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.Modern Gymnast - August/September 1969Mademoiselle Gymnast - September/October 1969 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.Jornal dos Sports May 2, 1969 (in Portuguese). Participating nations Medalists October 2021 Artistic gymnastics Men Team all-around Individual all-around Dave Thor USA Richard Tucker USA Paul Tickenoff USA 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 Horizontal bar Richard Tucker USA Dave Thor USA Sid Jensen CAN Women Team all-around Individual all-around Linda Metheny USA Joyce Tanac USA Jeannette Boyd USA Vault Jennifer Diachun CAN Joyce Tanac USA Glenna Sebastyn CAN Uneven bars Linda Metheny USA Joyce Tanac USA Jeannette Boyd USA Balance beam Joyce Tanac USA Zulema Bregado CUB Linda Metheny USA Floor exercise Linda Metheny USA Zulema Bregado CUBNancy Aldama USA Jeannette Boyd USA References Category:1969 in gymnastics Category:Pan American Gymnastics Championships Category:International gymnastics competitions hosted by Mexico Category:1969 in Mexican sports