Wes Santee

Wes Santee

male, 77 years old
University of Kansas, Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games, NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship, 1955PanAmericanGames, Amateur Athletic Union, Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics…American middle distance runner, American
Wes Santee (born March 25, 1932) was an American middle distance runner and athlete who competed mainly in the 1,500 meters. Born in Ashland,...

William Kerslake

male
NASA, greco-roman, wrestler, Olympic wrestler of the United States, American, greco-roman wrestling…American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1955PanAmericanGames
William Roy Kerslake is an American Olympic wrestler and NASA engineer. He won 15 national championships in a row in Freestyle and Greco-Roman. He...
Mateo Flores

Mateo Flores

male, 87 years old
1950 Central American and Caribbean Games, long-distance track event, 1952 Summer Olympics, Central American and Caribbean Games, 1955PanAmericanGames, Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores
Mateo Flores (born Doroteo Guamuch Flores on February 11, 1922), is a former Guatemalan long-distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1952....
Beth Whittall

Beth Whittall

female
purdue university, Lou Marsh Trophy, 1956 Summer Olympics, Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, 1955PanAmericanGames
Beth Whittall is a former champion swimmer from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. When she was 18 years old and studying pharmacy at Purdue University,...

Frank McKinney

male, deceased (1992)
Indiana University, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic bronze medalist, Olympic silver medalist, from Indiana, pittsburgh pirate…American, 1955PanAmericanGames, 1959 Pan American Games
Frank Edward McKinney Jr. (born November 3, 1938 - died September 11, 1992) was a backstroke swimmer from the United States. The son of a former...
Adhemar Da da Silva

Adhemar Da da Silva

male, deceased (2001)
athletic world records, Olympic gold medal, cannes film festival, São Paulo Futebol Clube player, golden palm, Olympic competitor for Brazil…1955PanAmericanGames
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four athletic world...
Edward Moylan

Edward Moylan

male, 86 years old
Bernard “Tut” Bartzen, 1955PanAmericanGames, bronze medal, Cincinnati Master, From Trenton, New Jersey, squash…American
Edward Moylan was an outstanding American tennis player in the mid-20th century. Moylan won the bronze medal the 1955 Pan American Games in...

Rafael A. Lecuona

male, 81 years old
From Laredo, Texas, Political scientist, From cuba, Texas A&M International University, silver medal, Olympic competitor for Cuba…Pan American Games, 1948 Olympic Games, 1955PanAmericanGames, 1951 Pan American Games, 1956 Games
Rafael A. Lecuona, Ph.D., (born June 2, 1928, in Havana) is a former member of the Cuban gymnastics team (1948-1955) and professor emeritus of...

Ary de Sá

male
Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1955 World Student Games, 1955PanAmericanGames, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, Olympic competitor for Brazil
Ary Façanha de Sá is a former Brazilian long jumper. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the long jump. He also competed at the 19...
Louis Jones

Louis Jones

male, deceased (2006)
Louis ("Lou") Woodard Jones, 1955 Pan-American Games, Louis Woodard "Lou" Jones, Pan American Games, Relay race, from Westchester County, New York…American
Louis ("Lou") Woodard Jones (born January 15, 1932 - died February 3, 2006) is a former American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m...