1991 Pan American Games
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| Host city | Havana, Cuba | ||
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| Nations | 39 | ||
| Athletes | 4,519 | ||
| Events | 329 in 33 sports | ||
| Opening | August 2 | ||
| Closing | August 18 | ||
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| Cauldron | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Panamericano | ||
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The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was the Estadio Panamericano, a multi-use stadium in Havana that holds 50,000 people.
Host city election[]
Havana was the only non-withdrawn bid to host the 1991 Pan American Games. At the Pan American Games (ODEPA) Assembly, from November 12 to 14, 1986, in Bridgetown, Barbados, Mar del Plata withdrew 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 the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics).[2]
Participating nations[]
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)
Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
Argentina (ARG)
Aruba (ARU)
Bahamas (BAH)
Barbados (BAR)
Belize (BIZ)
Bermuda (BER)
Bolivia (BOL)
Brazil (BRA)
British Virgin Islands (IVB)
Canada (CAN)
Cayman Islands (CAY)
Chile (CHI)
Colombia (COL)
Costa Rica (CRC)
Cuba (CUB)
El Salvador (ESA)
Ecuador (ECU)
Grenada (GRN)
Guatemala (GUA)
Guyana (GUY)
Haiti (HAI)
Honduras (HON)
Jamaica (JAM)
Mexico (MEX)
Nicaragua (NCA)
Panama (PAN)
Paraguay (PAR)
Peru (PER)
Puerto Rico (PUR)
Dominican Republic (DOM)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)
Suriname (SUR)
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Uruguay (URU)
United States (USA)
Venezuela (VEN)
Virgin Islands (ISV)
Sports[]
- Bowling made its debut at the Pan 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[]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 140 | 62 | 63 | 265 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 130 | 125 | 97 | 352 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 22 | 46 | 59 | 127 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) | 21 | 21 | 37 | 79 |
| 5 |  Mexico (MEX) | 14 | 23 | 38 | 75 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 327 | 277 | 294 | 898 | |
Mascot[]
The 1991 Games' mascot named Tocopan, was a combination of the country's national bird "Tocororo" and the first three letters of Panamerican.
References[]
- ^ "Juegos Panamericana Mar del Plata 1995" (in Spanish). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Can London, Ont. land the Pan Am Games?". CBC. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- (in Spanish) guajiroarrepentio
- (in Portuguese) quadrodemedalhas
- (in Portuguese) esportes.terra.com
External links[]
- XI Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos (official report) on PanamSports.org
- 1991 Pan American Games
- 1991 in multi-sport events
- 1991 in Cuban sport
- International sports competitions hosted by Cuba
- Multi-sport events in Cuba
- Sports competitions in Havana
- Pan American Games
- 20th century in Havana
- August 1991 sports events in North America