1955 Pan American Games
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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. The nations paraded into the stadium in Spanish alphabetical order: Argentina, Dutch Antilles, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, 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.
[edit] Medal table
Host country in bold.
| 1955 Pan American Games Medal Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | 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 |  Guatemala |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Uruguay |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 |  Puerto Rico |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  Jamaica |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Dutch Antilles |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Trinidad & Tobago |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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