Boxing at the 1955 Pan American Games
| Boxing at the 1955 Pan American Games | |
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«1951 1959» |
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 12 to March 26, with the inclusion of two new weight divisions (Light Welterweight and Light Middleweight) to the existing eight.
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Hilario CorreaMexico |
 Manuel Lugo VegaChile |
 Ramón AriasVenezuela |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Salvador Enriquez Venezuela |
 Wardy YeeUnited States |
Roberto Lobos Chile |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Oswaldo CañeteArgentina |
Claudio Barrientos Chile |
Marcial Galicia Mexico |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Miguel Angel Péndola Argentina |
 Gerardo ClementePuerto Rico |
Ricardo Orta Venezuela |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Juan Carlos Rivero Argentina |
William Morton United States |
 Celestino PintoBrazil |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Joseph Dorando United States |
Antonio Nigri Argentina |
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| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Paul Wright United States |
Raul Tovar Venezuela |
Alberto Sáenz Argentina |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Orville Pitts United States |
Miguel Safatle Chile |
Arnaldo Serra Argentina |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Luis Ingnacio Brazil |
Antonio Escalante Argentina |
John Stewart United States |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) |
Pablo Alexis Miteff Argentina |
Adão Waldemar Brazil |
Norvel Lee United States |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  United States
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Venezuela
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Brazil
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Mexico
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Chile
|
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Puerto Rico
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
References
- Amateur Boxing: 1955 Pan American Games
- Sports 123: Boxing at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2011)
- Hickok Sports: Pan American Games: Men's Boxing Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived November 13, 2011)
- Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369.
