1991 Pan American Games
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Host | Havana,Cuba |
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Nations | 39 |
Athletes | 4,519 |
Events | 331 in 33sports |
Opening | August 2 |
Closing | August 18 |
Opened by | PresidentFidel Castro |
Cauldron lighter | Javier Sotomayor |
Main venue | Estadio Panamericano |
Summer | |
Winter | |
The1991 Pan American Gameswere held inHavana,Cubafrom 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of thePASOcommunity, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was theEstadio Panamericano,a multi-use stadium in Havana that holds 50,000 people.
Host city election[edit]
Havana was the only non-withdrawn bid to host the1991 Pan American Games.At the Pan American Games (ODEPA) Assembly, from November 12 to 14, 1986, inBridgetown,Barbados,Mar del Platawithdrew its bid, leaving Havana as the winner to host the Games.[1]London, Ontario,Canada also submitted a bid, but withdrew from the bid process due to the federal government prohibiting all funding from any international multi-sport events (aside from the1988 Calgary Winter Olympics).[2]
Participating nations[edit]
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Netherlands Antilles
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- El Salvador
- Ecuador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Dominican Republic
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
- United States
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands
Sports[edit]
- Bowlingmade its debut at thePan American Games
- Archery( )
- Athletics( )
- Baseball( )
- Basketball( )
- Bowling( )
- Boxing( )
- Canoeing( )
- Cycling( )
- Equestrian( )
- Fencing( )
- Field hockey( )
- Football( )
- Gymnastics( )
- Handball( )
- Judo( )
- Racquetball( )
- Roller skating( )
- Rowing( )
- Sailing( )
- Shooting( )
- Softball( )
- Swimming( )
- Synchronized swimming( )
- Table tennis( )
- Taekwondo( )
- Tennis( )
- Volleyball( )
- Water polo( )
- Weightlifting( )
- Wrestling( )
Medal table[edit]
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 140 | 62 | 63 | 265 |
2 | United States | 130 | 125 | 97 | 352 |
3 | Canada | 22 | 46 | 59 | 127 |
4 | Brazil | 21 | 21 | 37 | 79 |
5 | Mexico | 14 | 23 | 38 | 75 |
Totals (5 entries) | 327 | 277 | 294 | 898 |
Mascot[edit]
The 1991 Games' mascot namedTocopan,was a combination of the country's national bird "Tocororo" and the first three letters of Panamerican.
References[edit]
- ^"Juegos Panamericana Mar del Plata 1995"(in Spanish). 1 June 2016.Retrieved25 January2019.
- ^"Can London, Ont. land the Pan Am Games?".CBC.Retrieved26 January2019.
- (in Spanish)guajiroarrepentio
- (in Portuguese)quadrodemedalhas
- (in Portuguese)esportes.terra.com
External links[edit]
- Havana 1991 - XI Pan American Games - Official Reportat PanamSports.org