# Gymnastics at the 1959 Pan American Games

Men's and women's gymnastics events were held at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States.

## Medal table

* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States* | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 |

## Medalists
### Artistic gymnastics
#### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual all-around details | John Beckner United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States | Don Tonry United States |
| Team all-around details | United States John Beckner Donald Tonry Gregor Weiss Abraham Grossfeld Garland O'Quinn Jamile Ashmore | Canada Richard Montpetit Carl Girard Hans Gerbig Dieter Weichort Nino Marion William Vennels | Argentina Juan Caviglia Ricardo Licenziato Cesar Bonoris Martín Carranza Bautista di Giacomo José Flecha |
| Floor exercise details | Abraham Grossfeld United States | Jamile Ashmore United States | Don Tonry United States |
| Pommel horse details | Gregor Weiss United States | Richard Montpetit Canada | John Beckner United StatesGarland O'Quinn United States |
| Rings details | Jamile Ashmore United StatesAbraham Grossfeld United States | — | Nino Marion Canada |
| Vault details | John Beckner United States | Richard Montpetit CanadaGregor Weiss United States | — |
| Parallel bars details | John Beckner United States | Gregor Weiss United States | Don Tonry United States |
| Horizontal bar details | Abraham Grossfeld United States | John Beckner United States | Don Tonry United States |

#### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual all-around details | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Marie-Claire Larsen Canada |
| Team all-around details | United States Betty Maycock Cassie Collawn Theresa Montefusco Sharon Phelps Judy Klauser Sharon Richardson | Canada Ernestine Russell Marie-Claire Larsen Louise Parker Leissa Kroll Rosemary Ripley Margaret Schran | — |
| Vault details | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Louise Parker Canada |
| Uneven bars details | Ernestine Russell Canada | Theresa Montefusco United States | Marie-Claire Larsen Canada |
| Balance beam details | Ernestine Russell Canada | Betty Maycock United States | Cassie Collawn United States |
| Floor exercise details | Theresa Montefusco United States | Ernestine Russell Canada | Sharon Phelps United States |

### Club swinging

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's club swinging details | Francisco Alvarez Mexico | Porfirio Rivera Mexico | Ronald Munn United States |

### Rope climbing

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's rope climbing details | Garvin Smith United States | Nino Marion Canada | Richard Montpetit Canada |

### Trampoline and tumbling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's individual trampoline details | Ronald Munn United States | Harold Holmes United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States |
| Men's individual tumbling details | Harold Holmes United States | Jamile Ashmore United States | Abraham Grossfeld United States |