1971 Pan American Games

VI Pan American Games

200px Official logo of the Cali 1971 Pan American Games.
Host city	Cali
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. (One source dates the Games from July 25 to August 8.) A total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries participated in seventeen sports. (One source says 4,000 athletes)

Participating nations

•  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

• Athletics ()
• Baseball ()
• Basketball ()
• Boxing ()
• Cycling ()
• Diving ()
• Equestrian ()

• Fencing ()
• Field hockey ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Rowing ()
• Sailing ()
• Shooting ()

• Swimming ()
• Synchronized swimming ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()

Venues

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. Other concerns centered on mosquitoes, the altitude, faulty plumbing, dysentery and pickpockets.

Medal count

For a more comprehensive list, see 1971 Pan American Games medal table.

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	United States (USA)	105	73/74	40/39	218
2	Cuba (CUB)	31/30	49	25/24	105/103
3	Canada (CAN)	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.