| 1963 São Paulo Pan American Games | |
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 Official logo | |
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City |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Team Gold Medalist |
USA |
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All-Around Gold Medalist |
Doris Fuchs (USA) |
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Vault Gold Medalist |
Dale McClements (USA) |
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Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
Doris Fuchs (USA) |
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Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
Doris Fuchs (USA) |
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Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
Avis Tieber (USA) |
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Preceded by |
N/A |
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Succeeded by |
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The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963 in São Paulo, Brazil.
Format of Competition
The format was very similar to that of the Olympic Games. Each country was allowed to enter a team of eight gymnasts, but in contrast to the previous Olympics not more than six of them were allowed to participate in all exercises. Nations with incomplete teams, could enter one to three gymnasts for the individual competition. Six best gymnasts on the apparatus in the team competition (by sum of two scores - for compulsory and optional routine) qualified for that apparatus finals. The new feature of the competition was in women's events: each of them was judged by four judges. The highest and lowest marks were dropped and an average of two remaining marks constituted the score.
The scoring in the team competition was different from the one at the previous Olympics, its principle became the same: five best scores constituted the team's score for the routine; these scores constituted the overall team's totals.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Team |  USA
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 Canada
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 Cuba
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| All-Around | Doris Fuchs United States of America (USA) |
Dale McLements United States of America (USA)
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N/A |
| Vault | Dale McLements United States of America (USA) |
Avis Tieber United States of America (USA) |
Kathleen Corrigan United States of America (USA) |
| Uneven Bars | Doris Fuchs United States of America (USA) |
Dale McLements United States of America (USA) |
Yolanda Williams Cuba (CUB) |
| Balance Beam | Doris Fuchs United States of America (USA) |
Dorothy Haworth Canada (CAN) |
Dail Daley Canada (CAN) |
| Floor Exercise | Avis Tieber United States of America (USA) |
Susan McDonnell Canada (CAN) |
Kathleen Corrigan United States of America (USA) |
Medal Count
| Rank | Country | 
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Total |
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| 1 | USA
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6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada
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0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Cuba
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |