1983 Pan American Games

Host City Caracas
Country VEN
Held 14 – 29 August 1983
Competitors 743
Countries 15

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Recurve individual Men — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 30m Men — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 50m Men — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 70m Men — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 90m Men — Medal 3 2
Recurve Team Men — Medal 9 3
Recurve individual Women — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 30m Women — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 50m Women — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 60m Women — Medal 3 2
Recurve individual 70m Women — Medal 3 2
Recurve Team Women — Medal 9 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around Men — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise Men — Medal 3 2
Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Parallel Bars Men — Medal 3 2
Horizontal Bar Men — Medal 3 2
Rings Men — Medal 3 2
Pommelled Horse Men — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Men — Medal 18 3
Individual All-Around Women — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise Women — Medal 3 2
Vault Women — Medal 3 2
Uneven Bars Women — Medal 3 2
Balance Beam Women — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Women — Medal 18 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 6 6
Duet Women — Medal 20 10
Team Women — Medal 64 8
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 4 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
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 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
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 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
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 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 4 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 4 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 3
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 13 7
10 m Platform Men — Medal 11 7
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 14 8
10 m Platform Women — Medal 13 8
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Hockey Men — Medal 44 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-60 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-65 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-71 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-78 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-86 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
+95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
Open Men — Medal 4 4
-48 kg Women — Medal 4 4
-52 kg Women — Medal 4 4
-56 kg Women — Medal 4 4
-61 kg Women — Medal 4 4
-66 kg Women — Medal 4 4
-72 kg Women — Medal 4 4
+72 kg Women — Medal 4 4
Open Women — Medal 4 4
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 3
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 3
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 2
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 2
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
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
Singles Men — Medal 4 4
Doubles Men — Medal 8 4
Team Men — Medal 11 3
Singles Women — Medal 4 3
Doubles Women — Medal 8 4
Team Women — Medal 10 4
Doubles Mixed — Medal 8 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 36 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 35 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men 16 – 22 August 1983 Medal 103 8

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 76 50 32 158
2 Cuba CUB 28 27 23 78
3 Canada CAN 10 20 29 59
4 Brazil BRA 9 15 15 39
5 Mexico MEX 5 3 14 22
6 Venezuela VEN 1 6 15 22
7 Puerto Rico PUR 1 3 2 6
8 Chile CHI 1 1 5 7
9 Argentina ARG 0 2 5 7
10 Colombia COL 0 2 4 6
11 Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 3 4
12 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 1 1 2
13 Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1
14 Peru PER 0 0 2 2
15 Uruguay URU 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Recurve individual, Men Darrell Pace USA Rick McKinney USA Renato Dutra e Mello BRA
Recurve individual 30m, Men Jerry Pylypchuk USA Rick McKinney USA Alfonso Donate CUB
Recurve individual 50m, Men Darrell Pace USA Jerry Pylypchuk USA Carlos Mesa MEX
Recurve individual 70m, Men Ed Eliason USA Darrell Pace USA Renato Dutra e Mello BRA
Recurve individual 90m, Men Darrell Pace USA Rick McKinney USA Daniel Desnoyers CAN
Recurve Team, Men United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
Recurve individual, Women Ruth Rowe USA Debra Ochs USA Linda Kazienko CAN
Recurve individual 30m, Women Luann Ryon USA Ruth Rowe USA Linda Kazienko CAN
Recurve individual 50m, Women Debra Ochs USA Luann Ryon USA Linda Kazienko CAN
Recurve individual 60m, Women Ruth Rowe USA Debra Ochs USA Aurora Bretón MEX
Recurve individual 70m, Women Ruth Rowe USA Debra Ochs USA Aurora Bretón MEX
Recurve Team, Women United States USA Canada CAN Brazil BRA
Individual All-Around, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Brian Babcock USA Israel Sánchez CUB
Floor Exercise, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Jesús Rivera CUB Mark Caso USA
Vault, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Israel Sánchez
Jorge Marín 		CUB
VEN
Parallel Bars, Men Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Tom Beach USA Casimiro Suárez CUB
Horizontal Bar, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Jesús Rivera CUB Billy Paul USA
Rings, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Israel Sánchez CUB Mark Caso USA
Pommelled Horse, Men Luis Amador CUB Brian Babcock USA Israel Sánchez CUB
Team All-Around, Men Cuba CUB United States USA Canada CAN
Individual All-Around, Women Orisel Martínez CUB Yumi Mordre USA Lisa Wittwer USA
Floor Exercise, Women Yumi Mordre USA Orisel Martínez CUB Lisa Wittwer USA
Vault, Women Orisel Martínez CUB Luisa Prieto CUB Lisa Wittwer USA
Uneven Bars, Women Lucy Wener USA Lisa Wittwer USA Tania González CUB
Balance Beam, Women Elsa Chivás CUB Orisel Martínez CUB Tracy Butler USA
Team All-Around, Women United States USA Cuba CUB Brazil BRA
Solo, Women Tracie Ruiz USA Sharon Hambrook CAN Ana Amicarella VEN
Duet, Women Candy Costie / Tracie Ruiz USA Penny Vilagos / Vicky Vilagos CAN Pilar Ramírez / Claudia Novelo MEX
Team, Women Canada CAN United States USA Mexico MEX
100 m, Men Leandro Peñalver CUB Sam Graddy USA Osvaldo Lara CUB
200 m, Men Elliott Quow USA Leandro Peñalver CUB Bernie Jackson USA
400 m, Men Cliff Wiley USA Lázaro Martínez CUB Gérson de Souza BRA
800 m, Men Agberto Guimarães BRA José Luíz Barbosa BRA Stanley Redwine USA
1,500 m, Men Agberto Guimarães BRA Ross Donoghue USA Chuck Aragon USA
5,000 m, Men Eduardo Castro MEX Gerardo Alcalá MEX Domingo Tibaduiza COL
10,000 m, Men José Gómez MEX Domingo Tibaduiza COL Marcus Nenow USA
Marathon, Men Jorge González PUR César Mercado PUR Miguel Ángel Cruz MEX
110 m Hurdles, Men Roger Kingdom USA Alejandro Casañas CUB Tonie Campbell USA
400 m Hurdles, Men Frank Montiéh CUB Antônio Ferreira BRA James King USA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Emilio Ulloa CHI Carmelo Ríos PUR Greg Duhaime CAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA Cuba CUB Brazil BRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA Brazil BRA Cuba CUB
20 km Walk, Men Ernesto Canto MEX Raúl González MEX Héctor Moreno COL
50 km Walk, Men Raúl González MEX Martín Bermúdez MEX José Querubín Moreno COL
High Jump, Men Juan Francisco Centelles CUB Leo Williams USA Jorge Alfaro CUB
Pole Vault, Men Mike Tully USA Jeff Buckingham USA Tom Hintnaus BRA
Long Jump, Men Jaime Jeffersón CUB Vesco Bradley USA Juan Felipe Ortiz CUB
Triple Jump, Men Jorge Reyna CUB Lázaro Betancourt CUB José Salazar VEN
Shot Put, Men Luis Delís CUB Gert Weil CHI Hubert Maingot TTO
Discus Throw, Men Luis Delís CUB Brad Cooper BAH Juan Martínez CUB
Hammer Throw, Men Genovevo Morejón CUB Harold Willers CAN Alfredo Guillot CUB
Javelin Throw, Men Laslo Babits CAN Ramón González CUB Amado Morales PUR
Decathlon, Men Dave Steen CAN Douglas Fernández VEN Freddy Aberdeen VEN
100 m, Women Esmeralda Garcia BRA Jackie Washington USA Luisa Ferrer CUB
200 m, Women Randy Givens USA LaShon Nedd USA Luisa Ferrer CUB
400 m, Women Charmaine Crooks CAN Ana Fidelia Quirot CUB Easter Gabriel USA
800 m, Women Nery McKeen CUB Ranza Clark CAN Alejandra Ramos CHI
1,500 m, Women Ranza Clark CAN Cindy Bremser USA Missy Kane USA
3,000 m, Women Joan Benoit USA Brenda Webb USA Mónica Regonesi CHI
100 m Hurdles, Women Benita Fitzgerald-Brown USA Kim Turner USA Elida Aveillé CUB
400 m Hurdles, Women Judi Brown USA Sharrieffa Barksdale USA Gwen Wall CAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Trinidad and Tobago TTO Canada CAN
4 x 400 m Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Cuba CUB
High Jump, Women Coleen Sommer USA Silvia Costa CUB Joni Huntley USA
Long Jump, Women Kathy McMillan USA Eloína Echevarría CUB Pat Johnson USA
Shot Put, Women María Elena Sarría CUB Lorna Griffin USA Rose Hauch CAN
Discus Throw, Women Maritza Martén CUB Lorna Griffin USA Penny Neer USA
Javelin Throw, Women María Colón CUB Mayra Vila CUB Marieta Riera VEN
Heptathlon, Women Conceição Geremias BRA Cindy Greiner USA Elida Aveillé CUB
Basketball, Men United States USA Brazil BRA Mexico MEX
Basketball, Women United States USA Cuba CUB Brazil BRA
3 m Springboard, Men Greg Louganis USA Abel Ramírez Oñate CUB Dave Burgering USA
10 m Platform, Men Greg Louganis USA Bruce Kimball USA Ricardo Bañuelos MEX
3 m Springboard, Women Kelly McCormick USA Wendy Wyland USA Sylvie Bernier CAN
10 m Platform, Women Wendy Wyland USA Verónica Ribot ARG Guadalupe Canseco MEX
Hockey, Men Canada CAN Argentina ARG Chile CHI
-60 kg, Men José Rodríguez CUB Luiz Shinohara BRA Rafael González
Phil Takahashi 		MEX
CAN
-65 kg, Men Gerardo Padilla MEX James Martin USA Brad Farrow
Ricardo Tuero 		CAN
CUB
-71 kg, Men Guillermo D'Nelson CUB Luiz Onmura BRA Mike Swain
Omar Abdala 		USA
ARG
-78 kg, Men Brett Barron USA Juan Ferrer CUB Carlos Huttich
José Strático 		MEX
ARG
-86 kg, Men Louis Jani CAN Bob Berland USA Wálter Carmona
Alejandro Strático 		BRA
ARG
-95 kg, Men Isaac Azcuy CUB Aurélio Miguel BRA Fabián Lannutti
Leo White 		ARG
USA
+95 kg, Men Mark Berger CAN Frederico Flexa BRA Doug Nelson
Jorge Fiz 		USA
CUB
Open, Men Venancio Gómez CUB Fred Blaney CAN José Fuentes
Desiderio Lebrón 		PUR
DOM
-48 kg, Women Darlene Anaya USA Inéz Nazareth BRA María Villapol
Tina Takahashi 		VEN
CAN
-52 kg, Women Mary Lewis USA Nancy Clayton CAN Solange Almeida
Cecilia Alacán 		BRA
CUB
-56 kg, Women AnnMaria DeMars-Burns USA Natasha Hernández VEN Tânia Ishii
Inés Dantin 		BRA
CUB
-61 kg, Women Robin Chapman USA Nereida Brito VEN Carla Duarte
Diane Amyot 		BRA
CAN
-66 kg, Women Christine Penick USA Lorraine Methot CAN Vilma Cianelli
Carolina Aguilar 		CHI
VEN
-72 kg, Women Allison Henry VEN Nancy Filteau CAN Nilda Espinosa
Belinda Binkley 		CUB
USA
+72 kg, Women Margie Castro-Gomez USA Regla Povea CUB Soraia André
Sara Rilves 		BRA
CAN
Open, Women Heidi Bauersachs USA Allison Henry VEN Sara Rilves
Regla Povea 		CAN
CUB
100 m Freestyle, Men Rowdy Gaines USA Fernando Canales PUR Alberto Mestre VEN
200 m Freestyle, Men Bruce Hayes USA Alberto Mestre VEN Rowdy Gaines USA
400 m Freestyle, Men Bruce Hayes USA Matt Cetlinski USA Marcelo Jucá BRA
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Jeff Kostoff USA Marcelo Jucá BRA Carlos Scanavino URU
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Brazil BRA Venezuela VEN
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Brazil BRA Venezuela VEN
100 m Backstroke, Men Rick Carey USA Dave Bottom USA Mike West CAN
200 m Backstroke, Men Rick Carey USA Ricardo Prado BRA Mike West CAN
100 m Breaststroke, Men Steve Lundquist USA John Moffet USA Pablo Restrepo COL
200 m Breaststroke, Men Steve Lundquist USA Pablo Restrepo COL Doug Soltis USA
100 m Butterfly, Men Matt Gribble USA Pablo Morales USA Rafael Vidal VEN
200 m Butterfly, Men Craig Beardsley USA Ricardo Prado BRA Rafael Vidal VEN
200 m Individual Medley, Men Ricardo Prado BRA Bill Barrett USA Steve Lundquist USA
400 m Individual Medley, Men Ricardo Prado BRA Jeff Kostoff USA Mike O'Brien USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Venezuela VEN
100 m Freestyle, Women Carrie Steinseifer USA Jane Kerr CAN Kathy Bald CAN
200 m Freestyle, Women Sippy Woodhead USA Mary Wayte USA Julie Daigneault CAN
400 m Freestyle, Women Tiffany Cohen USA Sippy Woodhead USA Julie Daigneault CAN
800 m Freestyle, Women Tiffany Cohen USA Marybeth Linzmeier USA Julie Daigneault CAN
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
100 m Backstroke, Women Sue Walsh USA Joan Pennington USA Barb McBain CAN
200 m Backstroke, Women Amy White USA Sue Walsh USA Barb McBain CAN
100 m Breaststroke, Women Anne Ottenbrite CAN Kathy Bald CAN Kim Rhodenbaugh USA
200 m Breaststroke, Women Kathy Bald CAN Susan Rapp USA Kim Rhodenbaugh USA
100 m Butterfly, Women Laurie Lehner USA Michelle MacPherson CAN Patty King USA
200 m Butterfly, Women Mary T. Meagher USA Tracy Caulkins USA Marie Moore CAN
200 m Individual Medley, Women Tracy Caulkins USA Michelle MacPherson CAN Susan Rapp USA
400 m Individual Medley, Women Tracy Caulkins USA Polly Winde USA Michelle MacPherson CAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
Singles, Men Brian Masters USA Ricardo Inokuchi BRA Walt Nathan
Mario Álvarez 		PER
DOM
Doubles, Men Cláudio Kano / Ricardo Inokuchi BRA Raymundo Fermín / Juan Ajr Vila DOM Brian Masters / Sean O'Neill
Jorge Gambra / Marcos Núñez 		USA
CHI
Team, Men Brazil BRA Canada CAN Dominican Republic DOM
Doubles, Mixed Insook Bhushan / Sean O'Neill USA Mariann Domonkos / Horatio Pintea CAN Sandra Noda / Cláudio Kano
Elizabeth Popper / Francisco López 		BRA
VEN
Singles, Women Insook Bhushan USA Madeleine Armas CUB Elizabeth Popper
Marta Báez 		VEN
CUB
Doubles, Women Insook Bhushan / Diana Gee USA Madeleine Armas / Marta Báez CUB Elizabeth Popper / Nieves Arévalo
Mariann Domonkos / Thanh Mach 		VEN
CAN
Team, Women United States USA Cuba CUB Canada CAN
Volleyball, Men Brazil BRA Cuba CUB Argentina ARG
Volleyball, Women Cuba CUB United States USA Peru PER
Water Polo, Men United States USA Cuba CUB Canada CAN