Brazilian Beaches and American Weightlifting
Palms, beaches and seriously strong guys from the United States. The History in Color series features Team USA Weightlifting at the 1963 Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Left to right:
Gary HANSON (56kg, 3rd place), Isaac BERGER (60kg, 1st place), Tony GARCY (67.5kg, 1st place), Joe PULEO (75kg, 1st place), Tommy KONO (82.5kg, 1st place), Bill MARCH (90kg, 1st place) and Sydney HENRY (90+kg, 1st place)
Pan-American Games since 1951
GOLD MEDALISTS
WeightClass
NameTotal (kg)56BantamweightMartin DIAS, Guyana
60FeatherweightIsaac BERGER, United States
67.5LightweightAnthony GARCY, United States
75MiddleweightJoseph PULEO, United States
82.5Light HeavyweightTommy Tamio KONO, United States
90Middle HeavyweightWilliam MARCH, United States
90+Super HeavyweightSydney HENRY, United States
Note: To view a complete list of the winners in the weight classes above,
please follow the link associated with the weight class.