Pan American Games

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games are a multi-sport eventMulti-sport event

A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports....
, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. The last edition was held in Rio de Janeiro2007 Pan American Games

The 15th Pan American Games will be held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 29 July with estimated 5.500 ath...
and the next will be in Guadalajara2011 Pan American Games

The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in 2011, in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. ...
, Mexico.

History

The idea of holding a Pan American Games grew from the Central American Games first organised in the 1920s1920s

The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the "Jazz Age" or the "Roaring Twenties," usually applied to America....
. In 1932, a first proposal was made for Pan American Games, and the Pan American Sports Organization was established. The first Games were scheduled to be staged in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires Summary

|-| || AR-C|-| Chief of govt. || Jorge Telerman...
in 1943, but World War IIWorld War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers ,...
caused them to be postponed until 1951. Since then, the Games have been held every four years, with participation at the most recent event at over 5,000 athletes from 42 countries.

However, the Pan American Games have lost status, particularly in the United States, and have not received much attention in the sporting press as of late in the United StatesUnited States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is...
and CanadaCanada

Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America....
. The 1999 games in WinnipegWinnipeg

Winnipeg is a major Canadian city, and the capital of the province of Manitoba....
, Canada were attended at least partially by second-string U.S. athletes (each U.S. sport federation is allowed to determine who it will send), and media coverage within the U.S. was limited, due primarily to the main t.v. broadcast rights being granted solely to U.S. Spanish-language television. In Canada, there was plenty of coverage, including a nightly two-hour program on CBC, with an additional hour on local affiliate CBWTCBWT

CBWT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
, French-language coverage on Radio-CanadaTélévision de Radio-Canada

T?l?vision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network....
, plus daytime coverage on TSN. By 2003, the Pan American Games were once again neglected by the media.

Generally, the Pan American Games receive plenty of attention in most Latin American countries. The 2007 edition, held in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro pron. IPA ) is the name of both a state and a city in south-eastern Brazil....
, BrazilFacts About Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest and most populous country in South America, and ...
, has prompted the Organizing Committee to restore important venues such as the Estádio do MaracanãEstádio do Maracanã

The Estdio do Maracan, "Maracan stadium",, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is one of the largest football stadiums in the world....
and build a new Olympic VillageOlympic Village Overview

Frequently, an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city....
. It is expected that the games will improve infrastructure in the city and lay the foundations for a possible bid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup2014 FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in South America....
.

Winter Games

There have been attempts to hold Pan American Winter Games as well, but these have been without much success. An initial attempt to hold winter events was made by the organizers of the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, who planned to stage winter events later in the year but dropped the idea for lack of interest.

Lake Placid, New YorkLake Placid, New York

Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of Nort...
, tried to organize Winter Games in 1959, but again not enough American countries expressed interest and the plans were canceled.

In 1988, members of PASO voted to hold the first Pan American Winter Games at Las Lenas, Argentina in September of 1989. It was further agreed that Winter Games would be held every four years. Lack of snow forced postponement of the games until Sept. 16-22, 1990, when eight countries sent 97 athletes to Las Lenas. Of that total, 76 were from just three countries, Argentina, Canada, and the United States. Weather was unseasonably warm and again there was little snow, so only three Alpine skiing events--the Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super G--were staged. The U.S. and Canada combined to win all 18 medals.

PASO awarded the second Pan American Winter Games to Santiago, ChileSantiago, Chile

Santiago is Chile's capital and largest city....
for 1993. The United States warned that it would not take part unless a full schedule of events was held. The Santiago organizing committee eventually gave up and the idea has not been revived since.

Locations of Pan American Games

Year	Games	Host City	Country	Date	Athletes	Nations	Sports
1951	I1951 Pan American Games The Pan American Games originated in 1932....	Buenos AiresBuenos Aires \|-\| \|\| AR-C\|-\| Chief of govt. \|\| Jorge Telerman...		February 25 - March 9 1951	2513	21	18
1955	IIFacts About 1955 Pan American Games The 2nd Pan American Games opened on March 12 1955 in the University Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd ...	Mexico CityMexico City Mexico City is the capital city of the nation of Mexico....		March 12 - March 26 1955	2583	22	17
1959	IIIFacts About 1959 Pan American Games The 3rd Pan American Games opened on August 27 1959 in sunny 90F heat before 40,000 people in Chicago, Illinois, United States....	ChicagoChicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S....		August 27 - September 7 1959	2263	25	18
1963	IV1963 Pan American Games The 4th Pan American Games were held in 1963 in São Paulo, Brazil....	São PauloSão Paulo So Paulo is the capital of the state of So Paulo in southeastern Brazil....		April 20 - May 5 1963	1665	22	19
1967	V1967 Pan American Games Overview The 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....	WinnipegWinnipeg Winnipeg is a major Canadian city, and the capital of the province of Manitoba....		July 23 - August 6 1967	2361	29	18
1971	VIFacts About 1971 Pan American Games The sixth Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971....	Cali		July 30 - August 13 1971	2935	32	18
1975	VII1975 Pan American Games The 7th Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the 2...	Mexico CityMexico City Mexico City is the capital city of the nation of Mexico....		October 12 - October 26 1975	3146	33	18
1979	VIII1979 Pan American Games The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979....	San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan is the capital and largest city in Puerto Rico, located in the Northern Coastal Plains region in the karst zone, ...		July 1 - July 15 1979	3700	34	22
1983	IXFacts About 1983 Pan American Games The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela....	CaracasCaracas Overview Caracas is the capital of Venezuela....		August 14 - August 29 1983	3426	36	23
1987	X1987 Pan American Games The 10th Pan American Games were held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States....	IndianapolisFacts About Indianapolis, Indiana It has been suggested that the size of the Indianapolis article should be scaled down....		August 8 - August 23 1987	4453	38	30
1991	XI1991 Pan American Games The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991....	HavanaHavana Havana is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of more than 2.2 million, is the largest city of both Cuba and the Car...		August 2 - August 18 1991	4519	39	26
1995	XII1995 Pan American Games The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 11 to 26 March....	Mar del PlataMar del Plata Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, 400 km south of ...		March 12 - March 26 1995	5144	42	34
1999	XIII1999 Pan American Games The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada for the second time, after the 1967 edition of the multi-sports event....	WinnipegWinnipeg Winnipeg is a major Canadian city, and the capital of the province of Manitoba....		July 23 - August 8 1999	5275	42	34
2003	XIV2003 Pan American Games The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 august, 2003....	Santo DomingoSanto Domingo Santo Domingo de Guzmn, population 2,061,200 , estimated 2,253,437 in 2006, is the capital and the largest city of the Domin...		August 1 - August 17 2003	5196	42	35
2007	XV2007 Pan American Games The 15th Pan American Games will be held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 29 July with estimated 5.500 ath...	Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro pron. IPA ) is the name of both a state and a city in south-eastern Brazil....		July 13 - July 29 2007	5,634	42	41
2011	XVIFacts About 2011 Pan American Games The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in 2011, in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. ...	GuadalajaraGuadalajara, Jalisco ...		October 13 - October 30 2011
2015	XVII2015 Pan American Games The 17th Pan American Games are to take place in 2015....	to be announced 2009	tba	summer, 2015

Medals table

The table below gives an overview of the all-time medal count of the Pan American Games.

1	1748	1295	873	3916
2	781	531	481	1793
3	348	547	682	1577
4	258	279	363	900
5	239	283	401	923
6	157	217	409	783
7	73	156	224	453
8	57	109	162	328
9	37	70	108	215
10	21	72	113	206
11	19	43	85	147
12	21	33	59	113
13	14	13	36	63
14	11	22	42	75
15	8	17	25	50
16	7	12	29	48
17	6	11	9	26
18	5	28	58	91
19	4	9	16	29
20	4	6	10	20
21	4	2	5	11
22	3	20	24	47
23	2	4	11	17
24	1	6	12	19
25	1	4	3	8
26	1	0	3	4
27	0	4	5	9
28	0	4	0	2
29	0	3	7	10
29	0	3	7	10
31	0	2	5	7
32	0	1	6	7
33	1	1	4	6
34	0	1	2	3
34	0	1	2	3
36	0	1	1	2
37	0	0	2	2
37	0	0	2	2
39	0	0	1	1
39	0	0	1	1
41	0	0	0	0
41	0	0	0	0
	3497	3477	3875	10849

Participating Nations

Sports

Archery
Athletics
BadmintonBadminton at the Pan American Games

Badminton has been part of the Pan American Games since 1995 Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina....
BaseballBaseball at the Pan American Games

Cuba has dominated the baseball tournament at the Pan American Games since its inception....
BasketballBasketball at the Pan American Games

Men's Tournament Participation Details...
Beach volleyballBeach volleyball at the Pan American Games

Beach volleyball was introduced at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, three years after the 1996 Summer ...
Bowling
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling
Diving
EquestrianFacts About Equestrian at the Pan American Games

The Pan American Games are similar to the Olympics, consisting of teams from nations across the Americas....
Fencing
Futsal (indoor football)Futsal at the Pan American Games

Men's Tournament Women's Tournament ...
Football (soccer)Football at the Pan American Games

A men's football tournament is held at every Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, a wome...
Gymnastics
HockeyHockey at the Pan American Games Overview

Argentina and Canada have dominated the men's field hockey tournament at the Pan American Games since its inception in 1967....
HandballHandball at the Pan American Games

Men's...
Heptathlon
Judo
Karate
Modern pentathlon

PoloPolo at the Pan American Games

Men's Tournament ...

Racquetball

Rhythmic gymnastics

Roller sports

Rowing

Rugby unionRugby union at the Pan American Games

On July 11, 2007, Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan American Sports Organization, , announced that rugby union would be add...

Sailing

Shooting

SoftballSoftball at the Pan American Games

Men's Tournament Women's Tournament ...

Squash

SwimmingSwimming at the Pan American Games

Swimming has inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, for both me...

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

TennisTennis at the Pan American Games

This is an imcomplete list of the tennis medalists at the Pan American Games....

Trampoline

Triathlon

VolleyballVolleyball at the Pan American Games Summary

Volleyball for both men and women is played at the Pan American Games since 1955, when the second edition of the multi...

Water poloWater polo at the Pan American Games

Water polo is inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, when Bueno...

Water skiing

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Panamerican Torch

Since the first Panamerican Games, a torch is lit the same way as the Olympic Games (since 1924), Asian Games (since 1958) and All Africa Games (since 1965) does. In the first games in Buenos Aires 1951, the torch came from Olympia, Greece. Since the Mexico 1955 games, the torch is lit by Aztec people in old temples, first in Serra da Estrella and after in the Temple of the Sun God in Teotihuacán Pyramids. The only exception was São Paulo in 1963 whe the torch was lit in Brasilia by Guarani indigiens.

Pan American Games

History

Winter Games

Locations of Pan American Games

Medals table

Participating Nations

Sports

Panamerican Torch

See also

External links