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1963 Pan American Games

4th edition of the Pan American Games

Field	Value
name	IV Pan American Games
logo	Pan am 1963.jpg
size	200
caption	Poster of the 1963 Pan American Games.
host	São Paulo, Brazil
nations	22
athletes	1,665
events	160 in 19 sports
opening	April 20
closing	May 5
opened_by	Governor Adhemar de Barros
torch_label	Cauldron lighter
torch_lighter	José Telles da Conceição
stadium	Pacaembu Stadium
previous	[1959 Chicago](1959-pan-american-games)
next	[1967 Winnipeg](1967-pan-american-games)

The 1963 Pan American Games, officially known as the IV Pan American Games () and commonly known as São Paulo 1963, were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil.

The organization of the Pan American Games was led by Major Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha, a distinguished Olympic athlete who also served as President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, Vice President of PanAm Sports (Panamerican Sports Organization), and Vice President of the International Olympic Committee.

Host city selection

Main article: Bids for the 1963 Pan American Games

For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). On August 25, 1959, São Paulo was selected over Winnipeg to host the IV Pan American Games by the PASO at the VII Pan American Sports Congress in Chicago, United States.

Medal count

Main article: 1963 Pan American Games medal table

Participating nations

According to the Brazilian Olympic Committee, twenty-two nations sent competitors to São Paulo, but only twenty-one were listed. Barbados took part in the Pan American Games for the first time. Costa Rica, Haiti, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic competed in 1959 but did not participate in the 1963 Games.

ARG
Bahamas
BAR
BRA
GUY
CAN
CHI
CUB
ECU
ESA
GUA
JAM
MEX
AHO
PAN
PER
PUR
TRI
USA
URU
VEN

Sports

Venues

The games used 11 different venues:

Pacaembu Stadium - athletics and opening and closing ceremonies
Parque São Jorge and Estádio Nicolau Alayon - football (soccer)
Ibirapuera Gymnasium - basketball
Palestra Itália Stadium - volleyball
Ibirapuera Park - cycling
Estádio do Bom Retiro - baseball
Esporte Clube Pinheiros - diving, swimming, water polo
Pinheiros Tênis Clube - tennis
Sociedade Hipica de São Paulo - equestrian
Reservoir of Guarapiranga - sailing
Raia Olímpica da USP - rowing

References

(26 August 1959). "City Loses Out". Winnipeg Free Press.
Souza, Camila. (16 April 2007). "São Paulo — coração do Pan de 1963".
(June 2017). "São Paulo 1963". Brazilian Olympic Committee.
Harris, Alan. (September 20, 2011). "Pan Am medal prospects not looking good". The Barbados Advocate.
(June 2017). "Chicago 1959". Brazilian Olympic Committee.

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