title: Wrestling at the 1979 Pan American Games
text: # Wrestling at the 1979 Pan American Games
  
  This page shows the results of the Men's Wrestling Competition at the 1979 Pan American Games, held from July 1 to July 15, 1979, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  
  ## Men's Freestyle
  
  ### Freestyle (– 48 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * William Rosado (USA)
  * Miguel Alonso (CUB)
  * Alfredo Olvera (MEX)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 52 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Gene Mills (USA)
  * Luis Ocaña (CUB)
  * Jorge Olvera (MEX)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 57 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Joseph Corso (USA)
  * Juan Carlos Rodríguez (CUB)
  * José Pinto (PAN)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 62 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Andre Metzger (USA)
  * Raúl Cascaret (CUB)
  * John Park (CAN)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 68 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Andre Rein (USA)
  * José Ramos (CUB)
  * Egon Beiler (CAN)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 74 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Leroy Kemp (USA)
  * Daniel Pozo (CUB)
  * Mark Mongeon (CAN)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 82 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Daniel Lewis (USA)
  * Clark Davis (CAN)
  * José Carvajal (CUB)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 90 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Roy Baker (USA)
  * José Poll (CUB)
  * Richard Deschatelets (CAN)
  
  ### Freestyle (– 100 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Russell Hellickson (USA)
  * Bárbaro Morgan (CUB)
  * Michael Kappel (CAN)
  
  ### Freestyle (+ 100 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Jimmy Jackson (USA)
  * Arturo Díaz (CUB)
  * Wyatt Wishart (CAN)
  
  ## Men's Greco-Roman
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 48 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Jorge Martínez (CUB)
  * Alfredo Olvera (MEX)
  * Gregg Williams (USA)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 52 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Bruce Thompson (USA)
  * Zoilo Montano (CUB)
  * Jorge Muñoz (MEX)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 57 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Leonel Pérez (CUB)
  * Brian Gust (USA)
  * Henry Loret (PUR)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 62 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Douglas Yeats (CAN)
  * René Rodríguez (CUB)
  * John Hughes (USA)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 68 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Howard Stupp (CAN)
  * Gary Pelci (USA)
  * Eduardo García (CUB)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 74 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * John Matthews (USA)
  * Idalberto Barban (CUB)
  * Brian Renken (CAN)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 82 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Daniel Chandler (USA)
  * Erasmo Estrada (CUB)
  * Luis Santerre (CAN)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 90 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * José Poll (CUB)
  * Jerome Schmitz (USA)
  * Steve Daniar (CAN)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (– 100 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Brad Rheingans (USA)
  * Bárbaro Morgan (CUB)
  * Raúl García (MEX)
  
  ### Greco-Roman (+ 100 kg)
  
  * NAME
  * Arturo Díaz (CUB)
  * William Lee (USA)
  * Miguel Zambrano (PER)
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Puerto Rico)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 14 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
  | 2 | Cuba | 4 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
  | 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
  | 4 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
  | 5 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 5 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 5 | Puerto Rico* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
  