1995 Pan American Games

12th edition of the Pan American Games XII Pan American Games 1995 Panamerican games logo.svg 200 Mar del Plata, Argentina 42 5,144 309 in 34 sports March 12 March 26 President Carlos Menem Cauldron lighter Nora Vega Estadio José María Minella 1991 Havana 1999 Winnipeg The 1995 Pan American Games, officially known as the XII Pan American Games (es 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. Overview The seaside resort city of Mar del Plata hosted the XII Pan American Games. The city of 600,000 is located 400 km south of Buenos Aires. Welcoming 5,144 athletes from 42 countries of PASO community, events were held in 34 different sports. The Games were held early by Northern Hemisphere standards, but at the end of summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Organizers spread the 1995 games throughout Argentina, including Buenos Aires, Parana, and Mar del Plata.Spence Mike 12 March 1995 Pan American Games -- As Games Grow, Stature Diminishes https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950312&slug=2109645 The Seattle Times Seattle, Washington, United States 4 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200704234406/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950312&slug=2109645 4 July 2020 Bidding process Bids for the 1995 Pan American Games Only Mar del Plata submitted a bid to host the 1995 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (OPEPA). Honoring an agreement that was made after Mar del Plata withdrew their bid for the 1991 Pan American Games, OPEPA selected Mar del Plata as the host city for the 1995 games at their General Assembly in Havana, Cuba in October 1989.http://fotosviejasdemardelplata.blogspot.com/2016/06/juegos-panamericanos-mar-del-plata-1995.html Juegos Panamericana Mar del Plata 1995 1 June 2016 25 January 2019 es Venues Mar del Plata Estadio José María Minella: Opening and closing ceremonies, Football Justo Román Athletic stadium: Athletics Polideportivo Islas Malvinas: Basketball, Volleyball Municipal Velodrome: Cycling Pan American Field Hockey Stadium: Field Hockey Alberto Zorrilla Natatorium: Swimming Patinódromo Municipal: Roller sports (skating) Laguna de los Padres: Rowing, Canoeing Buenos Aires CeNARD: BadmintonErichsen Elizabeth Hales Stan XII Pan American Games: badminton makes another big step https://worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/WorldBadminton/documents/v23_n02_199506-07.pdf World Badminton July 1995 14-15 Mascot and logo thumb|Lobi, mascot of the games The mascot, Lobi, is a sea lion, an animal commonly found in the waters of Mar de Plata. He stands for the host city and is displayed with welcoming open arms. The words in the poster are constructed to imply a launching point or podium.LA84 Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20080706091624/http://www.la84foundation.org/8saa/PanAm/mar_de_plata.htm 2008-07-06 Medal count 1995 Pan American Games medal table 1 Host nation To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the link=|alt= icon next to the column title. Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 USA 1995 1 a 170 145 110 425 2 CUB 1995 112 66 60 238 3 CAN 1995 47 61 69 177 4 ARG 1995 1 40 45 74 159 5 MEX 1995 23 20 37 80 Note 1 The medal count for the United States is disputed.March 2026 Sports 20em 20px|Archery Archery 20px|Athletics Athletics 20px|Badminton Badminton 20px|Baseball Baseball 20px|Basketball Basketball 20px|Basque pelota Basque pelota 20px|Bowling Bowling 20px|Boxing Boxing 20px|Canoeing Canoeing 20px|Cycling Cycling 20px|Diving Diving 20px|Equestrian Equestrian 20px|Fencing Fencing 20px|Field hockey Field Hockey 20px|Football Football 20px|Gymnastics Gymnastics (artistic) 20px|Rhythmic gymnastics Gymnastics (rhythmic) 20px|Handball Handball 20px|Judo Judo 20px|Karate Karate 20px|Racquetball Racquetball 20px|Roller skating Roller sports (skating) 20px|Roller hockey Roller sports (hockey) 20px|Rowing Rowing 20px|Sailing Sailing 20px|Shooting Shooting 20px|Softball Softball 20px|Squash Squash 20px|Swimming Swimming 20px|Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming 20px|Table tennis Table tennis 20px|Taekwondo Taekwondo 20px|Tennis Tennis 20px|Triathlon Triathlon 20px|Volleyball Volleyball 20px|Water polo Water polo 20px|Water skiing Water skiing 20px|Weightlifting Weightlifting 20px|Wrestling Wrestling The sports of basque pelota, karate, racquetball, squash, triathlon and water skiing appeared on the schedule for the first time.Pappas Caron 20 April 1993 Pan-Am Games add water-skiing effective in 1995 https://www.newspapers.com/image/339412615/?terms=water%20skiing%201995%20pan%20american%20games&match=1 Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida, USA 1 October 2022Rosen Karen 25 April 1993 Upstart sports bidding for piece of USOC pie https://www.newspapers.com/image/402957103/?terms=water%20skiing%20karate%20squash%201995%20pan%20american%20games&match=1 The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia, USA 1 October 2022Shipley Dean 17 July 1991 Dayton man whistles way to top of racquetball official hierarchy https://www.newspapers.com/image/407893355/?terms=racquetball%201995%20pan%20american%20games&match=1 Dayton Daily News Dayton, Ohio, USA 1 October 2022 References External links Mar del Plata 1995 - XII Pan American Games - Official Report at PanamSports.org Havana XII Pan American Games Mar del Plata (1995) Winnipeg P P Category:Sports competitions in Mar del Plata Category:Multi-sport events in Argentina Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games Category:March 1995 sports events in South America Category:1995 in South American international sport Category:1995 in North American international sport