Pan American Games
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The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas.
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 in 1942, but World War II caused them to be postponed until 1951. Since then, the Games have been held every four years, with partipication at the most recent event at over 5000 athletes from 42 countries.
There have been attempts to hold Pan American Winter Games as well, but these have been without much success. The planned 1989 edition had to be postponed until a year later due to bad weather conditions, and even then only the alpine events could be held. The edition for 1993 was cancelled completely, and the Pan American Winter Games have not been held since.
Games
| Year: | Duration: | Location: | Nations: | Sports: | Athletes: |
| 1951 | Feb 25 - Mar 9 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 21 | 18 | 2513 |
| 1955 | Mar 12 - Mar 26 | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 | 17 | 2583 |
| 1959 | Aug 27 - Sept 7 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 25 | 18 | 2263 |
| 1963 | Apr 20 - May 5 | São Paulo, Brazil | 22 | 19 | 1665 |
| 1967 | July 23 - August 6 | Winnipeg, Canada | 29 | 19 | 2361 |
| 1971 | July 30 - Aug 13 | Cali, Colombia | 32 | 17 | 2935 |
| 1975 | Oct 12 - Oct 26 | Mexico City, Mexico | 33 | 19 | 3146 |
| 1979 | July 1 - July 15 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 34 | 22 | 3700 |
| 1983 | Aug 14 - Aug29 | Caracas, Venezuela | 36 | 22 | 3426 |
| 1987 | Aug 8 - Aug 23 | Indianapolis, United States | 38 | 27 | 4453 |
| 1991 | Aug 2 - Aug 18 | Havana, Cuba | 39 | 34 | 4519 |
| 1995 | Mar 12 - Mar 26 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 42 | 33 | 5144 |
| 1999 | July 23 - Aug 8 | Winnipeg, Canada | 42 | 34 | 5275 |
| 2003 | Aug 1 - Aug 17 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 42 | 5000 | |
| 2007 | July 13 - July 29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
External Links
- Official Website (http://panamgames2003.com/2003)
- Pan American Games Fan Pages (http://ourworld.cs.com/eblibrarian/myhomepage/sports.html)
- 2007 Official Website (http://www.rio2007.org.br)es:Juegos Panamericanos