The Pan American Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. It is the second oldest continental games in the world. The only Winter Pan American Games were held in 1990. In 2021, the Junior Pan American Games was held for the first time specifically for young athletes. The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games movement, whose structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter.
Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics marked the debut of baseball as an official medal sport at the Olympics. The games were contested in Barcelona as part of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Baseball was an event open only to amateurs. The maximum roster size was 20 players per team.
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. It was founded as an alternative to the European Championships, for those countries that could not swim in those championships, in a manner similar to the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships which provide a similar 'continental' championships for non-European nations.
The 1991 Pan American Games, officially known as the XI Pan American Games and commonly known as Havana 1991, 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.
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18. It served as a qualification tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Barcelona Games. The host country dominated the boxing event, winning all weight divisions except for one: the Light Welterweight. Preliminary bouts were held at the new, multi-purpose Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, finals at Sports City Coliseum.
Swimming at the 11th Pan American Games was held August 12–18, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The competition consisted of 32 events ; and were contested in the long course (50m) pool.
Chile is one of participating countries in the Pan American Games, the largest multi-sport event in the Americas. The Chilean Olympic Committee (COCH) is the National Olympic Committee for the country and the main organizer for its participation at the Pan American Games.
Canada has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the second edition of the multi-sport event in 1955. As of the last Pan American Games in 2019, Canada is third on the all time medals list, only behind the United States and Cuba. Canada is also one of nine countries to have competed at the only Winter Pan American Games, and only of one two to win a medal at the games.
Argentina has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sport event in 1951, in which it hosted. Argentina competed in the first ever Pan American Winter Games in 1990; however, it failed to get medals.
Bowling was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1988 at Seoul's Royal Bowling Center. A total of 20 nations competed in the men's and women's tournament. No bowling professionals competed in the demonstration events.
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1991 Pan American Games took place on 17 August. The last Pan American Games champion was the United States.
The men's marathon event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 3 August.
The women's marathon event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 3 August.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 4 and 5 August.
The women's 400 metres event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 4 and 5 August.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba with the final on 4 and 5 August.
The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 11 August.
The men's pole vault event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 8 August.
The men's high jump event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 10 August.
The women's high jump event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 5 August.
