The 7th Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Exactly 20 years after hosting the 2nd Pan American Games. The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ...

Host City Election

Santiago, Chile, had originally been awarded the VIIth Pan American Games. Financial difficulties and political turmoil forced the organizers to withdraw. São Paulo, Brazil then was awarded the games, but was force to withdraw on Oct. 17, 1974 due to financial problems and a Meningitis outbreak. On Oct. 19, 1974, Mexico City was named host city. PASO members were impressed by the organization of the games in Mexico, on such short notice. So much so, that they elected the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee, Mario Vasquez Rana, as the next PASO President during their meeting in Mexico City. Santiago is one of the names by which Saint James is known in the Hispanic world. ... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... The title of this article contains the character ã. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Sao Paulo. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides...

Medal Table

Host country in bold.

1975 Pan American Games Medal Count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	117	82	48	247
2	Cuba	56	45	33	134
3	Canada	19	35	40	94
4	Mexico	9	13	38	60
5	Brazil	8	13	23	44
6	Argentina	3	5	7	15
7	Colombia	2	4	4	10
8	Ecuador	1	1	1	3
9	Guyana	1	1	0	2
	Peru	1	1	0	2
11	Puerto Rico	0	3	7	10
12	Panama	0	2	2	4
13	Venezuela	0	1	11	12
14	Dominican Republic	0	1	7	8
15	Jamaica	0	1	3	4
16	Netherlands Antilles	0	1	0	1
	Trinidad & Tobago	0	1	0	1
18	Chile	0	0	2	2
	Uruguay	0	0	2	2
20	Barbados	0	0	1	1
	El Salvador	0	0	1	1
	Guatemala	0	0	1	1
	Nicaragua	0	0	1	1