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

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, and featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states....
, held every four years between competitors from all nations in America. The last edition was held in Rio de Janeiro
2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007 and followed by the 2007 Parapan American Games from August 12 to August 19....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 and the next will be in Guadalajara
2011 Pan American Games

The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in October 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It will be the largest multi-sport event held in Mexico and outside Mexico City....
, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
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idea of holding a Pan American Games grew from the Central American Games first organised in the 1920s. In 1932, a first proposal was made for Pan American Games, and the Pan American Sports Organization was established.






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

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, and featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states....
, held every four years between competitors from all nations in America. The last edition was held in Rio de Janeiro
2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007 and followed by the 2007 Parapan American Games from August 12 to August 19....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 and the next will be in Guadalajara
2011 Pan American Games

The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in October 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It will be the largest multi-sport event held in Mexico and outside Mexico City....
, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
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History

The idea of holding a Pan American Games grew from the Central American Games first organised in the 1920s. 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 Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
 in 1943, but World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II 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 States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. The Americans had sent their "B" team to Winnipeg in 1999, in contrast to the 1967 edition where they fielded many rising stars such as Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz

Mark Andrew Spitz is a retired American swimmer, best known for winning Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement surpassed only when Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the 2008 Summer Olympics....
. No major US networks covered the Games, while newspapers only sent second-string reporters instead and the stories never made front page news. Many high profile athletes, of all nationalities, such as US champion sprinters and Brazilian football players, were in Europe during these Pan Am games, taking part in professional events. South American nations (with the exception of Uruguay) did not send their under-23 male soccer teams after the organizing committee refused to pay appearance money to CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL or CSF is the governing body of football in most of South America and one of FIFA's six continental confederations. It was founded by Uruguayan H?ctor Rivadavia G?mez....
. In Canada, there was plenty of coverage, including a nightly two-hour program on CBC, with an additional hour on local affiliate CBWT
CBWT

CBWT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the only television network CBC station in Manitoba, although Brandon, Manitoba's CKX-TV is a CBC affiliate....
, French-language coverage on Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada

T?l?vision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in french as Soci?t? Radio-Canada....
, 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 Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, behind S?o Paulo, and the third largest metropolitan area in South America, behind S?o Paulo and Buenos Aires....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
, has prompted the Organizing Committee to restore important venues such as the Estádio do Maracanã
Estádio do Maracanã

The Est?dio Jornalista M?rio Filho, commonly called Est?dio do Maracan? , is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro , it is named after the Maracan? in Rio de Janeiro....
 and build a new Olympic Village
Olympic Village

Frequently, an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city. Olympic Villages are built to house all participating athletes, as well as officials, athletic trainers, and other staff....
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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 York
Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, tried to organize Winter Games in 1959, but again not enough countries expressed interest and the plans were canceled.

In 1988, members of PASO voted to hold the first Pan American Winter Games at Las Leñas
Las Leñas

Las Le?as is one of the largest Andes ski resort in Argentina, together with Cerro Catedral in San Carlos de Bariloche, located in the western part of Mendoza Province....
, Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 in September 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, Chile
Santiago, Chile

Santiago , is the Capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m Above mean sea level....
 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 Most Gold Medals
1951 I
1951 Pan American Games

The Pan American Games originated in 1932. At the Games of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, officials representing the National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging of an Olympic-style regional athletic competition for the athletes of the Americas....
 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
 February 25 - March 9 1951 2513 21 18
1955 II
1955 Pan American Games

The 2nd Pan American Games opened on March 12 1955 in the Estadio Ol?mpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators....
 Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
 March 12 - March 26 1955 2583 22 17
1959 III
1959 Pan American Games

The 3rd Pan American Games opened on August 27, 1959 in sunny 90?F heat before 40,000 people in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The first Pan American Games were held outside Latin America....
 Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
 August 27 - September 7 1959 2263 25 18
1963 IV
1963 Pan American Games

The 4th Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963 in S?o Paulo, Brazil....
 São Paulo
São Paulo

S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....
 April 20 - May 5 1963 1665 22 19
1967 V
1967 Pan American Games

The 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967.Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try....
 Winnipeg
Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg....
 July 23 - August 6 1967 2361 29 18
1971 VI
1971 Pan American Games

The 6th Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. The then called "Salsa World Capital", located at the foot of the Andes Mountains, hosted a total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries, who participated in seventeen sports....
 Cali
Calì

Cal?, also written in english as Cali, is a italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian Sea side of Sicily.For the surname Cal? is assumed the origin of the greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time"....
 July 30 - August 13 1971 2935 32 18
1975 VII
1975 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 2nd 1955 Pan American Games were held there....
 Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
 October 12 - October 26 1975 3146 33 18
1979 VIII
1979 Pan American Games

The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The capital of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date....
 San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
 July 1 - July 15 1979 3700 34 22
1983 IX
1983 Pan American Games

The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983....
 Caracas
Caracas

Caracas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Coastal Range, Venezuela....
 August 14 - August 29 1983 3426 36 23
1987 X
1987 Pan American Games

The 1987 Pan American Games, officilly known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987....
 Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the Capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. The United States Census estimated the city's population, Indianapolis , Indiana the Unigov, at 795,458 in 2006....
 August 8 - August 23 1987 4453 38 30
1991 XI
1991 Pan American Games

The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991....
 Havana
Havana

Havana is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city is one of the 14 Provinces of Cuba. The city/province has 2.1 million inhabitants, and the urban area over 3.5 million, making Havana the largest city in both Cuba and the Caribbean....
 August 2 - August 18 1991 4519 39 26
1995 XII
1995 Pan American Games

The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that initially hosted the Games in 1951 Pan American Games....
 Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is an Argentina city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina....
 March 12 - March 26 1995 5144 42 34
1999 XIII
1999 Pan American Games

The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time, after the 1967 Pan American Games of the multi-sports event....
 Winnipeg
Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg....
 July 23 - August 8 1999 5275 42 34
2003 XIV
2003 Pan American Games

The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 August, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990's, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
 Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, or in full, Santo Domingo de Guzm?n, is the Capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic, and the second largest city in the Caribbean....
 August 1 - August 17 2003 5196 42 35
2007 XV
2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007 and followed by the 2007 Parapan American Games from August 12 to August 19....
 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, behind S?o Paulo, and the third largest metropolitan area in South America, behind S?o Paulo and Buenos Aires....
 July 13 - July 29 2007 5,634 42 41
2011 XVI
2011 Pan American Games

The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in October 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It will be the largest multi-sport event held in Mexico and outside Mexico City....
Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara is the capital city of the Mexico state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of the state and in the western-Pacific area of Mexico....
 October 13 - October 30 2011 
2015 XVII
2015 Pan American Games

The 17th Pan American Games are to take place in 2015. Over 40 countries from Central America, North America, South America and the Caribbean are expected to participate....
 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 174812958733916
2 7815314811793
3 3485476821577
4 258279363900
5 239283401923
6 157217409783
7 73156224453
8 57109162328
9 3770108215
10 2172113206
11 213359113
12 194385147
13 14133663
14 11224275
15 8172550
16 7122948
17 611926
18 5285891
19 491629
20 461020
21 42511
22 3202447
23 241117
24 161219
25 1438
26 1034
27 0459
28 03710
03710
30 0303
31 0257
32 0167
33 0145
34= 0123
34= 0123
36 0112
37= 0022
37= 0022
39= 0011
39= 0011
41= 0000
41= 0000
41= 0000
41= 0000
34973477387510849


Participating Nations


Sports

  • Archery
    Archery

    Archery is the art, practice or skill of shooting with Bow and arrow. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat and has become a precision sport....
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
    Badminton at the Pan American Games

    Badminton has been part of the Pan American Games since 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Canada and the United States have dominated the badminton events since its inception....
  • Baseball
    Baseball at the Pan American Games

    The baseball tournament at the Pan American Games has long been considered to be one of the premier international baseball events in the world, even higher than the Baseball at the Olympics....
  • Basketball
    Basketball at the Pan American Games

    Men's Tournament Participation DetailsWomen's Tournament Participation DetailsExternal links*...
  • Beach volleyball
    Beach 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 Olympics, when the sport made its Olympic debut....
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Canoe/Kayak
  • Cycling
  • Diving
  • Equestrian
    Equestrian at the Pan American Games

    The Pan American Games are similar to the Olympics, consisting of teams from nations across the Americas. Held every four years, the equestrian sports have been hosted since the first Games, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1951....
  • 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 women's tournament was only added in 1999 Pan American Games....
  • Gymnastics
    Gymnastics at the Pan American Games

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  • Hockey
    Hockey at the Pan American Games

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

    Men's...
  • Heptathlon
  • Judo
  • Karate
  • Modern pentathlon
 
  • Polo
    Polo at the Pan American Games

    Men's Tournament ...
  • Racquetball
  • Rhythmic gymnastics
  • Roller sports
  • Rowing
  • Rugby union
    Rugby 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 added to the list of sports that will be played in the 2011 Pan American Games scheduled to be played in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico....
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Softball
    Softball at the Pan American Games

    Men's Tournament After 2003, it was decided to eliminate all non-Olympic Sports from the Pan American Games. Hence, 2003 will be the last edition of this tournament until this policy is reversed....
  • Squash
  • Swimming
    Swimming at the Pan American Games

    Swimming for both men and women has been a part of the Pan American Games since the Games' first edition in 1951. Along with track and field /athletics it is one of the most popular spectator sports at the Pan Am Games....
  • Synchronized swimming
    Synchronized swimming

    Synchronised swimming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronised routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music....
  • Table tennis
    Table tennis medalists at the Pan American Games

    SinglesDoublesTeams...
  • Taekwondo
    Taekwondo

    Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. It is the world's most popular martial art in terms of the number of practitioners....
  • Tennis
    Tennis at the Pan American Games

    Tennis has been an event at the Pan American Games since the first edition in 1951, with the exception of 1971.Currently, singles and doubles events for both men and women are contested....
  • Trampoline
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
    Volleyball at the Pan American Games

    Volleyball for both men and women is played at the Pan American Games since 1955, when the second edition of the multi-sports event was staged in Mexico City, Mexico....
  • Water polo
    Water 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 Buenos Aires was the host....
  • Water skiing
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling


    • Panamerican Torch


    Since the first Panamerican Games, a torch is lit in the same way as the Olympic Games (since 1924), Asian Games (since 1958) and All Africa Games (since 1965). 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 the Sierra de la Estrella and after in the Temple of the Sun God in the Teotihuacán Pyramids. The only exception was São Paulo in 1963 when the torch was lit in Brasilia by the indigenous Guarani people.

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