1955 Pan American Games
The 1955 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.
Poster of the 1955 Pan American Games. | |
| Host | Mexico City, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Nations | 22 |
| Athletes | 2,583 |
| Events | 146 in 17 sports |
| Opening | March 12 |
| Closing | March 26 |
| Opened by | President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
A total of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review and formed ranks upon the infield. The nations paraded into the stadium in Spanish alphabetical order: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.