1963 Pan American Games






















































IV Pan American Games

Pan am 1963.jpg
Official poster of the
São Paulo 1963 Pan American Games.

Host city
São Paulo
Country
Brazil
Nations participating
22
Athletes participating
1,665
Events
160 in 19 sports
Opening ceremony
April 20
Closing ceremony
May 5
Officially opened by
Governor Adhemar de Barros
Athlete's Oath
Amaury Pasos
Pan American torch
José Telles
Main venue
Estádio do Pacaembu




<  1959 Chicago

1967 Winnipeg  >


The 4th Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil.




Contents






  • 1 Medal count


  • 2 Bids


  • 3 Participating nations


  • 4 Sports


  • 5 Venues


  • 6 References





Medal count



  *   Host nation (Brazil)





























































Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 United States (USA)[A]
106 56 37 199
2
 Brazil (BRA)*
14 20 18 52
3
 Canada (CAN)[A]
11 27 26 64
4
 Argentina (ARG)[A]
8 15 16 39
5
 Cuba (CUB)
4 6 4 14
Totals (5 nations) 143 124 101 368

Note

A The medal counts for the United States, Canada and Argentina are disputed. (details)



Bids


For the first time in the Pan American Games, two cities bid for the right of hosting the games. São Paulo was chosen as the host city after beating Winnipeg, Canada by 18 votes against 5. Winnipeg later went on to host the following 1967 Winnipeg.



Participating nations


According to the Brazilian Olympic Committee, twenty-two nations sent competitors to São Paulo, but only twenty-one were listed.[1]Barbados took part in the Pan American Games for the first time.[2]Costa Rica, Haiti, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic competed in 1959 but did not participate in the 1963 Games.[3]












Sports












Venues


The games used 11 different venues:





  • Pacaembu Stadium - track and field, opening and closing ceremonies


  • Parque São Jorge and Estádio Nicolau Alayon - football (soccer)


  • Ibirapuera Gymnasium - basketball


  • Palestra Itália Stadium - volleyball


  • Ibirapuera Park - cycling


  • Estádio do Bom Retiro - baseball


  • Esporte Clube Pinheiros - diving, swimming, water polo


  • Pinheiros Tênis Clube - tennis


  • Sociedade Hipica de São Paulo - equestrian


  • Reservoir of Guarapiranga - sailing


  • Raia Olímpica da USP - rowing





References





  1. ^ São Paulo 1963 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian Olympic Committee, retrieved October 30, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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  2. ^ Harris, Alan (September 20, 2011), "Pan Am medal prospects not looking good", The Barbados Advocate, archived from the original on 2012-05-12, retrieved October 30, 2011.


  3. ^ Chicago 1959 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian Olympic Committee, retrieved October 30, 2011.
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