United States At The 2007 Pan American Games
The United States competed at the 15th Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The USA delegation was formed of 595 athletes, and was the second largest delegation in the competition, right after the Brazilian delegation. The USA delegation included 322 men and 273 women.
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