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At the 1991 Pan American Games there were thirteen rowing events for men and seven for women. Events were hosted by the Escuela nacional de remo y canotaje at Albufera de Pasa Boca near Caimito, West of Havana, Cuba. Gold medals were won by teams from Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the United States. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls | Joaquín Gómez  Mexico | Sergio Fernández  Argentina | Todd Hallett  Canada |
| Double sculls |  Cuba |  Canada |  Argentina |
| Lightweight Single sculls | Miguel García Mexico | Osmany Martín  Cuba | Maximiliano Hayes Argentina |
| Lightweight double sculls | Cuba | Argentina |  United States |
| Lightweight Coxless Pairs |  Mexico | Cuba | United States |
| Quadruple sculls | Cuba | United States | Mexico |
| Coxless pair | Cuba | Canada |  Brazil |
| Coxed pair | Cuba | Argentina | Brazil |
| Coxless four | Cuba | United States | Canada |
| Coxed four | Cuba | United States | Canada |
| Lightweight quadruple sculls | Cuba | United States | Mexico |
| Lightweight coxless four | United States | Cuba |  Guatemala |
| Coxed eight | Cuba | United States | Canada |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls | Cynthia Ryder  United States | Martha García Mexico | Yaquelín Hernández Cuba |
| Double sculls | Mexico | United States | Cuba |
| Quadruple sculls | United States | Cuba | Mexico |
| Lightweight Single sculls | Peggy Johnston United States | María Montoya Mexico | María Garisoain Argentina |
| Coxless pair | United States | Canada | Cuba |
| Lightweight coxless pair | Canada | United States | Cuba |
| Coxless four | Canada | United States | Cuba |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Mexico | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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