1987 Pan American Games Totally Explained

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The 10th Pan American Games were held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Host City Election

Santiago, Chile, was originally named the host of the 10th Pan American Games. Due to the political and financial problems, however, the city withdrew in 1984. Quito, Ecuador, was named to replace Santiago. In late 1984, Quito also withdrew. Desperate, PASO held a new election. Indianapolis was planning to bid on the 1991 Games but submitted a bid for 1987. Havana, Cuba, was also interested. Indianapolis won, angering Fidel Castro. PASO appeased him by agreeing to give Havana the 1991 games provided that Cuba participated at Indianapolis.

Venues

The 1987 Pan Am Games were held at 23 sites total. The athletes village was located at Fort Benjamin Harrison.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway - opening ceremonies
Hoosier Dome - closing ceremonies
Brown County State Park - biking
Hinkle Fieldhouse - volleyball
IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium - track and field
Indiana University Natatorium - swimming and diving
Indiana Convention Center - boxing
Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium - soccer
Major Taylor Velodrome - cycling
Market Square Arena - basketball
Owen J. Bush Stadium - baseball

Symbols

The mascot of the 1987 Pan Am games was Amigo, a green parrot.
The official music of the X Pan American Games was Pan American Fanfare by Lalo Schifrin.

Television

The rights for the 1987 games were won by CBS with a bid of $4,000,000. Brent Musburger hosted. CBS aired 26 hours of coverage, all on weekend afternoons, including live coverage of the Opening Ceremony from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Additionally, CBS provided the world feed. The ratings were boosted by the participation of Cuban athletes on U.S. soil, providing a USA-Cuba showdown in many events.

Participating nations

38 nations participated at the tenth Pan American games. Two countries played for the first time in 1987.

Medal table

Host country in bold.

1987 Pan American Games Medal Count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	United States		118	83	369
	Cuba		52	48	175
	Canada		56	75	161
	Brazil		14	33	61
	Argentina		14	22	48
	Mexico		11	18	28
	Venezuela		11	12	26
	Colombia		8	13	24
	Puerto Rico		6	20	29
	Costa Rica		4	4	11
	Jamaica		3	8	13
	Uruguay		2	3	7
	Chile		2	4	7
	Suriname		0	1	2
	Peru		4	2	6
	Dominican Republic		3	9	12
	Panama		3	1	4
	Bahamas		2	3	5
	Ecuador		1	5	6
20	US Virgin Islands		1	1	2
20			1	1	2
	Guatemala		0	2	2
23	Bermuda		0	1	1
			0	1	1
			0	1	1
			0	1	1

Sports

A total number of thirty sports were contested at the tenth Pan American Games for a total of 321 events. Five were contested for the first time in 1987.

Archery

Athletics

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Football (soccer)

Gymnastics

Handball

Hockey

Judo

Modern Pentathlon

Roller skating

Rowing

Shooting

Softball

Swimming

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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