Water polo at the 1959 Pan American Games

Water polo at the I959 Pan American Games
«1955 1963»

Water polo was contested for men only at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States. It was played at the Portage Park pool.^[1]

Competing teams

Five teams contested the event.^[2]

•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  Mexico
•  United States
•  British West Indies

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's water polo	United States (USA) Arthur Koblish[3] Ronald Crawford other Illinois Athletic Club players.[1]	Argentina (ARG)	Brazil (BRA)[4] Adhemar Grijó Filho Everardo Filho Flávio Ratto Hilton de Almeida João Gonçalves Filho Luiz Daniel Márvio dos Santos Paulo Cochrane Rodney Bell Sylvio dos Santos

References

1. Krastev, Todor. "Men Water Polo II Pan-American Games 1959 Chicago (USA) - 30.08-06.09 Winner United States". www.todor66.com.
2. "1959 Pan American Games Report" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. "Arthur Koblish, V-12, Navy Reserve - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
4. "Brazilian medalists at 1959 Pan". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2013.

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