1987 Pan American Games

The logo of 1987 Pan American Games

The 10th Pan American Games were held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Host City Election

Santiago, Chile, was originally named the host of the 10th Pan American Games. Due to the political and financial problems, however, the city withdrew in 1984. Quito, Ecuador, was named to replace Santiago. In late 1984, Quito also withdrew. Desperate, PASO held a new election. Indianapolis was planning to bid on the 1991 Games but submitted a bid for 1987. Havana, Cuba, was also interested. Indianapolis won, angering Fidel Castro. PASO smoothed his feathers by agreeing to give Havana the 1991 games provided that Cuba participated at Indianapolis.

Venues

• Indianapolis Motor Speedway - opening ceremonies
• Hoosier Dome - closing ceremonies
• IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium - track and field
• IU Natatorium - swimming and diving
• Indiana Convention Center - boxing
• Market Square Arena - basketball
• Major Taylor Velodrome - cycling
• Hinkle Fieldhouse - volleyball
• Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium - soccer
• Owen J. Bush Stadium - baseball

The athletes' village was located at Fort Benjamin Harrison.

Medal table

Host country in bold.

1987 Pan American Games Medal Count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	169	120	81	370
2	Cuba	75	52	48	175
3	Canada	30	56	75	161
4	Brazil	14	14	33	61
5	Argentina	12	14	22	48
6	Mexico	9	11	18	28
7	Venezuela	3	12	12	25
8	Colombia	3	8	13	24
9	Puerto Rico	3	6	20	29
10	Costa Rica	3	4	6	13
11	Jamaica	2	3	8	13
12	Uruguay	2	2	2	6
13	Chile	1	2	4	7
14	Suriname	1	0	1	2
15	Peru	0	4	3	7
16	Dominican Republic	0	3	9	12
17	Panama	0	3	1	4
18	Bahamas	0	2	3	5
19	Ecuador	0	1	5	6
20	US Virgin Islands	0	1	1	2
	Trinidad & Tobago	0	1	1	2
22	Guatemala	0	0	2	2
23	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1
	Bermuda	0	0	1	1
	El Salvador	0	0	1	1
	Guyana	0	0	1	1
	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
	Aruba	0	0	1	1

Sports

• Athletics
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Diving
• Football (soccer)
• Judo
• Synchronized swimming
• Swimming
• Volleyball

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