Rowing at the 1963 Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Jurubatuba |
Start date | April 28, 1963 |
End date | April 28, 1963 |
No. of events | 7 (7 men) |
Competitors | 110 from 8 nations |
The rowing competition was held on April 28 on the Jurubatuba course. Due to the small number of competitors all races were finals.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Argentina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Brazil | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
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