| VI Pan American Games |
Official logo of the
Cali 2011 Pan American Games. |
| Host city |
Cali, Colombia |
| Nations participating |
32 |
| Athletes participating |
2,935 |
| Events |
169 in 18 sports |
| Opening ceremony |
July 30 |
| Closing ceremony |
August 13 |
| Stadium |
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
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] The then called "Salsa World Capital", located at the foot of the Andes Mountains, hosted a total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries, who participated in seventeen sports. (One source says 4,000 athletes)[3] The highlight of the opening ceremony was a synchronised dance routine involving 12,000 young girls dressed in native costumes.
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Sports
[edit] Venues
The main stadium was the Estadio Pascual Guerrero. 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.
[edit] Medal count
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| Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
 United States (USA) a |
&10000000000000105000000105 |
&1000000000000007300000073/&1000000000000007400000074 |
&1000000000000004000000040/&1000000000000003900000039 |
&10000000000000218000000218 |
| 2 |
 Cuba (CUB) a |
&1000000000000003100000031/&1000000000000003000000030 |
&1000000000000004900000049 |
&1000000000000002500000025/&1000000000000002400000024 |
&10000000000000105000000105/&10000000000000103000000103 |
| 3 |
 Canada (CAN) a |
&1000000000000001900000019 |
&1000000000000002000000020 |
&1000000000000004100000041/&1000000000000004200000042 |
&1000000000000008000000080/&1000000000000008100000081 |
| 4 |
 Brazil (BRA) |
&100000000000000090000009 |
&100000000000000070000007 |
&1000000000000001400000014 |
&1000000000000003000000030 |
| 5 |
 Mexico (MEX) |
&100000000000000070000007 |
&1000000000000001100000011 |
&1000000000000002300000023 |
&1000000000000004100000041 |
- Note
^ The medal counts for the United States, Cuba and Canada are disputed.
[edit] References
- ^ (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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United States (USA) a
Cuba (CUB) a
Canada (CAN) a
Brazil (BRA)
Mexico (MEX)
