete)
John E. Twomey (born March 2, 1923) is an American track and field athlete, who competed in the 1951 Pan American Games. Life and career Twomey was born on March 2, 1923, and originated from Roseville, Illinois. He attended Roseville High School, where he managed the basketball team, before attending the University of Illinois, where he graduated in 1941. Twomey served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He worked as a corn farmer, and was a member of the Illinois Athletic Club. Twomey tried out for the 1948 Summer Olympics, but fell just short of being selected. In 1951 Twomey won the silver medal in the 5000 metres event and the bronze medal in the 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ... competition. As of 2014, Twomey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Halderman
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gujarat, India *Don, Nord, a ''commune'' of the Nord ''département'' in northern France *Don, Tasmania, a small village on the Don River, located just outside Devonport, Tasmania *Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy * Don, West Virginia, a community in the United States *Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918–1920 *Don Jail The Don Jail was a jail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located to the east of the Don River, on Gerrard Street East in the Riverdale neighbourhood. The original building was completed in 1864 and was reopened in 2013 to serve as the administrative ..., a jail in Toronto, Canada People Role or title *Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title, given as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Carneiro
Wilson Gomes Carneiro (born 3 July 1930) is a Brazilian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also the first Brazilian individual medalist at the Pan American games, winning the silver medal in the 400 meters hurdles in the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South .... References 1930 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Brazilian male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Brazil Athletes from Rio de Janeiro (city) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Aparicio
Jaime Aparicio Rodewaldt (born 17 August 1929) is a Colombian former hurdler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t .... References External links * 1929 births Living people Sportspeople from Lima Colombian male hurdlers Colombian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Anderson (athlete)
Samuel Aurelio Anderson Schweyer (25 September 1929 – 18 August 2012) was a Cuban hurdler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. A specialist in the 110 metres hurdles, he won a silver medal at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games, bronze medal at the 1951 Pan American Games, and gold medal in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games The 7th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico. The games were held from the 5 March to the 20 March 1954, and included 1,356 athletes from twelve nations. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .... References 1929 births 2012 deaths Cuban male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estanislao Kocourek
Estanislao Kocourek (born 5 March 1930) is an Argentine hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1930 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Argentine male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Argentina Athletes from Buenos Aires Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine people {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Attlesey
Richard Attlesey (May 10, 1929 – October 14, 1984) was an American sprinter who mostly competed in the 110-meter hurdles. He set world records for the event twice in 1950 with times of 13.6 and 13.5 seconds. Attlesey won the 110 m hurdles event at the 1950 Amateur Athletic Union Championships and repeated the feat the year after. He won the hurdles gold medal at the first edition of Pan American Games in 1951. He competed collegiately for the University of Southern California and won the NCAA title in 1950. After an almost two-year winning streak, injuries curtailed his career in 1952. Career Born in Compton, California, he began his hurdling career while at the University of Southern California. Representing the USC Trojans, he was the runner-up in the 110-yard hurdles at the Pacific Coast Conference and NCAA Outdoor Championships in 1949. He placed second at the Pacific Coast Conference vs. Big Ten Conference meet in June that year before going on to place third in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Velásquez
Luis Humberto Velásquez (30 December 1919 – 9 February 1997) was a Guatemalan long-distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was third in the 1951 Pan American Games marathon and third in the 1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ... marathon. References 1919 births 1997 deaths Guatemalan male long-distance runners Guatemalan male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinaldo Gorno
Reinaldo Berto Gorno (July 18, 1918 in Yapeyú – April 10, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was a long-distance runner from Argentina, who, behind Emil Zátopek, won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1954 he became the first non-Japanese winner of the Fukuoka Marathon. He also won the silver medal at the 1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where official .... His personal best marathon time was 2:20:28 (1955). External links Biography * * 1918 births 1994 deaths Argentine male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina People from Yapeyú Pan America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delfo Cabrera
Delfo Cabrera Gómez (April 2, 1919 – August 2, 1981) was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history. Biography Born in Armstrong, Santa Fe Province, Delfo played football as a youth, but decided to turn to athletics after Juan Carlos Zabala's triumph at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He moved to Buenos Aires in 1938 and began training in San Lorenzo de Almagro under Francisco Mura. In the same year, he won his first national championships title (in 5000 m). Over the years he would win 9 more titles, but none of them in marathon. Delfo served in the army during the World War II where he met Juan Perón. After the war, being a friend of Perón, he was active member of the Justicialist Party. The London Olympic Games was Cabrera's first major international competition. Etienne Gailly from Belgium dominated the marathon race most of the way and until almost the very last moments. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezequiel Bustamente
Ezequiel is a given name. Notable people with the name include: People *Ezequiel Adamovsky (born 1971), Argentine historian and political activist * Ezequiel Alejo Carboni (born 1979), is an Argentine midfielder *Ezequiel Andreoli (born 1978), Argentine footballer *Ezequiel Astacio (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher *Ezequiel Baptista (born 1926), former Portuguese footballer who played as midfielder *Ezequiel Bitok (born 1966), retired Kenyan runner *Ezequiel Bosio (born 1985), Argentine racing driver *Ezequiel Brítez (born 1985), Argentine footballer *Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (1864–1917), served briefly as the second Governor of New Mexico before his death in 1917 * Ezequiel Cacace (born 1984), Argentine footballer *Ezequiel Calvente (born 1991), Spanish footballer *Ezequiel Carballo (born 1989), Argentine footballer * Ezequiel Carrasco (born 2002), Canadian soccer player *Ezequiel Carrera (born 1987), Major League Baseball center fielder *Ezequiel Castaño (born 1981) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
