1971 Pan American Games
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The 6th Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. The then called "City of Eternal Spring", located at the foot of the Andes Mountains, hosted a total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries, who participated in seventeen sports. The highlight of the opening ceremony was a synchronized dance routine involving 12,000 young girls dressed in native costumes.
[edit] Host city election
At the 1967 PASO meeting in Winnipeg, Cali narrowly beat out Champ, Missouri, USA, for the right to host the sixth Pan American Games.
[edit] Medal table
Host country in bold.
| 1971 Pan American Games Medal Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  United States |
105 | 73 | 40 | 218 |
| 2 |  Cuba |
31 | 49 | 25 | 105 |
| 3 |  Canada |
19 | 20 | 41 | 80 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
9 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 5 |  Mexico |
7 | 11 | 23 | 41 |
| 6 |  Argentina |
6 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 7 |  Colombia |
5 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 |  Jamaica |
4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 |  Puerto Rico |
2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 |  Venezuela |
2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 |  Netherlands Antilles |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  Trinidad & Tobago |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 |  Panama |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 |  Ecuador |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Guatemala |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Chile |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 |  Peru |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Uruguay |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 19 |  Barbados |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Guyana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Sports
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