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.[1][2]

Bids for the
1963 (1963) Pan American Games
Overview
IV Pan American Games
Winner: São Paulo
Runner-up: Winnipeg
Details
CommitteePASO
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
DecisionAugust 25, 1959
Decision
WinnerSão Paulo (18 votes)
Runner-upWinnipeg (5 votes)

Host city selection

Twenty-three countries took place in the vote; with a total of eighteen votes against five, the Brazilian city won the right to host the 1963 Pan-American Games.[2][3]

1971 Pan American Games bidding results
City NOC Round 1
São Paulo Brazil 18
Winnipeg Canada 5

Candidate cities

São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo had lost its bid to hold the 1959 Pan American Games to Chicago by a vote of 13 to 6 on August 3, 1957; because of this, many believed that São Paulo would receive overwhelming support to hold the 1963 Games.[4][5][6][7] The Organizing and Executive Committee, headed by Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha, announced its intent to bid for the 1963 Games in 1958.[8][9]

Winnipeg, Canada

On February 8, 1958, Mayor of Winnipeg Stephen Juba announced that Winnipeg would be bidding for the Games, noting that the games have been moving further north with each edition, and Canada would be the next logical step.[10] Juba and athlete Doug Groff made presented Winnipeg's bid along with their 12-man delegation.[4]

After failing to secure their bid, Juba was convinced that "São Paulo was given some sort of assurance" that the Brazilian city would hold the 1957 Games. In the same manner, the PASO was on record stating that Canada was in serious contention to hold the 1967 Pan American Games—an event that Winnipeg ultimately hosted.[1][11]

References
  1. "City Loses Out". Winnipeg Free Press. Chicago. AP. 26 August 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. Souza, Camila (16 April 2007). "São Paulo — coração do Pan de 1963" [São Paulo - heart of the Pan of 1963]. Educacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. Rio 2007. "O Legado do Pan" [The Pan Legacy] (in Portuguese). ISSN 1676-5141. Retrieved 6 February 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. "Winnipeg Will Be Bypassed As Site For 1963 Pan-American Games". Lethbridge Herald. Chicago. 25 August 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. "U.S. Enters Strong Field in Pan-Am Games". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Chicago. UPI. 25 August 1959. p. 17. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. Emery, Curtis Ray (1964). The History of the Pan American Games (Dissertation). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. Hersh, Phil (19 July 1987). "Chicago-Style Pan Am Games". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. "São Paulo 1963". Medalha Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. João Manuel Casquinha Malaia Santos (2014). "Brazil: An Emerging Power Establishing Itself in the World of International Sports Mega-Events". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 31 (10): 1312–1327. doi:10.1080/09523367.2013.871265. ISSN 0952-3367.
  10. "Pan-American Games Sought for Winnipeg". Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman. Winnipeg, Canada. 9 February 1958. p. 83. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  11. Kidd, Bruce; Torres, Bruce (2017). Historicizing the Pan-American Games. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-21983-0.
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