XI Pan American Games

Host	Havana, Cuba
Nations	39
Athletes	4,519
Events	331 in 33 sports
Opening	August 2
Closing	August 18
Opened by	President Fidel Castro
Cauldron lighter	Javier Sotomayor
Main venue	Estadio Panamericano
Summer
← 1987 Indianapolis 1995 Mar del Plata →
Winter
← 1990 Las Leñas

The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was the Estadio Panamericano, a multi-use stadium in Havana that holds 50,000 people.

Host city election

Havana was the only non-withdrawn bid to host the 1991 Pan American Games. At the Pan American Games (ODEPA) Assembly, from November 12 to 14, 1986, in Bridgetown, Barbados, Mar del Plata withdrew its bid, leaving Havana as the winner to host the Games.^[1] London, Ontario, Canada also submitted a bid, but withdrew from the bid process due to the federal government prohibiting all funding from any international multi-sport events (aside from the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics).^[2]

Participating nations

Sports

• Bowling made its debut at the Pan American Games

Medal table

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	140	62	63	265
2	United States	130	125	97	352
3	Canada	22	46	59	127
4	Brazil	21	21	37	79
5	Mexico	14	23	38	75
Totals (5 entries)		327	277	294	898

Mascot

The 1991 Games' mascot named Tocopan, was a combination of the country's national bird "Tocororo" and the first three letters of Panamerican.