1991 Pan American Games

The 11th Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

were held in Havana

Havana

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, Cuba

Cuba

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 from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports. The main stadium was the Estadio Panamericano, a multi-use stadium in Havana able to hold 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.

United States

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 city of Indianapolis, Indiana

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 . London

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 had made a bid, but withdrew because it was defeated by a political group in Ontario

Ontario

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Sports

• Bowling
  Bowling
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   made its debut at the Pan American Games
  Pan American Games
  The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
  
  

• Racquetball
  Racquetball
  For other sports often called "paddleball", see Paddleball .Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court...
  
   
• Roller skating
  Roller skating
  Roller skating is the traveling on smooth surfaces with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation. Skates generally come in two basic varieties: quad roller skates and inline skates or blades, though some have experimented with a...
  
  

Medal count

1	Host nation

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1	1	140	62	63	265
2		130	125	97	352
3		22	46	59	127
4		21	21	37	79
5		14	23	38	75