1991 Pan American Games
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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