1971 Pan American Games

Host City Cali
Country COL
Held 25 July – 8 August 1971
Competitors 523
Countries 23

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 4 4
Duet Women — Medal 8 4
Team Women — Medal 26 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
50 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 36 3
Basketball Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 10 6
10 m Platform Men — Medal 12 7
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 12 6
10 m Platform Women — Medal 11 6
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 36 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 33 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
flyweight -52 kg Press Men — Medal 13 10
flyweight -52 kg Snatch Men — Medal 11 9
flyweight -52 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 10 8
flyweight -52 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 13 10
bantamweight -56 kg Press Men — Medal 9 7
bantamweight -56 kg Snatch Men — Medal 9 7
bantamweight -56 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 9 7
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 9 7
featherweight -60 kg Press Men — Medal 9 9
featherweight -60 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 8
featherweight -60 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 8
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 9 9
lightweight -67.5 kg Press Men — Medal 12 11
lightweight -67.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 12 11
lightweight -67.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 12 11
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 12 11
middleweight -75 kg Press Men — Medal 12 11
middleweight -75 kg Snatch Men — Medal 10 9
middleweight -75 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 10 9
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 12 11
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Press Men — Medal 8 8
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 8
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 8
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 8 8
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Press Men — Medal 10 8
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Snatch Men — Medal 10 8
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 9 8
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 10 8
heavyweight -110 kg Press Men — Medal 9 7
heavyweight -110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 9 7
heavyweight -110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 9 7
heavyweight -110 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 9 7
super-heavyweight +110 kg Press Men — Medal 5 5
super-heavyweight +110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 5 5
super-heavyweight +110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 5 5
super-heavyweight +110 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 5 5

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 72 49 16 137
2 Canada CAN 14 17 26 57
3 Cuba CUB 12 26 10 48
4 Jamaica JAM 4 3 4 11
5 Mexico MEX 3 5 16 24
6 Colombia COL 3 2 9 14
7 Brazil BRA 2 3 13 18
8 Puerto Rico PUR 1 4 7 12
9 Netherlands Antilles AHO 1 2 1 4
10 Panama PAN 1 1 1 3
11 Ecuador ECU 1 0 0 1
12 Peru PER 0 1 3 4
13 Barbados BAR 0 1 0 1
14 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 0 5 5
15 Chile CHI 0 0 1 1
= Uruguay URU 0 0 1 1
= Venezuela VEN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Solo, Women Heidi O'Rourke USA Jojo Carrier CAN Eva Govezensky MEX
Duet, Women Joan Lang / Heidi O'Rourke USA Jojo Carrier / Mado Ramsey CAN Eva Govezensky / Malke Govezensky MEX
Team, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
100 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Lennox Miller JAM Delano Meriwether USA
200 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Marshall Dill USA Edwin Roberts TTO
400 m, Men John Smith USA Fred Newhouse USA Fernando Acevedo PER
800 m, Men Ken Swenson USA Art Sandison USA Byron Dyce JAM
1,500 m, Men Marty Liquori USA Bill Smart CAN Jim Crawford USA
5,000 m, Men Steve Prefontaine USA Steve Stageberg USA Mario Pérez MEX
10,000 m, Men Frank Shorter USA Juan Martínez MEX Álvaro Mejía COL
Marathon, Men Frank Shorter USA José García MEX Hernán Barreneche COL
110 m Hurdles, Men Rod Milburn USA Arnaldo Bristol PUR Juan Morales CUB
400 m Hurdles, Men Ralph Mann USA Jim Seymour USA José Jacinto Hidalgo VEN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Mike Manley USA Sid Sink USA Héctor Villanueva MEX
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB United States USA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO
20 km Walk, Men Goetz Klopfer USA Tom Dooley USA José Oliveros MEX
50 km Walk, Men Larry Young USA Gabriel Hernández MEX John Knifton USA
High Jump, Men Pat Matzdorf USA Wilf Wedmann CAN Luis Arbulú PER
Pole Vault, Men Jan Johnson USA Dave Roberts USA Bruce Simpson CAN
Long Jump, Men Arnie Robinson USA James Moore USA Michael Mason CAN
Triple Jump, Men Pedro Pérez CUB Nélson Prudêncio BRA John Craft USA
Shot Put, Men Al Feuerbach USA Karl Salb USA Mike Mercer CAN
Discus Throw, Men Dick Drescher USA Tim Vollmer USA Ain Roost CAN
Hammer Throw, Men Al Hall USA George Frenn USA Darwin Piñeyrúa URU
Javelin Throw, Men Cary Feldmann USA Bill Skinner USA Amado Morales PUR
Decathlon, Men Rick Wanamaker USA Russ Hodge USA Jesús Mirabal CUB
100 m, Women Iris Davis USA Stephanie Berto CAN Silvia Chivás CUB
200 m, Women Stephanie Berto CAN Fulgencia Romay CUB Esther Stroy USA
400 m, Women Marilyn Neufville JAM Carmen Trustée CUB Yvonne Saunders JAM
800 m, Women Abby Hoffman CAN Doris Brown USA Penny Werthner CAN
100 m Hurdles, Women Patty van Wolvelaere-Johnson USA Marlene Elejarde CUB Penny May CAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Cuba CUB Colombia COL
4 x 400 m Relay, Women United States USA Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM
High Jump, Women Debbie Brill CAN Audrey Reid JAM Andrea Bruce JAM
Long Jump, Women Brenda Eisler CAN Silvina Pereira BRA Marina Samuells CUB
Shot Put, Women Lynn Graham USA Grecia Hamilton CUB Rosa Molina CHI
Discus Throw, Women Carmen Romero CUB María Betancourt CUB Carol Martin CAN
Javelin Throw, Women Tomasa Núñez CUB Sherry Calvert USA Roberta Brown USA
Pentathlon, Women Debbie Van Kiekebelt CAN Penny May CAN Aída dos Santos BRA
Basketball, Men Brazil BRA Puerto Rico PUR Cuba CUB
Basketball, Women Brazil BRA United States USA Cuba CUB
3 m Springboard, Men Mike Finneran USA Craig Lincoln USA José Robinson MEX
10 m Platform, Men Rick Earley USA Dick Rydze USA Diego Henao COL
3 m Springboard, Women Liz Carruthers CAN Micki King USA Beverly Boys CAN
10 m Platform, Women Nancy Robertson CAN Beverly Boys CAN Debby Lipman USA
100 m Freestyle, Men Frank Heckl USA José Roberto Aranha BRA Bob Kasting CAN
200 m Freestyle, Men Frank Heckl USA Jim McConica USA Ralph Hutton CAN
400 m Freestyle, Men Jim McConica USA Steve Genter USA Ralph Hutton CAN
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Pat Miles USA Tom McBreen USA Guillermo García MEX
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Brazil BRA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Brazil BRA
100 m Backstroke, Men Mel Nash USA John Murphy USA Bill Kennedy CAN
200 m Backstroke, Men Charlie Campbell USA Tim McKee USA John Hawes CAN
100 m Breaststroke, Men Mark Chatfield USA Brian Job USA José Sylvio Fiolo BRA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Rick Colella USA Felipe Muñoz MEX Brian Job USA
100 m Butterfly, Men Frank Heckl USA Jerry Heidenreich USA Byron MacDonald CAN
200 m Butterfly, Men Jorge Delgado, Jr. ECU Ron Orr USA Augusto González PER
200 m Individual Medley, Men Steve Furniss USA Frank Heckl USA Felipe Muñoz MEX
400 m Individual Medley, Men Steve Furniss USA Ricardo Marmolejo MEX Rick Colella USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Brazil BRA
100 m Freestyle, Women Sandy Neilson USA Angela Coughlan CAN Karen James CAN
200 m Freestyle, Women Kim Peyton USA Angela Coughlan CAN Olga de Ángulo COL
400 m Freestyle, Women Ann Simmons USA Jill Strong USA Angela Coughlan CAN
800 m Freestyle, Women Cathy Calhoun USA Cynthia Enze USA María Teresa Ramírez MEX
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Brazil BRA
100 m Backstroke, Women Donna-Marie Gurr CAN Susie Atwood USA Jill Hlay USA
200 m Backstroke, Women Donna-Marie Gurr CAN Susie Atwood USA Barbara Darby USA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Sylvia Dockerill CAN Linda Kurtz USA Lynn Colella USA
200 m Breaststroke, Women Lynn Colella USA Jane Wright CAN Leonor Urueta MEX
100 m Butterfly, Women Deena Deardurff USA Leslie Cliff CAN Lucy Burle BRA
200 m Butterfly, Women Lynn Colella USA Alice Jones USA Susan Smith CAN
200 m Individual Medley, Women Leslie Cliff CAN Susie Atwood USA Cindy Plaisted USA
400 m Individual Medley, Women Leslie Cliff CAN Cindy Plaisted USA Susie Atwood USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Canada CAN United States USA Mexico MEX
Volleyball, Men Cuba CUB United States USA Brazil BRA
Volleyball, Women Cuba CUB Peru PER Mexico MEX
Water Polo, Men United States USA Cuba CUB Mexico MEX
flyweight -52 kg Press, Men Roberto Lindeborg AHO Chun Hon Chan CAN A García PUR
flyweight -52 kg Snatch, Men Chun Hon Chan CAN Juan Romero COL Lester Francel COL
flyweight -52 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Juan Romero COL Lester Francel COL Roberto Lindeborg AHO
flyweight -52 kg Total (three lifts), Men Juan Romero COL Roberto Lindeborg AHO Chun Hon Chan CAN
bantamweight -56 kg Press, Men Fernando Báez PUR Anthony Phillips BAR Rolando Chang CUB
bantamweight -56 kg Snatch, Men Rolando Chang CUB Carlos Lastre CUB Jesús Conde MEX
bantamweight -56 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Rolando Chang CUB Carlos Lastre CUB Fernando Báez PUR
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Rolando Chang CUB Fernando Báez PUR Carlos Lastre CUB
featherweight -60 kg Press, Men Manuel Mateos MEX Idelfonso Lee PAN Ignacio Guanche CUB
featherweight -60 kg Snatch, Men Idelfonso Lee PAN Ignacio Guanche CUB Manuel Mateos MEX
featherweight -60 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Manuel Mateos MEX Ignacio Guanche CUB Carlos Suárez COL
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Manuel Mateos MEX Ignacio Guanche CUB Idelfonso Lee PAN
lightweight -67.5 kg Press, Men José Martínez COL Pastor Rodríguez CUB Cipriano Gutiérrez COL
lightweight -67.5 kg Snatch, Men Pastor Rodríguez CUB Víctor López PUR James Benjamin USA
lightweight -67.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men James Benjamin USA Pastor Rodríguez CUB Víctor López PUR
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Pastor Rodríguez CUB James Benjamin USA José Martínez COL
middleweight -75 kg Press, Men Russ Knipp USA Abel López CUB Keith Adams CAN
middleweight -75 kg Snatch, Men Abel López CUB Russ Knipp USA Stanley Bailey TTO
middleweight -75 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Russ Knipp USA Abel López CUB Stanley Bailey TTO
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Russ Knipp USA Abel López CUB Stanley Bailey TTO
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Press, Men Juan Curbelo CUB Mike Karchut USA Víctor Ángel Pagán PUR
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Snatch, Men Mike Karchut USA Juan Curbelo CUB Víctor Ángel Pagán PUR
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Mike Karchut USA Juan Curbelo CUB Luiz de Almeida BRA
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Mike Karchut USA Juan Curbelo CUB Víctor Ángel Pagán PUR
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Press, Men Phil Grippaldi USA Fortunato Rijna AHO Juan Benavides CUB
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Snatch, Men Rick Holbrook USA Phil Grippaldi USA Wayne Wilson CAN
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Rick Holbrook USA Phil Grippaldi USA Wayne Wilson CAN
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Phil Grippaldi USA Rick Holbrook USA Wayne Wilson CAN
heavyweight -110 kg Press, Men Robert Kemper USA Gary Deal USA Thamer Chaim BRA
heavyweight -110 kg Snatch, Men Gary Deal USA Robert Kemper USA Thamer Chaim BRA
heavyweight -110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Robert Kemper USA Gary Deal USA Thamer Chaim BRA
heavyweight -110 kg Total (three lifts), Men Gary Deal USA Robert Kemper USA Thamer Chaim BRA
super-heavyweight +110 kg Press, Men Ken Patera USA Fernando Bernal CUB Price Morris CAN
super-heavyweight +110 kg Snatch, Men Ken Patera USA Fernando Bernal CUB Price Morris CAN
super-heavyweight +110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Ken Patera USA Fernando Bernal CUB Price Morris CAN
super-heavyweight +110 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ken Patera USA Fernando Bernal CUB Price Morris CAN