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, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Curaçao, 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.
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Medal table
Host country in bold.
| Rank | Nation | 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 |  Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Guatemala |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Uruguay |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 |  Puerto Rico |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  Jamaica |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Curaçao |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 metres | Rod Richard United States |
10.3A | Mike Agostini Trinidad and Tobago |
10.4A | Willie Williams United States |
10.4A |
| 200 metres | Rod Richard United States |
20.94A | Charles Thomas United States |
21.42A | José Telles da Conceição Brazil Mike Agostini Trinidad and Tobago |
21.66A 21.67A |
| 400 metres | Lou Jones United States |
45.68A | Jim Lea United States |
45.78A | Jesse Mashburn United States |
46.44A |
| 800 metres | Arnie Sowell United States |
1:49.86A | Lon Spurrier United States |
1:50.51A | Ramón Sandoval Chile |
1:52.52A |
| 1500 metres | Juan Miranda Argentina |
3:53.30A | Wes Santee United States |
3:53.44A | Fred Dwyer United States |
3:56.04A |
| 5000 metres | Osvaldo Suárez Argentina |
15:30.6A | Horace Ashenfelter United States |
15:31.4A | Jaime Correa Chile |
15:39.2A |
| 10000 metres | Osvaldo Suárez Argentina |
32:42.6A | Vicente Sánchez Mexico |
33:00.4A | Jaime Correa Chile |
33:42.6A |
| Marathon | Doroteo Flores Guatemala |
2:59:10A | Onésimo Rodríguez Mexico |
3:02:22A | Luis Valázquez Guatemala |
3:05:26A |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Guillermo Solá Chile |
9:46.8A | Santiago Novas Chile |
9:50.4A | Eligio Galicia Mexico |
9:54.2A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Jack Davis United States |
14.44A | Keith Gardner Jamaica |
14.74A | Evaristo Iglesias Cuba |
14.94A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Josh Culbreath United States |
51.5A | Jaime Aparicio Colombia |
51.8A | Wilson Carneiro Brazil |
53.0A |
| High jump | Ernie Shelton United States |
2.01A | Herman Wyatt United States |
2.01A | José Telles da Conceição Brazil |
1.91A |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards United States |
4.50A | Bobby Smith United States |
4.30A | Don Laz United States |
4.30A |
| Long jump | Roslyn Range United States |
8.03A | John Bennett United States |
8.01A | Ary de Sá Brazil |
7.84A |
| Triple jump | Adhemar da Silva Brazil |
16.56A | Arnoldo Devonish Venezuela |
16.13A | Víctor Hernández Cuba |
15.60A |
| Shot putt | Parry O'Brien United States |
17.59A | Fortune Gordien United States |
15.98A | Marty Engel United States |
14.62A |
| Discus throw | Fortune Gordien United States |
53.10A | Parry O'Brien United States |
51.07A | Hernán Haddad Chile |
47.14A |
| Hammer throw | Bob Backus United States |
54.91A | Marty Engel United States |
53.36A | Elvio Porta Argentina |
51.45A |
| Javelin throw | Franklin "Bud" Held United States |
69.77A | Ricardo Heber Argentina |
66.15A | Reinaldo Oliver Puerto Rico |
65.56A |
| Decathlon | Rafer Johnson United States |
6994A | Bob Richards United States |
6886A | Hernán Figueroa Chile |
5740A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | United States |
40.96A | Venezuela |
41.36A | Mexico |
41.94A |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | United States |
3:07.43A | Jamaica |
3:12.63A | Venezuela |
3:15.93A |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 60 metres | Bertha Díaz Cuba |
7.5A | Isabelle Daniels United States |
7.6A | Mabel "Dolly" Landry United States |
7.6A |
| 100 metres | Barbara Jones United States |
11.90A | Mae Faggs United States |
12.07A | María Luisa Castelli Argentina |
12.38A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Eliana Gaete Chile |
11.7A | Bertha Díaz Cuba |
11.8A | Wanda dos Santos Brazil |
11.8A |
| High jump | Mildred McDaniel United States |
1.685A | Deyse de Castro Brazil |
1.59A | Verneeda Thomas United States |
1.59A |
| Discus throw | Ingeborg Pfuller Argentina |
43.19A | Isabel Avellán Argentina |
40.06A | Alejandrina Herrera Cuba |
38.00A |
| Javelin throw | Karen Anderson United States |
49.15A | Estrella Puente Uruguay |
43.43A | Amelia Wershoven United States |
43.06A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | United States |
47.12A | Argentina |
47.27A | Chile |
49.49A |
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