title: Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw
text: # Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw
  
  The men's discus throw event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 31 August.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Al Oerter | United States | 58.12 |
  | | Dick Cochran | United States | 54.44 |
  | | Parry O'Brien | United States | 51.84 |
  | 4 | Lambertus Rebel-Bout | Netherlands Antilles | 48.07 |
  | 5 | Hernán Haddad | Chile | 46.45 |
  | 6 | Enrique Horst | Argentina | 45.70 |
  | 7 | John Pavelich | Canada | 44.64 |
  | 8 | Daniel Cereali | Venezuela | 44.07 |
  | 9 | Rodolfo Sedas | Mexico | 42.90 |
  | 10 | Stan Raike | Canada | 41.95 |
  | 11 | Mauricio Rodríguez | Venezuela | 40.87 |
  | 12 | Carlos Rivera | Puerto Rico | 40.20 |
  | 13 | Omar Fierro | Mexico | 39.01 |
  | | Isolino Tabordo | Brazil | DNS |
  | | Alcides Dambros | Brazil | DNS |
  | | George Stulac | Canada | DNS |
  | | Ramón Rosario | Puerto Rico | DNS |
  