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The Pan American Games
The Pan American Games are an Olympic-style competition for athletes of the western hemisphere. Held quadrennially since 1951 the games have become a showcase of American friendship through sport.
PASO voted the host city for the XVth Pan American Games on Saturday August 24, 2002. The two candidates, San Antonio (USA) and Rio de Janeiro (BRA), each had one hour to make their case for hosting the games. Then the 51 members of PASO present voted 30-21 by secret ballot to award the XVth Pan American Games to Rio de Janeiro.
In June 2006 PASO voted unanimously to award the XVIth Pan Am Games in 2011 to Guadalajara (MEX).
Host Cities Nations Athletes Sports
(Click on host city for a summary of each games.)
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VIII
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XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
Rio de Janeiro
Guadalajara
(USA)
(ARG)
(MEX)
(USA)
(BRA)
(CAN)
(COL)
(MEX)
(PUR)
(VEN)
(USA)
(CUB)
(ARG)
(CAN)
(DOM)
(BRA)
(MEX)
7/ 15-
2/ 25-
3/ 12-
8/ 27-
4/ 20-
7/ 23-
7/ 30-
10/13-
7/ 1-
8/14-
8/ 8-
8/ 2-
3/11-
7/24-
8/ 1-
7/13-
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7/ 18/1937 (a)
3/ 9/1951 (b)
3/ 26/1955
9/ 7/1959 (c)
5/ 5/1963
8/ 6/1967
8/ 13/1971
10/26/1975 (d)
7/ 15/1979
8/ 29/1983
8/ 23/1987 (e)
8/ 28/1991
3/ 26/1995
8/ 8/1999
8/ 17/2003
7/ 29/2007
/ /2011
10 200
21 2513
22 2583
25 2263
22 1665
29 2361
32 2935
33 3146
34 3700
36 3426
38 4453
39 4519
42 5144
42 5275
42 5000+
3
18
17
18
19
19
17
19
22
22
27
34
33
34
(a) unofficial games held in conjunction with the Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition.
(b) originally scheduled for 11/11-12/6/1942 but postponed due to World War II.
(c) awarded games after Cleveland (USA) withdrew
(d) awarded games after Santiago (CHI) and Sao Paulo (BRA) withdrew
(e) awarded games over Havana (CUB) after Santiago (CHI) and Quito (ECU) withdrew -
Havana awarded 1991 games as consolation.
WINTER GAMES NATIONS ATHLETES SPORTS
I Lake Placid (USA) 1959(f)
I Las Lenas (ARG) 9/16- 9/25/1990(g) 8 97 4 (planned)
II Santiago (CHI) 1993(f)
(f) cancelled
(g) postponed from 1989, only alpine skiing events held due to lack of snow.
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Learn about the History of Television Coverage at the Pan American Games!
Canadian Broadcast TV Coverage
Year Network Rights Fee Hours of Coverage
1967 CBC 17
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991
1995
1999 CBC 38
Cable: TSN 50
2003 CBC US$10,000,000 16
(In addition, the Opening Ceremonies were broadcast on CBC Country Canada)
2007
U.S. Broadcast TV Coverage
Year Network Rights Fee Hours of Coverage
1963 ABC Not Available 1 1/2
1967 ABC Not Available 3
1971 N/A Not Available N/A
1975 CBS Not Available 7 2/3
1979 CBS Not Available 14 1/4
1983 CBS $1,000,000 15 1/2
1987 CBS $4,000,000 26
1991 ABC $6,500,000 22
Cable: TNT Not Available 27 1/2
1995 None
Cable: (syndicated) Not Available 25
1999 Univision Not Available N/A
Cable: ESPN Not Available 2
2003 None
Cable: None
2007 None
ESPN Deportes Not Available 160
Last Updated June 24, 2007