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| Host | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
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| Nations | 42 |
| Athletes | 5,144 |
| Events | 309 in 34 sports |
| Opening | March 12 |
| Closing | March 26 |
| Opened by | President Carlos Menem |
| Cauldron lighter | Nora Vega |
| Main venue | Estadio José María Minella |
The 1995 Pan American Games, officially known as the XII Pan American Games (Spanish: XII Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Mar del Plata 1995, were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 12 to 26 March 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games' first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.