Paraguay at the Pan American Games. Medal count[edit] Year Edition Host city Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total1987 X Indianapolis 23rd 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7000100000000000000♠1 7000100000000000000♠11991 XI Havana — 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠01995 XII Mar del Plata 21st 5000000000000000000♠0 7000100000000000000♠1 7000200000000000000♠2 7000300000000000000♠31999 XIII Winnipeg — 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠02003 XIV Santo Domingo — 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠02007 XV Rio de Janeiro 25th 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7000100000000000000♠1 7000100000000000000♠12011 XVI Guadalajara 25th 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 70002000000000
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The International Olympic Committee
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses three-letter abbreviation country codes[1] to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games. Each code usually identifies a National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee (NOC), but there are several codes that have been used for other instances in past Games, such as teams composed of athletes from multiple nations, or groups of athletes not formally representing any nation. Several of the IOC codes are different from the standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes. Other sporting organisations, such as FIFA, use similar country codes to refer to their respective teams, but with some differences
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The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, which was an Olympic qualification for 13 International Federations (IFs). Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Games over San Antonio, Texas, United States, on August 24, 2002, having won an absolute majority of votes (30-21) from the 51 members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in the first round of voting during the XL PASO General Assembly held in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
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A National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games
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Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city in the southeast part of Buenos Aires Province located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the head of General Pueyrredón Partido. Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" has the meaning of "sea of the Plate region" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region".[1] Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina
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The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games
Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games
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Coordinates: 60°N 95°W / 60°N 95°W / 60; -95Canada Flag Coat of arms Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Latin)"From Sea to Sea"Anthem: "O Canada"[a] CapitalOttawa45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W / 45.400; -75.667Largest cityTorontoOfficial languagesEnglishFrenchEthnic groups (2016)[2] List of ethnicities 74.3% European 14.5% Asian 5.1% Indigenous 3.4% Caribbean and Latin American 2.9% African 0.2% Oceanian Religion (2011)[3] List of religions 67.2% Christianity
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg (/ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/ ( listen)) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba
Manitoba in Canada. It is near the longitudinal centre of North America and is 110 kilometres (70 mi) from the Canada– United States
United States border.[14] It is also the place of the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for muddy water. The region was a trading centre for aboriginal peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony
Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg
Winnipeg in 1873
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The 14th Pan American Games
Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 until August 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America.[1] All 42 PASO countries and over 5,223 athletes pre-registered for the participation in the XIV Pan American Games. An additional 2,425 trainers and delegates attended.[2] The United States
United States pre-registered the most athletes (713) and Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia entered the least (6)
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Coordinates: 19°00′N 70°40′W / 19.000°N 70.667°W / 19.000; -70.667Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spanish)FlagCoat of armsMotto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish) "God, Homeland, Freedom"Anthem: Quisqueyanos Valientes Valiant Quisqueyans Capital and largest city Santo Domingo 19°00′N 70°40′W / 19.000°N 70.667°W / 19.000; -70.667Official languages SpanishEthnic groups 87.5% Dominican 10.2% Haitian 2.3% otherDemonym Dominican Quisqueyano (colloquial)[1]Government Unitary presidential republic[2]• PresidentDanilo Medina• Vice PresidentMargarita Cedeño de FernándezLegislature Congress• Upper houseSenate• Lower houseChamber of DeputiesIndependence• from
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Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic"), officially Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the
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Coordinates: 10°S 52°W / 10°S 52°W / -10; -52Federative Republic
Republic of BrazilRepública Federativa do Brasil (Portuguese) Flag Coat of arms Motto: Ordem e Progresso (Portuguese) "Order and Progress"Anthem: "Hino Nacional Brasileiro" (Portuguese) "Brazilian National Anthem" Flag anthem: "Hino à Bandeira Nacional" (Portuguese)[1] "National Flag Anthem" National sealSelo Nacional do Brasil National Seal of
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Havana
Havana (/həˈvænə/; Spanish: La Habana, [la aˈβana] ( listen)) is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba.[3] The city has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants,[2][3] and it spans a total of 728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi) – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean
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Caribbean region.[2][4] The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay, which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbors: Marimelena, Guanabacoa
Guanabacoa and Atarés
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (/ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛəroʊ, -deɪ ʒə-, -də dʒə-/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈnejɾu];[3] River of January), or simply Rio,[4] is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil
Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil
Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state
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The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa. It was the largest multi-sport event of 2011,[3] with approximately 6,000 athletes from 42 nations participating in 36 sports. Both the Pan American and Parapan American Games were organized by the Guadalajara
Guadalajara 2011 Organizing Committee (COPAG). The 2011 Pan American Games
Pan American Games were the third Pan American Games
Pan American Games hosted by Mexico
Mexico (the first country to do so) and the first held in the state of Jalisco
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Coordinates: 23°N 102°W / 23°N 102°W / 23; -102United Mexican States Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Spanish)FlagCoat of armsAnthem: "Himno Nacional Mexicano" (English: "Mexican National Anthem")Capital and largest city Mexico
Mexico City 19°26′N 99°08′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W / 19.433; -99.133Official languagesNone at federal level[b] Spanish (de facto)Recognized regional languagesSpanish 68 native languages[1]National language Spanish[b]Religion83% Roman Catholicis
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