Bids for the 1967 Pan American Games

Three cities submitted bids to host the 1967 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).[1] On April 22, 1963, Winnipeg was selected over Caracas and Santiago to host the V Pan American Games by the PASO at its general assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil.[2][3]

Bids for the
1967 (1967) Pan American Games
Overview
V Pan American Games
Winner: Winnipeg
Candidate: Caracas · Santiago
Details
CommitteePASO
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision
WinnerWinnipeg

Host city selection

The host city selection was set to be made prior to the opening ceremonies of the 1963 Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, but the voting was delayed until Monday April 22.[1] The Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Metro) was expected to assist in Winnipeg's finances for the Games, but backed out right before the vote was to take place. Mayor of Winnipeg Stephen Juba believed that Metro attempted to ruin Winnipeg's bid for the Games and that was why the voting was delated, stating, "They can say all they want, but they deliberately tried to scuttle our bid on the eve of the departure of our delegation to Brazil ... When this got in the papers as 'the largest Greater Winnipeg municipality backing out' you can bet that’s why the Pan-American congress delayed a decision on the site for 1967."[4]

Winnipeg went on to win the games. The results of the voting were not released.[4]

Candidate cities

Winnipeg, Canada

The countries that made up the PASO assured Winnipeg that the city would host the 1967 Games after the city failed to secure the hosting rights of the 1963 Pan American Games—an event that Sao Paulo claimed.[5][6] The same committee that organized the bid for those games worked to create a better bid for the 1967 Games.[7]

The Citizens Committee estimated that the total net cost to hold the games in Winnipeg at $4.5 million. The Government of Canada, the Government of Manitoba, and Greater Winnipeg were expected to cover one-third of the costs each.[8]

The main sporting venues were the Winnipeg Stadium and Winnipeg Arena, which were to host the opening and closing ceremonies, track events, soccer, basketball, and possibly more. Ontario also purchased the Grand Beach Provincial Park from Canadian Natural Resources in hopes that it could be renovated to a point that it could host the sailing events, and after the games, it could be used for public use. Additionally, organizers hoped to purchase Whiteshell Provincial Park for the tennis matches and Falcon Lake for rowing.[7] Other venues included the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Minto Armoury, Assiniboia Downs, and University of Manitoba. Additionally, the Pan American Village would be located in the Fort Osborne Barracks, which would be centered around the new $25 million addition known as the Selkirk Lines.[8]

Santiago, Chile

On March 18, 1963, authorities announced that Santiago had bid for the 1967 Games.[9]

Interested cities

Miami and Kansas City, United States

On February 12, 1963, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) gave permission to Miami and Kansas City to bid for the 1963 Pan American Games. Since the United States was bidding of the 1968 Summer and Winter Olympics, the country was allowed to have more than one bidding city apply to host the Games.[10]

References
  1. Emery, Curtis Ray (1964). The History of the Pan American Games (Dissertation). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "Winnipeg Gets 1967 Pan-Ams". Morgantown Dominion News. Sao Paulo, Brazil. UPI. 23 April 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. "Winnipeg gets Pan-Am games". Winnipeg Tribune. Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP. 22 April 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. Lahonda, Carry (23 April 1963). "Juba angry, elated". Winnipeg Tribune. pp. 1, 10. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. Matheson, Jack (6 April 1963). "Steve's naturally the confident type". Winnipeg Tribune. p. 26. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. Kidd, Bruce; Torres, Bruce (2017). Historicizing the Pan-American Games. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-21983-0.
  7. Gilbert, Doug (9 May 1962). "How's Chances for '67 Pan Am Games?". Winnipeg Tribune. p. 28. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. "Winnipeg 1967 Candidature File" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. "Chile Seeks Pan-Am Games". Findlay Republican Courier. Santiago, Chile. AP. 19 March 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. "Kansas City May Bid For Pan-Am Games". Hutchinson News. New York, United States. AP. 13 February 1963. p. 25. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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