1959 Pan American Games medal table

none 1959 Pan American Games medal table Chicago, USA 1963 Overall medal table 1955 Most gold medals USA 1959 115 1 a Most total medals USA 1959 236 1 a The 1959 Pan American Games, officially known as the III Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Chicago, United States, from August 27 to September 7, 1959.Chicago 1959 http://www.cob.org.br/brasil_jogos/edicao_interna.asp?id=31 November 1, 2011 Brazilian Olympic Committee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Portuguese . June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes At the Games, 2,263 athletes selected from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 18 sports. Nineteen nations earned medals during the competition, and eleven 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 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 1959 1 1 a 115/122 69/73 52/54 236/249 2 ARG 1959 2 b 9 19/22 11/12 39/43 3 BRA 1959 8 8 6 22 4 MEX 1959 3 c 6 11 12/13 29/30 5 CAN 1959 4 d 5/7 19/21 24/28 48/56 6 CHI 1959 5 2 6 13 7 West Indies Federation West Indies3 2 4 8 14 8 CUB 1959 2 4 4 10 9 Bahamas colonial 3 2 0 0 2 10 VEN 1959 1 7 7 15 11 URU 1959 3 1 3 4 8 11 PAN 1959 0 4 4 8 13 PER 1959 0 2 5 7 14 PUR 1959 0 2 4 6 15 ECU 1959 0 1 1 2 16 HAI 1959 0 1 0 1 17 GUY 1959 2 0 0 3 3 18 Netherlands Netherlands Antilles (AHO) 0 0 1 1 18 GUA 1959 0 0 1 1 Total 156/165 156/165 153/161 465/491 Notes 1 a Some sources appoint that the United States actually achieved 122 gold medals, 73 silver medals and 54 bronze medals, while others report 115, 69 and 52, respectively. This would result in a total of 249 medals earned by American athletes during the Games. Chicago - 1959 http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/especial/2011/jogospanamericanos/historia-1959.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 22 silver medals and 12 bronze medals, instead of 19 and 11, respectively. This would result in a total of 43 medals earned by Argentinean athletes during the Games. 3 c Some sources appoint that Mexico achieved 13 bronze medals, not 12. This would result in a total of 30 medals earned by Mexican athletes during the Games. 4 d Some reports say that Canada placed fourth in the medal table, ahead of Mexico, after achieving 7 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 28 bronze medals. This would result in a total of 56 medals earned by Canadian athletes during the Games. References General Chicago, 1959 http://pan.uol.com.br/2011/historia-do-pan/1959-chicago/ November 1, 2011 Universo Online São Paulo, Brazil Portuguese . Specific See also Medal table Category:Pan American Games medal tables