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XI Pan American Games

Host	Havana, Cuba
Nations	39
Athletes	4,519
Events	331 in 33sports
Opening	August 2
Closing	August 18
Opened by	PresidentFidel Castro
Cauldron lighter	Javier Sotomayor
Main venue	Estadio Panamericano
Summer
← 1987 Indianapolis 1995 Mar del Plata →
Winter
← 1990 Las Leñas

The1991 Pan American Games, officially known as theXI Pan American Games (Spanish:XI Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known asHavana 1991 (Spanish:La Habana 1991), were held inHavana,Cuba from 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of thePASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was theEstadio Panamericano, a multi-use stadium in Havana that holds 50,000 people.

Havana was the only non-withdrawn bid to host the1991 Pan American Games. At the Pan American Games (ODEPA) Assembly, from November 12 to 14, 1986, inBridgetown, Barbados,Mar del Plata withdrew its bid, leaving Havana as the winner to host the Games.^[1]London, Ontario, Canada also submitted a bid, but withdrew from the bid process due to the federal government prohibiting all funding from any international multi-sport events (aside from the1988 Calgary Winter Olympics).^[2]

• Bowling made its debut at thePan American Games

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	140	62	63	265
2	United States	130	125	97	352
3	Canada	22	46	59	127
4	Brazil	21	21	37	79
5	Mexico	14	23	38	75
Totals (5 entries)		327	277	294	898

The 1991 Games' mascot namedTocopan, was a combination of the country's national bird "Tocororo" and the first three letters of Panamerican.

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