1991 Pan American Games

XI Pan American Games

200px Official logo of the Havana 1991 Pan American Games.
Host city	Havana
Country	Cuba
Nations participating	39
Athletes participating	4,519
Events	329 in 33 sports
Opening ceremony	August 2
Closing ceremony	August 18
Officially opened by	Pres. Fidel Castro
Main venue	Estadio Panamericano
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The 11th 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 awarded the 1991 Pan Am Games as a consolation for losing the 1987 edition to the U.S. city of Indianapolis, Indiana. London, Ontario had made a bid, but withdrew due to local opposition.

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 ()
• Modern pentathlon ()

• Racquetball ()
• Roller skating ()
• Rowing ()
• Sailing ()
• Shooting ()
• Softball ()
• Swimming ()
• Synchronized swimming ()
• Table tennis ()
• Taekwondo ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()

Medal count

For a more comprehensive list, see 1991 Pan American Games medal table.

1	Host nation

To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba (CUB) 1	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

Mascot

The 1991 Games' mascot named Tocopan, either a parakeet or parrot.

References

• (Spanish) quadrodemedalhas
• (Portuguese) esportes.terra.com