1971 Pan American Games
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Host city | Cali | ||
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Country | Colombia | ||
Nations participating | 32 | ||
Athletes participating | 2,935 | ||
Events | 169 in 18 sports | ||
Opening ceremony | July 30 | ||
Closing ceremony | August 13 | ||
Officially opened by | President Misael Pastrana Borrero | ||
Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | ||
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The 6th Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971.[1] (One source dates the Games from July 25 to August 8.)[2] A total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries participated in seventeen sports. (One source says 4,000 athletes)[3]
Participating nations[edit]
- Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
- Argentina (ARG)
- Bahamas (BAH)
- Barbados (BAR)
- Bermuda (BER)
- Bolivia (BOL)
- Brazil (BRA)
- British Honduras (BIZ)
- Canada (CAN)
- Chile (CHI)
- Colombia (COL)
- Costa Rica (CRC)
- Cuba (CUB)
- Dominican Republic (DOM)
- El Salvador (ESA)
- Ecuador (ECU)
- Guatemala (GUA)
- Guyana (GUY)
- Haiti (HAI)
- Jamaica (JAM)
- Mexico (MEX)
- Nicaragua (NCA)
- Panama (PAN)
- Paraguay (PAR)
- Peru (PER)
- Puerto Rico (PUR)
- Suriname (SUR)
- Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
- Uruguay (URU)
- United States (USA)
- Venezuela (VEN)
- Virgin Islands (ISV)
Sports[edit]
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Venues[edit]
The main stadium was the Cali Olympic Stadium. Some events were held in the Coliseo El Pueblo. Boxing was staged in the Plaza de Toros Cañaveralejo, a Cali bullring. Some complaints were made about the barracks-style housing, which was woefully overcrowded. In an effort to protect the athletes from students who had protested the amount of money that Colombia was spending on the games, security-minded officials surrounded the athletes' village with barbed wire and guards carrying rifles. The overcrowding caused it to be dubbed "Claustrophobia Manor" by the athletes.[3] Other concerns centered on mosquitoes, the altitude, faulty plumbing, dysentery and pickpockets.
Medal count[edit]
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) a | 105 | 73/ 74 | 40/ 39 | 218 |
2 | Cuba (CUB) a | 31/ 30 | 49 | 25/ 24 | 105/ 103 |
3 | Canada (CAN) a | 19 | 20 | 41/ 42 | 80/ 81 |
4 | Brazil (BRA) | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
5 | Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 11 | 23 | 41 |
- Note
^ The medal counts for the United States, Cuba and Canada are disputed.
References[edit]
- ^ (Spanish) 100 hechos deportivos (trans: 100 sports events) from El Pais (Colombia); published 2010-04-13; retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ History of the Pan Am Games
- ^ a b The Pain-Am Games [sic], from TIME magazine; published 1971-08-16; retrieved 2010-04-14.
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