Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games

American athlete and actor (1934–2020)

Brazilian triple jumper (1927–2001)

American athletics competitor, pole vaulter (1926–2023)

Argentine footballer

Athletics competitor, shot putter (1932-2007)

American diver

Italian-Argentine football player and manager (1933–2024)

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1930-2020)

American weightlifter (1930–2016)

athletics competitor (1933-2004)

American sprinter

American swimmer (1930–2010)

American tennis player (1925-2012)

American athletics competitor (1923-2018)

Mexican diver (1928–2010)

American weightlifter (1924–2016)

Argentine footballer (1936-1994)

American weightlifter (1933–2018)

American sprinter

Brazilian former basketball player (1935–2024)

Mexican tennis player

Mexican equestrian (1913–1972)

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1933-2020)

American Sprinter, first female athletic scholarship

American rower

athletics competitor (1922-1990)

athletics competitor (1932–2006)

Brazilian basketball player (1937–2025)

American swimmer (1937–2005)

American diver and coach (1931–2018)

American rower

Uruguayan rower (1928–2019)

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, bank executive (1938-1992)

boxer

Chilean equestrian and police officer (1916–1965)

athletics competitor

Zenny de Azevedo (1 March 1925 – 10 March 2001), commonly known as Algodão ("Cotton"), was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He won the bronze medal in 1948 and 1960 with the Brazilian basketball team. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

diver (1928–2011)

Olympic diver

basketball player (1931-2014)

Jamaican athlete (1929-2012)

Argentine tennis player

Argentine basketball player and tennis coach (1927–2018)

American pole vaulter (1929–1996)

American swimmer

American athlete (1930–2012)

Brazilian athletics competitor (1931-1974)

American boxer

Argentine distance runner (1934–2018)

Argentine weightlifter

athletics competitor (1932–1997)

American rower (1930–1992)

American hurdler (1932-2021)

Brazilian basketball player and basketball coach (1935–2011)

Argentine footballer/manager (1936-2021)

American athlete

American fencer (1921-2004)

American sport shooter (1929-2000)

basketball player (1931–1996)

American rower and businessman; elder brother of actress Grace Kelly (1927–1985)