| Wrestling at the 1971 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| No. of events | 10 |
«1967 1975» | |
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.
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
 |  Sergio Gonzalez (USA) |
 |  Miguel Alonso (CUB) |
 |  Oscar Luña (VEN) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Miguel Tachín (CUB) |
|  Florentino Martínez (MEX) |
|  Wanelge Castillo (PAN) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Donald Behm (USA) |
| Jorge Ramos (CUB) |
|  Eduardo Maggiolo (ARG) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| David Pruzansky (USA) |
| Francisco Ramos (CUB) |
|  Patrick Bolger (CAN) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Dan Gable (USA) |
| José Ramos (CUB) |
| Segundo Olmedo (PAN) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Francisco Lebeque (CUB) |
| Wayne Wells (USA) |
| Nestor González (ARG) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Lupe Lara (CUB) |
| Bob Anderson (USA) |
| Taras Hryb (CAN) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Russell Hellickson (USA) |
| Bárbaro Morgan (CUB) |
| Raúl García (MEX) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Dominic Carollo (USA) |
| Francisco Lonchan (CUB) |
| Daniel Vernik (ARG) |
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Jeff Smith (USA) |
| Félix Fonseca (CUB) |
|  Miguel Zambrano (PER) |
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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