Sailing at the 1987 Pan American Games | |
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«1983 1991» |
Sailing competitions at the 1987 Pan American Games were held at Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana, United States.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sailboard | Mike Gebhardt United States | Jorge García Argentina | Richard Myerscough Canada |
Laser class | Chris Larson United States | Jonas Penteado Brazil | Jorge Yáñez Cuba |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sailboard | Kathy Steele United States | Caroll-Ann Alie Canada | Rosarito Martínez Puerto Rico |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Snipe class | Dave Chapin United States | Santiago Lange Argentina | Ivan Pimentel Brazil |
Lightning class | Argentina Argentina | Canada Canada | Brazil Brazil |
Soling class | United States of America United States | Peter Hall Scott Morgan Alain Boucher Canada | Brazil Brazil |
Star class | Canada Canada United States of America United States | Brazil Brazil |
Place | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | United States | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Argentina | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
5 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
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