1971 Pan American Games

The sixth 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]

VI Pan American Games
Host cityCali, Colombia
Nations32
Athletes2,935
Events169 in 18 sports
OpeningJuly 30
ClosingAugust 13
Opened by
President Misael Pastrana Borrero
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
← 1967 Winnipeg 1975 Mexico City →

Host city selection
Main article: Bids for the 1971 Pan American Games

Three cities submitted bids to host the 1971 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization. On July 22, 1967, Cali was selected over Santiago and Champ, Missouri by a vote of 12 to 11 to 6, respectively, by PASO at its general assembly, held at the Manitoba Medical College in Winnipeg, Canada, to host the VI Pan American Games.[4][5][6]

Participating nations

Sports

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.[3] 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) a10573/7440/39218
2 Cuba (CUB) a31/304925/24105/103
3 Canada (CAN) a192041/4280/81
4 Brazil (BRA)971430
5 Mexico (MEX)7112341
Note

^ The medal counts for the United States, Cuba and Canada are disputed.

References
  1. (in Spanish) 100 hechos deportivos (trans: 100 sports events) from El Pais (Colombia); published 2010-04-13; retrieved 2010-04-13.
  2. History of the Pan Am Games
  3. The Pain-Am Games [sic], from TIME magazine; published 1971-08-16; retrieved 2010-04-14.
  4. Galvis Ramirez, Alberto; Colombian Olympic Committee (2011). Colombia Olípica: 75 Añon de Presencia Deportiva en el Mundo [Colombian Olympic Committee: 75 Years of Sports Presence in the World] (in Spanish). Bogota: Panamerica Formas e Impresos. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-958-57199-0-3.
  5. Libreros, Lucy (1 August 2011). "Recuerdos de Cali como sede de los Juegos Panamericanos de 1971" [Memories of Cali as host of the 1971 Pan American Games]. El Pais (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  6. Van Bannekom, Peter (21 July 1967). "Three Countries Bidding For 1971 Pan-Am Games". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. p. 6. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
Preceded by
Winnipeg		 VI Pan American Games
Cali
(1971)		 Succeeded by
Mexico City
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