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1955 Pan American Games medal table
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1955 Pan American Games medal table Mexico City, MEX 1959 Overall medal table 1951 Most gold medals USA 1955 81 1 a Most total medals USA 1955 177 1 a
The 1955 Pan American Games, officially known as the II Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 12 to March 26, 1955.Mexico City 1955 http://www.cob.org.br/brasil_jogos/edicao_interna.asp?id=30 November 1, 2011 Brazilian Olympic Committee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Portuguese . June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes At the Games, 2,583 athletes selected from 21 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 17 sports. Seventeen nations earned medals during the competition, and twelve won at least one gold medal.
Medal table
The ranking in this table is based on medal counts published by several media organizations. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by the athletes representing a nation. (In this context, a nation is an entity represented by a NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.
1 Host nation 2 Debuting nation 3 First ever gold medal
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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 USA 1955 1 a 81/88 58 38 177/184 2 ARG 1955 2 b 27 31/33 15/20 73/80 3 MEX 1955 1 17 11 30 58 4 CHI 1955 3 c 4 7/8 13 24/25 5 CAN 1955 2 4 4 3 11 6 VEN 1955 3 2 5 11 18 7 BRA 1955 4 d 2 3 13 18 8 COL 1955 2 3 1 6 9 CUB 1955 1 6 6 13 10 PAN 1955 3 1 1 0 2 11 GUA 1955 3 1 0 1 2 11 DOM 1955 2 1 0 1 2 13 URU 1955 0 6 3 9 14 PUR 1955 2 0 2 2 4 15 JAM 1955 0 2 1 3 16 NED Netherlands Antilles (AHO) 2 0 1 3 4 17 Trinidad and Tobago colonial (TTO) 0 1 1 2 Total 143/150 141/144 142/147 426/441
Notes
1 a Some sources appoint that the United States achieved 88 gold medals, while others report 81. This would result in a total of 184 medals earned by American athletes during the Games. Mexico City - 1955 http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/especial/2011/jogospanamericanos/historia-1955.shtml November 1, 2011 Folha de S.Paulo São Paulo, Brazil Portuguese . Pan Ams Timeline http://rederecord.r7.com/pan-guadalajara-2011/noticias/conheca-a-linha-do-tempo-dos-jogos-pan-americanos.html November 1, 2011 R7.com São Paulo, Brazil Portuguese .
2 b Some reports say that Argentina earned 33 silver medals and 20 bronze medals, instead of 31 and 15, respectively. This would result in a total of 80 medals earned by Argentinean athletes during the Games.
3 c Some sources appoint that Chile achieved, in fact, 8 silver medals, not 7. This would result in a total of 25 medals earned by Chilean athletes during the Games.
4 d Some reports say that Brazil achieved 12 bronze medals and placed fifth in the medal table. This would result in a total of 17 medals earned by Brazilian athletes during the Games. However, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) confirm that the country placed seventh with 13 bronze medals. Mexico City 1955 http://timebrasil.com.br/guadalajara2011/brasil/index.asp?edicao%3D1955 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120425130426/http://timebrasil.com.br/guadalajara2011/brasil/index.asp?edicao=1955 April 25, 2012 November 1, 2011 Brazilian Olympic Committee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Portuguese .
References
General
Mexico City, 1955 http://pan.uol.com.br/2011/historia-do-pan/1955-cidade-do-mexico/ November 1, 2011 Universo Online São Paulo, Brazil Portuguese .
Specific
See also
Medal table
Category:Pan American Games medal tables