1951 Pan American Games
The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games () and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the 1932 Summer Olympics, 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 Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition, Pan-American Exposition at Dallas, United States, in 1937, a limited sports program was staged. These included Athletics (sport), athletics, boxing and Amateur wrestling, 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 Amer ...
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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the List of metropolitan areas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world. It is known for its preserved eclecticism, eclectic European #Architecture, architecture and rich culture, cultural life. It is a multiculturalism, multicultural city that is home to multiple ethnic and religious groups, contributing to its culture as well as to the dialect spoken in the city and in some other parts of the country. This is because since the 19th century, the city, and the country in general, has been a major recipient of millions of Immigration to Argentina, im ...
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Avery Brundage
Avery Brundage (; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952 to 1972, the only American and first non-European to attain that position. Brundage is remembered as a zealous advocate of amateurism and for his involvement with the 1936 and 1972 Summer Olympics, both held in Germany. Brundage was born in Detroit in 1887 to a working-class family. When he was five years old, his father moved his family to Chicago and subsequently abandoned his wife and children. Raised mostly by relatives, Brundage attended the University of Illinois to study engineering and became a track star. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he participated in the pentathlon and decathlon, but did not win any medals; both events were won by teammate Jim Thorpe. He won national championships in track three times between 1914 and 1918 and founded his own construction business. He earned his wealth from this company and from ...
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Swimming At The 1951 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 1st Pan American Games took place February 26-March 7, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Preliminary heats were held February 26–28, with final heats being swum on March 2, 4, 6 and 7. Event schedule Results Men's events Women's events Medal table References * * Folha Online
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Diving At The 1951 Pan American Games
The Diving Competition for men and women at the 1951 Pan American Games was held from February 25 to March 3, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were two events, for both men and women. Medal table Medalists Men Women See also * Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics References Buenos Aires 1951* * * . {{Events at the 1951 Pan American Games 1951 Diving Pan American Games 1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games () and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the ...

Club Universitario De Buenos Aires
Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, commonly known for its acronym CUBA, is an Argentina, Argentine sports club located in Buenos Aires. Universitario hosts a large variety of sports and activities, including aikido, mountaineering, basketball, boxing, scuba diving, fencing, skiing, association football, football, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, golf, field hockey, judo, swimming (sport), swimming, yachting, paddle tennis, basque pelota, rugby union, squash (sport), squash, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, windsurf and yoga. The club is known for its rugby teams, the senior team of which currently plays in Torneo de la URBA, URBA Top 12, the first division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires league system. CUBA has won 14 first division titles to date. History The Club was founded on 11 May 1918, by a group of university students as a means of fostering camaraderie in a politics-free environment. The founders had been members of the Young Men's Christian Association who, in ...
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Football At The 1951 Pan American Games
The first edition of the Association football, football tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games, Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 25 February to 8 March 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil national football team, Brazil withdrew on 16 February 1951. Paraguay participated with the club side Club Sport Colombia, strengthened with some guest players from other clubs. Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams (as they only had amateur football domestically). Participants Six teams entered the tournament, but Brazil national football team, Brazil withdrew before the draw. Paraguay national football team, Paraguay were represented by club side Sport Colombia, while Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica and Venezuela national football team, Venezuela entered their full national teams. * * (withdrew) * * * (Sport Colombia) * Competition Final table Match results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --- ...
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Boxing At The 1951 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, with the hosting nation winning in all eight weight divisions. __TOC__ Medal winners Medal table References Amateur Boxing: 1951 Pan American Games* * * . 1951 Boxing Pan American Games 1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games () and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the ...

Basketball At The 1951 Pan American Games
The men's basketball tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires, from February 28 to March 8, 1951. Participating nations Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final ranking Awards Bibliography * . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pan American 1951 Basketball Pan American Games Pan American Games 1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games () and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the ...

Estadio Luna Park
Estadio Luna Park (commonly known as Luna Park) is a multi-purpose arena in Buenos Aires. Located at the corner of Avenida Corrientes and Avenida Bouchard; in the San Nicolás neighborhood. Initially, the arena primarily hosted boxing and other sporting events. In the 1950s, it was expanded to host stage shows and concerts. The stadium has hosted countless internationally famous personalities, including Pope John Paul II, several ballets, tennis and volleyball matches, world championship and important non-championship boxing fights involving Nicolino Locche, Hugo Corro, Santos Laciar, Carlos Monzón, Omar Narvaez, Juan Roldán, Julio César Vásquez and many other famous boxers, circuses, the Harlem Globetrotters, Holiday on Ice and many more. The arena also hosted the 1950 FIBA World Championship, the final phase of the 1990 Basketball World Championship and the 1976 Basketball Intercontinental Cup in which Real Madrid won the competition. The arena also hosted the Six D ...
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Athletics At The 1951 Pan American Games
The Athletics (sport), Athletics Competition at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Argentina, Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. A total of 15 nations participated, with 243 athletes representing them in 33 athletics events. Medal summary Men's events Women's events * Hortensia López García finished 5th in the preliminary round and advanced to the final, winning the women's javelin throw with a distance of 39.45m. Her performance was challenged that same day by the Panama athletics delegation, which claimed that only the top 4 athletes should have advanced to the final instead of the top 6. García's finals performance was briefly discounted, moving Judith Caballero of Panama up to the bronze medal position, but it was reinstated the next day. Some sources still list García's preliminary round mark of 32.68m as her final result.
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Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)
The Monumental Stadium (, ; named after its monumental structure), currently known as Mâs Monumental Stadium for sponsorship reasons,Mâs Monumental: el nuevo naming del estadio de River
on CARP website, 5 Apr 2022 is an association football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Belgrano neighbourhood, it is home of Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate. It was opened on 26 May 1938 and named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti (1900–1978). It is the largest stadium in both List of football stadiums in Argentina, Argentina and List of South American stadiums by capacity, all of South America with a capacity of 85,018 and is also home of the Argentina national footb ...
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