1967 Pan American Games
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Host city | Winnipeg | ||
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Country | Canada | ||
Nations participating | 29 | ||
Athletes participating | 2361 | ||
Events | 169 in 19 sports | ||
Opening ceremony | July 23 | ||
Closing ceremony | August 6 | ||
Officially opened by | Prince Philip | ||
Main venue | Winnipeg Stadium | ||
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The 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967.
Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the fourth Pan American Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago. It lost to São Paulo, Brazil. The Winnipeg Pan American Society then turned its sights to 1967 and was named host nation at the PASO meeting at the São Paulo Games.
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Medal count
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1 | Host nation |
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) a | 128/120 | 69/63 | 47/42 | 244/225 |
2 | Canada (CAN) 1 a | 17/12 | 39/37 | 50/43 | 106/92 |
3 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
4 | Argentina (ARG) a | 8 | 14/13 | 12/11 | 34/32 |
5 | Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 16 | 25 | 48 |
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^ The medal counts for the United States, Canada and Argentina are disputed.
Sports
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Venues
The games used 17 different venues with a few still in use after 1967:
- Winnipeg Stadium – opened in 1953 it was used for the opening ceremonies; it was demolished in 2013 for re-development as retail and commercial site known as The Plaza at Polo Park
- Pan Am Stadium, University of Manitoba – hosted track and field and used renamed University Stadium
- Pan Am Pool – Swimming and diving; re-used for 1999 Pan Am Games and now in use as public pool
- Winnipeg Velodrome – Cycling; demolished 1998 and now site of retail stores
- Royal Alexandra Hotel - Press Centre; built in 1908 it closed shortly after the Games ended and demolished in 1971