Wrestling at the 1971 Pan American Games

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This page shows the results of the Men's Wrestling Competition at the 1971 Pan American Games, held from July 30 to August 13, 1971, in Cali, Colombia. Freestyle wrestling was the only discipline at these Pan Am Games.

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Men's competition

Freestyle ( 48 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Sergio Gonzalez  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Miguel Alonso  (CUB)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Oscar Luña  (VEN)

Freestyle ( 52 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Miguel Tachín  (CUB)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Mexico.svg  Florentino Martínez  (MEX)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Panama.svg  Wanelge Castillo  (PAN)

Freestyle ( 57 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Jorge Ramos  (CUB)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Eduardo Maggiolo  (ARG)

Freestyle ( 62 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  David Pruzansky  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Francisco Ramos  (CUB)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Patrick Bolger  (CAN)

Freestyle ( 68 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  José Ramos  (CUB)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Panama.svg  Segundo Olmedo  (PAN)

Freestyle ( 74 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Francisco Lebeque  (CUB)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Nestor González  (ARG)

Freestyle ( 82 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Lupe Lara  (CUB)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Bob Anderson  (USA)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Taras Hryb  (CAN)

Freestyle ( 90 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Russell Hellickson  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Mexico.svg  Raúl García  (MEX)

Freestyle ( 100 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Dominic Carollo  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Francisco Lonchan  (CUB)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Daniel Vernik  (ARG)

Freestyle (+ 100 kg)

RankName
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Jeff Smith  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Félix Fonseca  (CUB)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Peru.svg  Miguel Zambrano  (PER)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7209
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 37010
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0112
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 0033
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0022
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0022
7Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0011
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 0011
Totals (8 entries)10101030

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