The 1991 Pan American Games were held in

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from August 2 to August 18, 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

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withdrew its bid, leaving Havana as the winner to host the Games.

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, 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).

Participating nations

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Sports

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made its debut at the

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Medal table

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Mascot

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

References

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External links

''XI Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos''
(official report) on PanamSports.org
{{Events at the 1991 Pan American Games

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