1979 Pan American Games medal table

The 1979 Pan American Games, officially known as the VIII Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979.[1] At the Games, 3,700 athletes selected from 34 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 22 sports.[1] Twenty-one nations earned medals during the competition, and nine won at least one gold medal.

Medal table

The ranking in this table is based on medal counts published by several media organizations. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by the athletes representing a nation. (In this context, a nation is an entity represented by a NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.

To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.

  *   Host nation (Puerto Rico)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1269545266
2 Cuba (CUB)644734145
3 Canada (CAN)244371138
4 Argentina (ARG)1271736
5 Brazil (BRA)9131739
6 Mexico (MEX)362938
7 Puerto Rico (PUR)*291021
8 Chile (CHI)14611
9 Venezuela (VEN)1449
10 Dominican Republic (DOM)051015
11 Jamaica (JAM)0415
12 Panama (PAN)0224
13 Guyana (GUY)0213
14 Colombia (COL)0189
15 Peru (PER)0123
16 Bahamas (BAH)0101
17 Ecuador (ECU)0022
18 Belize (BIZ)0011
 El Salvador (ESA)0011
 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0011
 Virgin Islands (ISV)0011
Totals (21 nations)242244263749

Notes

  • ^a Some sources appoint that Canada achieved 70 bronze medals, despite the majority of reports counting 71. This would result in a total of 137 medals earned by Canadian athletes during the Games.[2][3]

References

General
  • San Juan, 1979 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Universo Online, retrieved November 1, 2011.
Specific
  1. San Juan 1979 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian Olympic Committee, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  2. San Juan - 1979 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Folha de S.Paulo, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  3. Pan Ams Timeline (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: R7.com, retrieved November 1, 2011.

See also

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