1951 Pan American Games

I Pan American Games
Official logo of the Buenos Aires 1951 Pan American Games.
Host city	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nations participating	21
Athletes participating	2513
Events	140 in 17 sports
Opening ceremony	February 25
Closing ceremony	March 9
Officially opened by	Juan Domingo Perón
Stadium	River Plate Stadium

The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 25 February-9 March 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where officials representing the National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging of an Olympic-style regional athletic competition for the athletes of the Americas.

During the Pan American Exposition at Dallas in 1937, a limited sports program was staged. These included Athletics, Boxing, and Wrestling among others. This program was considered a success and a meeting of Olympic officials from the Americas was held.

At the Pan American Sports Conference held in 1940, It was decided to hold the 1st Pan American Games at Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1942. The Pan American Sports Committee was formed to govern the games. Avery Brundage, President of the USOC and Vice-President of the IOC, was elected as the first President. However, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought much of the Americas into World War II, thus forcing the cancellation of the 1942 games.

A second conference was held in 1948. Avery Brundage was re-elected as the President of the PASC. It was decided that Buenos Aires would still host the 1st Pan American Games, this time in 1951.

Medal count

For a more comprehensive list, see 1951 Pan American Games medal table.

1	Host nation

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina (ARG) 1	700168000000000000068	700144000000000000044/700147000000000000047	700138000000000000038/700139000000000000039	7002150000000000000150/7002154000000000000154
2	United States (USA)	700144000000000000044/700146000000000000046	700133000000000000033	700118000000000000018/700119000000000000019	700195000000000000095/700198000000000000098
3	Chile (CHI)	70009000000000000009/70008000000000000008	700120000000000000020/700119000000000000019	700112000000000000012	700141000000000000041/700139000000000000039
4	Cuba (CUB)	70009000000000000009	70009000000000000009	700110000000000000010	700128000000000000028
5	Brazil (BRA)	70005000000000000005	700115000000000000015	700112000000000000012	700132000000000000032

Note

^ The medal counts for Argentina, the United States and Chile are disputed.

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Baseball ()
• Basketball ()
• Boxing ()
• Cycling ()
• Diving ()
• Equestrian ()

• Fencing ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Modern pentathlon ()
• Polo ()
• Rowing ()
• Sailing ()

• Shooting ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Water polo ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()