# Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Rod Richard United States | 10.3A GR | Mike Agostini Trinidad and Tobago | 10.4A | Willie Williams United States | 10.4A |
| 200 metres details | Rod Richard United States | 20.94A GR | Charles Thomas United States | 21.42A | José Telles da Conceição Brazil Mike Agostini Trinidad and Tobago | 21.66A 21.67A |
| 400 metres details | Lou Jones United States | 45.68A WR | Jim Lea United States | 45.78A | Jesse Mashburn United States | 46.44A |
| 800 metres details | Arnie Sowell United States | 1:49.86A GR | Lon Spurrier United States | 1:50.51A | Ramón Sandoval Chile | 1:52.52A |
| 1500 metres details | Juan Miranda Argentina | 3:53.30A GR | Wes Santee United States | 3:53.44A | Fred Dwyer United States | 3:56.04A |
| 5000 metres details | Osvaldo Suárez Argentina | 15:30.6A | Horace Ashenfelter United States | 15:31.4A | Jaime Correa Chile | 15:39.2A |
| 10,000 metres details | Osvaldo Suárez Argentina | 32:42.6A | Vicente Sánchez Mexico | 33:00.4A | Jaime Correa Chile | 33:42.6A |
| Marathon details | Doroteo Flores Guatemala | 2:59:10A | Onésimo Rodríguez Mexico | 3:02:22A | Luis Velásquez Guatemala | 3:05:26A |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) details | Jack Davis United States | 14.44A | Keith Gardner Jamaica | 14.74A | Evaristo Iglesias Cuba | 14.94A |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Josh Culbreath United States | 51.5A GR | Jaime Aparicio Colombia | 51.8A | Wilson Carneiro Brazil | 53.0A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Guillermo Solá Chile | 9:46.8A | Santiago Novas Chile | 9:50.4A | Eligio Galicia Mexico | 9:54.2A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Willie Williams John Bennett Charles Thomas Rod Richard | 40.96A GR | Venezuela Clive Bonas Apolinar Solórzano Guillermo Gutiérrez Juan Leiva | 41.36A | Mexico Alberto Goya René Ahumada Javier Souza Sergio Higuera | 41.94A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Jesse Mashburn Lon Spurrier Jim Lea Lou Jones | 3:07.43A GR | Jamaica Keith Gardner Richard Stick Mel Spence Allan Moore | 3:12.63A | Venezuela Guillermo Gutiérrez Apolinar Solórzano Evaristo Edie Juan Leiva | 3:15.93A |
| High jump details | Ernie Shelton United States | 2.01A GR | Herman Wyatt United States | 2.01A | José Telles da Conceição Brazil | 1.91A |
| Pole vault details | Bob Richards United States | 4.50A =GR | Bobby Smith United States | 4.30A | Don Laz United States | 4.30A |
| Long jump details | Rosslyn Range United States | 8.03A GR | John Bennett United States | 8.01A | Ary de Sá Brazil | 7.84A |
| Triple jump details | Adhemar da Silva Brazil | 16.56A WR | Asnoldo Devonish Venezuela | 16.13A | Víctor Hernández Cuba | 15.60A |
| Shot put details | Parry O'Brien United States | 17.59A GR | Fortune Gordien United States | 15.98A | Marty Engel United States | 14.62A |
| Discus throw details | Fortune Gordien United States | 53.10A GR | Parry O'Brien United States | 51.07A | Hernán Haddad Chile | 47.14A |
| Hammer throw details | Bob Backus United States | 54.91A GR | Marty Engel United States | 53.36A | Elvio Porta Argentina | 51.45A |
| Javelin throw details | Franklin "Bud" Held United States | 69.77A GR | Ricardo Héber Argentina | 66.15A | Reinaldo Oliver Puerto Rico | 65.56A |
| Decathlon details | Rafer Johnson United States | 6994A | Bob Richards United States | 6886A | Hernán Figueroa Chile | 5740A |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Bertha Díaz Cuba | 7.5A | Isabelle Daniels United States | 7.6A | Mabel Landry United States | 7.6A |
| 100 metres details | Barbara Jones United States | 11.90A GR | Mae Faggs United States | 12.07A | María Luisa Castelli Argentina | 12.38A |
| 80 metres hurdles details | Eliana Gaete Chile | 11.7A | Bertha Díaz Cuba | 11.8A | Wanda dos Santos Brazil | 11.8A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Isabelle Daniels Mabel Landry Mae Faggs Barbara Jones | 47.12A GR | Argentina Lilián Heinz Lilián Buglia Gladys Erbetta María Luisa Castelli | 47.27A | Chile Betty Kretschmer Carmen Venegas Eliana Gaete Elda Selamé | 49.49A |
| High jump details | Mildred McDaniel United States | 1.685A | Deyse de Castro Brazil | 1.59A | Verneeda Thomas United States | 1.59A |
| Discus throw details | Ingeborg Pfüller Argentina | 43.19A GR | Isabel Avellán Argentina | 40.06A | Alejandrina Herrera Cuba | 38.00A |
| Javelin throw details | Karen Anderson United States | 49.15A | Estrella Puente Uruguay | 43.43A | Amelia Wershoven United States | 43.06A |

## 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 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 88 |

## Participating nations

* Argentina (17)
* Bahamas (2)
* Brazil (17)
* Canada (13)
* Chile (16)
* Colombia (9)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Cuba (12)
* Dominican Republic (8)
* Guatemala (8)
* Jamaica (7)
* Mexico (47)
* Netherlands Antilles (4)
* Paraguay (2)
* Puerto Rico (5)
* El Salvador (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* United States (50)
* Uruguay (4)
* Venezuela (17)