What is 1959 Pan American Games?
The '''1959 Pan American Games''' were held in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] between August 28 and September 7, 1959. The event was opened by [[Milton S. Eisenhower]], the brother of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19590828&id=yJwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7174,4213962&hl=en The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was held at [[Soldier Field]]. The United States won the most medals winning 121 gold medals and a total of 252 medals. [[Argentina]] and [[Canada]] came in second and third place. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Pan American Games]] [[Category:1959 in North America]] [[Category:1950s in the United States]] [[Category:20th century in Chicago]]