1979 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

• Archery
• Athletics
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Diving
• Football (soccer)
• Judo
• Rowing
• Swimming
• Synchronized swimming
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

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.