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1979 Pan American Games

 
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VIII Pan American Games
VIII Pan American Games

The symbol of the VIII Pan American Games was designed by Puerto Rican artist Lorenzo Homar.
Host city San Juan
Nations participating 34
Athletes participating 3,700
Events 22
Opening ceremony 1 July 1979
Closing ceremony 15 July 1979
Officially opened by Mario Vázquez Raña and Lord Killanin[1]
Pan American Torch Roberto Clemente, Jr. and Cynthia Guadalupe[1]
Main Stadium Hiram Bithorn Stadium[1]

The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The capital of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date. Security was a concern due to turmoil over the issue of Puerto Rico's political status. The CBS television network broadcast twelve hours of coverage in the United States.

Medal table

Host country in bold.

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 126 95 45 266
2  Cuba 64 47 34 145
3  Canada 24 43 71 138
4  Argentina 12 7 17 36
5  Brazil 9 13 17 39
6  Mexico 3 6 29 38
7  Puerto Rico 2 9 10 21
8  Chile 1 4 6 11
9  Venezuela 1 4 4 9
10  Dominican Republic 0 5 10 15
11  Jamaica 0 4 1 5
12  Panama 0 2 2 4
13  Guyana 0 2 1 3
14  Colombia 0 1 8 9
15  Peru 0 1 2 3
16  Bahamas 0 1 0 1
17  Ecuador 0 0 2 2
18  Netherlands Antilles 0 0 1 1
 British Honduras 0 0 1 1
 El Salvador 0 0 1 1
 U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 1 1

Sports

References

  1. ^ a b c Green, Bob (2 July 1979). "Pan-Am Games Open". The Victoria Advocate. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7PkMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_WgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=san%20juan%201979%20pan%20american&pg=6980%2C389063. Retrieved 31 October 2009. 

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