 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 |
The 1955 Pan American Games, officially known as II Pan American Games (Spanish: II Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Mexico 1955 (Spanish: México 1955), 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 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, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Mexico.[2][3] The hot sun, combined with the high altitude, caused two members of the U.S. team to collapse. Both quickly recovered.
- ^ "II Pan American Games". la84foundation.org. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ The History of the Pan American Games Curtis Ray Emery, 1964
- ^ Jornal dos Sports (1955) (in Portuguese)