1955 Pan American Games
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, at University 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. 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. The hot sun, combined with the high altitude, caused two members of the U.S. team to collapse. Both quickly recovered.