1955 Pan American Games

II Pan American Games
Host city	Mexico City
Nations participating	22
Athletes participating	2,583
Opening ceremony	12 March 1955
Closing ceremony	26 March 1955
Main Stadium	Estadio Olímpico Universitario

The 2nd Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955 in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators.

A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review and formed ranks upon the infield.^[1] The nations paraded into the stadium in Spanish alphabetical order: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Curaçao, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Mexico. The hot sun, combined with the high altitude, caused two members of the U.S. team to collapse. Both quickly recovered.

Medal table

Host country in bold.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	81	58	38	177
2	Argentina	27	31	15	73
3	Mexico	17	11	30	58
4	Chile	4	7	13	24
5	Canada	4	4	3	11
6	Venezuela	2	5	11	18
7	Brazil	2	3	12	17
8	Colombia	2	3	1	6
9	Cuba	1	6	6	13
10	Panama	1	1	0	2
11	Dominican Republic	1	0	1	2
	Guatemala	1	0	1	2
13	Uruguay	0	6	3	9
14	Puerto Rico	0	2	2	4
15	Jamaica	0	2	1	3
16	Curaçao	0	1	3	4
17	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	1	2

Sports

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Diving
• Football (soccer)
• Synchronized swimming
• Volleyball

References