Back دورة الألعاب الأمريكية 1955 Arabic Panamerikanische Spiele 1955 German Juegos Panamericanos de 1955 Spanish بازیهای پان امریکن ۱۹۵۵ FA Jeux panaméricains de 1955 French 1955 पैन अमेरिकी खेल HI II Giochi panamericani Italian 1955년 팬아메리칸 게임 Korean Pan-Amerikaanse Spelen 1955 Dutch Panamerikanske leker 1955 NB
 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)