1969 Copa de las Americas
The 1969 Copa de las Americas (Cup of the Americas) was an artistic gymnastics tournament held in Mexico City, Mexico, July 12–15, 1969.[1][2] The competition was a follow-up to the North American Championships, held from 1964 until 1968, and changed its name from North American Championships to Cup of the Americas so that South American countries would be allowed to enter. At least one South American nation, Brazil, intended to compete, but eventually the event was attended only by North American nations.[3]
Participating nations
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Medalists
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Artistic gymnastics
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Team all-around |  United States
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 Cuba
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 Canada
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| Individual all-around |  Dave Thor (USA)
|
Richard Tucker (USA)
|
Paul Tickenoff (USA)
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| Floor exercise | Dave Thor (USA)
|
Unknown | Unknown |
| Pommel horse | Dave Thor (USA)
|
Richard Tucker (USA)
|
Fred Dennis (USA)
|
| Rings | Fred Turoff (USA)
|
Fred Dennis (USA)
|
Sid Jensen (CAN)
|
| Vault | Jorge Cuervo (CUB)
|
Dave Thor (USA)
|
Paul Tickenoff (USA)
|
| Parallel bars | Dave Thor (USA)
|
Paul Tickenoff (USA)
|
Andres Gonzalez (CUB)
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| Horizontal bar | Richard Tucker (USA)
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Dave Thor (USA)
|
Sid Jensen (CAN)
|
| Women | |||
| Team all-around | United States
|
Canada
|
Cuba
|
| Individual all-around | Linda Metheny (USA)
|
Joyce Tanac (USA)
|
Jeannette Boyd (USA)
|
| Vault | Jennifer Diachun (CAN)
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Joyce Tanac (USA)
|
Glenna Sebastyn (CAN)
|
| Uneven bars | Linda Metheny (USA)
|
Joyce Tanac (USA)
|
Jeannette Boyd (USA)
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| Balance beam | Joyce Tanac (USA)
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Zulema Bregado (CUB)
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Linda Metheny (USA)
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| Floor exercise | Linda Metheny (USA)
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Zulema Bregado (CUB) Nancy Aldama (USA)
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Jeannette Boyd (USA)
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References
[edit]- ^ Modern Gymnast - August/September 1969
- ^ Mademoiselle Gymnast - September/October 1969
- ^ Jornal dos Sports May 2, 1969 (in Portuguese).
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