1987 Pan American Games medal table

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1991 Pan American Games medal table
Location Indianapolis, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Highlights
Most gold medalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (169) a
Most total medalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (370) a
  1983  · Overall medal table ·  1991  

The 1987 Pan American Games , officially known as the X Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, United States, from August 7 to August 23, 1987. [1] At the Games, 4,453 athletes selected from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 27 sports. [1] Twenty-seven nations earned medals during the competition, and fourteen won at least one gold medal.

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Medal table

The ranking in this table is based on medal counts published by several media organizations. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by the athletes representing a nation. (In this context, a nation is an entity represented by a NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.

1Host nation

To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the Sort both.gif icon next to the column title.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 a 169/168120/11881/83370/369
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 755248175
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada b 3056/5775161/162
4Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 14143361
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 12142248
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9111838
7Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 3121227
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 381324
9Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 362029
10Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 34411
11Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23813
12Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2237
13Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1247
14Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1012
15Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0426
16Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 03912
17Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0314
18Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0235
19Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 0156
20Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 0112
20Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0112
22Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0022
23Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 0011
23Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 0011
23Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0011
23Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0011
23Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 0011
Total c 327/326319/318373/3751,019

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References

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  1. 1 2 Indianapolis 1987 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian Olympic Committee, archived from the original on November 29, 2012, retrieved November 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Indianapolis - 1987 (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: Folha de S.Paulo , retrieved November 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Pan Ams Timeline (in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil: R7.com, retrieved October 30, 2011.

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