Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's marathon
# Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's marathon

The men's marathon event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 2 September 1959.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | John J. Kelley | United States | 2:27:55 |
| | Jim Green | United States | 2:32:17 |
| | Gordon Dickson | Canada | 2:36:18 |
| 4 | Alf Confalone | United States | 2:38:53 |
| 5 | Juan Silva | Chile | 2:42:35 |
| 6 | Macario Subuyuj | Guatemala | 2:42:40 |
| 7 | Walter Lemos | Argentina | 2:49:19 |
| 8 | Salvador Rosales | Mexico | 3:13:38 |
| | Armando Pino | Argentina | DNF |
| | Sebastián García | Guatemala | DNF |
| | Pedro Alvarado | Mexico | DNF |
| | Moses Dwarka | British Guiana | DNF |
| | Doug Kyle | Canada | DNF |
| | Juan Villagrán | Guatemala | DNF |
