| Wrestling at the 1987 Pan American Games | |
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| Dates | August 7–23, 1987 |
«1983 1991» | |
This page shows the results of the Men's Wrestling Competition at the 1987 Pan American Games, held from August 7 to August 23, 1987, in Indianapolis, United States.
| Wrestling at the 1987 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Dates | August 7–23, 1987 |
«1983 1991» | |
This page shows the results of the Men's Wrestling Competition at the 1987 Pan American Games, held from August 7 to August 23, 1987, in Indianapolis, United States.
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
 |  Aldo Martínez Echevarria (CUB) |
 |  Tim Vanni (USA) |
 |  Willian Delgado (COL) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Carlos Varela González (CUB) |
| | Greg Robbins (USA) |
| |  Chris Woodcroft (CAN) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Alejandro Puerto Díaz (CUB) |
| | Robert Dawson (CAN) |
| |  Jorge Olivera (MEX) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | John Smith (USA) |
| | Joe Domarchuk (CAN) |
| | Enrique Valdés (CUB) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Andre Metzger (USA) |
| | Eugenio Montero (CUB) |
| | Pat Sullivan (CAN) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | David Schultz (USA) |
| | Raúl Cascaret (CUB) |
| | Gary Holmes (CAN) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Mark Schultz (USA) |
| | Lou Kok (CAN) |
| | Orlando Hernández (CUB) |
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| | Doug Cox (CAN) |
| |  Roberto Leitão (BRA) |
| | James Scherr (USA) |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Panama | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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